Palin Takes Prank Call From Fake French President
Palin Takes Prank Call From Fake French President
#1Palin Takes Prank Call From Fake French President
Posted: 11/1/08 at 8:14pm
Mon Dieu!!
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 1, 2008
Filed at 7:51 p.m. ET
TORONTO (AP) -- Sarah Palin unwittingly took a prank call Saturday from a Canadian comedian posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy and telling her she would make a good president someday.
'Maybe in eight years,' replies a laughing Palin.
Palin Takes a Prank Call
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#2re: Palin Takes Prank Call From Fake French President
Posted: 11/1/08 at 8:21pmLe joke est Palin, oui?
#2re: Palin Takes Prank Call From Fake French President
Posted: 11/1/08 at 8:23pmVraiment!
"It's not so much do what you like, as it is that you like what you do." SS
"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana." GMarx
"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana." GMarx
#3re: Palin Takes Prank Call From Fake French President
Posted: 11/1/08 at 9:43pmClassic! What were the "pre-conditions"?
9/10 - Next To Normal, Ensemble Theatre
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9/18 - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Cincy Pop's
9/28 - Death Of A Salesman, Wright State
#4re: Palin Takes Prank Call From Fake French President
Posted: 11/1/08 at 10:09pmAm I the only person who finds this absolutely adorable?
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy
Auggie27
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#5re: Palin Takes Prank Call From Fake French President
Posted: 11/2/08 at 4:04pmHeard the whole thing on David Shuster's show last night. Even when they talked about his wife writing a song about Joe the Plumber, she didn't have a clue her leg was being pulled. I almost -- almost -- felt bad for her, she seemed so gulible. But she was also so focused on her self-serving message -- the same talking points were blathered out toward the President of France, as if he might cast a vote on Tuesday. She needs a vacation. Please, let's give her one. A long one.
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
#6re: Palin Takes Prank Call From Fake French President
Posted: 11/2/08 at 5:21pm
"Hello, Nicky? Nicky Sar-coh-zee? It's me, Sarah!"
#7re: Palin Takes Prank Call From Fake French President
Posted: 11/2/08 at 5:23pm
Here's the phone call itself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcEiR01QK7o
Roscoe
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#8re: Palin Takes Prank Call From Fake French President
Posted: 11/2/08 at 5:28pmI'd love to have been within a ten foot radius of Sarah Palin when she realized she'd been pranked, if only to witness the decapitation of the staff responsible for letting the call get through.
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#9re: Palin Takes Prank Call From Fake French President
Posted: 11/2/08 at 6:34pm
"We have zee equee-valent of Joe zee Plumber in France...Marcel zee man with bread under his armpit..."
Updated On: 11/2/08 at 06:34 PM
#10re: Palin Takes Prank Call From Fake French President
Posted: 11/2/08 at 6:37pmI don't know how he kept a straight face saying THAT!
blueroses
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#11re: Palin Takes Prank Call From Fake French President
Posted: 11/2/08 at 6:40pm
I don't know how a line like THAT got past her!
Funny stuff.
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#13re: Palin Takes Prank Call From Fake French President
Posted: 11/2/08 at 6:45pmOhhh, GOD. This is hilarious, but at the same time, I'm SOOOO embarrassed for her.
"Blow out the candles, Robert, and make a wish. Want something. Want something."
Wishes come true, not free.
Wishes come true, not free.
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#14re: Palin Takes Prank Call From Fake French President
Posted: 11/2/08 at 7:04pm
Someone at Huffpost opined, rather powerfully, that she's actually learning disabled, an entirely auditory learner who cannot absorb information from the printed page. This might explain her educational journey through several colleges and other lapses.
Auditory learners tend to focus on all conversations with a different goal than the rest of us. Rather than seek connection, they invest in the opportunity to acquire information. So tracking this through the prank, she remained in contact with the comedians to learn as much as she possibly could via a ludicrously shallow exchange. For the auditory learner, such a moment is about catching up, no matter how empty the words seem to be. She's probably "a good listener," but she's not listening for a prank; she's desperate to acquire knowledge. Before many of you dismiss this, think about, and then recall her performances in the debate and interviews. It actually tracks.
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
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