Comedy gold: Thinking it’s a prank, GOP rep hangs up on Obama — twice

posted at 7:14 pm on December 3, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Then Rahm called her. And she hung up on him, too.

I hereby offer one of my kidneys in exchange for the audio. Mint condition! Aside from a little Jack Daniel’s damage.

In a series of hang-up and follow-up calls that appears to have taken up much of the afternoon, Ros-Lehtinen first received a call on her cell phone, from a Chicago phone number, and was informed by the caller that Obama wished to speak with her. When a man sounding like Obama got on the line, Ros-Lehtinen cut him off, saying, “I’m sorry, but I think this is a joke from one of the South Florida radio stations known for these pranks.” She then hung up, according to a statement issued by her office.

A little while later, Chief of Staff-designate Rahm Emanuel called the congresswoman back.

“Ileana, I cannot believe that you hung up on the president-elect,” Emanuel said, according to the congresswoman’s office.

Her response?

“Ros-Lehtinen told Rahm that she didn’t believe the call was legitimate and hung up on Emanuel,” her statement said.

Eventually she took the call — and still didn’t totally believe it was him. She’s the anti-Palin! Exit question: Doesn’t she know that there’s no such thing as a truly great Obama impersonator?

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