Sarah Palin Gets Pranked!

It won’t be long before the world discovers whether 2008 comedy sensation Sarah Palin will actually end up being vice president of the United States. If she does succeed in her plan to bring her folksy goodness to Washington, expect an outpouring of tears from left-leaning showbiz types, and at least four years worth of inspiration for American sketch show stars. But if she doesn’t? We need to make the most of her now before she scoots off back to Wasilla to shoot wildlife and tend to her intriguingly named brood of children.

Thanks to some French-Canadian pranksters, we can squeeze at least one last belly laugh out of Palin’s adorably clueless ways before her time in the international spotlight ends – although if she does end up victorious on November 4th, the following story may cause concern.

Republican vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin yesterday was the victim of a prank phone call by a French-Canadian comedian impersonating French President Nicolas Sarkozy. After Ms Palin realized the call was a hoax, her campaign staff admitted she was “mildly amused.”

Mildly amused? She certainly doesn’t sound it once the pranksters own up at the end of the audio clip. You can just imagine how thoroughly abused the staffer who let this call slip through to the keeper was once the call was terminated.

In the recording, John McCain’s running mate enthusiastically takes the fake Sarkozy’s call. “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!” Ms Palin said.

She appeared unfazed by the fake president’s thick French accent and some outrageous comments.

Here’s the full audio clip – note Sarah Palin gushing like a giddy schoolgirl over fake-Sarkozy and offering to take him hunting. It is unbelievable to me that she didn’t catch on to the gag within thirty seconds.

Amazing.

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