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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 06:04 PM Original message |
Kazakhstan still trying to recover from 'Borat' |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think they're going the wrong way--they should run with it, and tack a bit. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. "Come make romance-explosion in Kazakhstan." n/t |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 07:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Bingo....hundreds of Borat-ish spokespeople, but the citizenry shown |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 08:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. I think it could work |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. It's the old 'stoops to conquer' trick--self-deprecating humor is always a winner! nt |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
16. This assumes their primary concern is to cater to the American tourist market. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 12:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Well, they hired a DC PR firm. And the BORAT film did not just target the US market. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. So, they're just now getting around to hiring a PR firm |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Such an oversight when "hiring a PR firm" is evidence of The Mandate of Heaven. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. Wait a minute, they wanted to improve their image, and they |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. Ho. Ho. Actually, they wanted to defend their image against a devastating attack. |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
4. The Borat movie is nearly three years old |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. News sent by smoke signals. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. That's like closing the barn door after the horses have DIED |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
6. I really do love their Potassium. All other Potassium is inferior. n/t |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
8. All other countries are run by little girls. |
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Democracyinkind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'm the kind of guy who's outraged when US PR shills paint a bloody dictatorship rosy. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 08:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Good point. n/t |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
15. When I saw their PSA on TV last week, it took me a second to realize it wasn't a Borat promo |
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