MSNBC…did @ChuckTodd really quote @GovBevPerdue? A freaking parody account? OMG the stoopid is strong today. I'm going back to bed.
— Mrs @badkinkybunny (@dark_bubblez) September 3, 2012
Did MSNBC really fall for a Gov. Bev Perdue parody account? Looks that way:
https://twitter.com/MixtNuts/status/242604017996410880
https://twitter.com/willytbird/status/242309253019344897
Here’s the full tweet:
https://twitter.com/GovBevPerdue/statuses/241979435434258432
And here’s @GovBevPerdue’s Twitter bio with the key part highlighted:
Some sample tweets from the hit-you-over-the-head obvious parody account:
https://twitter.com/GovBevPerdue/status/242020183370260481
https://twitter.com/GovBevPerdue/status/242019656603418624
https://twitter.com/GovBevPerdue/status/241248335313379328
Chuck Todd isn’t the only MSNBC host at “Panther Stadium” who’s a little confused by the meaning of “parody account.” Andrea Mitchell used the @GovBevPerdue handle in a tweet this morning.
Big show from #DNC2012 @NancyPelosi NC's @GovBevPerdue + @Steele_Michael @CookPolitical @Markhalperin in Charlotte's EpiCenter 1p @msnbc
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) September 3, 2012
Parodies are hard. Especially when the lapdog media mistakenly believe those parodies make Dems look good.
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