Oops: MSNBC quotes tweet from Gov. Bev Perdue parody account

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.