Southwest
Carville shreds Dem state chair, tells progressives to start their own 'pronoun' party
Veteran Democratic campaign strategist James Carville advised the new chairman of Arizona’s Democratic Party to “shut up” or start a new progressive party.
The Democratic Party has been struggling to re-define itself since the election, as leaders debate over whether to moderate or double-down on far-left identity politics. Carville, a frequent critic of some of the party’s more progressive members, noted that the Democratic Party is doing unusually well in the red state of Arizona, where they have a Democratic governor and two Democratic senators. However, he warned that far-left politics and in-fighting may endanger this rare opportunity.
Carville read from a recent New York Times article, headlined, “A Vulnerable Governor and an Intraparty Feud Signal a Bumpy Road for Democrats.” The Times reported that Arizaona Democratic chairman Robert Branscomb had been “clashing with staff members over personnel decisions and accused them of sabotaging him by withholding financial documents.” The article also claimed Branscomb, “wrote to party members detailing the infighting and attacking Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, both Democrats, for criticizing one of his staffing choices.”
Carville praised Kelly and Gallego, arguing to Branscomb, “You ain’t been elected to s—. So why don’t you shut up?”
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville argued that progressives are hurting the Democratic Party.
JAMES CARVILLE SUGGESTS ‘SPLIT’ WITH THE LEFT OVER ‘PRONOUN POLITICS’
He went on to argue in his video posted to the Politicon YouTube channel, “that’s the problem with this, these people from the ‘progressive’ whatever the f— that is, that come into these state parties that didn’t do anything that have outstanding Democratic elected officials. He’s fighting with the governor. We finally have a Democratic governor, and this guy exemplifies to me what’s wrong with that wing of the party.”
He noted one quote attributed to Branscomb, where he reportedly declared, “I will not be coerced, and I will not be silenced,” and offered a barbed response.
“Well why don’t you just shut up anyway? Because you haven’t gotten elected to anything. And why don’t you pay attention and work for the people that are out there who are not just trying to win elections but are actually winning elections?” Carville asked.
Carville argued this is part of a larger problem, sharing another purported example in Nevada, in which he called “one of the most successful state parties in the history of the United States,” until the majority women state legislature took command of the party and turned “it into a useless glob of nothing.”
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) attends Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 20, 2024. (REUTERS/Vincent Alban)
CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE
“You got one goal, dude, that’s to win elections, not run your jackass mouth, which is all this guy Branscomb is good for,” Carville said.
He suggested that Democrats need to confront these members of the progressive wing of their party and propose an important question.
Political commentator James Carville ahead of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“They need to really consider whether they’re Democrats or not,” he said. “Maybe they ought to go join the pronoun justice – social, I don’t know, equity party or whatever they’re doing.”
Carville continued, “When you don’t respect people who go out and win elections and work and put their names out front and dare to lose then there’s no use for you in Democratic politics. That’s my view.”
The Arizona Democratic Party didn’t immediately respond to a request for a comment.
Read the full article from Here
A man armed with a knife was shot by L.A. police officers responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call overnight, authorities said.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers with the Hollenbeck Division responded to an apartment complex in the 3000 block of Glenn Avenue in Boyle Heights at 1:45 a.m. Saturday after callers reported a male suspect was armed with a knife and had just assaulted someone in the complex.
Arriving officers found the suspect in front of the residence, but he did not comply with officers’ commands to drop the weapon. He then advanced toward the officers and an officer-involved shooting occurred, LAPD confirmed.
“The suspect was struck by gunfire and remained non-compliant,” the LAPD Public Information Officer said on X early Saturday morning. “Officers deployed a 40mm foam round and ultimately took the suspect into custody.”
Video obtained by KTLA shows the man being loaded into an ambulance and taken to a hospital; officials said he was transported in stable condition, adding that his knife was recovered at the scene and booked as evidence.
No officers or community members were injured during the incident. The man’s name was not released.
Dangerous rip currents and high surf are forecast for Los Angeles County beaches, including the Malibu Coast this weekend.
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous beach statement, warning of the potentially deadly beach conditions. The dangerous conditions are forecast to last from Saturday evening to Monday morning.
“There is an increased risk of ocean drowning,” the NWS forecast reads. “Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore.”
-
A guide to surviving rip currents from the National Weather Service (NWS)
Minor Beach erosion and coastal flooding is possible through the weekend. The flooding is most likely to occur during evening high tides from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Beachgoers are advised to stay out of the water and remain near lifeguard towers. Jetties and tidepools are also especially dangerous during the weekend forecast.
“Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks,” the NWS forecast reads.
Similar hazardous beach conditions are also in the forecast for Santa Barbara County. A high surf advisory is also in effect for Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties this weekend, where 10 to 15-foot waves will be possible.
If you live or want to live in Los Angeles, the city controller has released a new dashboard highlighting some of the city’s most notorious problem rental properties, a tool designed to help renters avoid future headaches.
“This project comes at a time when tenants are reporting harassment and illegal evictions violating the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance, Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance and Tenant Anti‑Harassment Ordinance, but very few of the complaints end up leading to strong enforcement or real accountability,” L.A. City Controller Kenneth Mejia said in a media release Thursday.
The new Top 100 Problem Rental Properties dashboard includes a searchable database of all residential addresses with reported housing violation cases within the city of Los Angeles, a ranked list of the 100 addresses with the most violations and an interactive map.
“There has never before been an uncomplicated way for anyone to look up years’ worth of violations by address,” Mejia said in the release.
Data for the dashboard was compiled from multiple sources, including the Los Angeles Housing Department, Los Angeles City Planning and the L.A. County Assessor’s Office, according to the controller’s office.
The release also identified the top three addresses with the highest number of reported housing violations:
1. 636 1/2 North Hill Place, Chinatown
192 housing violation cases
2. 11700 West Wilshire Boulevard, Sawtelle
166 housing violation cases
3. 6650 West Forest Lawn Drive, Hollywood Hills
113 housing violation cases
“Our new dashboard is an easy‑to‑understand public tool that we hope will help renters and organizers document patterns of harm, as well as put pressure on both landlords and the City to act,” Mejia said. “Everyone deserves safe, stable and dignified housing.”
-
Detroit, MI8 minutes agoDetroit Pistons release injury report ahead of Game 7 vs. Cavaliers
-
San Francisco, CA20 minutes agoSF pet store owners prepare to fight as city plots ban on sale of live animals
-
Dallas, TX26 minutes agoFC Dallas vs San Jose Earthquakes: Lineup notes 📝
-
Miami, FL32 minutes agoMiami Dolphins Discussion: Media Perception Edition
-
Boston, MA38 minutes agoMass General Brigham Sports Medicine provides free preseason physicals for Boston Public Schools – Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News
-
Denver, CO44 minutes agoForget Denver, Retire To An Underrated Utah City Near Gorgeous Canyons Instead (And It’s Affordable) – Islands
-
Seattle, WA50 minutes agoSounders vs. Galaxy, livestream: Kickoff, lineups, updates
-
San Diego, CA56 minutes agoSan Diego – Cincinnati live | Marca