I saw it live this morning. Carville acted like he was on some kind of horse tranquilizer. Plus, every time Anne scored a point, which as you point out was frequently, Sawyer changed the subject.
I especially like the part when Coulter talked about the Dems 'borking" Miguel Estrada and no one thought that was racists. And Carville's response? He brought up Alberto Gonzales? You could tell Anne really wanted to say, "Carville, WTF?"