War of the Worsts

By Sniffles

Surely that chirpy girl who works on Sarah Palin's campaign staff is dead by now.

Well, probably not. But that's the only fate we cats can imagine for the hapless young staffer who was fooled by two Montreal DJs into thinking that France's President Sarkozy was on the line. Governor Palin must be furious — because, of course, she was fooled too.

If you can stand it, listen to the tape of possibly the biggest radio prank since 1938.

Surely Lawrence O'Donnell is right, that Governor Palin's staff is the worst ever for a national candidate. Don't they have Caller ID? Didn't they know that 514 is a Montreal area code, not a French one?

But we think this excruciating conversation says a whole lot more about Governor Palin than the people who work for her. The DJs identify the Canadian Prime Minister and the Quebec premier by the wrong names, among other goofs that Palin seems not to catch. But what gets us cats is the fact that the men joke about shooting animals from a helicopter, and the Governor just laughs. Heartless.

And why would Palin think that President Sarkozy would suddenly be calling her to "endorse" her and Senator McCain, anyway? If he were, wouldn't he call the person at the top of the ticket? But why would the French President be interfering in the internal politics of the United States in the first place?

Incroyable!

Ah, well, tant pis. And actually, the health of Governor Palin's incompetent staff is the least of our concerns. We're wondering if Lawrence Eagleburger is feeling sick to his stomach instead.