Alec Baldwin Banned from the Philippines
Alec Baldwin always seems to let his mouth get him into trouble. After commenting about getting a mail-order bride from the Philippines, many from the Philippines expressed anger over the remarks. In response today Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan issued the following response:
"By being in the bureau’s blacklist, Baldwin is forbidden from entering the country as he is deemed an undesirable alien."
The remark that drew the angry response came on May 12 when Baldwin commented on the David Letterman show:
"I think about getting a Filipino mail-order bride at this point or a Russian one, I don’t care, I’m 51."
Today Baldwin issued this apology today:
"While on the David Letterman program, I joked that I might need a ’ mail-order bride ’ to achieve the goal of having more children in my life. I believe that most people understood that this was a joke and took it as such. (A dated reference, no doubt, and another sign of my advancing age.) However, I do apologize to anyone who took offense. The comments of some Philippine government officials come as no surprise to me, either. Even the one by a former action film star-turned-Senator who beckoned me to come to the Philippines so he could ’beat’ me over my comment."
Libanan said Baldwin appeared to condone the mail-order bride scheme, which is a criminal act prohibited and punishable under Republic Act 6955. Libanan did not address or comment on the increasingly popular trend of Filipino women marrying, usually Caucasian, American men to get a marriage visa to come to the United States.
Despite the fact that Baldwin also mentioned a Russian mail-order bride, there has been no response at all from the Russian government, which probably reflects their understanding that it was meant as a joke. The Philippine government, and offended citizens, might learn from the Russian example.
As Abraham Lincoln once said:
“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt.”
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is it going to be like this everytime someone say something about our coutry or people be it as a joke or for that matter with malice?c’mon people grow up.especially the government officials that makes a big deal out of nothing……..
He is telling the truth though, when I was in the Philipines with the US Army, you would see internet Cafes full of Filipinas in chat rooms. Also go to any Yahoo or AOL chat and in about 30 seconds you will be hit up with A/S/L by a woman in the Philipines.
I know 2 shmucks I went to High school with in the US that have fallen for this and brought them over here only for them to drain ones bank acct and the other got married and then lied to the authoritys and clamied she was beaten. The courts allowed her to stay here on an exteneded visa and now shes is bringing her family over.
This is the way out in the Philipines and were considered a$$holes since we point out how the world works. They are looking for American suckers to use.
They did it for years when the Soliders would come to port….Now they have the internet.
u cant blame him for some reasons.admittedly some filipina’s reli do it bcoz of poverty so instead of focusing to a nonesense comment.maybe the gov. of the phils. try to focus of whats the real problem an make it a good country to live in..
If I joke and say, “Your daughter needs some good yellin’ and ultimate paternal insults? Call Alec Baldwin”, will that “mail to order bride” joke still be funny to Mr. Baldwin?
everyone must understand that we have different cultures and sensitivity. if his comments are not a big deal to you, to some they are… so we must respect one another… he could say just “mail order bride” without pointing out any nationality.
well, reality bites!
whats the big deal ??
Even if it was a joke, the fact that you can “order” a “mail-order bride” is true.
Even if it is just a joke, no one has the right to make fun of others, it is not funny afterall…