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Alec Baldwin Hosts Elle Women in Hollywood Awards

Hollywood Grind — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:01:33 +0000

Alec Baldwin stole the show at the all women Elle Magazine 16th annual Women in Hollywood Awards. Baldwin had the ladies laughing during his entire bit, he said:

"I want to assure you that I didn’t steal this role from a more qualified woman. There was an audition process. The audition required me to move a couch, fall asleep in front of the TV, and open a particularly stubborn jar of pickles… If Tom Cruise would simply lower his quote by a mere $29 million, my salary would not make a difference. My annual salary is the budget for Altoids on one of Tom’s movies."

Alec poked fun at skinny actresses saying:

"Movie actresses are so skinny if I had a love scene I would crush them."

About Renee Zellweger he said:

"She is so tiny, but she’s got a big voice. I’ve been to parties with her and you can hear her voice anywhere, but you can’t understand a word she says."

No one was left spared:

"Tonight the job goes to Julie Andrews. You have three choices: You can follow Robert Pattinson into the men’s room, rush the stage during a Taylor Swift concert and tell her how great Henry Mancini is, or to publicize the Blu-Ray release of The Sound of Music, or you can release one of your own grandchildren in a balloon into the air."

Lindsay Lohan made an appearance, too, as the butt of a Baldwin joke about how DreamWorks executive Jeffrey Katzenberg is one of most powerful men in show business.

"Even more than Lindsay Lohan’s psychiatrist."

In case you’re wondering why Baldwin would take a job of hosting a women’s event, he will work anywhere he can earn a paycheck, even as a Fox News contributor, if they’d pay him for appearing.

Alec Baldwin Banned from the Philippines

Hollywood Grind — Fri, 22 May 2009 05:17:57 +0000

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.”

Alec Baldwin Angers the Philippines

Hollywood Grind — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:18:17 +0000

Alec Baldwin was on the Late Show with David Letterman, where he was asked if he wanted to have more children, to which Alec said:

"I’m thinking about getting a Filipino mail-order bride at this point…or a Russian one."

To which an angry Philippine Senator Ramon Ravilla said was an "arrogant" remark, and was "insensitive and uncalled for," and insulted millions of his fellow citizens. Ravilla says Baldwin’s words have elicited an angry nationwide response, and that the actor better keep his distance. Ravilla added:

"Let him try to come to the Philippines and he’ll see mayhem."

Maybe Ravilla should open his eyes. Filipinas want a better life, so they do whatever they can to come to America. Two popular ways filipinas get a visa is by either becoming a nurse, or getting married to an American, usually a Caucasian guy. Rather than attacking Baldwin for an obvious joke, maybe Ravilla should work a little harder to make life better in the Philippines so Filipinas won’t want to leave.

Alec Baldwin Mocks Joaquin Phoenix on Conan O’Brien

Hollywood Grind — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:08:50 +0000

On Conan O’Brien Thursday, Alec Baldwin imitated the bizarre interview Joaquin Phoenix did on David Letterman.

We’re not so much into making fun of Joaquin, and more concerned that he’ll be okay. We are hoping Joaquin is only acting for the "documentary" he’s filming.

Alec Baldwin Wii Skit on SNL

Hollywood Grind — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:30:39 +0000

Alec Baldwin did a master Wii skit on Saturday Night Live.

This skit should give Nintendo ideas for some new games, if their engineers aren’t already playing those games at home.

Alec Baldwin is an Alien

Hollywood Grind — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:40:26 +0000

Alec Baldwin did this spot to promote the Internet video startup Hulu. If Alec was an alien, that would explain a lot.

Alec Baldwin Defends Sarah Palin SNL Appearance

Hollywood Grind — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:28:42 +0000

Alec Baldwin today actually came out in defense of Saturday Night Live’s decision to put Sarah Palin on the show, rather than actually defending Palin. Alec said:

"Saturday Night Live is a comedy show. It’s not Meet the Press. It doesn’t "ask the tough questions" or "set the agenda." It attempts, with varying degrees of success, to make people laugh. That’s it. Whether they skewer and savage people in order to do so, they don’t care. When you come on a show like that, you are prepared in advance to get worked over. Palin knew that. Palin came on to be a good sport. And she was. She was polite, gracious. (More so than some of the famous actors who come through there, believe me.)"

"However, I assume that, like Meet the Press, SNL feels an obligation to offer their special forum to any and all public figures and officials who are current. Headline making. And in SNL’s case, would make for a hit show. Several people decried SNL for giving her a spot on the show. You’re kidding, right? The woman is the Vice Presidential nominee of one of the two major parties in this country. Don’t put her on SNL? With all of her exposure and the Tina Fey performance? What reality are you in?"

"If you think an appearance on Saturday Night Live would sway voters and actually effect the outcome of the election, you may have more contempt for the electorate of this country than the Republican National Committee does. And that’s a lot of contempt."

Now you see that last paragraph. Alec can’t talk politics without jabbing the party that doesn’t represent his point of view, and I’m not talking about Alec’s ex wife.

Sarah Palin and Tina Fey on SNL Together – Videos

Hollywood Grind — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:49:56 +0000

Sarah Palin had the distinct honor of doing the opening for Saturday Night Live, and she was joined by Palin haters Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. Mark Wahlberg appeared briefly with Sarah, because he was looking to punch Andy Samberg, although he instead did a skit with Andy. Amy Poehler even showed up for what could end up being the most watched SNL episode ever. All the liberals who hate Sarah, couldn’t miss appearing on SNL with her. That didn’t happen when Hillary Clinton was on the show.

Stephen Baldwin Wants to Punch Barack Hussein Obama

Hollywood Grind — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:14:44 +0000

Stephen Baldwin told the New York Daily News he wants to punch Barack Hussein Obama:

"I’d like to knock some good sense into Barack. I wouldn’t hurt him, but if he wins the election, he’ll hurt me. He’s a cultural terrorist."

Stephen also said he would leave the U.S. if Hussein is elected. Stephen’s brother Alec said the same thing both times George W. Bush ran for President, but despite Bush getting elected twice, Alec is still living in the U.S. Maybe Stephen will be more a man of his word than Alec.

Alec Baldwin is Half Right

Hollywood Grind — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:32:44 +0000

Alec Baldwin appeared on 60 Minutes. Morley Safer asked him about the voice mail he left for his daughter in the video above.

Baldwin is correct when he says his anger was directed at his ex wife rather than his daughter, but he forgets to take responsibility for his actions, which means he still has a lot of work to do on himself. However, he doesn’t seem to be working on himself, just more ways to blame others, or attack others, while he still fights the legal battle with his ex wife Kim Basinger.

He is right about the bias of the courts towards mothers, but he doesn’t make a good example of the type of real victims of that bias.

Baldwin believes that all the anger he keeps directing at his ex wife, and Republicans, is still justified, and he paints himself repeatedly as a victim, again without taking responsibility for making himself a lightening rod.

What Mr Baldwin has failed to learn during his lifetime, is that the tug-of-war with his enemies will not end until he finally learns to let go of the rope.

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