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Palin falls prey to Canadian pranksters
TORONTO (Reuters) �?U.S. vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin fell
prey to a Canadian prankster on Saturday when he called her
impersonating French President Nicolas Sarkozy and got her to accept
an invitation to hunt baby seals.
In an over-the-top French accent, a member of the Quebec comedy duo
"The Masked Avengers," famous for tricking celebrities and politicians
including Sarkozy himself, asked if Palin would take him on a hunting
trip by helicopter, and then in French said they could also go kill
baby seals.
An apparently oblivious Palin said she thought that would be fun. "We
could have a lot of fun together as we're getting work done. We could
kill two birds with one stone that way."
The prankster also got Palin, Republican John McCain's running mate in
Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, to reveal a potential ambition
for the top job in Washington.
Asked if she would like to eventually become president, the Alaska
governor responded, "Well, maybe in eight years."
Palin's office quickly admitted they were hoodwinked.
"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,"
Palin spokeswoman Tracy Schmitt said in an e-mail.
Robert Gibbs, a senior advisor to Democratic presidential hopeful
Barack Obama, told reporters in Springfield, Missouri: "I'm glad we
check out our calls before we hand the phone to Barack Obama."
During the phone call, which was played for a Montreal radio program,
Palin complimented the fake Sarkozy on his beautiful wife, Carla
Bruni, and asked him to give her a "big hug" for her.
"You added a lot of energy to your country with that beautiful family
of yours," Palin said.
The prankster responded by complimenting Palin on a notorious Hustler
porn film "Nailin' Paylin," which he said was a documentary of her
life.
"Oh good, thank you," Palin said.
Palin also reassured the fake Sarkozy when he said he would not want
to bring Vice President Dick Cheney on a hunting trip. Cheney once
accidentally shot a hunting partner.
"I'll be a careful shot," she promised.
(Additional reporting by Jeff Mason and Matt Spetalnick; editing by
Todd Eastham)
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