Paul gives 'Bruno' big thumbs down

Come on Ron, just admit you got punked. Go see Bruno and have a laugh ya tightwad.

Christ, can't he talk about *anything* without mentioning THE MARKET?!

Come on Dr. Paul, you see people pull their pants down all the time in Washington! : p

Does anyone in the GOP have a sense of humor?

So Ron Paul only watches 40 to 70 year old movies that are G-rated and are in the top 3 of inflation adjusted box office grosses. Must be quite the cinephile.

Boo hoo. Lighten-up, Frances!

Considering that what happened fits the bill of sexual harassment, I don't think that it's remotely fair to be critical of Ron Paul for his reaction.

Ron should consider it a compliment that Bruno wanted him featured in his naughty film

Wow. I never really had an opinion of Paul one way or the other, and I'm no huge fan of Cohen/Bruno/Borat/Ali G, but shouldn't someone who wants to be president have some basic understanding of what's going on in pop culture? He kind of makes himself sound like an old f@rt there.

I hated Borat and had no desire to see Bruno....until now. Seeing Ron Paul getting punked like that would be worth the price of admission. LOL!

The guy is 73 and is a Christian medical doctor - how can you expect him to react differently? And for all the people who say "lighten up and laugh", any straight person would react the same way. I know I would, even if I got a bit of a laugh out of it afterward.

He's also a politician and has to be careful about his image; his supporters see him a certain way and he still has many followers who believe in his vision of government, so he has to protect how he's perceived.

I think, unfortunately, Cohen is the one without much of a sense of humor anymore given how strained the humor appears to be in this movie..Wes Morris' review in the Globe says it all.

Hmm, he likes the Sound of Music and Gone with the Wind? He is gay! Cohen was trying to help him come to terms with it. (this message will now be deleted by the a terrified Globe staffer)

Owned!

I notice the Globe ignores his audit the Fed bill. No wonder you newspaper is tanking. People are tired of insulting, agenda-pushing propaganda.

Bruno should have pulled that stunt on former senator Larry Craig instead of Ron Paul!

I'm a Ron Paul fan and a Bruno/Borat fan. You don't have to choose one or the other. Ron Paul is great and Bruno is hilarious.

Oh, lighten up, Dr. Paul.

I can understand him being offended or upset over the fact he was mislead, but I find it more worrying when someone in a position to influence the public is so unaware of the current culture. To not know of some things is understandable but to live in the past is another.

just another diversion from the peanut gallery. Dr Paul, keep you eye on the price....

He seems really in touch with the people. It's dishonest and fruad but the market makes it ok? Is he nuts?

There are all kinds of humor, and all kinds of tastes in film. My taste doesn't run to cheap sight gags at good people's expense, but Mr. Cohen does have an audience.

I like my share of dumb humor, but Cohen's is too dumb and too mean-spirited for me, so I'll pass on future movies from him.

Yeah, he would have seemed so much cooler if he was able to just say "Yeah, he got me good! What a crazy SOB!' and just left it at that.

Like other have said, "Lighten up Francis!"

I don't understand why anyone assumes someone who would want to become president should know all that's going on with "pop culture". I have a feeling there are many more things going on in the world, and our country that might divert his attention over knowing who Cohen is, or who won American Idol or some other BS distraction that takes away from real issues. That being said, I liked Borat and I'm hopeful that Bruno will be up to par (although from what I've heard there's not as much improv).

Methinks Paul-tards are now in the process of monopolizing copies of "The Sound of Music" and "Gone with the Wind" from libraries all over the country. If this doesn't push them away from Dr. Nutjob then a Jim Jones thing is inevitable.

Bruno is getting 70% on rotten tomatoes, which I value much more highly than wes morris.

So if you were pushed into a room and someone pulled their pants down in front of you would you just laugh and say "Ho-Ho. You got me. Funny joke"

"I can understand him being offended or upset over the fact he was mislead, but I find it more worrying when someone in a position to influence the public is so unaware of the current culture. To not know of some things is understandable but to live in the past is another."

Oh yes, knowledge of high art such as "Borat" and "Bruno" should be prerequisites for anyone running for President. Give me a break.

He was born in the 1930's, how in the Hell would you expect him to react?

Just because the current president is a glorified celebrity, does not mean that everyone running for president is a pop culture genius. i personally want someone who pays attn to the real issues and leaves people magazine where is belongs, in the trash

One would think that whoever they worked with to set up the interview should have done a bit more vetting of the person doing the interview.

You got 0wn3d, dude

Thanks, BPC and bbiii. Still no comments from the left insult crowd regarding the Fed audit? I guess this must be the reason:

"The Federal Reserve warned on Thursday that a growing congressional threat to curtail its independence would destabilise markets and raise the cost of servicing US debt for “current and future generations (."

Sounds like a threat to me. And no, I didn't find that on the Boston Globe website; I found it in London at the Financial Times.

#18's poster has to be under 30 years old. Someday you'll realize that pop culture is just the same sh*i on a different day. Did Lincoln know about whatever stupid thing tabloid newspapers were talking about in 1858? probably not. At some point in the not-too-distant future you'll stop watching TV and listening to current music and the kids of 2025 will think you know nothing about the world.

@JC, #32

So very true.

It's a funny stunt but I wish they had done it to a Republican a bit more deserving.

Bruno is Sacha Baron Cohen who plays an Austrian gay man.
Ron Paul's economic school is the School of Austrian Economics (F.A. Hayek, L von Mises)
He is running for president on the fringe and receives a request seemingly from an Austrian reporter's TV-crew, to be interviewed on Austrian Economics.
The TV-recording where he is invited for is in a hired studio, kind of what you expect as a place to go after being invited for a TV-interview. You will also get to the make-up department first, so everything happens like you expect untill the prank moment.
Then the prank happens.in that studio. The movie viewing public is led to believe this all happened in a hotel room.

Cohen is a bore. His comedy consists of simply degrading people. Very unfunny, especially when trying to pull a joke on a great human being like Ron Paul, which he probably thought would be a sure way to sell his film -- trick the celebrity politician into a cameo role.

Sacha is cheesy and sad. Someone please put him out of his misery... oh I forgot, the ignorant sheeple like him. Oh well, who is Ron Paul?

Did the interviewer, have the guts to ask him, about all the bigoted comments he made like calling Bruno a "Queer" several times?

Looking at these comments makes me realize to what point 85% of the population is brainless, reason why a guy like Sacha can rob you blind of your hard earned money, but what can we do...Common sense is not that common...right...

Exposing yourself to someone is 2nd degree criminal sexual conduct; on top of that, the production defrauded a U.S. Congressman. If Rep. Paul truly respects the Rule of Law, he will press charges. An "average" person would be in jail by now for this. It's time for Cohen to meet the clink.

Hey, seems Dr. Paul took the situation quite well, he spoke of it with a sense of humor- not anger or bitterness. Come on people he was laughing about the situation.
I think many of these Globe readers should "lighten up", how exactly should a person react to unwanted advances to satisfy your superior attitude?

“What is insanity, anyway? Is it when you scream and everyone else whispers, or is it when you fight for what is right, even when everyone else thinks your wrong?” - Ethergoth

What I find interesting are the reactions .. wondering how funny the whole thing is if a Congresswoman was set up this way with some guy dropping his pants in front of her ...
would she too lack a sense of humour ?
the guy has a set of old school values and for that he is criticized. he should have laughed it off ? he thought it was crass ... how can he laugh it off ?

as you were ... back to your Michael Jackson worship. (o;>*

Ron Paul is a gentleman and a scholar. Sach Baron Cohen is a skilled actor. I think Cohen stepping in front of Dr. Paul as he tried to leave made him more riled that he otherwise would have been. Why choose Ron Paul to try to embarass? Maybe Cohen resents those who are obviously not as vulgar and tastless as he can be. That being said, his in-character antics can be funny. He was better on TV where there are some restraints on vulgarity and potty humor.

I believe Congressman Paul's reaction to Mr. Cohen's behavior was perfectly reasonable, restrained and respectful. I suspect many people might have reacted very negatively in similar circumstances. I know I would likely have been very upset knowing Mr. Cohen and his representatives lied and misrepresented themselves and their purpose. I would recommend that the self-righteous individuals that take umbrage with Congressman Paul's actions should be the ones to “lighten-up”. I suspect, but can only surmise that the misrepresentation could be construed as fraud and a violation of a contract. By taking no action other than leaving the location following the actions of Mr. Cohen, I believe Congressman Paul demonstrated clearly that he is a man of principle, who expects honesty in others because he expects it of himself. If you were to speak with people who work for him in his Congressional offices, you will find that he is generally considered a very kind, generous and respectful man, who has demonstrated poise, good character and good humor in the time they have known him.

The part of the gag that everyone is forgetting is that Bruno thought he was interviewing/seducing RuPaul, not Ron Paul. At least they delivered on the Austrian part, although, of course, Bruno is not a real Austrian, though he was speaking some real German in the film. Some of the people at the Straight arena were scary, if they were really being themselves. They were expressing some intense anger, which provides a real temptation for demagogues to try to direct at their chosen targets.

Ronnie loves the free market...except when it conflicts with what he approves of.

I agree with a lot of what he says about the economy but disagree with some of his "free market" stuff.

I think it's kind of sad that people treat pop culture like something sacred. Even as recently as a generation ago people wouldn't have found the idea of a grown man dropping his pants in front of a 73 year old Congressman humorous. It's not as though people in the past were all tightwads.

People don't really have any say in what the culture is, they just respond to whatever happens to be on television.

doesn't know that it's funny for a grown man to drop his pants in front of a 73 year old Congressm

Interesting how the Globe only shows the clip of Paul leaving the room. Why does the Globe not show the whole clip? What are they hiding? Could it be the fact that Paul's criticism was justified?

Wow. A 73 year old man gets offended when a gau man pulls down his pants in front of him. Now, I've seen everything.

Anyone who think Ron Paul needs to lighten up has to learn what it means to respect your elders. I may find a scene such as this funny, however, I certainly can't blame anyone that age for such a reaction.

Why does it not surprise me that the people of Boston who continuously vote in the most corrupt politicians in history, are happy to see the most principled and honest man in Congress get punked?

Ask your grandparents if they would think it was funny if some weirdo Austrian guy were to drop pants in front of them.

Wow, my comments seem to have been censored/removed, yet I used no profanity or aggresive language. We know where this blogger stands now. Oh well, Dr. Paul will have to defend himself from Cohen's mock-sexual assault as he so often has to from the neo-liberals in his own party. But that's how we treat the nation's most honest public servants these days. No worries, this blogger can't stop us from supporting Dr. Paul and his Campaign for Liberty.

I'd like to see Cohen try something like that on a man who's young and strong enough to beat him to a bloody pulp. Now that would be something worth watching!

I saw the movie and thought it was hilarious...in an absolutely over-the-top and vulgar and shocking sort of way. What happened to Ron Paul was in poor taste...then again considering the rest of the movie, this is like complaining that Moe slapping Curly is a bit violent and uncalled for.

Its amusing to see so many people placing such a high premium on how up-to-date their elected officials are with the latest comedy movies. If it's "worrying" and "troubling" that a presidential candidate like Ron Paul isnt more aware of pop culture phenomena like Borat and Bruno, I guess we'll just have to take comfort in the fact that he WAS aware of a disastrous economic crisis forming, why it was, and that he was warning everyone about it at least 3 years before it hit Bush, Obama, and McCain in the face. We can all make our own decisions over which is most important for an elected official to be aware of.

Brett Dale #37:

Cohen made some exaggeratedly-homosexual passes at a senior citizen, dropped his pants in front of him, and briefly blocked the door when he tried to leave. Ron Paul leaving the room, saying "this is ended," and telling his companions waiting down the hall "that guy is queerer than the blazes...he just tried to hit on me, lets get going" is an example of bigotry? You need to look up what "bigotry" is. You also need to meet some people over 70 and ask yourself how they might react to the same thing. I've lived in the Bay Area of California my whole life and if someone did that to you even here, you'd have every reason to expect a much more harsh and possibly violent response from them than the one Paul gave.

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You want HIM to know about the most recent movies that are out? Or to like Borat maybe? He probably wants you to know ANYTHING about the above things.

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I liked "Da Ali G show" except for Bruno. It was never that funny and most of the people that watched it agreed with me. What's funny to me is that everybody acts like the "Borat" and "Bruno" movies are both so new and groundbreaking, when Sacha Baron Cohen did this in 2000, so it's old to me. Right now the only really funny comics come from The Comedians of Comedy Troupe such as Zach Galifianakis, David Cross, Patton Oswald, etc., etc..........

Cohen should be arrested for this act. Luring someone (especially a vulnerable senior citizen) to a hotel room under false pretenses, exposing oneself to them, and then physically restraining them from exiting the room would generally be considered a felony sexual assault.

cohen is making a mockery of america. most of his films are designed to show how stupid americans are. why america keeps letting him in is beyond me. he should be banned from re entering.