Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/07/17/bernie-sanders-was-not-amused.html
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I see no video clip.
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Kinda feel like the best technique to access elected officials for some guerilla lobbying might be to schedule an interview with a film crew from some vaguely sympathetic sounding outlet. Who wants to start canvassing university journalism departments to recruit student videographers?
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This seems to be it, more or less:
It looks to me like Bernie saw through it based on his expression. But maybe that’s just me projecting. Sacha needs to work on his (U.S.) Southern accent.
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I guess I just don’t find it funny because Bernie is trying to have a serious conversation and quickly realizes this guy is worthless. It’s just funnier when those spineless Republicans not only take the bait but try putting some kind of a spin on it to be agreeable and just go down the rabbit hole of jackassery all in the name of “PR” i guess 
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All publicity is good publicity.
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I don’t see how most of the fooled don’t see the prosthetic work in front of them, to be honest.
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Move the 99% into the 1%
They would no longer be the 1%.
Soo, economic redistribution, basically.
Still a moot point, because anyone making over 50k a year would be responding in this manner:
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So… Bernie Sanders is more savvy than the average Republican shill; whodathunkit?
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honestly, a lot of people are not amused by Sacha Baron Cohen, so there’s that.
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Headline seemed to imply Bernie had issued a response upon learning it was Baron Cohen.
Came away disappointed.
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Bernie was still making an effort in spite of the (simulated) Trumpanzee level intellect.
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<-- I’m a Bernie Sanders supporter and this is hilarious.
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It makes me wonder what the rest of the people in his day are like.
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Didn’t SBC have this skit back to front? Isn’t his shtick meant to be that that the interviewee is the one making a fool of themselves?
this wafts strongly of james o’keefe-like tactics.
The Yes Men do it better.
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Seems like a pretty steep hill to climb if you set out to make palin and walsh look dumber than they are. I really don’t care who SBC goes after cause if they are dumb enough to fall for his stuff they’re too dumb to matter. I kind of liked SBC’s stuff when it was new and fresh but this is just shooting fish in a barrel. Find a new routine…I realize you gotta make a buck but surely you can do better than this.
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What do you do when you have reached the bottom of the barrel?
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Yeah, I thought it was one of the less convincing characters. He should have done a liberal character, similar to what he did with the Republicans.
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