James Carville, Mary Matalin Shill For Maker's Mark In New Ad (VIDEO)

Much has been written about the opposites-attract romance of James Carville, a Democratic commentator and strategist, and Mary Matalin, his wife and Republican strategist. Well, there's finally something they can both agree on: Maker's Mark.

In the below clip, Carville and Matalin are both members of the same party for once. The cocktail party, that is. Whisky, apparently, is the key to make everyone get along.

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Comments

[goatea]

03:52 PM on 09/18/2012

ug, this commercial makes me feel ill. They way he says 'makers mark' like he's some sort of drunk.

[yathome]

04:30 PM on 09/03/2012

I think the secret of their success is that respect for each other is more important than politics...

[BrooklynChef]

02:45 PM on 05/23/2012

If she has anymore work done on her face, she won't be able to speak at all. Not that that would be a bad thing.

[carmelcone]

10:21 PM on 05/20/2012

These two would be a riot at a dinner party. I don't particularly care for Carville's politics, but he and Mary together have to be a blast.

[jsgaetano]

10:36 PM on 05/17/2012

Looks like Carville is more of a conservative than we thought.

[Rebecca Carey]

11:41 PM on 05/16/2012

WHAT does he see in her?

[jsgaetano]

10:37 PM on 05/17/2012

Have you looked at him? He looks like the bad guy in an alien film, and I say that as something of a political fan of him.

[Rebecca Carey]

11:53 PM on 05/17/2012

Yes, but His heart and mind are in the right place...I can only imagine the arguments that must go on in their house!

[yogalover89]

05:40 PM on 05/16/2012

Anyone say "awkward"?

[the gorn]

04:36 PM on 05/16/2012

Two frauds making alot of money on political polarization. They're laughing their way to the bank.

[playsindirt]

04:52 PM on 05/16/2012

How are they frauds?

[the gorn]

06:08 PM on 05/18/2012

How can a marriage withstand the kind of vitriol and bile they serve up on a regular basis?  Don't you think that the intimacy of their marriage would compromise the secrecy of the advice or knowledge each possesses as a result of the counsel they provide?