Terry McAuliffe Makes Bizarre TV Appearance With A Bottle Of Rum

Clinton campaign Chair Terry McAuliffe boldly combined flacking for Senator Clinton with an audition for A&E's Intervention in one completely loopy Morning Joe appearance. Clad in the most hideous shirt ever made, bearing a large bottle of rum, and braying at host Mika Brzezinski that they were going to drink on on the set of the show Wednesday morning. Brzezinski responded to the overture with a noise that sounded like: "Weeehhhh-heeeheeeeheeeoookay," later adding, "...wow." But McAuliffe, despite being overtired, seemingly sauced, and on the run from Obama-supporting Puerto Rico based chupacabras, nevertheless effortlessly recited the campaign talking points, predicted a victory in South Dakota, and offered the somewhat presumptuous statement, "I don't think Hillary will declare victory tomorrow night." Then, it was off for some more pina coladas!

[WATCH.]

BRZEZINSKI: And, joining us now, Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe looking very good in his Hawaiian shirt or maybe Puerto Rico shirt.

MCAULIFFE: Puerto Rico.

BRZEZINSKI: How are you, Terry? How are you?

MCAULIFFE: I just got back at 2:00 this morning, and Mika, I want you to know, I brought you back your own Bacardi Gold from Puerto Rico. You and I are going to share this together and celebrate another big win by Hillary Clinton.

BRZEZINSKI: Weeehhhh-heeeheeeeheeeoookay! I'm ready for that Terry, I'm ready.

MCAULIFFE: And good news is, tomorrow night we are going to have Hillary Clinton's celebration in New York so I will be with her, I will be on set with you wednesday morning, in person.

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BRZEZINSKI: Oh, and Terry, Terry, bring the bottle. okay?

MCAULIFFE: We'll have it to celebrate Hillary, the nominee of the Democratic party.

BRZEZINSKI: Wow. Okay. There would be some not so god news, though, to bring that, I'm sorry to bring you down a bit and please don't start drinking that because that's for me. But the delegate count doesn't add up, Terry?

MCAULIFFE: Yep.

BRZEZINSKI: Especially now, more added toward Obama.

MCAULIFFE: Yep...Listen, what I've said and I've said it on your show for a while. By the time the process is over, it is now clear that Hillary Clinton has gotten more candidates more than any person ever running for president. We're ahead in the popular vote. We added 142,000 last night. What's important last night is this was 100% Hispanic primary, and once again, Hillary won by more than two to one. A key, core constituency for the fall election. Who's the best in the general election? Hillary Clinton. You have had that map up. Look at that map and those states we have to win this fall. Hillary Clinton has won all of those states that we have to win this fall. So last night was another big win. Add that to last week in Kentucky, the week before West Virginia, the week before in Indiana, then Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio. She has been on a roll.

BRZEZINSKI: Okay, Terry, I mean, you're good.

Comments

[LeftLeaner]

The purpose of the superdelegates has ALWAYS been to "INDEPENDENTLY" choose the MOST Electable candidate for the election.

If ALL that mattered was to follow in lock step with the elected delegates, the Superdelegates would be redundant.

All the signs point to another McGovern landslide defeat in the fall, I'm afraid.

[ebanks84]

The best butt-kisser in the world has spoken. You go Terry. Wrong as ever.

[VcKrc]

So Terry was on this mornng WITHOUT the bottle of Bacardi Gold he was waving around TV; he brought th cheap stuff with him. Wha happened to the GOLD Terry?!

[ReportThis]

Holy Cow.

[Vern58]

Lordy, Lordy, Lordy.
Terry, please show some self control, for once in your life.

[Lazslo]

Wearing a Hawaian shirt and giving a gift of Bacardi Rum from Puerto Rico is "bizarre"? What's next, on the 4th of July you'll describe pictures of someone having a barbecue as "bizarre"? Your criteria for "bizarre" is quite....w­ell...biza­rre.

[campgranata]

I'd vote for the rum before I'd vote for his candidate.

[Jaradan]

That vote would probably make you feel better.

[windyindie41]

It is sad, but there is now a list of people who's good reputation's have forever been trainished, in some cases obliterated, by their deporable and insulting conduct as a surrogate for the Clinton campaign. Here are the top 10, in order from bad to worst:

10. Chelsa Clinton - begging on phone to SD's was really pathetic

9. Bill Clinton - This is the most painful of all to put on the list, but his baseless and harmful attack
on Obama yesterday puts him over the top.

8. Ed Rendell - He can get off this list if he jumps on the Obama bandwagon before the week ends

7. Mark Penn - He's not higher on the list because he was always out for himself first

6. Howard Wolfsen

5. Harold Ickes

4. Stephanie Tubbs Jones - I really used to like and respect her, and am saddened by her breakdown

3. Geraldine Ferraro

2. "Comical" Terry McAuliffe - "The reports of American Troops taking the Bagdad Airport are false..."

1. Hillary Clinton - If she doesn't at least "suspend" her campaign by tomorrow, she will forever be
labeled as the ultimate "sore loser". There's no telling what goes on inside her
head.

While 10-6 on the list could have a chance at redemption, the bottom 5 are irreversably tarnished, and it will take years for them to earn back the publics trust. Please let me know who else from Hillary's "inner circle" should be on the list.

[Urbanwytch]

>2. "Comical" Terry McAuliffe - "The reports of American Troops taking the Bagdad Airport are false..."
Oh the pain! That is truly brilliant, I take a deep bow.

If you decide to expand the list, I'm sure you'll find ample space for Ms Kiki McLean. What makes me the most happy about the end of the silly season, is the prospect of never ever have to be exposed to her insufferable smirks. Nails on chalkboard!
(http://youtube.com/watch?v=-zJopu40aco&feature=related)

[Jaradan]

Honorable mention: George Stephanopoopoo, with his ABC "debate" interrogation-style questions of Obama lifted straight from Sean Hannity.

[protagonia]

Still going for the Bitter Alcoholic vote. There are a few of those, floating around.

[JJeff88]

I love it. It's this kind of stuff that makes poltics fun. (Note - I am wearing a tropical shirt as I sit in my office in lovely central NJ - only I unfortunately don't have the rum - I'm saving that for if and when Barack crosses 2118.

I must confess to tuning in Mika, Barnicle and Geiss at about 10:30 am (just before the Senate press conference that either did touch on superdelegate movement or didn't - I ran out of patience). The banner at the bottom of the screen read: "Obama...Limping to victory?", speculation was all about what would happen if Barack lost South Dakota or Montana or if he didn't wrap things up by mid-day tomorrow. This was followed by a "campaign retrospective" - featuring heavy doses of the Rev. Wright and Rev. Pfleger loops (Man! They love to run those over and over and over).

I guess MSNBC needs to gin up the ratings by attempting to add as much mystery and drama over SD and Montana (for God sake!) and their presumed huge impact on the Nov. election and the future of our planet as we know it.

[Kalima]

Oh dear. I wonder how the news and internet reception is on Cloud 9?
Delusion 101. "My Own Private Idaho" moment.

[rzan]

Yet another idiotic male member of Clnton's clamp. She would have done much better to have hired some smart women rather than his creep and Penn. But I guess she thinks men are better at this sort of thing.

[Canaris]

With only 16% of eligible voters turning out, who can't vote in the general election, I'm not so sure I'd be calling that a "big win".

[campgranata]

with thirty seven percent stating they didn't know enough about obama to vote for him so they voted the brand name.

[gadfly55]

McAulliffe telling tales, as an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing, without grace, hope or responsibility, tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creep their petty pace, to nothing, more divine need he than the physician. The Scottish play, more apt than ever, and now at last, does she utter, "Hold enough".

[jubo]

Well that wins 'Best Concession Speech' every day.