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

[DennyCrane]

He's getting warmed up, that's all. He knows he'll be drinking from now til January when Obama gets elected and by then, he'll realize that he hitched his wagon to the wrong train.

[Quotidien]

This show is soooo much better WITHOUT Joe Scarborough....

Mika B is a baby doll !!

On a side note, this has been the most alcoholic Democratic nomination contest I can remember.

[DWP]

I thought the whole thing was fun. Rather nice in the middle of all this -- nastiness.

[thepoliticalcat]

Clinton and all her staffers lie effortlessly and automatically about everything. Terry McAuliffe told Carl Levin the last time Michigan moved its primaries up in defiance of the DNC that he was going to strip Michigan of all its delegates. But because Clinton needs Michigan to add to her rail-thin totals, now it's disenfranchisement to penalize Michigan in the same way McAuliffe once did. Puerto Rico doesn't have a vote in the General Election, Terry. So your candidate won a few votes. Who CARES??

Honestly, they just make me livid with their endless lies and spin. I'm sick of it. If I never see the name Clinton again it'll be too soon.

[gigi09]

I won't believe she is gone until she says GOOD-BYE! I just don't trust them at all. Looks Terry Mc is drunk already! Sure glad it wasn't an Obama staff member on TV drunk as "Cooter Brown." Obama 08!

[acanthus]

I may not believe it even then.

[gardenlover]

TERRY THE RULES COMMITTEE GOOFED. ALEXIS HERMAN USED TO WORK FOR BILL CLINTON. BIASED LIKE CRAZY ON MICHIGAN. SHOULD HAVE RECUSED HERSELF FROM THE START SO IT SEEMS/

TAKE IT FROM HERE,

[IslandGyal]

I knew it; it was too good to be true. She will never go away. The speculation that she will be hiding in the WH after Jan. 20th, 2009 IS TRUE!

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/

[personalpolitical]

He is sooooooooooo full of shit. It is hard to know where to start, every single thing he said was a lie or a shameless distortion. I cannot wait until the Clintons and these jokers are out of the spotlight because they all make me feel dirty to be a Democrat.

[liseworks]

I know what you mean. Big time.
Such a huge contrast between the likes of these people & the class, dignity & level-headedness of all of Obama's.

[2liveNdie]

The Clinton's entire campaign seemed as if they've been on the sauce since Feb 6th 2008!!!

Drinking more now cause they know it's over, it's time to celebrate Sen.Obama's victory!!!

[Dingoangst]

So, every time l see McAuliffe on TV I need a bottle of rum...or two. Clinton supporters should see that the people she keeps around her are not that different from Bush's gang. Dumb rich guys. Penn, McAuliffe, et al..

[thepoliticalcat]

That's the issue, isn't it? The two campaigns, McCain's and Clinton's, are almost identical. Using similar strategies, even a similar tone. I guess it makes sense when so many of their campaign staff are wealthy people with no understanding of the problems of today's economy.

[BluesDogLefty]

I really like McAuliffe, but, man, this is becoming a little pathetic. I mean this is seriously making me a little sad---my God, I am at a loss.

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

-----here is the slightly-l­ess-than-c­ool part of this: there are people out there support Clinton and believe what McAuliffe just sad. In a real sense they are now misleading people and setting people up for a hard fall this week. Sad.

[Zoolie]

The flirting between Mika & McCauliffe has been going on for some time.

I think they need to give Ickes some of that rum!! He needs to mellow out.

[incontempt]

That was quite the example he set for the clintons! lol

[ByersL]

Between idiotic Mika spewing "BAAAAABBYYYYYY" when announcing McAuliffe, and McAuliffe apparently in a big crush for Mika, it was just plain gross to watch, I had to mute the tv this am!

[innerjuju]

Mika Brzezinski fawns over Terry McAuliffe so much that if he were to fall off his chair plastered during the interview she would prop him back up and say it was due to technical difficulties.

[GravitonX]

She is obviously patronizing him, however gracefully. Don't read to much into the relationship.

[ptarantino]

He was involved in a marathon campaign & it's over & he should get blastered!