Was Sasha Baron Cohen exposing anti-semitism in Tucson or just taking advantage of some western hospitality. It runs against the grain to tell a guest to our country that their remarks are inappropriate, that we find them offensive. So somethimes we let pass outrageous statements that we should challenge. Is that what is happening in this video.



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There is an mp3 of the song here It may just be stereotype, but it seems that the country western crowd has more than their fair share of bigoted folk. There were certainly many in the crowd that quickly took to the "throw the jews down the well" refrain in Borat's song — but some at least initially showed some discomfort with his words. Unfortunately it only lasted for a minute or two when almost all of them joined in. Tucson should be ashamed of these few, whatever their motivation, and I'm sure they are more than a bit chagrined. There will be others more like our good "friend" James Broadwater a humorless republican, "true believer", and victim of Ali G, who is calling for the FCC to prevent citizens such as himself from making asses of themselves. A provocative piece and vintage Ali G

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An interesting fact related to the post:
The refrain "throw the Jew down the well" reminded me of the term poisoning the well a reference to a type of logical fallacy. In that context Poisoning the Well:is attempt to preclude discussion by attacking the credibility of an opponent; "this expression goes back to the Middle Ages, when waves of anti-Jewish prejudice and persecution were common. If a plague struck a community, the people blamed it on the Jews, whom they accused of "poisoning the wells." I wonder if Sasha had that in mind when writing his song. I suspect he did.