Joe Biden Mocks Indian Accents During Outsourcing Speech

Jan 27, 2012

During a speech in New Hampshire on Thursday, vice president Joe Biden slipped into an "Indian" accent when talking about "hundreds of thousands" of call center jobs going overseas.

At the 00:11 second mark you see Biden catch himself and stop the accent.

The New York Times ‘India Ink’ blog provides a bit more context:

The accent was so badly done that some commentators immediately speculated that it was supposed to be Russian – but still it brought to mind Mr. Biden’s 2006 Indian-American gaffe, when he was caught on microphone saying: "In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian-Americans moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I’m not joking."

Biden is no stranger to sticking his foot in his mouth. In 2007, an LA Times columnist said Biden had "uncontrollable verbosity" and called him a gaffe machine.