Maybe Retha could shed some light on how a small-market local station would handle a Borat request?
On the other hand, don't newspapers/magazines make an attempt to contact letter writers if they're going to print a submission? Granted, the verification might just be "Is your name DA Arthur and did you write us a letter?" Which would be very easy to fake, if that was your goal.
"Max H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"Max H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I would bet even money that Cohen wrote this. Maybe not, but it fits
the mockumentary style.
Otherwise, this person was just another schmuck working for an idiot.
They probably would have gotten fired or "smartsized" eventually. If
they hadn't been involved, who would they blame then?
-Max
On 10/24/06, Ellen <ellengoodman6@comcast.net > wrote:
> This letter is in this week's Newsweek. Regardless of your opinion of
> the Borat movie or the character, I think it is really sad:
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> Blindsided by Borat
> I am one of Sacha Baron Cohen's many victims ("Behind the Schemes,"
> Oct. 16). Because his handlers told me he was Borat Sagdiyev, "a TV
> journalist from Kazakhstan," I booked him for a live studio interview
> on our morning news show in Jackson, Miss., thinking he was a
> legitimate reporter doing a documentary to be shown in his home
> country. I checked out his public-relations company's Web site and
> even met one of the publicists in person. They seemed genuine. But
> once the camera was on him, this man destroyed our credibility in very
> short order. Because of him, my boss lost faith in my abilities and
> second-guessed everything I did thereafter. I spiraled into
> depression, and before I could recover I was released from my contract
> early. It took me three months to find another job and now I'm
> thousands of dollars in debt and struggling to keep my house out of
> foreclosure. How upsetting that a man who leaves so much harm in his
> path is lauded as a comedic genius. Think of all the other people
> who've probably been fired because of his antics.
> D. A. Arthur
> Panama City, Fla.
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> I personally think he should sue. I wonder is Sacha Baron Cohen is
> aware of this? He certainly should be.
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