Philippine senator angered by Alec Baldwin's joke

[alienlovechild 75]

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Actor Alec Baldwin's joke about getting a Filipino mail-order bride provoked a sharp response in the Philippines, with one senator saying Monday that the "30 Rock" star faces violence if he ever visits.

Baldwin, 51, who is divorced with a teenage daughter, said in a May 12 interview on "The Late Show" with David Letterman that he would love to have more children.

The Emmy-winning actor quipped that he was "thinking about getting a Filipino mail-order bride at this point ... or a Russian one."

Baldwin has been involved in a bitter dispute with his ex-wife, Oscar-winning actress Kim Basinger, over custody of their 13-year-old daughter, Ireland.

Philippine Sen. Ramon Revilla said Monday that Baldwin's comment was "insensitive and uncalled for" and an insult to millions of Filipinos.

He called the actor is "arrogant" and said he is apparently unaware that the Philippines has a law against mail-order brides.

"Let him try to come here in the Philippines and he'll see mayhem," Revilla said, using a local idiom that implies the speaker will personally administer a beating.

The senator himself is a former action-movie star who occasionally still appears on Philippine TV.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9...;show_article=1

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

So a media whoring actor makes an insensitive comment and the media whoring politician gets outraged by it.

Nothing to see here.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I think the Senator needs to lighten up a little.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I think the Senator needs to lighten up a little.

Politicians latch onto that stuff not because they're genuinely outraged by it - but because it gives them a platform to get people to chestbeat - "How dare so-and-so say this about my country and people!"

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I think the Senator needs to lighten up a little.

Politicians latch onto that stuff not because they're genuinely outraged by it - but because it gives them a platform to get people to chestbeat - "How dare so-and-so say this about my country and people!"

No doubt.

[peejay 327]

The Emmy-winning actor quipped that he was "thinking about getting a Filipino mail-order bride at this point ... or a Russian one."

Where is Vladimir Zhirinovsky when you need him?

[Peikko 1,575]

Out to lunch.

[Lon Yonson 0]

Alec Baldwin's joke is not funny i find him a piece of trash. I hope he has his butt served by a gang of Filipino's in his area.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Alec Baldwin's joke is not funny i find him a piece of trash. I hope he has his butt served by a gang of Filipino's in his area.

Eric is back.

[NickD 202]

He can try here:

http://www.nationalmeditation.org/page17.htm

or here:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Philippines-Mail...&id=2320541

or here:

http://filipinofriendfinder.com/go/p6055

or any other of over a thousand web sites.

So why isn't that senator getting angry over all these websites? They are there, can't deny that, but gets all uptight about a comment!

[Lon Yonson 0]

Alec Baldwin's joke is not funny i find him a piece of trash. I hope he has his butt served by a gang of Filipino's in his area.

Eric is back.

Who is he?

[sj5 4]

I'm here, Baldwin. Come to America in marry me.

[fozzie 41]

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Actor Alec Baldwin's joke about getting a Filipino mail-order bride provoked a sharp response in the Philippines, with one senator saying Monday that the "30 Rock" star faces violence if he ever visits.

Baldwin, 51, who is divorced with a teenage daughter, said in a May 12 interview on "The Late Show" with David Letterman that he would love to have more children.

The Emmy-winning actor quipped that he was "thinking about getting a Filipino mail-order bride at this point ... or a Russian one."

Baldwin has been involved in a bitter dispute with his ex-wife, Oscar-winning actress Kim Basinger, over custody of their 13-year-old daughter, Ireland.

Philippine Sen. Ramon Revilla said Monday that Baldwin's comment was "insensitive and uncalled for" and an insult to millions of Filipinos.

He called the actor is "arrogant" and said he is apparently unaware that the Philippines has a law against mail-order brides.

"Let him try to come here in the Philippines and he'll see mayhem," Revilla said, using a local idiom that implies the speaker will personally administer a beating.

The senator himself is a former action-movie star who occasionally still appears on Philippine TV.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9...;show_article=1

No smoke without fire. They have a law against it because it is/was common.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Alec Baldwin's joke is not funny i find him a piece of trash. I hope he has his butt served by a gang of Filipino's in his area.

Eric is back.

Is that him? I was expecting something more.

[panamania79 2]

So a media whoring actor makes an insensitive comment and the media whoring politician gets outraged by it.

Nothing to see here.

Thank you !