Ali G. Pisses Off Actual Kazakhs

You know why Ali G. ( Sasha Baron Cohen ) picked Kazakhstan for his spoof of a ridiculous soviet reporter? BECAUSE NO ONE EVER HEARD OF THE PLACE.

Tourism has gone through the roof thanks to Ali G's character. Which is to say, 5 people have visited instead of 2.

So why would President Bush hold a meeting on the character? I am not sure. The movie premiered in Toronto and Cohen is a British citizen. But 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.

What ever happened to that saying, 'no publicity is bad publicity?'

So what if Cohen alleges that in Kazakhstan homosexuals have to wear blue hats and that the legal age of consent is 8. Sure, that kind of press might only attract Belgian pedophiles, but that would at least keep them out of SouthEast Asia.