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		<title>By: Kyrgyz kid</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kyrgyz kid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 06:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>http://www.examiner.com/a-365323~Yeas_and_Nays__Friday__Oct__27.html

Is America ready for Prez Borat?


Forget Hillary, McCain, Romney and Obama. 

The 2008 race is going to be all about the candidacy of Borat Sagdiyev (aka, British actor Sacha Baron Cohen). 

Not only does the Kazakh newsman have a movie coming out next week — “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” — he also recently unveiled his own campaign Web site, www.borat2008.com.

Assuming that Sagdiyev is able to somehow skirt the Constitution’s natural-born citizen requirement between now and then, how would he fare in a presidential campaign? 

Well, he already has a political platform, and a truly odious one at that — all the better to square it with the socially backward character’s penchant for misogyny and anti-Semitism. Trust us: These were the least offensive examples we could find.

Abortion: “Like all Democrats, I support a woman’s right to choose. She must definitely be able to choose the color of her cage. ...”

The war in Iraq: “Iraq is a beautiful country with a great relationship with Kazakhstan. Iraq has been the biggest importer of anteaters from Kazakhstan. It is also the No. 13 exporter of mules in the world. ... USA claims to be a super power but even Stalin would laugh at the U.S. war of terror. Bush has failed to deploy the war elephants to Baghdad.”

And he’s no fan of our current commander in chief: “I am sick and tired of seeing a country as prosperous as the U.S. rot under the reign of the Bush royal family. It’s a 21st century and the American roads are still not capable of supporting camels! ... An average American still can’t afford having rat meat for dinner and gypsies are allowed to wear pants.”

Finally, he says he would “change the law and make it illegal for the ugly and stupid people to mate. Celebrities such as Sacha Baron Cohen should be an exception to this rule.”

He may need a refresher course on democracy, however. “I am here to fix this system!” he warns. “If you don’t vote for me, I will take power!”</description>
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<p>Is America ready for Prez Borat?</p>
<p>Forget Hillary, McCain, Romney and Obama. </p>
<p>The 2008 race is going to be all about the candidacy of Borat Sagdiyev (aka, British actor Sacha Baron Cohen). </p>
<p>Not only does the Kazakh newsman have a movie coming out next week — “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” — he also recently unveiled his own campaign Web site, <a href="http://www.borat2008.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.borat2008.com</a>.</p>
<p>Assuming that Sagdiyev is able to somehow skirt the Constitution’s natural-born citizen requirement between now and then, how would he fare in a presidential campaign? </p>
<p>Well, he already has a political platform, and a truly odious one at that — all the better to square it with the socially backward character’s penchant for misogyny and anti-Semitism. Trust us: These were the least offensive examples we could find.</p>
<p>Abortion: “Like all Democrats, I support a woman’s right to choose. She must definitely be able to choose the color of her cage. &#8230;”</p>
<p>The war in Iraq: “Iraq is a beautiful country with a great relationship with Kazakhstan. Iraq has been the biggest importer of anteaters from Kazakhstan. It is also the No. 13 exporter of mules in the world. &#8230; USA claims to be a super power but even Stalin would laugh at the U.S. war of terror. Bush has failed to deploy the war elephants to Baghdad.”</p>
<p>And he’s no fan of our current commander in chief: “I am sick and tired of seeing a country as prosperous as the U.S. rot under the reign of the Bush royal family. It’s a 21st century and the American roads are still not capable of supporting camels! &#8230; An average American still can’t afford having rat meat for dinner and gypsies are allowed to wear pants.”</p>
<p>Finally, he says he would “change the law and make it illegal for the ugly and stupid people to mate. Celebrities such as Sacha Baron Cohen should be an exception to this rule.”</p>
<p>He may need a refresher course on democracy, however. “I am here to fix this system!” he warns. “If you don’t vote for me, I will take power!”</p>
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		<title>By: Kyrgyz kid</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kyrgyz kid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 06:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Borat has started his election campaign to become US president.

http://www.borat2008.com/

Thank you for visiting my site!

I am sick and tired of seeing a country as prosperous as the US rot under the reign of the Bush royal family. It&#039;s a 21st century and the American roads are still not capable of supporting camels! Jews are still allowed to marry. An average American still can&#039;t afford having rat meat for dinner and gypsies are allowed to wear pants.

USA claims to be a super power but even Stalin would laugh at the US war of terror. Bush has failed to deploy the war elephants to Baghdad. He then made another mistake and deployed soldiers into the field without women who were strong enough to carry them into the battlefield. I would have understood if he at least supplied them with horses.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Borat has started his election campaign to become US president.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.borat2008.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.borat2008.com/</a></p>
<p>Thank you for visiting my site!</p>
<p>I am sick and tired of seeing a country as prosperous as the US rot under the reign of the Bush royal family. It&#8217;s a 21st century and the American roads are still not capable of supporting camels! Jews are still allowed to marry. An average American still can&#8217;t afford having rat meat for dinner and gypsies are allowed to wear pants.</p>
<p>USA claims to be a super power but even Stalin would laugh at the US war of terror. Bush has failed to deploy the war elephants to Baghdad. He then made another mistake and deployed soldiers into the field without women who were strong enough to carry them into the battlefield. I would have understood if he at least supplied them with horses.</p>
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		<title>By: Leila</title>
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		<dc:creator>Leila</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Aliev promotes tourism by issuing invitation to Borat really :) Journalists buy Air Astana tickets, stay in luxurious Almaty hotels, go to horse meat restaurant (there are three national restaurants in Almaty maybe, and they are not the cheapest). Good addition to booming economy of glorious nation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Aliev promotes tourism by issuing invitation to Borat really <img src='http://registan.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  Journalists buy Air Astana tickets, stay in luxurious Almaty hotels, go to horse meat restaurant (there are three national restaurants in Almaty maybe, and they are not the cheapest). Good addition to booming economy of glorious nation.</p>
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		<title>By: ChrisM</title>
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		<dc:creator>ChrisM</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 05:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Re. the Borat film (Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan), BBC World have just broadcast a news report on the film&#039;s premiere in London. Check out http://www.chrismerriman.com/index.php/archives/209 for a video clip of it...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Re. the Borat film (Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan), BBC World have just broadcast a news report on the film&#8217;s premiere in London. Check out <a href="http://www.chrismerriman.com/index.php/archives/209" rel="nofollow">http://www.chrismerriman.com/index.php/archives/209</a> for a video clip of it&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Amanda</title>
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		<dc:creator>Amanda</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was a bit suprised by the joke that ended the Reuters article: if you you don&#039;t know Kazakhs don&#039;t have any interaction with pigs except for pig fat, and if you haven&#039;t eaten the food---if you don&#039;t have friends who refused to go ghosting unless they know that they&#039;ll be served plov and not beshbarmak---then it&#039;s opaque.  

[quoted from article:]
The Kazakhs can even joke at their own cuisine: A Russian gives a Kazakh friend a pig and tells him to feed it whatever he eats himself. A few weeks later the two friends meet again and the Kazakh says the pig has died.

&quot;I did exactly as you said,&quot; the Kazakh says. &quot;It had tea for breakfast, tea for lunch, and beshbarmak in the evenings.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was a bit suprised by the joke that ended the Reuters article: if you you don&#8217;t know Kazakhs don&#8217;t have any interaction with pigs except for pig fat, and if you haven&#8217;t eaten the food&#8212;if you don&#8217;t have friends who refused to go ghosting unless they know that they&#8217;ll be served plov and not beshbarmak&#8212;then it&#8217;s opaque.  </p>
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The Kazakhs can even joke at their own cuisine: A Russian gives a Kazakh friend a pig and tells him to feed it whatever he eats himself. A few weeks later the two friends meet again and the Kazakh says the pig has died.</p>
<p>&#8220;I did exactly as you said,&#8221; the Kazakh says. &#8220;It had tea for breakfast, tea for lunch, and beshbarmak in the evenings.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Nathan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nathan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I forgot to mention in regards to that story that it was reported on a regional television station that Borat accepted the invitation to visit the country and was promptly arrested.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I forgot to mention in regards to that story that it was reported on a regional television station that Borat accepted the invitation to visit the country and was promptly arrested.</p>
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		<title>By: johnnie b. baker</title>
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		<dc:creator>johnnie b. baker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>found here --&gt; http://hollywoodhotline.latimes.com/

INVITATION TO KAZAKHSTAN: Sacha Baron Cohen, whose slyly satiric Kazakh journalist &quot;Borat&quot; character hits movie theaters Nov. 3, has been invited to Kazakhstan to see the nation for himself, Reuters reports. Deputy foreign minister Rakhat Aliyeve, son-in-law of President Nursultan Nazarbayev, extended the invitation. The Kazakh government has been none too happy with Borat&#039;s depiction of the country as a nation of misogynists, racists and anti-Semites whose favorite drink is fermented horse urine, and went so far as to shut down the British comedian&#039;s website www.borat.kz — although it&#039;s accessible through www.borat.tv</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>found here &#8211;&gt; <a href="http://hollywoodhotline.latimes.com/" rel="nofollow">http://hollywoodhotline.latimes.com/</a></p>
<p>INVITATION TO KAZAKHSTAN: Sacha Baron Cohen, whose slyly satiric Kazakh journalist &#8220;Borat&#8221; character hits movie theaters Nov. 3, has been invited to Kazakhstan to see the nation for himself, Reuters reports. Deputy foreign minister Rakhat Aliyeve, son-in-law of President Nursultan Nazarbayev, extended the invitation. The Kazakh government has been none too happy with Borat&#8217;s depiction of the country as a nation of misogynists, racists and anti-Semites whose favorite drink is fermented horse urine, and went so far as to shut down the British comedian&#8217;s website <a href="http://www.borat.kz" rel="nofollow">http://www.borat.kz</a> — although it&#8217;s accessible through <a href="http://www.borat.tv" rel="nofollow">http://www.borat.tv</a></p>
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