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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
(7,539 posts)Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)but I'll hold my tongue. Ahem.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)MontanaMama
(23,364 posts)to dupe that dumb bunny, can it? No offense to actual bunnies...
Beaverhausen
(24,472 posts)please?
BigmanPigman
(51,646 posts)nolabear
(42,001 posts)Btw Spanky was just bragging that he walked out on Ali G. back in the day. Id love to know that story.
mwooldri
(10,303 posts)I pretty much like Sacha Baron Cohen's remark around 2 min secs into the above clip.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)robbob
(3,539 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
(42,001 posts)Kind of sad, really. No capacity to laugh.
dhol82
(9,353 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
(9,353 posts)Hope the new bits will be better.
dhol82
(9,353 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
(83,979 posts)Lol~ I am sooooooo shocked.
Crunchy Frog
(26,694 posts)Maeve
(42,300 posts)TheRealNorth
(9,500 posts)Womp womp
superpatriotman
(6,253 posts)Still funny as hell.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,178 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
(14,178 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
(269,237 posts)Grifts
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)Yonnie3
(17,500 posts)Sorta.
Palin has an angry. Womp Womp
yonder
(9,683 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
(38,021 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
(5,519 posts)SO.FUCKING. STUPID.
underpants
(182,959 posts)cab67
(3,010 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
(61,709 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
(70,765 posts)Mariana
(14,861 posts)spanone
(135,907 posts)EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)Nitram
(22,922 posts)ck4829
(35,094 posts)WhiteTara
(29,729 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
(5,794 posts)Puzzler
(2,505 posts)-Puzzler
DoctorJoJo
(1,134 posts)nolabear
(42,001 posts)Shes gonna give him what for.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,572 posts)which was all created by posing as a credible, capable public figure.
LiberalLovinLug
(14,178 posts)When she knew full well she wasn't running again.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,572 posts)That too.
Kinda funny that everyone seems to have lost interest in her. Not "odd"...funny.
lpbk2713
(42,770 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
(135,907 posts)dlk
(11,585 posts)Then they cry "foul" when it catches up with them. Boo hoo!