Posted on 04/17/2009 3:31:13 PM PDT by nickcarraway
After the huge success of Sacha Baron Cohen's films Ali G In Da House and Borat, you'd think people would have wised up to the comedian's disguises.
But it appears not everyone recognises the comedian when he's dressed up as his third alter-ego, gay Austrian fashion reporter Bruno.
Texas congressman Ron Paul, who was a Republican candidate for the 2008 presidential election, was left fuming after he was unwittingly tricked into a hotel room with Cohen's Bruno character.
The right-wing politician was tricked into being a target of seduction by Bruno last summer by posing as an economic reporter.
After Paul briefly appeared in the trailer for Cohen's forthcoming film Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America For The Purpose Of Making Heterosexual Male, he realised he would have to explain himself to voters.
Speaking on America's ABC radio this week, angry Paul condemned Cohen for lying and accused him of 'fraud'.
During an interview with presenter Curtis Sliwa, Paul was asked how he ended up in a hotel room in such a compromising situation.
He said: 'We were in a studio situation, I wasn't invited into a hotel room. There were lots of lights and blaze and commotion and they said we better get in this back room which had been fixed up as a bedroom.
'So there was some dishonesty getting me into the interview, I was expecting an interview on Austrian economics. That didn't turn out that way.
'By the time he (Cohen) started pulling his pants down, I was like what on earth is going on here and I ran out of the room. This interview had ended.'
In what is sure to be hilarious viewing in the upcoming film, Paul is stunned when Bruno starts to disrobe in front of him.
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You would think they would know this guy by now.
“After the huge success of Sacha Baron Cohen’s films Ali G In Da House”
In what world was this a hit?
Britain? Doesn’t count.
Cohen is a punk. Paul should have kicked in his face and junk.
Promise a pol “face time” and they home in like a heat seeking missle.
I always wondered what Austrian economics was about.
Ron Paul deserves everything they can dish on him, whata total flamer!
wRONg PAUL
Bwahahahaha!
Although I disagree with Ron Paul on foreign policy, I don’t agree that he deserves this kind of nastiness. Sacha Baron-Cohen is a piece of liberal trash. Utterly vile, crude and exploitative. He deserves to be roughed up pretty good.
Why? If you avoid Hollyweird you don’t know all the trendy “stars” (if Cohen can be called that).
I’m torn between laughing and, well, laughing.
Ron Paul isn’t the first one to be tricked... Alabama Football http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnB5vqObkLw Gun Show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixnYHSYzHtk&feature=related Christian Rock festival http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kHk4RFAROg&feature=related New York Fashion Week http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzoRD1Qvm10&feature=related Missy Elliot rap video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuXGJCUQ9Lw&feature=related
Not very accurate. Paul was not “angry” in his interview with Sliwa. He pretty much laughed it off.
Oh seriously, the part of Borat where he goes to adopt a puppy and asks for recipes is CLASSIC!!!!
FReepers siding with Hollywood punks, what a surprise.
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