GOP, TO MOTIVATE THE BASE, CAMPAIGNS WITH BORAT
(Kazakhstan Meets KuKluxKlanistan)
By Don Davis
In light of the polls showing the loss of at least the House of Representatives in tomorrow’s midterms, the GOP has decided to throw the ultimate “Hail Mary” — a last minute campaign blitz with Borat.
As RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman put it, “who better than Borat to appeal to all of the red-meat issues that rile up our base: hatred of Jews, hatred of gays, hatred of women, and hatred of the Enlightenment.”
“And the fact that he’s been married to his half-sister,” Mehlman added, “is bound to solidify our hold in the South.”
Preliminary reports are that many GOP candidates who fled from campaign appearances with Bush are now falling all over themselves to appear with Borat. Although these candidates are fully aware that Borat’s routine is a joke, their nearly uniform response has been “Who cares, so is Bush’s.”
“Besides,” said one Republican incumbent who was desperately trying to hang onto his seat, “Borat’s syntax and diction are a lot better than Bush’s, and he makes a lot more sense.”
The Bush Administration sees a great upside to developing a political alliance with Borat, since they feel that he can also woo independents, given the fact that he’s not quite as offensive as Rush Limbaugh.
For his part, Borat plans to devote his next movie to the GOP, to be entitled Vultural Earnings of Fatcats For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Halliburtonstan.
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ps Borat is the funniest movie I have ever seen. I laughed so hard I almost threw up. Others may throw up for other reasons.