Unearthed footage went viral on social media this week showing legendary comedian Johnny Carson poking fun at Joe Biden’s multiple accusations of plagiarism back in 1987; blasting his speech that was “too familiar” from one delivered by a British politician.
“On the political scene, one of the Democratic candidates, a Senator Joseph Biden – have you seen the problem he’s been having?” Carson asked his audience at the start of the “Tonight Show” one evening.
“And then the press got on him. And then he was charged also with taking part of Bobby Kennedy’s speeches.
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Soon after the news reports about Biden’s speech – and after Carson's wisecracking -- Biden dropped out of the presidential race. "I'm angry with myself for having ... put myself in the position of having to make this choice," Biden told reporters Sept. 23, 1987. "And I am no less frustrated for the environment of presidential politics.”