KAZAKHSTAN IS NOT LIKE THIS

President Bush will host talks with the Kazakhstan government because it is upset with the portrayal of their country by Borat, a character created by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.  Kazakhstan officials are  said to be angry that they are depicted as goofy and bumbling.  Considering that Cohen isn’t American, this probably wont help.  The Daily Mail says:

And now a movie of Borat's adventures in the US has caused a diplomatic incident.  The opening scene, which shows Borat lustily kissing his sister goodbye and setting off for America in a car pulled by a horse, had audiences in stitches when it was first shown last week.   But the film…has prompted a swift reaction from the Kazakhstan government, which is launching a PR blitz in the States.  Kazakhstan president Nursultan Nazarbayev is to fly to the US to meet President Bush in the coming weeks and on the agenda will be his country's image.

A Kazakhstan government press rep said:

"The Government has expressed its displeasure about Borat's representation of our country.  Our opinion of the character has not changed.  The bottom line is we want people to know that he does not represent the true people of Kazakhstan."

Wait, Kazakhstan is real?  Well then these people are making a huge mistake.  Borat makes it look awesome, like you could go there with a microwave and rock guitar and take over.  And my dancing will wake up the whole town.  These government people are probably just gonna tell me about the plentiful alpacas and declining dragon attacks, and that’s not really the improvement they seem to think.