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Posted on 07/10/2018 2:03:54 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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 Cohen’s 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.”
The "Borat" star is known for disguising himself to conduct interviews with unsuspecting subjects.
“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 Hollywoodism’s disrespect and sarcasm — but finally had enough and literally, physically removed my mic and walked out, much to Cohen’s chagrin,” Palin said.
“The disrespect of our U.S. military and middle-class Americans via Cohen’s foreign commentaries under the guise of interview questions was perverse,” she added.
The former Alaska governor said Cohen, whom she dubbed “shallow Sacha boy,” should go ahead and air the footage.
“Experience tells us it will be heavily edited, not pretty, and intended to humiliate,” Palin said.
She then extended a “challenge” to Cohen, CBS and Showtime: “Donate all proceeds to a charitable group that actually respects and supports American Vets.”
“Mock politicians and innocent public personalities all you want, if that lets you sleep at night, but HOW DARE YOU mock those who have fought and served our country,” Palin said.
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He likely tricked others into doing interviews.
I wish people would be more careful who they grant interviews with.
Piece of advice.
If you don't know the interviewer do research and then do more research before you do the interview.
Yep that’s what he does! Is nice lol
No one would talk to him if he didn’t do things like this
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Heck, even an Xer or Boomer could have put Scowcroft wise ...
I thought Borat was hilarious, but this is just so wrong.
You are fast; I was just going to look for this!
Two questions:
Why isn’t he on a fly list and why isn’t he making docs about his own lousy country?
I truly hate this guy.
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No fly list, lol!
They ought to amend the Stolen Valor Act to include representing oneself as a disabled vet.
If she really was tricked and does not give her consent to this interview, she should sue.
Even if she signed a contract with consent, she STILL should sue if that’s what she believed.
“had heavily disguised himself as a disabled US Veteran, fake wheelchair and all.”..
If I run into him, I’ve had a clean police record all my life, It wouldn’t hurt to get a first offense at age 61.
She’s pretty smart.
Sets up Showtime vs Veterans (America).
Time to pop it, butter it, and wait for it.
LOL, just in the right place at the right time. I rely on FReepers pinging me for her list :)
He’s just a comedian....................nobody takes him seriously.............
Just curious. Which part about this is “nice”?
Cohen’s mocking a Disabled Vet or him duping Palin?
A contract signed under false pretenses is void..........
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_Valor_Act_of_2013
Might fall under the Stolen Valor Act claiming to be a wounded veteran and therefore possessing a Purple Heart.
I’d never heard of Sacha Baron Cohen until recently. I trust Sarah Palin and don’t trust anything The Hill has to ‘report’.
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