James Carville's Fox News Suck Up Pays Off: He's Hired As A Contributor

James Carville has officially sold himself to the GOP. Fox News announced today that he has joined their ranks as a paid contributor. Apparently, announcing on the air two nights ago that he and the rest of the Democrats "might be wrong" in believing that Fox "tilts right," (never mind that it "might be" an arm of the Republican party) got him just where he wanted to be.

I've long suspected Carville was trying to get a paid gig at Fox. While I've got no problem with liberals and Democrats going on Fox, there's simply no excuse for them not to confront Fox's underlying agenda - never especially well hidden - when they do. Going on its payroll makes that extremely unlikely. It's literally a conflict of interests to do so.

Carville not only failed to confront that agenda Tuesday night, he threw Democrats under the bus in his zeal to make nice with Fox. Appearing on The Kelly File, Carville told host Megyn Kelly - as she sneered about Hillary Clinton's Super Bowl tweet yanking Fox's chain:

Oh, boy, I don’t want to offend anybody at Fox but I think every Democrat I know thinks Fox tilts right.

...Maybe you don’t. …Maybe you call it right down the middle. I actually do, too. I mean, I appear on this network.”

...Everybody, I think, thinks Fox treats Democrats much rougher than they treat Republicans. ...We might be wrong but that’s what we think.

Today, two days later, Bill Shine, Fox's Executive Vice President of programming announced:

“James’ successful and storied career in politics over several decades is an enormous asset to FOX News. We are privileged to have him lend his breadth of experience, wit and dynamic perspective on the network."

Not mentioned but surely part of what made Fox feel "privileged" is Carville's willingness to help Fox perpetuate its "fair and balanced" myth. As they get ready to assassinate Hillary Clinton's character in the run up to the 2016 election.

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commented 2014-02-08 01:53:08 -0500 · Flag

Quite Faustian. Jim Carville and Mary Matalin have been fascinated me since their appearances during the Clinton – Bush campaigns. Never thought I’d see the day that he would go to the dark side. I guess Jabba’s $$$ were too good to pass up.

commented 2014-02-07 10:20:38 -0500 · Flag

Well, then – that’s the explanation for his wimping out on the “tilts right” comment. Another one bites the dust (while shoving Ailes’ money into his pocket). Enjoy being used and abused by FOX “news”, Mr. Carville.

commented 2014-02-07 02:45:02 -0500 · Flag

PS I usually see Kucinich trotted out when they want criticism of Obama from the left, like on NSA or drones

commented 2014-02-07 02:44:24 -0500 · Flag

Barbara, I haven’t seen Kucinich lately but he’s still listed on FoxNews.com roster of “on air personalities.”

commented 2014-02-07 01:39:35 -0500 · Flag

Fox “News” contributors are paid per appearance on this fraudulent “news” outlet.

Once they sign on the dotted line their souls belong to cafeteria Catholics Nixon trainee Ailes, and that third-rate suit, The Shineman.

All these overpaid suits do is look at numbers on their computers, make or take phone calls, and hold meetings with those sorry senior producers, producers and mouthpieces.

Smart suits would replace all the aging mouthpieces with younger hosts to reach the 25-54 demographics.

Ad agencies don’t care if you are #1. If you don’t have those demos they won’t do business with you.

commented 2014-02-06 23:01:18 -0500 · Flag

Like the old Steve Miller Band tune goes:

“OOOOOO – OH, Take the Money And Run…….”

commented 2014-02-06 22:17:23 -0500 · Flag

Doors17: “This is the usual Fox News trick of hiring beautiful Republican women and weak looking, unatractive Democrat males.”

I think Carville goes far beyond unattractive — he’s downright ugly with those squinty, eyes set so wide one could row a bayou swamp boat between them!

I never liked or trusted him, going way back to his Bill Clinton days. A classic weasel!

commented 2014-02-06 19:38:52 -0500 · Flag

Will Jimmy now develop a taste for hooker toe jam like his fellow Fux Noise contributor toe-sucking Dick Morris?

commented 2014-02-06 19:24:02 -0500 · Flag

I’m really to think that Fox is putting some drug in the coffee or water cooler that makes them like this. No matter how liberal someone is they seem to soon become right wing zombies. This would make a great horror movie.

This is the usual Fox News trick of hiring beautiful Republican women and weak looking, unatractive Democrat males.

commented 2014-02-06 17:28:26 -0500 · Flag

As soon as I read that he was demurring or the ‘tilts right’ thing, I knew he was a goner. BTW, whatever happened to Kucinich?

commented 2014-02-06 16:35:34 -0500 · Flag

Fox must be going after that coveted 55-64 demo.

commented 2014-02-06 16:23:18 -0500 · Flag

Skeletor need money too.

commented 2014-02-06 16:22:04 -0500 · Flag

$$$$$$$$$

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Just in time to help Fox assassinate Hillary Clinton's character in the run up to the 2016 election.