This Is What Happens When You Live in the Campaign Bubble

Sarah Palin received a prank call from two comedians from Montreal, one of them posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy. You can listen to it here. Below is the transcript.

This is what happens when you live in the campaign bubble. Especially in these last days, Palin is so focused on those talking points that she doesn't realize it's a prank call.

(Ring)

Palin aide: This is Betsy.

CKOI: Hello Betsy.

Betsy: Hi.

CKOI: Hi this is uh Frank l'Ouvrier (Frank the Worker) uh I’m with uh President Sarkozy on the line for uh Governor Palin.

Betsy: Yes, one second please. Can you hold on one second please?

CKOI: Yeah, no problem.

Betsy: Alright, thanks. Hi, I’m gonna hand the phone over to her.

CKOI: Okay, thank you very much. I’m gonna put the President on the line.

Betsy: (talking to Palin) Okay, he’s gonna put him on the line.

Palin: This is Sarah.

CKOI: Uh yeah, uh Governor Palin.

Palin: Hello (enthusiastically).

CKOI: Uh juh, just hold on for President Sarkozy. One moment.

Palin: Oh, it’s not him yet Betsy. I always do that.

CKOI: Yes, yes hello Governor Palin.

Palin: I’ll just have people hand it to me right when it’s them.

CKOI: Yes, yes hello Mrs. Governor.

Palin: Hello, this is Sarah. How are you?

CKOI: Fine, and you? This is Nicolas Sarkozy speaking. How are you?

Palin: Ooh, so good. It’s so good to hear you. Thank you for calling us.

CKOI: Oh, it’s a pleasure.

Palin: Thank you sir. We have such great respect for you, John McCain and I. We love you and thank you for spending two minutes to talk to me.

CKOI: I followed your campaigns closely with my special American adviser Johnny Hallyday, you know?

Palin: Yes! Good!

CKOI: Excellent. Ar, ar, are you confident?

Palin: Very confident and we’re thankful the polls are showing that the race is tightening and…

CKOI: Well I know very well that the campaign can be exhausting. How do you feel right now my dear?

Palin: I feel so good. I feel like we’re in a, a marathon and at the very end of the marathon you get your second wind and you plow through the finish…

CKOI: You say I got elected in France because I’m real and you seem to be someone who’s real as well.

Palin: Yes. Yeah. Nicolas, we so appreciate this opportunity…

CKOI: You know I see you as a President one day you too.

Palin: (laughs) Maybe in 8 years.

CKOI: Well, I, I hope for you. You know we have a lot in common because personally one of my favorite activities is to hunt too.

Palin: Ooh, very good. We should go hunting together!

CKOI: Exactly. We could go try hunting by helicopter like uh you did. I never did that.

Palin: (laughs)

CKOI: Like we say in French, on pourrait tuer des bébés phoques aussi. (english – we could kill baby seals too)

Palin: Well, I think we could have a lot of fun together as we’re getting work done. We can, we can kill two birds with one stone that way.

CKOI: I just love killing those animals! Mmm, mmm. Take away a life. That is so fun.

Palin: (laughs)

CKOI: I’d really love to go as long as we don’t bring Vice President Cheney. (laughs)

Palin: (laughs) No. I’ll be a careful shot, yes.

CKOI: Yes. You know we have a lot in common also because except that from my house I can see Belgium. That’s kind of less interesting than you.

Palin: Well, see, we’re right next door to other countries that we all need to be working with. Yes.

CKOI: Some people said in the last days, and I, I thought that was mean, that you were not experienced enough in foreign relations and you know, that’s completely false. That’s the, the thing I said to my great friend, the Prime Minister of Canada Stef Carse.

Palin: Well, he’s doin’ fine too and yeah when you come into a position underestimated it gives you an opportunity to prove the pundits and the critics wrong. You work that much harder…

CKOI: I, I was wondering , because you are so next to him, one of my good friends, also the Prime Minister of Quebec, Mr. Richard Z. Sirois. Have you met him recently? Did he come to one of your rallies?

Palin: Uh, haven’t seen him at one of the rallies but it’s been great working with the Canadian officials in my role as Governor. We have a great cooperative uh effort there as we work on all of our resource development projects. You know, I look forward to working with you and getting to meet you personally and your beautiful wife. Oh my goodness. You’ve added a lot of energy to your country, even with um with that beautiful family of yours.

CKOI: Thank you very much. You know my wife Carla would love to meet you. Uh, you know, even though she was a bit jealous that I was supposed to speak to you today. (laughs)

Palin: (laughs) Well give her a big hug from me.

CKOI: You know my wife is a popular singer and a former hot top model and she’s so hot in bed. She even wrote a song for you.

Palin: Oh my goodness. I didn’t know that.

CKOI: Yes, in French it’s called “du rouge-à-lèvres sur une cochonne” (lipstick on a pig) or if you prefer Joe the Plumber, (sings) it’s his life, Joe the Plumber!

Palin: Maybe she understands some of the unfair criticism but I bet you she is such a hard worker too and she realizes you just plow through that criticism…

CKOI: I just want to be sure. I don’t quite understand the phenomenon Joe the Plumber. That’s not your husband, right?

Palin: That’s not my husband but he’s a normal, American who just works hard and doesn’t want government to take his money.

CKOI: Yes, yes I understand. We have uh the equivalent of Joe the Plumber in France. It’s called Marcel the guy with bread under his armpit uh oui…

Palin: Right, that’s what it’s all about. It’s the middle class and government needing to work for them. You’re a very good example for us here.

CKOI: Uh, I seen a bit about NBC even Fox News wasn’t an ally, an ally, sorry, about, as much as usual.

Palin: Yeah that’s what we’re up against.

CKOI: I must say Governor Palin. I loved the documentary they made on your life. You know uh Hustler’s Nailin’ Paylin?

Palin: Oh good. Thank you. Yes.

CKOI: That was really edgy.

Palin: (laughs) Oh good.

CKOI: I really loved you and I, I must say something also Governor. Uh, you’ve been pranked by the Master Avengers. We’re two comedians from Montreal.

Palin: Oh. Have we been pranked and…What radio station is this?

CKOI: This is for CKOI Montreal.

Palin: In Montreal. Tell me their radio station call letters.

CKOI: CK…Hello?

(phone changes hands)

CKOI: If one voice can change the world for Obama, one Viagra can change the world for McCain!

Palin aide: I’m sorry. (inaudible talking) I’m sorry. I have to um let you go. Thank you.

CKOI: Yeah! Woo! Hoo!