Prank Palin Call (Real)

[frerottenextelway]

MONTREAL — A Quebec comedy duo notorious for prank calls to celebrities and heads of state has reached Sarah Palin, convincing the Republican vice-presidential nominee she was speaking with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

In the interview, which lasts about six minutes, Palin and the pranksters discuss politics, pundits, and the dangers of hunting with current vice-president Dick Cheney.

The Masked Avengers, who have a regular show on Montreal radio station CKOI, intend to air the full interview on the eve of the U.S. elections.

The well-known duo of Sebastien Trudel and Marc-Antoine Audette have also tricked Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and French president Jacques Chirac.

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[frerottenextelway]

This **** is too funny.

Transcript:

Ring

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 [To someone in the room]: 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, 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: [Muahaaa...weird laugh], 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: [Giggle]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: [Giggle]

FNS: Like we say in France, "on pourrait tuer des bébés phoques aussi" [Translation: We could also kill some baby seals.]
SP: [Giggle] 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: [Hahahaha]

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 house 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 [Stephen Harper is the PM].
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 [a famous Quebec radio host], 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. [Hahahaha]
SP: [Hahahha] 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 un cochonne [Translate: Lipstick for a sow] or if you prefer in English Joe the Plumber, [sings] 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: [Laughs] 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? [tries to force herself to sound nice but you can tell she’s pissed]

FNS: This is for CKOI in Montreal.
SP: In Montreal? Tell me the radio station call letters
[SP leaves phone, continuous griping in background, sounds like, "For chrissakes...that was ??? Just a radio station prank...chrissakes..."]

MA: Hello? If one voice can change the world for Obama, one Viagra can change the world for McCain.
[Man’s voice in background: hang up, hang up.]
SP Assist: Hi, I’m sorry, I have to let you go. Um, thank you.

[Taco John]

eh. Mostly weak.

I'm usually more embarassed for the pranksters than the person being pranked in these things.

[frerottenextelway]

eh. Mostly weak.

I'm usually more embarassed for the pranksters than the person being pranked in these things.

The Cheney and Belgium lines were good. The wife lines I thought were decent. But the part I found the most amusing was her having no idea she was being pranked - I mean Taco, wouldn't you have picked up on it at some point?

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

This **** is too funny.

Transcript:

ROFL!

Great stuff.

[Orange_Beard]

That really needed a BabaBooey or two.

[TheDave]

Wow... she must have the worst staff in the history of American politics.

[theAPAOps5]

Well to be fair to her and her staff TheDave these guys also hoodwinked the Queen herself in England!

[Fedaykin]

*shakes head*

What a ****ing idiot!

[cutthemdown]

funny.

[cutthemdown]

*shakes head*

What a ****ing idiot!

You know what I was pretty critical of Palin. When McCain picked her I said right away I can't vote for him now.

But at the same time the media, comedians, talk show hosts, people at work, my buddies in my band, all of you, like the whole world sort of took her obvious lack of experience and decided to make her out a total moron.

I mean the fact is she got thrown to the dogs. I always said when your a good leader, teacher, etc you don't set people up to fail. McCain showed lack of leadership in picking someone ill equipped to handle the pressure of running for VP of the USA. Especially during the most watched election ever.

I'm sure her nervous laughs about the killing seals was being unsure of how to respond. It's funny I agree but on a more nationalistic level it pisses me off because it's a comedian from another country making us look bad just like Cohen with his Borat. Also funny but once again it seems humor trying to make America look stupid is sort of in vouge in other countries.

If Obama can make it funny for us to make fun of the other countries again because we are kicking ass, then I don't care who he taxes. :spit:

[colonelbeef]

She is a complete ****ing moron for not picking up on the fact that it was a prank. That is a total embarrassment and any of you who defend her candidacy have extremely low esteem for who is and who is not qualified to govern my ballsack, let alone the United States of ****ing America.

[Miss I.]

Well she certainly needs to pick better staff to screen her phone calls. Was there a reason caller ID didn't pick up this wasn't coming from a legitimate source? Honestly, while it is pretty funny, it mostly indicates her lack of experience. She made an assumption that it was legitimate based on her staff screeing the call to her. She can't do that. I mean it is the same argument as Bush saying really stupid things because his speech writers are bad. First she needs to hire or vet her staff better and 2nd she needs to really listen to what is being said to her instead of trying to just react.

[Rohirrim]

You know what I was pretty critical of Palin. When McCain picked her I said right away I can't vote for him now.

But at the same time the media, comedians, talk show hosts, people at work, my buddies in my band, all of you, like the whole world sort of took her obvious lack of experience and decided to make her out a total moron.

I mean the fact is she got thrown to the dogs. I always said when your a good leader, teacher, etc you don't set people up to fail. McCain showed lack of leadership in picking someone ill equipped to handle the pressure of running for VP of the USA. Especially during the most watched election ever.

I'm sure her nervous laughs about the killing seals was being unsure of how to respond. It's funny I agree but on a more nationalistic level it pisses me off because it's a comedian from another country making us look bad just like Cohen with his Borat. Also funny but once again it seems humor trying to make America look stupid is sort of in vouge in other countries.

If Obama can make it funny for us to make fun of the other countries again because we are kicking ass, then I don't care who he taxes. :spit:

I don't think there's much difference between Palin and Bush. Bush just had the advantage of better handlers.

[Miss I.]

I don't think there's much difference between Palin and Bush. Bush just had the advantage of better handlers.

Oh so many wrong and bad things to say to this. Must behave and not hijack this thread down a bad and dirty path. :D

[Drek]

You know what I was pretty critical of Palin. When McCain picked her I said right away I can't vote for him now.

But at the same time the media, comedians, talk show hosts, people at work, my buddies in my band, all of you, like the whole world sort of took her obvious lack of experience and decided to make her out a total moron.

I mean the fact is she got thrown to the dogs. I always said when your a good leader, teacher, etc you don't set people up to fail. McCain showed lack of leadership in picking someone ill equipped to handle the pressure of running for VP of the USA. Especially during the most watched election ever.
I've said it before but it bears repeating. McCain choosing Palin at this point for VP was HORRIBLE for the Republican party, especially the moral conservative wing of the party. She could've been a very compelling presidential candidate in 4-8 years given at least one full term as governor and a term in congress (only 2 year terms). She doesn't know her **** at this point and so she is easily mocked and parodied. Its not that she is a moron, I'm sure she's of at least average intelligence, but I couldn't walk into an ER tomorrow and start performing amputations, why did they think she could do the same with global politics?

McCain set the current form of the GOP back 10+ years with his desperate pick. I'm personally happy about it because I hate the "gays and guns" GOP and want the fiscal conservatives of Teddy Roosevelt back, but his choice did go completely against party interests.

I'm sure her nervous laughs about the killing seals was being unsure of how to respond.
It was probably more a result of her not knowing French and therefore having no clue as to what they said.

It's funny I agree but on a more nationalistic level it pisses me off because it's a comedian from another country making us look bad just like Cohen with his Borat. Also funny but once again it seems humor trying to make America look stupid is sort of in vouge in other countries.
Why does it have to be nationalistic? They're targetting individuals and subsets of American culture that often still hold true in other countries. I find things like Cohen's characters offer a humorous insight into anti-semitic, sexist, and homophobic conditions within our own country. Would you rather they stood at a pulpit and lectured about the issue, or expose the issue with a humorous bent?