Joe Biden Uses Indian Accent at Speech (VIDEO)
It seems Vice President Joe Biden is not one to shy away from an opportunity to put his foot in his mouth or to give YouTube enthusiasts another video to spread to the masses.
While conducting a jobs speech at a manufacturing plant in New Hampshire, Vice President Biden looked a bit too comfortable when he gave his best effort in portraying what seems like an Indian accent while he was describing a reference to outsourcing and the call center industry.
The video, which has been up for just under 24 hours, has nearly 100,000 hits and the vice president is finding himself once again in a familiar position as the focus of ridicule over his comments.
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In the video you can hear the Vice President start his thought by describing the call center industry.
"Even call centers … which rushed overseas in the hundreds of thousands,"- you then hear the onset of the accent- "how many times do you get the call, 'I like to talk to you about your credit card?'"
He continues, "Or that ad on TV, what is it? Nancy, this is Nancy, can I talk to a supervisor … well, it's a little overdone but the truth of the matter is these jobs now are paying about $19.50 an hour if memory serves me."
This was not the first time that the Vice President has made an off-the-cuff remark regarding Indians in America.
In 2006, he made a comment regarding Indian convenience store employees as a way to show his support for the Indian-American community.
"I've had a great relationship. In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian-Americans moving from India." He continues: "You cannot go into a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accident. I'm not joking."
The subsequent backlash was due to the quote being taken out of context. The vice president was trying to make a point in support of the President's plan to encourage in-sourcing rather than outsourcing.
