Intra-Office Parody? Who Is Joe Scarborough Mocking Here?

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by Steve Krakauer | 3:47 pm, November 2nd, 2009

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We’ve seen Ben Affleck‘s impression on Saturday Night Live. Glenn Beck gave it a shot recently (it still needs a little work).

And this morning on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough took on the persona of his colleague Keith Olbermann as he mocked the lofty rhetoric of 2008 Election Night. Update: maybe.

Newsbusters caught the moment, which they describe as “beautiful.”

While discussing the Virginia Gubernatorial race – one of the three big races ending tomorrow, along with the New Jersey governor race and the New York-23 congressional race – Scarborough recalled the declarations that were being made about the state as Pres. Obama won a decisive victory in ’08. If polls hold, the Republican candidate Bob McDonnell will defeat Democrat Creigh Deeds handily tomorrow, despite Pres. Obama’s campaigning for the Democratic candidate.

As co-host Mika Brzezinski uncomfortably tried to interrupt Scarborough, and others on set like Mike Barnicle laughed nervously, Scarborough took on the vocal inflections, mannerisms and tone of ~~MSNBC’s 8pmET liberal host~~ a liberal blowhard. “I heard that Virginia had been switched forever last year,” said Scarborough, before launching into his impression. “It’s a transformative night. Virginia, once solidly in the Republican’s column – it’s gone purple, my friends. This will change the landscape of America for the next generation! Or the next…eleven months, until Republicans kick their ass by twelve points.”

> Update: We listened again – could it be Ed Schultz? Maybe. Just a generic liberal blowhard? Could be. Here’s a clip of what seems to be Scarborough’s Olbermann impression. Is it the same? Maybe it’s a variation.

Here’s the clip:

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errxn

Gee, I wonder who’s gonna make the “Worst Persons in the World” list tonight?
TfT

It’ll never happen errxn. My guess is Rush will take the bronze, silver and gold on the WPITW segment tonight — that is if KO is in the chair.
Rachel Sklar

For the record, I watched this this morning and had NO idea what Joe was doing and who he was supposed to be.
Jelperman

He sounded like Jimmy Durante.
m

Richard Nixon?
rmbltmbl

that is keith olbermann, if only he kept interrupting her when she was talking about bringing in o’donnell
Facebook User

lol, that sounded more like LOD than keith.. joe has impersonated keith before and it sounds a lot different.

regardless of who it was, it was hilarious.
Pat Doherty

Nice to see the Olbermann-Scarborough animus hasn’t died down (cf. “Jesus Christ Joe”). It is ballsy for Scarborough to do this given Keith’s top-dog status. I remember a few months ago Ari Fleischer was on Morning Joe and compared Olbermann to Rush Limbaugh and nobody defended Keith. Regardless of one’s politics, I think these two incidents speak to Olbermann’s rumored severe douchebaggery.
ImNotBlue

It’s not a rumor, Pat. Check out the stories from ESPN… there is no debate. KO isn’t even allowed back in the building… not even for a reunion.

He’s a jackass… it’s been well established.
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Nachi

Good ol’ Joe. A Florida panhandle born-again Super-Christie hate-mongering right-wing hillbilly. We who know him best ne’er forget those facts of life. Impossible to hide them.
Pat Doherty

Isn’t Scarborough reviled by other conservatives because of his criticisms of the “Religious Right” and the more ideologically-pure elements of his party? Just wondering.