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Sarah Palin is calling on Sacha Baron Cohen to donate all the profits from his upcoming Showtime series to military veterans groups after saying she was duped into an interview with the comedian when he pretended to be a wounded warrior.
The Daily Mail reports that the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee said she unknowingly participated in an interview for what turned out to be Cohens just-announced satirical series, Who is America
This legit opportunity to honor American Vets and contribute to a legit Showtime historical documentary was requested of me via a speakers bureau, Palin said.
Palin, 54, says she traveled to Washington, D.C., to speak with Cohen, who she claims had heavily disguised himself as a disabled US Veteran, fake wheelchair and all. Out of respect for what I was led to believe would be a thoughtful discussion with someone who had served in uniform, I sat through a long interview full of Hollywoodisms disrespect and sarcasm but finally had enough and literally, physically removed my mic and walked out, much to Cohens chagrin, Palin said.
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/396358-sarah-palin-says-she-was-duped-into-interview-with-sacha-baron-cohen
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lunasun
(21,646 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)he interviewed a Grand Wizard of the KKK . Cohen asked him if he had any lotion and the guy took out his gun and , pointed it at Cohen's head and said "What did you say?"
lunasun
(21,646 posts)USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)Someone lied to you and cheated you? In AMERICA in 2018??? No way. Wonder who they're taking their cues from?
Can you still see russia? Please swim there.
forgotmylogin
(7,520 posts)Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)but I'll hold my tongue. Ahem.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)MontanaMama
(23,295 posts)to dupe that dumb bunny, can it? No offense to actual bunnies...
Beaverhausen
(24,470 posts)please?
BigmanPigman
(51,567 posts)nolabear
(41,932 posts)Btw Spanky was just bragging that he walked out on Ali G. back in the day. Id love to know that story.
mwooldri
(10,299 posts)I pretty much like Sacha Baron Cohen's remark around 2 min secs into the above clip.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)robbob
(3,522 posts)On the long history of humans interest in doing business: Hundreds of millions of years ago people were doing business, trading in rocks and stuff.
nolabear
(41,932 posts)Kind of sad, really. No capacity to laugh.
dhol82
(9,352 posts)That was a really stupid bit from Sacha-Cohen and trump looked, surprisingly, smart to walk out
Actually showed how he has gone downhill in the last 13 years.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)dhol82
(9,352 posts)Hope the new bits will be better.
dhol82
(9,352 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Probably not, but he certainly demonstrated the fact of his dickishness on TV.
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)"...but finally had enough and literally, physically removed my mic and walked out, much to Cohens chagrin, Palin said. "
I bet a dollar Sacha Baron Cohen doesn't have much chagrin and if she got mad and stomped out, that was exactly what he hoped for.
Maybe she thought "chagrin" meant "delight". You know, dontcha, from readin' all them papers and magazines and such.
Orangeutan
(204 posts)As opposed to metaphorically, intellectually removed it and walked off, tripping over the still-attached cord?
sheshe2
(83,654 posts)Lol~ I am sooooooo shocked.
Crunchy Frog
(26,578 posts)Maeve
(42,271 posts)TheRealNorth
(9,470 posts)Womp womp
superpatriotman
(6,246 posts)Still funny as hell.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,164 posts)Can't wait for the new one. I can't believe that there are people out there, especially public figures, that do not know who he is, even in disguise.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,164 posts)And it looks like Sister Sarah has given it some free promotion.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)That suggests to me that Cohen paid a fee for her appearance. Is Sarah going to give the money back, or is she saying that only Cohen should be donating his earnings because she got suckered?
malaise
(268,693 posts)Grifts
MrScorpio
(73,630 posts)AlexSFCA
(6,137 posts)Yonnie3
(17,420 posts)Sorta.
Palin has an angry. Womp Womp
yonder
(9,657 posts)Can't say I've ever seen one. If you need a prop, one would use a real wheelchair, right?
Da duper definitely duped da dupee.
blogslut
(37,982 posts)donkeypoofed
(2,187 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)JunkYardDogg
(873 posts)see my article: posted at both sites
"Palin Blames Tracks Arrest on PTSD, from his Stolen Valor Combat Service"
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/1/20/1472577/--Palin-Blames-Track-s-Arrest-on-PTSD-from-his-Stolen-Valor-Combat-Service
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027548684
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)AZ8theist
(5,409 posts)SO.FUCKING. STUPID.
underpants
(182,603 posts)cab67
(2,990 posts)People lost jobs over their interactions with him on Barat. Some of them didn't deserve it. I can see that some of what he does is funny, but if it actually needlessly harms innocent people, I prefer not to watch.
shadowmayor
(1,325 posts)She's a real quick study!
Ilsa
(61,690 posts)I'm not sure why this is supoosed to be entertaining. I really don't give a shit about Palin. SBC should have avoided her, not given her more attention.
UTUSN
(70,644 posts)Mariana
(14,854 posts)spanone
(135,791 posts)EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)Nitram
(22,765 posts)ck4829
(35,038 posts)WhiteTara
(29,692 posts)that she let anyone interview her and I know that it will be wonderful and show who she is -- stupid and mean.
Algernon Moncrieff
(5,781 posts)Puzzler
(2,505 posts)-Puzzler
DoctorJoJo
(1,134 posts)nolabear
(41,932 posts)Shes gonna give him what for.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,559 posts)which was all created by posing as a credible, capable public figure.
LiberalLovinLug
(14,164 posts)When she knew full well she wasn't running again.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,559 posts)That too.
Kinda funny that everyone seems to have lost interest in her. Not "odd"...funny.
lpbk2713
(42,736 posts)Just how slow witted is The Quitter?
7962
(11,841 posts)I dont go along with this anything for my show stuff the Cohen does.
Palin was right to call him out on it. It IS disgusting
spanone
(135,791 posts)dlk
(11,512 posts)Then they cry "foul" when it catches up with them. Boo hoo!