• Sarah Palin was prank called by Canadian CKOI comedic duo The Masked Avengers, who fooled the Alaskan governor into believing that they were French president Nicolas Sarkozy on November 1, 2008. The pranksters and Palin discussed such issues as hunting and foreign policy in the six-minute faux interview. The Palin camp later issued a statement that the governor was "mildly amused" that she had been prank called.

  The Masked Avengers had - in previous years - prank called Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, Mick Jagger and Bill Gates.

• 1. Canadian comic duo Masked Avengers prank call Sarah Palin
  2. Duo has radio show on Quebec CKOI
  3. Convinced Palin she was talking to French president, Nicolas Sarkozy
  4. Prank interview runs around six minutes
  5. Discusses hunting, Sarkozy's wife, Nailin Paylin

• Quotes

  "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,"The Huffington Post: Sarah Palin Prank Call (November 1, 2008) -- Sarah Palin campaign statement on prank calls

  "I must say, Governor Palin, I love the documentary they made on your life, you know, Hustler’s "Nailin Palin."DailyKos: Sarah Palin Prank Call TRANSCRIPT (November 1, 2008) --The Masked Avengers as Nicolas Sarkozy

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