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What: On a voice mail leaked in 2007 by his estranged ex-wife, Kim Basinger, the "30 Rock" star can be heard scolding his daughter, Ireland.
Profanity count: 7
Rage level: 7
Money quote: "You are a rude, thoughtless little pig, OK?"
Mid-rant digression: "When the time comes for me to make the phone call, I stop whatever I'm doing, and I go and I make that phone call."
Listen to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F2t5_JZTQQ" rel="nofollow">Baldwin's rant here</a>. (Warning: Explicit language.)
AP photo / Diane Bondareff
What: On a voice mail leaked in 2007 by his estranged ex-wife, Kim Basinger, the “30 Rock” star can be heard scolding his daughter, Ireland. Profanity count: 7 Rage level: 7 Money quote: “You are a rude, thoughtless little pig, OK?” Mid-rant digression: “When the time comes for me to make the phone call, I stop whatever I’m doing, and I go and I make that phone call.” Listen to Baldwin’s rant here. (Warning: Explicit language.)
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By now you’ve probably heard–or at least heard about–the recording of actor Christian Bale’s dramatic rant on the set of “Terminator Salvation.” But where does it fall among the great recorded rants?

–By Kevin Pang, Robert K. Elder and Tim Bannon, Tribune reporters