Sarah Palin was punked

[MAKmom]

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=e15659d1-3068-4f1f-846b-029143227b28

This is crazy.

Palin punked

Montreal radio host calls VP canadiate pretending to be French president Sarkozy


Agence France-Presse

Published: 3 hours ago
Sarah Palin is the latest victim of a notorious radio prankster tag team from Montreal who phoned the Republican U.S. vice-presidential hopeful Saturday and impersonated French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
After Palin realized the call was a hoax, her campaign staff conceded that she was "mildly amused."
John McCain's running mate enthusiastically took the call from the fake Sarkozy. "It's so good to hear you, thank you for calling us ... we have such great respect for you, John McCain and I, we love you," Palin said.
She appeared unfazed by the fake president's thick French accent and outrageous comments.
At one point, the impersonator, comedian Sébastien Trudel, told the Alaskan governor he is following the U.S. elections closely along with his special U.S. adviser, Johnny Hallyday, a famous French rock'n'roll singer.
When the fake president told Palin that his wife, Carla Bruni, is "hot in bed," the governor chuckled and complimented him for his "beautiful family."
Palin also offered to continue relations if she reaches the White House. "We should go hunting together," she said.
Palin laughed at Trudel's response: "I just love killing those animals. ... Take away life, that is so fun!"
"I see you as a president one day, too," the comedian said.
"Maybe in eight years," Palin replied.
Trudel and Marc-Antoine Audette have used their impersonations to target former French president Jacques Chirac, singers Mick Jagger and Britney Spears, and Sarkozy himself.
"This was our most explosive coup so far," said Audette, adding it was "difficult" for Trudel to get the request for a phone conversation past Palin's entourage and Secret Service detail.

The McCain campaign released a statement about the phone 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." The Palin phone call can be heard on www.justiciers.tv



© The Gazette 2008

 

[gate_pourri]

 

[Lib E]

I was just reading the transcript of the call on washingtonpost.com.

Palin is dumber than a box of rocks.

 

[ntsammy5]

Palin is dumber than a box of rocks.

What have you got against rocks?

 

[Magic Mom]

WTH is wrong with people? Are there any bounderies left in the world? Or do we all just say and do as we please. And for the record I would be just as disgusted no matter what candidate they did this too.

 

[Bonnie40]

"Dumber than a box of rocks" pretty much sums it up!

Looks good on her!

 

[LakeAriel]

hunting jokes fit her perfectly!

 

[okeydokey]

That's terrible. I never find those kinds of "jokes" funny.

 

[FinallyBoughtDVC]

I can't believe the way she carried on. What a disgrace.

While she may have been "punked" - she thought this was the President of France. She's truly an idiot. Giggling and acting starstruck - gee whiz. She could be the leader of the free world and she behaves like a complete giggling moron.

What in the hell was McCain thinking? Too bad his staff didn't "punk" her before they picked her as his running mate.

And, how the hell did this call get past her staff?! Is this what we can expect if she's VPOTUS - or God forbid eventually POTUS?

She's an embarassment to American women - truly. If I had a teenager answering my phones at my store giggling and carrying on like Palin did - I'd lose it.

Palin should go back to Alaska and stay there.

 

[Lib E]

From the Washington Post

Sarah Palin Pranked by Sarkozy Impersonator

Two well-known Canadian pranksters tricked Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin into thinking she was on the phone today with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The conversation, captured on a Montreal radio program, was, in a word, embarrassing. (Politico's Ben Smith was among the first to pick up on reports from The Canadian Press.)

The fake Sarkozy buttered Palin up by telling her he hoped she would president some day. "Haha, maybe in eight years," Palin replied. Then the conversation turned to helicopter hunting, with a mention of Vice President Dick Cheney's infamous bad shot.

"One of my favorite activities is to hunt, too," the fake Sarkozy said. "Oh, very good, we should go hunting together," Palin replied, adding, "I think we could have a lot of fun together as we're getting work done. We could kill two birds with one stone that way."

"I just love killing those animals! Taking away life, that is so fun," the Sarkozy impersonator said.

Palin laughed.

"As long as we don't bring Vice President Cheney," the jokester said. "I'll be a very careful shot, don't worry," Palin said, laughing.

You can hear the entire prank call here.

At one point, the phony Sarkozy asks Palin if Joe the Plumber is her husband. "That's not my husband," Palin says, "he just works hard and doesn't want the government to take his money."

As a story on the Canadian news channel CTV.ca explains, the pranksters are two Quebec comedians who crank call famous politicians and celebrities for a living.

"Oh my God, seriously, it's probably the biggest we've ever done," Marc-Antoine Audette, a member of comedy duo The Masked Avengers, told CTV.ca.

The Sleuth pities the poor staffer who put Gov. Palin on the phone with the pranksters.

A full transcript of the crank call, provided by CTV, is available after the jump.

HANDLER: This is Betsy.

RADIO HOST: Hello, Betsy.

HANDLER: Hi

RADIO HOST: Hi, this is (French name), I am with president Sarkozy, on the line for Gov. Palin

HANDLER: Yes, one second please. Can you hold on one second, please?

RADIO HOST: Yeah, no problem.

HANDLER: Alright, thanks.

HANDLER 2: Hi, I'm gonna hand the phone over to her.

RADIO HOST: OK, thank you very much, I'm gonna put the president on the line

GOV. SARAH PALIN: This is Sarah.

RADIO HOST: Uh yeah, Gov. Palin?

GOV. PALIN: Hello.

RADIO HOST: Just hold on for President Sarkozy, one moment.

GOV. PALIN: Oh, it's not him yet. I always do that.

FAKE SARKOZY: Yes, hello, Gov. Palin.

GOV. PALIN: I'll just have people hand it to me right when it's him.

FAKE SARKOZY: Yes, hello, Mrs. Governor?

GOV. PALIN: Hello, this is Sarah. How are you?

FAKE SARKOZY: Fine, and you? This is Nikolas Sarkozy speaking. How are you?

GOV. PALIN: Oh, so good, it's so good to hear you. Thank you for calling us.

FAKE SARKOZY: Oh, it's a pleasure.

GOV. PALIN: Thank you sir. We have such great respect for you, John McCain and I. We love you, and thank you for taking a few minutes to talk to me.

FAKE SARKOZY: I followed your campaigns very closely with my special American advisor, Jean, the other day.

GOV. PALIN: Yes, good.

FAKE SARKOZY: Excellent, are you confident?

GOV. PALIN: Very confident, and we're thankful that polls are showing that the race is tightening.

FAKE SARKOZY: Well, I know very well that the campaign can be exhausting. How do you feel right now, my dear?

GOV. PALIN: 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 through the finish.

FAKE SARKOZY: You see, I got elected in France because I'm real, and you seem to be someone who's real as well.

GOV. PALIN: Yes, Nikolas we so appreciate this opportunity.

FAKE SARKOZY: You know, I see you as a president one day too.

GOV. PALIN: Haha, maybe in eight years.

FAKE SARKOZY: Well, I hope for you, you know we have a lot on common because personally, one of my favorite activities is to hunt, too.

GOV. PALIN: Oh, very good, we should go hunting together.

FAKE SARKOZY: Exactly, we could go try hunting by helicopter like you did. I never did that. Like we say in France, (says long French-sounding phrase).

GOV. PALIN: Well, I think we could have a lot of fun together as we're getting work done. We could kill two birds with one stone that way.

FAKE SARKOZY: I just love killing those animals, mm mm, taking away life, that is so fun. I would really love to go as long as we don't bring vice president Cheney, haha.

GOV. PALIN: No, I'll be a careful shot, yes.

FAKE SARKOZY: Yes, you know we have a lot in common because from my house I can see Belgium. That's kind of less interesting than you.

GOV. PALIN: Well, see, we're right next door to other countries that we all need to be working with, yes.

FAKE SARKOZY: 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 what I said to my great friend, Prime Minister of Canada, (says French-sounding name).

GOV. PALIN: Well, you know, he's doing fine too, when you come into a position underestimated, it gives you an opportunity to prove the pundits and the critics wrong. You work that much harder.

FAKE SARKOZY: I was wondering, because you are so next to him, one of my good friends the PM of Quebec, Mr. Richard Serroi. Have you met him recently? Has he come to one of your rallies?

GOV. PALIN: I 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 with that beautiful family of yours.

FAKE SARKOZY: 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.

GOV. PALIN: Well give her a big hug for me.

FAKE SARKOZY: You know my wife if is a singer and a former hot top model. And she's so hot in bed, she even wrote a song for you.

GOV. PALIN: Oh my goodness, I didn't know that.

FAKE SARKOZY: Yes, in French it's called Rouge Alleve Serre Caution, or if you prefer in English "Joe the Plumber it is Life, Joe the Plumber".

GOV. PALIN: Maybe she understands the some of the unfair criticism, but I bet you she's such a hard worker too and she realizes you just plough through that criticism.

FAKE SARKOZY: I just want to be sure, I don't quite understand the phenomenon Joe the Plumber, that's not your husband, right?

GOV. PALIN: That's not my husband, but he's a normal American who just works hard and doesn't want government to take his money.

FAKE SARKOZY: Yes, yes, I understand. We have the equivalent of Joe the Plumber in France, it's called "Marselle the Guy with Bread Under his Armpit". Oui.

GOV. PALIN: Right, that's what it's all about, the middle class and government needing to work for them. You're a very good example for us here.

FAKE SARKOZY: I seen a bit, but NBC, even Fox News wasn't an ally, an ally, sorry about as much as usual.

GOV. PALIN: Yes, that's what we're up against.

FAKE SARKOZY: I must say, Gov. Palin, I love the documentary they made on your life - you know, Hustler's "Nailin' Palin".

GOV. PALIN: Oh good, thank you.

FAKE SARKOZY: That was really edgy.

GOV. PALIN: Well good.

FAKE SARKOZY: I really loved you. And I must say something else so governor, you've been pranked by the Masked Avengers, we're two comedians from Montreal.

GOV. PALIN: Oh, [sic] we've been pranked. What radio station is this?

FAKE SARKOZY: This is for CKOY in Montreal.

GOV. PALIN: In Montreal? tell me there radio station call letters.

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

PALIN AID: I'm sorry, I have to let you go, thank you.

FAKE SARKOZY: Yay! Woohoo!

 

[Bonnie40]

I can't believe the way she carried on. What a disgrace.

While she may have been "punked" - she thought this was the President of France. She's truly an idiot. Giggling and acting starstruck - gee whiz. She could be the leader of the free world and she behaves like a complete giggling moron.

What in the hell was McCain thinking? Too bad his staff didn't "punk" her before they picked her as his running mate.

And, how the hell did this call get past her staff?! Is this what we can expect if she's VPOTUS - or God forbid eventually POTUS?

She's an embarassment to American women - truly. If I had a teenager answering my phones at my store giggling and carrying on like Palin did - I'd lose it.

Palin should go back to Alaska and stay there.

You've summed it up well!

 

[LakeAriel]

I can't believe the way she carried on. What a disgrace.

While she may have been "punked" - she thought this was the President of France. She's truly an idiot. Giggling and acting starstruck - gee whiz. She could be the leader of the free world and she behaves like a complete giggling moron.

What in the hell was McCain thinking? Too bad his staff didn't "punk" her before they picked her as his running mate.

And, how the hell did this call get past her staff?! Is this what we can expect if she's VPOTUS - or God forbid eventually POTUS?

She's an embarassment to American women - truly. If I had a teenager answering my phones at my store giggling and carrying on like Palin did - I'd lose it.

Palin should go back to Alaska and stay there.

You did sum it up pefectly but after reading the transcript I am even more afraid of what will happen to America if this woman is VP...

 

[gate_pourri]

Um... Ok? I don't see the big deal here?? I didn't listen to the transcript, but... from the written, it seems like she was polite to whom she thought was the President of France. I've worked in many a Political office (both a Governor and a State Senator) and if I had told my boss that the President of France was on the phone, he would have probably had a very similar conversation (while rolling his eyes at the stupid President on the phone!) He would NEVER had questioned the call, because if you questioned it and it WAS the president, you'd be pretty much screwed...

 

[Rella Bella]

FAKE SARKOZY: I was wondering, because you are so next to him, one of my good friends the Prime Minister of Quebec, Mr. Richard Serroi. Have you met him recently? Has he come to one of your rallies?

GOV. PALIN: I 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.

This was my favorite part; when he said "Prime Minister of Quebec" and she didn't catch on.

But you could tell by the end she was starting to wonder about the guy whether she thought he was Sarkozy or not. It wasn't very nice... and then the media keeps playing it over and over. They aren't very nice to Sarah.
It was really the fault of her staff... they just weren't careful enough in checking who it was before handing the phone to her.

 

[LakeAriel]

FAKE SARKOZY: I was wondering, because you are so next to him, one of my good friends the Prime Minister of Quebec, Mr. Richard Serroi. Have you met him recently? Has he come to one of your rallies?

GOV. PALIN: I 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.

This was my favorite part; when he said "Prime Minister of Quebec" and she didn't catch on.

But you could tell by the end she was starting to wonder about the guy whether she thought he was Sarkozy or not. It wasn't very nice... and then the media keeps playing it over and over. They aren't very nice to Sarah.

I would feel sorry for her if she had not gone about her campaigning demonizing Obama. Her continual linking him to "paling" around with terrorists made her fair game for any joke..IMO.

 

[luvmyboys]

FAKE SARKOZY: I was wondering, because you are so next to him, one of my good friends the Prime Minister of Quebec, Mr. Richard Serroi. Have you met him recently? Has he come to one of your rallies?

GOV. PALIN: I 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.

This was my favorite part; when he said "Prime Minister of Quebec" and she didn't catch on.

But you could tell by the end she was starting to wonder about the guy whether she thought he was Sarkozy or not. It wasn't very nice... and then the media keeps playing it over and over. They aren't very nice to Sarah.
It was really the fault of her staff... they just weren't careful enough in checking who it was before handing the phone to her.

I caught that too! Great minds...

 

[LukenDC]

That woman is a fool! Of course, as long as she pays lip service to Jesus there are people who will overlook her total lack of qualification, legal problems, connection to a secessionist group (so much for country first), and ethical lapses. You betcha!

 

[LukenDC]

I would feel sorry for her if she had not gone about her campaigning demonizing Obama. Her continual linking him to "paling" around with terrorists made her fair game for any joke..IMO.

She is married to a secessionist! This woman has no room to talk!

 

[Rella Bella]

I would feel sorry for her if she had not gone about her campaigning demonizing Obama. Her continual linking him to "paling" around with terrorists made her fair game for any joke..IMO.

Can't argue that one. I think she's more Bulldog than lipstick.

 

[rentayenta]

What have you got against rocks?