CARLSON:   Welcome back to CROSSFIRE. Time for our fireback segment. We bring democracy to television and we read your e-mails. First up, Barry Robertson from Toronto, Ontario. That would be in Canada, another country. "Why is any government considering spending money to find out why people are eating junk food when people are homeless, unemployed and can't afford medical care?" Barry, that's a great question, because government hasn't solved the other problems, so why not focus on fat people? 
CARVILLE:   Let's see what we got here. There's enough fat people to focus on. "Hi, James. I love your passion in making a point against those right wingers. You get them every time and I love it." Willa Cunningham, San Angleo, Texas. I love you, Willa. 
CARLSON:   If you're going to right your own e-mails, you can re- spell out them (ph). 
CARVILLE:   You see, Willa, he's trying to make stuff up. You call Tucker Carlson in the morning and tell him you wrote that. 
CARLSON:   Like there's a Willa Cunningham. Please. 
CARVILLE:   Yeah, right. I bet you there is. 
CARLSON:   Next up, Reno. Kind of like Sting from Calgary, Canada. "There's nothing wrong with the Miss America Pageant. If a woman is beautiful, why on earth should she not use it to her advantage? Saying it's wrong is but one step from putting all women in a burka." First   for my Miss America is what he's saying. But you know the Canadians are hot tonight. They're on. Amen. 
CARVILLE:   You keep attacking that country. You attack... 
CARLSON:   I love Canada. I love Canada. Are you kidding? 
CARVILLE:   You love to attack anybody foreign. 
CARLSON:   I love Canada. 
CARVILLE:   Canadia -- that's what we call it in Louisiana. Canadia is a great nation. "If god has a sense of humor, he will recycle Tucker as a fox. Then he can enjoy the thrill of being chased by a bunch of drunken old fools in a pack of   dogs. Tally ho." Jan Martin, Irvin, Texas. Man, these Texans and Canadians, they are smoking tonight. 
CARLSON:   That was in response to our fox hunting segment. Notice that person attacked hunting dogs. What kind of sick person would slight a hunting dog? That's outrageous. 
CARVILLE:   What's outrageous is the way you put words in people's mouths. 
CARLSON:   Attack hunting dogs. Yes, sir, you have a question? 
UNIDENTIFIED MALE:   Hi guys. My name is Eddie Jones (ph) and I'm from southern Indiana. And people like you guys are always ragging on reality TV, but it gets people watching it. So wouldn't a show like "American Candidate" at least get people interested in politics and perhaps at least find out the issues and follow them? 
CARLSON:   Sir, if I follow your reasoning, people need more reasons to watch TV, so we should welcome it. No, I welcome it. I think it's actually been a pretty interesting show. 
CARVILLE:   Yes. And the guy that's doing it, R.J. Cutler, was a part of  , which I had the pleasure of being a part of. It was considered, appropriately so, one of the great political movies of all time. 
CARLSON:   Now who was in it? 
CARVILLE:   James Carville. 
CARLSON:   Oh, OK. Yes, sir? 
UNIDENTIFIED MALE:   Actually, I just have more of a comment. I'm a citizen in the state of Florida. My name is David Hamelburg (ph) from Orlando, Florida. I just basically want to defend our governor. He's well liked, despite what you all think. And basically, despite what the media thinks, we know what we're doing as far as elections go. We're not stupid people. Thank you. 
CARLSON:   Except in three counties. And the three counties that have had voting... 
CARVILLE:   He got that traffic light in   county, and damn it, that's an accomplishment for the state of Florida. 
CARLSON:   Voting was fine... 
CARVILLE:   From the left, I'm James Carville. Good night for CROSSFIRE. 
CARLSON:   From the right, I am not James Carville. In fact, I am Tucker Carlson. Join us again tomorrow night for another edition of "CROSSFIRE." "CONNIE CHUNG TONIGHT" begins immediately after a CNN news alert. See you tomorrow night.
