Palin gets pranked

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Palin gets pranked
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Sat, 11-01-2008 - 6:55pm


Palin takes prank call from fake French president

MONTREAL (AP) — Sarah Palin has told a Canadian comedian posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy during a prank call that "maybe in 8 years" she will be president.

The Republican vice presidential nominee discusses politics, the perils of hunting with Vice President Dick Cheney, and Sarkozy's "beautiful wife," in the telephone call released Saturday and set to air Monday on a Quebec radio station.

When the caller tells Palin she would make a good president, she laughs and says: "Maybe in eight years."

Palin campaign spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt confirms she received the prank call.

"Governor Palin was mildly amused to learn that she had joined the ranks of heads of state, including President Sarkozy and other celebrities, in being targeted by these pranksters. C'est la vie," she said.

This is the transcript of the call:
"Working from CatM's great transcript, I changed a few things, added in the French and explained the cultural references.

SP Assist: This is Betsy.
MA: Hello, Betsy. This is Frank l’ouvrier (Frank the worker], I’m with President Sarkozy, on the line for Governor Palin.

SP Assist: One second please, can you hold on one second please?
MA: No problem.

SP Assist: Hi, I’m going to hand the phone over to her.
MA: Okay thank you very much I’m going to put the president on the line.
SP Assist: Ok he’s coming to the line.

SP: This is Sarah.
MA: Okay, Governor Palin?

SP: Hellloooo...(long drawn out, like Well, hellooooo)
MA: Just hold on for President Sarkozy, one moment.
SP : Oh, it’s not him yet, I always do that. I’ll just have people hand it to me right when it’s them.

FNS: Yes, hello, Governor Palin? Yes, hello, Mrs. Governor?
SP: Hello this is Sarah., how are you?

FNS: Fine, and you, this is Nicolas Sarkozy speaking, how are you?
SP: Oh...so good, it’s so good to hear you. Thank you for calling us.

FNS: Oh, it’s a pleasure.
SP: Thank you sir, we have such great respect for you, John McCain and I, we love you and thank you for spending a few minutes to talk to me.

FNS: I follow your campaigns closely with my special American Advisor Johnny Hallyday (the most famous French singer, looks like and sings like Elvis), you know?
SP: Yes! Good!

FNS: Excellent! Are you confident?
SP: Very confident and we’re thankful that the polls are showing that the race is tightening and--

FNS: Well I know very well that the campaign can be exhausting. How do you feel right now my dear?
SP: Ah, I feel so good. I feel like we’re in a marathon and at the very end of the marathon, you get your second wind and you plow to the finish—

FNS: You see, I got elected in France because I’m real and you seem to be someone who’s real as well.
SP: Yes, yeah, Nicolas, we so appreciate this opportunity.

FNS: You know, I see you as a president, one day, you too.
SP: , maybe in 8 years. Haha

FNS: Well, ah, I hope for you. You know we have a lot in common because personally one of my favorite activities is to hunt too.
SP: o h very good, we should go hunting together.

FNS: Exactly! We could go try hunting by helicopter, like you did, I never did that.
SP:

FNS: Like we say in France, "on pourrait tuer des bébés phoques aussi"
SP: Well I think we could have a lot of fun together as we’re getting work done, we can kill two birds with one stone that way.

FNS: I just love killing those animals. Mm, mm. Take away a life, that is so fun!
SP:

FNS: I’d really love to go as long as we don’t bring your Vice president Cheney, hahaha.
SP: No, I’ll be a careful shot, yes.

FNS: You know we have a lot in common also except that from my ass I can see Belgium. That’s kind of less interesting than you.
SP: Well, see, we’re right next door to other countries that we all need to be working with, yes.

FNS: Some people said in the last days, and I thought that was mean, that you weren’t experienced enough in foreign relations, and you know, that’s completely false, that’s the thing I said to my great friend, the Prime Minister of Canada, Stef Carse .
SP: Well, he’s doing fine, too, and yeah when you come into a position underestimated, it gives you the opportunity to prove the pundits and the critics wrong. You work that much harder-

FNS: I, I was wondering because you are also next to him, one of my good friends, also, the prime minister of Quebec, Mr. Richard Z. Sirois , have you met him recently? Did he come to one of your rallies?
SP: Uh, haven’t seen him at one of the rallies, but it’s been great working with the Canadian officials in my role as governor; we have a great cooperative effort there as we work on all of our resource development projects. You know I look forward to working with you and getting to meet you personally and your beautiful wife, oh my goodness, you’ve added a lot of energy to your country, even, with that beautiful family of yours.

FNS: Thank you very much. You know my wife, Carla, would love to meet you. You know even though she was a bit jealous that I was supposed to speak to you today.
SP: Well give her a big hug from me.

FNS: You know my wife is a popular singer and a former top model and she’s so hot in bed. She even wrote a song for you.
SP: Oh my goodness! I didn’t know that.

FNS: Yes, in French, it’s called "Du rouge à lèvres sur une cochonne" or if you prefer in English Joe the Plumber, It’s his life, Joe the Plumber..."
SP: Maybe she understands some of the unfair criticism but I bet you she is such a hard worker, too, and she realizes you just plow through that criticism like

FNS: I just want to be sure, I don’t’ quite understand the phenomenon "Joe the Plumber," that’s not your husband, right?
SP: Mmhmm, that’s into my husband but he’s a normal American who just works hard and doesn’t want government to take his money.

FNS: Yes, yes, I understand, we have the equivalent of Joe the Plumber in France, it’s called, "Marcel, the guy with bread under his armpit, oui."
SP: Right. That’s what it’s all about, is the middle class, and government needing to work for them. You’re a very good example for us here.

FNS: I seen a bit about NBC even Fox News wasn’t an ally, an ally, sorry, about as much as usual.
SP: Yeah that’s what we’re up against.

FNS: I must say, Governor Palin, I love the documentary they made on your life, you know, Hustler’s "Nailin Palin."
SP: Oh, good, thank you. Yes.

FNS: That was really edgy.
SP: Well good.

FNS: I really love you. And I must say something, so, Governor, you’ve been pranked.
By the Master Avengers. We’re two comedians from Montreal
SP: Oohhh have we been pranked? And what radio station is this?

FNS: This is for CKOI in Montreal.
SP: In Montreal? Tell me the radio station call letters

MA: Hello? If one voice can change the world for Obama, one Viagra can change the world for McCain.

SP Assist: Hi, I’m sorry, I have to let you go. Um, thank you."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-11-01-palin-prank_N.htm

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Sat, 11-01-2008 - 11:27pm
lol.

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Sun, 11-02-2008 - 12:32am
So, who will be blamed for this mess? Will a 'handler' be fired?

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Registered: 09-26-2008
Sun, 11-02-2008 - 12:35am
A true "Borat" moment!!!!!
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Sun, 11-02-2008 - 12:42am
Undoubtedly, I'm a bit surprised we haven't had any republican 'spin' on this story yet though. Maybe they just aren't reading it? Or maybe it just gets harder and harder to put a positive spin on these things as they start to pile up?
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Registered: 09-26-2008
Sun, 11-02-2008 - 12:46am
Naw, it's must better to post Obama is a Muslim, Marxist,Communist,Socialist, Antichrist rather than post anything remotely regarding McCain's policies - oh and his old aunt is going to bomb Boston and the guy in Kenya is going to take over DisneyWorld and indoctrinate all the aryan children into converting to Muslim.....
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Registered: 09-08-2008
Sun, 11-02-2008 - 12:50am

My guess...the latter. Matthews said something like eventually, they run out of ideas. Or maybe they are doing the ostrich thing. lol. It never happened. lol. And that viagra dig was soooo awkward. whoa. They need time to regroup. lol.




Edited 11/2/2008 12:52 am ET by niteowl08

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Mon, 11-03-2008 - 1:24am
((((You know we have a lot in common also except that from my ass I can see Belgium. That’s kind of less interesting than you.
SP: Well, see, we’re right next door to other countries that we all need to be working with, yes.)))))

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Registered: 10-25-2008
Mon, 11-03-2008 - 10:50am

Here's how they got thru to her - but I'm still surprised they pulled it off.

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Mon, 11-03-2008 - 11:23am
I can't believe they pulled this off it was hilarious. But it was also frightening. Is this how we want a VP talking to world leaders? Saying oh thank you so much for calling John McCain and I love you and being all giggly. Also the fact she clearly couldn't understand what he said but still agreed and said thank you who knows what she could be agreeing to! Like when he was talking about her documentary and mentioned the porn film if she actually understood him I don't think she would have replied thank you. How anyone can think this woman is qualified to run anything really blows my mind!
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Registered: 07-04-2008
Mon, 11-03-2008 - 2:53pm

>>The 'accent' and many of the things he was saying were a dead give-away.<<

hey, portabella, don't you remember that interview she had where she said that her parents didn't give her a backpack and say "Hey, go to Europe" and instead of traveling she held down 2 jobs instead? She may have been an easy target for this kind of prank, but I have to say, that accent was just plain AWFUL and what he was saying...I just shudder!