Ron Paul in Sasha Baron Cohen's Bruno?

MRoCkEd · Mar 17, 2009

BlackTerrel said:
"Bruno" dropped his pants in front of him and Ron Paul walked out. That's as (or more) mild a reaction as you'd ever get from a straight person. Can't see him being criticized for that.

omg!!! why didnt ron paul want to make love to him!! he must be a homophobe!!!

Xenophage · Mar 17, 2009

Oh my god. I can't help but laugh but... this is going to be so bad for us... and Cohen doesn't target liberals... probably because there's a high probability they'd take the bait and suck him off.

BlackTerrel · Mar 17, 2009

homah said:
You can't, I'm just anticipating the typical reaction from sites such as digg.

People who are already anti-RP will stay anti-RP.

But no one who is pro or indifferent to Ron Paul is going to turn against him because of this. This is about as tame a reaction as you'd get from a straight man who has a "gay guy" drop his pants in front of him.

MRoCkEd · Mar 17, 2009

If anything it will help more people discover who Ron Paul is

Sandra · Mar 17, 2009

Gay groups hate Cohen. They'll target him for putting homosexuals in a bad light. The loser will be Cohen.

BlackTerrel · Mar 17, 2009

Shaq and Ali G

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf1D40jLdyo

Aratus · Mar 17, 2009

JoshLowry said:
Are you on the staff or was this already answered?

Is that a yes? To which question of mine?

i'm not a staffer. this is WHY its my thought of the day...
i have spent the WHOLE day really WONDERING about how
the legal permission was arrived at for the film to now be seen.

ladyjade3 · Mar 17, 2009

Dripping Rain said:
that makes me feel better. i hope it isnt as bad as I read on slate
still there should be some disciplinary action for RP staff in my opinion

Let me remind you that you weren't there and you don't know all the facts.

Mort · Mar 17, 2009

Everyone should try not to make a judgment call until they ACTUALLY SEE IT. We all know how inaccurate the media can be and that's what you are relying on.

Rangeley · Mar 17, 2009

Xenophage said:
Oh my god. I can't help but laugh but... this is going to be so bad for us... and Cohen doesn't target liberals... probably because there's a high probability they'd take the bait and suck him off.

What would Barney Frank have done?

tremendoustie · Mar 17, 2009

Rangeley said:
What would Barney Frank have done?

May I refer you sir, to the rules of this forum:

+ No posting of graphically offensive material. If there is a valid reason that relates to the campaign as to why something graphic is of value then post a link to the content and provide a clear warning adjacent to the link explaining the issue.

jack555 · Mar 17, 2009

uh-oh Ron Paul tricked...

http://slate.com/id/2213882

I hope he said weird and not queer. I know he respects gay peoples rights so its a shame if he said queer. Perfectly understandable though if this happened to me unexpectedly I'm sure all sorts of things would come out of my mouth...

MRoCkEd · Mar 17, 2009

I hope he said weird and not queer. I know he respects gay peoples rights so its a shame if he said queer. Perfectly understandable though if this happened to me unexpectedly I'm sure all sorts of things would come out of my mouth...

from lewrockwell

I attended the first screening of Bruno here in Los Angeles. I'm a huge Ron Paul supporter. When Ron Paul came on screen the majority of the audience cheered, clapped, and hollered. The Slate article was inaccurate regarding Ron Paul's scene however. When Bruno pulled his pants down, Ron Paul jumped up and tried to leave the bedroom, but was blocked by Bruno. Ron Paul yelled, "Get out of here," and pushed him aside. As Ron Paul was leaving the hotel room walking towards the elevators, he said something to the effect of, "That guy's queerer than blazes." Ron Paul was visibly uncomfortable, but he didn't do anything that would reflect poorly on himself.

TonySutton · Mar 17, 2009

Sandra said:
Gay groups hate Cohen. They'll target him for putting homosexuals in a bad light. The loser will be Cohen.

Some collectivists gays might but not all. Typically these are the same lefties who would target him whether they were gay or not.

There are plenty of free thinking gays out there.

MRoCkEd · Mar 17, 2009

TonySutton said:
Some collectivists gays might but not all. Typically these are the same lefties who would target him whether they were gay or not.

There are plenty of free thinking gays out there.

He means target Sacha for playing a gay

Sandra · Mar 17, 2009

MRoCkEd said:
He means target Sacha for playing a gay

Yep, and I'm a she.

Chieftain1776 · Mar 17, 2009

"Oh my god. I can't help but laugh but... this is going to be so bad for us... and Cohen doesn't target liberals"

I have two reasons why I think he targeted Ron Paul:

1) Because RP had a large young internet savvy group of followers. Cohen knows that this incident would get out, go viral, and create more buzz for his movie. It worked.

2) Cohen probably looked into him more and saw that he was a principled libertarian/conservative and--being a leftist,--hated him to the extent he wanted to embarrass him. In his movies he targets what leftists typically identify as the "backwards right"....that's the raison d'etre of his films. Think about how he targets the South and conservative social mores in general: Bob Barr, Pat Buchanan, fraternities, country bars etc. While he does tweak some liberal targets in Borat (can't remember specific ones but it was only minor if I remember correctly) most of it is directed to the cultural right.

I think it would be interesting to have an anti-Cohen infiltrate NOW, PETA, Greenpeace etc. But somehow I don't think it would be as popular with the media.

Zera · Mar 17, 2009

Chieftain1776 said:
"Oh my god. I can't help but laugh but... this is going to be so bad for us... and Cohen doesn't target liberals"

I have two reasons why I think he targeted Ron Paul:

1) Because RP had a large young internet savvy group of followers. Cohen knows that this incident would get out, go viral, and create more buzz for his movie. It worked.

2) Cohen probably looked into him more and saw that he was a principled libertarian/conservative and--being a leftist,--hated him to the extent he wanted to embarrass him. In his movies he targets what leftists typically identify as the "backwards right"....that's the raison d'etre of his films. Think about how he targets the South and conservative social mores in general: Bob Barr, Pat Buchanan, fraternities, country bars etc. While he does tweak some liberal targets in Borat (can't remember specific ones but it was only minor if I remember correctly) most of it is directed to the cultural right.

I think it would be interesting to have an anti-Cohen infiltrate NOW, PETA, Greenpeace etc. But somehow I don't think it would be as popular with the media.

I'm pretty sure he didn't go towards Paul because he hated him because he's a leftist. Conservatives, especially older ones, are very easy to make fun of, and he saw the opportunity. I'm sure if he did look into him at all, he would have known that he has nothing against homosexuals anyway.

ladyjade3 · Mar 17, 2009

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=88600

Zera · Mar 17, 2009

ladyjade3 said:
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=88600

Jeez, why can't all people just be accepting of what others want to do in their lives?

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