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White House gates shut to 'Kazakh reporter' comic
Reuters ^ | September 29, 2006 | Andy Sullivan

Posted on 09/29/2006 7:39:59 AM PDT by DCBryan1

White House gates shut to 'Kazakh reporter' comic
Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:46am ET

Borat goes to Washington:
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By Andy Sullivan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Borat, the fictional TV reporter from Kazakhstan, may have gotten under the skin of Kazakh officials but on Thursday he couldn't get past the gates of the White House.

Secret Service agents turned away British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, in character as the boorish, anti-Semitic journalist, when he tried to invite "Premier George Walter Bush" to a screening of his upcoming movie, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan."

Also invited to the screening: O.J. Simpson, "Mel Gibsons" and other "American dignitaries."

Cohen's stunt was timed to coincide with an official visit by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who is scheduled to meet with Bush on Friday.

Nazarbayev and other Kazakh officials have sought to raise the profile of the oil-rich former Soviet republic and assure the West that, contrary to Borat's claims, theirs is not a nation of drunken anti-Semites who treat their women worse than their donkeys.

Kazakhstan is expected to become one of the top 10 oil producers within a decade. A U.S. ally with troops in Iraq, the country has drawn criticism for its deteriorating civil liberties and flawed elections.

Shortly after Nazarbayev dedicated a statue in front of the Kazakh embassy, Borat denounced an official Kazakh publicity campaign running in U.S. magazines as "disgusting fabrications" orchestrated by neighboring Uzbekistan.

"If there is one more item of Uzbek propaganda claiming that we do not drink fermented horse urine, give death penalty for baking bagels, or export over 300 tonnes of human pubis per year, then we will be left with no alternative but to commence bombardment of their cities with our catapults," Borat said.

Cohen, 35, who is Jewish, recently co-starred in the recent U.S. box office hit "Talladega Nights" and has appeared in TV comedy series "Da Ali G Show" on U.S. cable channel HBO and Britain's Channel 4. Cohen, 35, who is Jewish, recently co-starred in the recent U.S. box office hit "Talladega Nights" and has appeared in TV comedy series "Da Ali G Show" on U.S. cable channel HBO and Britain's Channel 4.

Cohen's "Borat" comedy routine has drawn legal threats from the Kazakh government, which keeps a tight lid on criticism in its news media.

Kazakh press secretary Roman Vasilenko said he was worried that some may take the Borat routine seriously.

"He is not a Kazakh. What he represents is a country of Boratastan, a country of one," Vasilenko told Reuters.

Cohen's "Borat" comedy routine has drawn legal threats from the Kazakh government, which keeps a tight lid on criticism in its news media.

Kazakh press secretary Roman Vasilenko said he was worried that some may take the Borat routine seriously.

"He is not a Kazakh. What he represents is a country of Boratastan, a country of one," Vasilenko told Reuters.


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WaWaWeWah!


"Official" Letter and Invitation to Premier George W. Bush of the US andA.

1 posted on 09/29/2006 7:40:03 AM PDT by DCBryan1
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Borat told USSS that Premier Bush: "come to movie" or he execute".

2 posted on 09/29/2006 7:41:57 AM PDT by DCBryan1 ( HeadOFF Apply directly to the neck! HeadOFF Apply directly to the neck !(Avail. only from Muslims))
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Borat arriving in official Kazhak State Limo in Toronto for "official" state visit".

3 posted on 09/29/2006 7:43:40 AM PDT by DCBryan1 ( HeadOFF Apply directly to the neck! HeadOFF Apply directly to the neck !(Avail. only from Muslims))
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To: DCBryan1

As funny as I think this is, how long before someone from Kazakhstan assassinates him?


4 posted on 09/29/2006 7:50:17 AM PDT by steel_resolve (Do you know what a bigot is? Someone winning an argument with a liberal.)
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Dunno, but from the looks of the above picture, it looks like he has a heavyweight security detail. No wonder what they have under their bubushkas.


5 posted on 09/29/2006 7:53:02 AM PDT by DCBryan1 ( HeadOFF Apply directly to the neck! HeadOFF Apply directly to the neck !(Avail. only from Muslims))
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The Borat movie is going to kick ass. I can't wait for it.
6 posted on 09/29/2006 7:54:35 AM PDT by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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The Borat movie is going to kick ass. I can't wait for it.

LOL, I think it may be the moneymaking movie of the year.

7 posted on 09/29/2006 7:56:25 AM PDT by DCBryan1 ( HeadOFF Apply directly to the neck! HeadOFF Apply directly to the neck !(Avail. only from Muslims))
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I take it you've seen the trailers . . . it looks to be A+.


8 posted on 09/29/2006 7:58:46 AM PDT by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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To: Hemingway's Ghost

Throw the who down the what???

Borat for UN Secretary-General!


9 posted on 09/29/2006 8:00:53 AM PDT by headsonpikes (Genocide is the highest sacrament of socialism.)
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I have yet to find anything that this guy does as funny.

I watched about 10 minutes of his show and found it had no appeal to anyone who had attended school.

Another words, his comedy appeals to the ignorant chattering class.
10 posted on 09/29/2006 8:02:37 AM PDT by OKIEDOC (Kalifornia now a certified socialist state reporting to Mexico City for further instructions)
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Sorry, his schtick is wearing thin. Actually, that happened a year or so ago.


11 posted on 09/29/2006 8:06:01 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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Shortly after Nazarbayev dedicated a statue in front of the Kazakh embassy, Borat denounced an official Kazakh publicity campaign running in U.S. magazines as "disgusting fabrications" orchestrated by neighboring Uzbekistan.

"If there is one more item of Uzbek propaganda claiming that we do not drink fermented horse urine, give death penalty for baking bagels, or export over 300 tonnes of human pubis per year, then we will be left with no alternative but to commence bombardment of their cities with our catapults," Borat said.

12 posted on 09/29/2006 8:06:22 AM PDT by tx_eggman (The people who work for me wear the dog collars. It's good to be king. - ccmay)
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Another words, his comedy appeals to the ignorant chattering class.

Lighten up, Francis.

13 posted on 09/29/2006 8:06:54 AM PDT by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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Another In other words, his comedy appeals to the ignorant chattering class.

But not to those for whom English is a second language.

14 posted on 09/29/2006 8:08:28 AM PDT by tx_eggman (The people who work for me wear the dog collars. It's good to be king. - ccmay)
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To: Hemingway's Ghost

OK


15 posted on 09/29/2006 8:12:53 AM PDT by OKIEDOC (Kalifornia now a certified socialist state reporting to Mexico City for further instructions)
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I have yet to find anything that this guy does as funny.

I watched about 10 minutes of his show and found it had no appeal to anyone who had attended school.

Another words, his comedy appeals to the ignorant chattering class.

Do you mean to say, "in other words?" Did you skip English classes in school? Who do you consider funny comics?

16 posted on 09/29/2006 8:13:31 AM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts (The only good Mullah is a dead Mullah. The only good Mosque is the one that used to be there.)
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"Seats is provide. There will be secure enclosure for storage of vehicles and wives at rear of building."

LOL

17 posted on 09/29/2006 8:18:33 AM PDT by Constitution Day (Please do not emanate into the penumbra.)
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To: Constitution Day

"Premier" Bush's approval ratings would skyrocket if he would meet with Borat and attend his movie.


18 posted on 09/29/2006 8:21:24 AM PDT by DCBryan1 ( HeadOFF Apply directly to the neck! HeadOFF Apply directly to the neck !(Avail. only from Muslims))
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To: tx_eggman
As I get older the only language that counts is speaking and thinking like an OKIE>

All else is Eastern Bull Sh!.

Just for you since you live in Texas a sample of your new first language.

Intentar y hablaba Texan pero no podría entender completamente la nueva lengua.
19 posted on 09/29/2006 8:21:40 AM PDT by OKIEDOC (Kalifornia now a certified socialist state reporting to Mexico City for further instructions)
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To: DCBryan1

Cohen is incredibly funny and talented in all the various roles he plays, whether it be an English wanna-be gangsta, a goofy Kazakh reporter, or a gay French NASCAR driver.

I am also more than a little jealous of Cohen because of the hot young redhead he is dating (she was in the film Wedding Crashers).

I'm really looking forward to this Borat movie. It is going to be hilarious.


20 posted on 09/29/2006 8:21:53 AM PDT by BaBaStooey (I heart Emma Caulfield.)
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