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‘Piece of s**t’: Sarah Palin & daughter slam ‘truly sick’ Sacha Baron Cohen skit Sacha Baron Cohen tricks Sarah Palin into believing he’s a war veteran
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Sarah Palin has taken aim at “evil” actor Sacha Baron Cohen for pretending to be a wounded veteran to dupe her into an interview, saying he is “sick” for disrespecting the military. Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen duped Sarah Palin into believing he was a wheelchair-bound US veteran in a mock interview that saw her storm out. The former Alaska governor blasted the comedian on social media for the stunt.
 The former Alaska Governor took to Facebook to express her anger at becoming another person to “have fallen victim to the evil, exploitive, sick ‘humor’” of Cohen, whom she said was “enabled” by CBS’s Showtime. Palin was asked to take part in a historical documentary to honor war veterans, and claims she travelled across the country to do so. The Tea Party campaigner is a big fan of the US military and veterans, and was likely delighted to sit down with who she thought was a wounded war hero in a wheelchair.
British comedian Cohen is known for his sketches which portray fictional characters like Borat, Ali G and Bruno Gehard interacting with unsuspecting people. He interviewed Palin as part of an upcoming TV series, ‘Who is America?’, due to air next week. Of course, the wounded vet was none other than notorious sketch artist Cohen, known for portraying fictional characters such as Borat, Ali G and Bruno Gehard and filming his interactions with unsuspecting people. Unbeknownst to Palin, she was appearing in Cohen’s latest TV series ‘Who is America?’. It’s due to air next week.
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Palin said she and her daughter had traveled “across the country” to do the interview with Cohen, who was “heavily disguised” as a veteran in a wheelchair. The pair thought they were taking part in a historical documentary to honor veterans. Palin’s son Track is a veteran. While we’ll have to wait for the show to air to find out what made Palin finally realize she was being pranked, she wrote in a heated Facebook post that she stormed out of the interview. The former vice presidential candidate said Cohen disrespected the military and middle class Americans through his “foreign commentaries under the guise of interview questions.”
Despite her rage and disgust, Palin challenged Cohen, CBS and Showtime to air the footage and donate the proceeds to a charity that supports veterans. Given Cohen’s body of work, he may have brought up her previous claim that her veteran son’s domestic abuse charges were the result of PTSD, which invited a hail of criticism from veterans at the time.  
The Tea Party campaigner also slammed “wealthy corporate enablers” and accused the network of purposely dropping her and her daughter to the wrong airport, which she said was another example of the “sick nature that is media-slash-entertainment today.” Palin railed against Cohen and his “wealthy corporate enablers” at CBS’s Showtime on Facebook, saying his humor was “evil, exploitive, sick,” and that his disrespect for the military was “perverse.”
“By the way, my daughter thinks you’re a piece of ****, Sacha,” Palin added. “Every honorable American vet should feel the same.”
Cohen also appeared to trick former US Vice President Dick Cheney, as he shared a video on his Instagram of Cheney agreeing to sign a man’s “waterboard kit.” Cheney supported the US enhanced interrogation policy when in office, and continues to do so.Cohen also appeared to trick former US Vice President Dick Cheney, as he shared a video on his Instagram of Cheney agreeing to sign a man’s “waterboard kit.” Cheney supported the US enhanced interrogation policy when in office, and continues to do so.
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