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| Phillippine Pres. Arroyo: Stop kissing me! |
| 2004-08-11 |
| Edited for brevity. Annoyed by a stream of unwanted kisses, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has warned overzealous male fans and supporters that to avoid embarrassment they should not pucker up in her direction. "First, show some respect. Secondly, I am conservative. I do not want to be kissed by any man but my husband," she told a town hall meeting in Laguna province, south of Manila. Arroyo often receives kisses on both cheeks by unknown admirers in a practice known locally as "beso-beso" ("kiss-kiss"). Citing her conservative nature, Arroyo said she would only accept kisses from her husband, lawyer Jose "Mike" Miguel. During a visit to meet Filipino workers in Kuwait last year, one of Arroyo's female bodyguards shoved away a man who approached the president with his lips puckered and ready to plant a kiss on her cheek. A picture of the man's foiled advance was published by many local newspapers. The presidential palace then announced that no one should ever try to claim a smacker from Arroyo, who is always protected by her troop of bodyguards. Hmm... Wonder if Arroyo's female bodyguards can match Gaddafi's Grrl Squad? |
| Posted by:Dar |
| #2 Conservative? Bwahahahahaha. |
| Posted by: Mr. Davis 2004-08-11 17:12 |
| #1 Arroyo can come over here to America and kiss my @ss. However, I'm sure she's too busy kissing terrorist @ss in the Philippines to bother. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-08-11 17:07 |