Finally I got him !!! Added New Photos: "Seagal at Manila"!!

[suziwong]

"Steven Seagal and his opinions
12:57 PM, Manila Time | Media & Entertainment

I debated all day yesterday whether to blog about Steven Seagal's visit to the Philippines and the way his opinions were sensationalized in the newspapers and broadcast media. My initial reaction was to ignore the whole thing. Well, the whole thing will not go away. Seagal's favorable impression of Gloria Arroyo is being made out by the media as some kind of worthy endorsement.

Bloody hell.

Seagal does not live in the Philippines and has no personal experience with the way Gloria Arroyo runs the government. He admits as much.

“From what I heard from my American and Japanese friends, she’s a talented and wonderful human being, with the ability to be firm when the situation demands. I’m really a great fan of hers.” [Manila Bulletin]
He also admits that he intends to make a film in the Philippines and release a recording album here.

Steven Seagal is a fading Hollywood star (not an actor; the guy can't act) who hasn't had a hit in the U.S. in a decade. He admits having interest in the Philippines as a market for his projects which, apparently, no longer has a niche in the U.S. markets.

Seagal arrived in the Philippines right after the rumors floated that the leadership of the Iglesia ni Cristo has decided to endorse Gloria Arroyo giving rise to reasonable speculations that her victory is assured.

Seagal wants something and is greasing his way in. He is gambling--hoping that with with a Gloria victory, the Philippine markets would open up for him. If Gloria loses, or is thrown out of Malacañang, too bad for this has-been Hollywood jock.

The mileage that the media gave his statements, espcially the context in which they were reported, is deplorable.

The superstar treatment that the Department of Tourism and Dick Gordon extended to him is sickening."

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without comments !!

 

[Serena]

Like Suzi said--I post this with no comment.


Who’s got what in the elections
ABS-CBN News
May 9, 2004

Whoever it was in the administration Lakas-CMD-ATM party who thought up the absolute no-brainer of wheeling out that faded and bloated Hollywood actor Steven Seagal to endorse their presidential candidate on the home stretch needs to be hung, drawn and quartered -- pronto.

The fact that President Gloria Arroyo -- if the two so far famous but possibly soon-to-be infamous survey outfits are correct -- appears headed for victory, albeit by a hair, needs no words of support from Tinseltown is beside the point.

Through much of the campaign season Lakas operatives -- for very obvious reasons -- have railed against the suitability of stars of the big screen to seek the tenancy of Malacañang Palace -- and questioned their credibility in seeking political office.

Why, the endearing firebrand Lakas senatorial candidate Miriam Defensor Santiago even took to the courts to question the right of show-biz celebrities to run for public office -- this despite the fact that two of that genre were on the same slate as her.

And then they bring on Seagal to endorse GMA and make her look like a hypocrite?

Former Tourism Secretary Dick Gordon, who valiantly played the role of Seagal’s minder during the actor’s stay in Manila (when Seagal allegedly also got more than an earful from dozens of Filipinos who stormed the Makati hotel where he was billeted and confronted him in the lobby about indulging in partisan politics) should have known better than to insult the intelligence of Filipinos by claiming that Seagal -- a committed Buddhist -- just happened to be in town at the invitation of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) to grace one of its events, and that the government was not picking up the tab for his stay.

If that really was the case, Seagal should have stayed at the YMCA and not in an expensive suite of a luxury five-star hotel where the total cost for Seagal’s three-day visit was probably equivalent to the monthly budget of the financially hard-pressed YMCA.

Lakas piggybacking on the YMCA? Gordon should tell it to the Marines. Or better still, tell it to the Village People.

About the same time that Seagal was in town, another international show-biz celebrity -- though he is truly a class act -- was also here to perform at charity concert in the Araneta Coliseum that was packed to the rafters.

We are talking of the soulful Italian songster Andrea Bocelli, who mesmerized the eager audience representing every facet of Philippine society with his soaring melodious voice.

Naturally, Palace audiences were sought for both Seagal and Bocelli. But while the President’s tight schedule meant that Bocelli never got to meet her, Seagal, at least, did get as far as the Ceremonial Hall at Malacañang.

But our sources tell us that a meeting with the busy GMA was hurriedly aborted when it was discovered that Seagal’s breath smelt of his hotel suite’s entire mini-bar.

 

[yudansha]

The business of politics ...

LOL that last statement ... no comment. Politics ... nasty stuff and it always is (you should've seen the things that went on during the russian elections ... after the election, all were discredited).

 

[suziwong]

"Like Suzi said--I post this with no comment."

Right !! what can I say for this ???

 

[Administrator]

Found this. here

Craig

 

[tora]

Seagal a heavy drinker?Ummmmm...They don't have Russian vodka on the Philippines,do they?Or they do in fact?
Shucks...no more comments...

 

[Reservoir Dog]

Oh Boy.......

 

[Lotussan]

Where does it say he is a heavy drinker? Sheesh, and vodka is such a strong one, too...

 

[Lotussan]

Thanks, Craig...
But is that one of those sites that anyone can submit articles to?
You never know who is writing what, and why doesn't someplace
like the CNN site have anything on it?

 

[tora]

Geez...how do they know it was a content of his mini-bar and not his famous oriental odours?

 

[Lotussan]

Tora, what in the heck are you babbling about?

 

[tora]

It's 3 am here,so not sure what really

 

[aikidonna]

I'm with Tora.
I've heard from my Aikido instructor and other students that have been close to Seagal during seminars, that he always smells really good. Kinda of an earthy incense smell, think that it comes from some of the oils he uses that he came up with and has for sale. Maybe it was this aroma, that they mistook for booze. Only explanation that I can come up with.
Take care
Donna

 

[Lotussan]

ok, Donna...
Well, he's only human, maybe he likes to drink, who really knows...
I wouldn't love him any less for it, unless he wanted to be mean to me
when drunk, then I'd probably cry...
But I can imagine that smell he has on him, mmmm, sounds very good, I'll bet...

 

[Reservoir Dog]

Dont believe everything you read. This guy probably doesn't like the political leader Seagal endorsed, and is probably just taking his anger out that way.

 

[Lotussan]

Oh believe me, I don't...
Lots of people want to say evil things about him, and I have no idea why,
my best guess is that it's just a big inferiority complex on their part..
Besides, he is a Buddhist...
But you never know...
It's really none of our business in fact, he can do whatever he pleases, and I am sure that he does...
And I really do respect that...
I wouldn't have him any other way...

 

[ORANGATUANG]

No comment...

 

[tora]

This article is merely a slightest attempt to win a spot in the smartasses competition... Nothing that serious about it...

 

[yudansha]

just a heads up...

And don't believe everything from CNN either...

 

[Lotussan]

Yes, but I think CNN should have heard he was in Manila by now...Very odd...Refer to the ryback quote about BB when in doubt, and this girl is in major doubt...There are lots of maunfactured photos out there on the net, after all...