prank november american vice presidential candidate fell victim prank radio comedy duo tricked believing talking french president conversation fake speaking english real speak english talked foreign policy hunting presidential election revealed prank handed phone assistants told comedy duo let hung obama campaigns released light hearted statements prank campaign advisor said scenes aides advisors campaign happy able lie way publicity received background canadian radio duo montreal quebec radio station notorious making prank calls celebrities disc previously celebrities like business singer britney_spears french president republican governor alaska august john_mccain announced running mate presidential election democrats barack_obama critics voiced concern saw lack foreign policy experience especially interview cbs evening news criticized answer question foreign policy credentials preparation said took duo days calls staff finally able talk claimed started talking low level people alaska way campaign staff said didn think prank work calling mission impossible claimed dozen calls duo started realize prank work staff didn know french president asked spell credited ability way staff sounding convincing calls arranging place set time leaving contact number days calls needed talk quicker compared said took months talk paul_mccartney talk days prank britney_spears conversation finally november able talk began claimed aide named frank talking assistant identifies puts line says hello realize line tells hold moment gives phone heard talking room hand phone begins speak somewhat extended conversation reveals prank montreal leaves phone heard background telling aides radio station prank line jokes voice change world obama change world assistants picks phone says sorry let thank reaction mail wrote governor mildly learn joined ranks heads state including president celebrities targeted est asked reporters conversation said sense humor campaign parodies added got barack_obama senior advisor jokingly said interview glad obama campaign check calls hand phone barack_obama masked received sudden burst fame prank gave interviews conversation flown new_york_city cbs appear early interview said found pretty disturbing like vice presidential candidate claimed stupid bad french accent masked admitted probably biggest prank recalling experience said started making jokes didn mind didn aware fact making jokes according like god gon long duo said weren trying political statements like high profile people task impact defeated general election republican campaign advisor told new_york_times happy prank caused friction advisors allegedly upset tell planned speak thought called meeting demanded know let talk fake checking senior advisors aides admitting speaking campaign advisors told los_angeles_times going beat beat setting governor like
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