Sasha Cohen
Sacha Baron-Cohen
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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isnt' Sasha Cohen the name of an ice skater? that cute ice skater from the last Winter Olympics?
Too bad Bruno didnt try that with Obama
FReepers siding with Hollywood punks, what a surprise.
Siding with? Ron Paul got HIMSELF into an embarassing situation. Hollywood has nothing to it. It is funny. If you don’t like humor why are you on this thread?
You would think they would know this guy by now.
Well, a lot of people have never heard of Ron Paul,
and even fewer have ever seen his face.
Hehe.
Maybe Ron Paul isn't, but I'd think members of the University of Alabama football team are. Check out the link in post #17.
Sasha Cohen
Sacha Baron-Cohen
Not being a person of taste, I watched Borat - and laughed.
Anyone who brings politicians down a peg or two is ok in my book.
Our leaders have been shown to have feet of clay over and over again.
Who among us, aside from their most ardent fans and themselves, is surprised when this happens?
Bruno/Sasha sure loves the punishment! (and laughing all the way to the bank)
I thought the most disgusting part of the Borat deal was when he imposed upon the courtesy and hospitality of nice people to share a laugh with his "more informed" fans and followers.
Money makes beautiful.
if somebody beats the bloody snot of this Cohen fool I for one would rule not guilty
They don’t care that it was Ron Paul being disrespected.
They’d have probably stuck up for the socialist loser mcbama, though. Matter of fact, they probably would have had a flame war to the death over it then.
Borat I found hilarious. And his role as a Frenchie weasel in Talledega Nights was great as well. Bob Barr got the cheese made from mother’s milk? as the token Republican in Borat
There’s something I could get behind.
Seriously, even if jailtime were in the offing, I’d put Borat into a hospital bed longterm if I was on the receiving end of his nonsense.
Someday someone will stomp his guts out.
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