Carville Criticizes DNC Land Acknowledgments: “Please Stop This, In The Name Of A Just, Merciful God”
On the latest episode of “Politics War Room,” veteran Democratic strategist James Carville criticizes DNC Chairman Ken Martin for allowing a land acknowledgment at a DNC event. “The DNC does not exist to right wrongs,” Carville said. “It doesn’t exist to acknowledge the more unpleasant parts of history. It doesn’t exist to make people feel good. It exists, get this through your head, to win elections.” “Now, do you think that is going to help us win elections, say, like we did in Iowa, which is, I think, close to Minnesota, my geography is there, by talking about land theft from the Dakotas?” Carville asked. “We’re not. Please stop this, in the name of a just, merciful God,” Carville added. ‘
JAMES CARVILLE: So let’s continue talking about the DNC. They met in Minneapolis… I’m going to read to you something from Mediaite, which is a reliable, I think, a good site. The Democratic National Committee, DNC, received criticism and ridicule Monday after it began with an indigenous land acknowledgement. DNC Chairman Ken Martin began the meeting by inviting Lindy Sowmick, S-O-W-M-I-C-K, I’m reading from here, a self-described indigenous queer woman, unquote, to acknowledge the land had been taken from the Dakota people. Good morning, DNC members, friends, and relatives. Let’s talk about the land for a second. It said, Salmic, the DNC acknowledges and honors Dakota O-R-I-T-A-O-Y-A-T-E, the Dakota people, original stewards of the land. Okay. Lady, you’re right. That land, what we did, the Native Americans, is really well documented, and it is a sad part of our nation’s history. Why are you bringing this up in an election? Okay? What we did, all kinds of things, with slavery, with experiment, with drugs, what we did during what happened in the Confederacy, during the Civil War, the Anderson Bill. This is an election, and the DNC is not the place to discuss this, understand this. The DNC does not exist to right wrongs. It doesn’t exist to acknowledge the more unpleasant parts of history. It doesn’t exist to make people feel good. It exists, get this through your head, to win elections. Now, do you think that is going to help us win elections, say, like we did in Iowa, which is, I think, close to Minnesota, my geography is there, by talking about land theft from the Dakotas. We’re not. Please stop this, in the name of a just, merciful God. Don’t you see what’s happening? Don’t you see where this has brought us to? For God’s sakes, lady, what is Ken Martin doing doing that? You don’t have but one job, Ken. It’s to win. Honestly, I mean, she’s probably a friend of yours from Minnesota. I’m sure she’s a perfectly elegant, nice person. That has nothing to do with this. You’re supposed to try to win f*cking elections. Agreed. Before we leave this, in case you’re wondering, Fox was over this like stink on ship. They were all over it, as you could well imagine.
