OMG - Palin Duped By Prank Comedy Call

FURTHER UPDATE: As the story of Bible Spice getting suckered by the Canadian comediennes makes the news circuit, here's what the Obama campaign had to say:

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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."

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McCain has run a horrific campaign and this incident clearly shows that no adult seems to be in charge. Perhaps a bit less smear tactics and some attention to what the hell is going on is needed.

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UPDATE: The story has made it into the MSM - here's a link to the Los Angeles Times coverage. I love this part:

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The phone call ended with Audette bringing up an adult film, which is being produced by Larry Flynt and reportedly features a Palin look-alike. He called it an edgy documentary.

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This too funny!! Sarah "Caribou Barbie" Palin and her team were fooled by a prank call from a Quebec comedy duo who convinced her that she was speaking with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. I bet some one's ass will be in a sling big time. One has to wonder how such a call got through Palin's handlers. Personally, I'm a bit surprised that she knew what France is. Here are some highlight from cnews.ca (watch the video below - what will Tina Fey do with this one?):

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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 roughly six-minute telephone interview released Saturday, Palin and the pranksters known as the Masked Avengers discuss politics, pundits, and the perils of hunting with Vice-President Dick Cheney.

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We have such great respect for you, John McCain and I, we love you," Palin is heard to gush to comedian Marc-Antoine Audette, masquerading as Sarkozy. Palin doesn't seem to realize she's being tricked until Audette tells her at the end of the interview. "Oh, have we been pranked?" she says. Seconds later, Palin's aide can be heard before the line goes dead. Throughout the conversation, Audette drops plenty of clues that something's amiss.

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They've been popular on the Quebec comedy scene for a decade. The Masked Avengers, who have a regular show on Montreal radio station CKOI, will air the full interview on the eve of the U.S. elections. It can also be heard in full on their website www.justiciers.tv .

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