Posts Tagged ‘Obama’

Bourdain’s Last Supper?

02/06/2024

By Randall Richards

I started this blog some 18 years ago with the broad stroke of travel advice, mountain guiding and expedition experiences and learnings from other cultures. Now, as I travel in Vietnam, I’m more interested in the people, plus the interesting discussions or tidbits I’m learning in light of the current state of global affairs. What seemed normal is no longer. What was once 2+2=4 is now an upside-down world in our national and local governments, schools and communities. I heard a saying the other day, “The difference between a conspiracy theory and the truth is six months”, except the time has shortened to 6 days”. that person further explained that those in power no longer need to stand behind their lies for very long. They get what they want out of the situation, then fess up and tell the truth later, (buried on page 12) then move on to the next deception, leaving the public bewildered.

My family and I happened to go to a well-known “Bun Cha” street food restaurant in Hanoi recently, and found a poster of Obama and Anthony Bourdain sitting at one of the tables.

My guess is Bourdain was showing Obama around some of the sweetspots in Vietnam’s capital.

“Don’t step ouf of line, mate”,The caption, “Suat an Obama” reads, “Obama dines”

But allow me some conjecture: I remember hearing rumours that Bourdain was “suicided” and had told close friends he wasn’t suicidal, and that “if anything happens to me, I didn’t take my own life”. I’d have to do some digging to dredge up what I had seen. Of course a quick look on search engines only** brought up “OFM” (Old Fashioned Media) headlines the likes of “The Dark Final Texts”, and “Tragic Final Moments”, by the likes of the Huff Post and NYT. Do I trust those sources? Not anymore. In fact, I’ve got my BS meter tuned to “high” lately.

While eating at the restaurant, and contemplating the large poster of the the two sitting facing each other, I couldn’t help  but wonder if Obama was telling Bourdain to “Stay in line, or else”. I had read that Bourdain was questioning “the official narrative” of the globalist agenda and was planning on going public with his opinion.

But then again, maybe it was just a quiet dinner in Vietnam’s capital.

Bun Cha Huong Liên, Hanoi

** I did happen to see this post on Rumble though, with the headline:

Anthony Bourdain Calls Out Clintons & Weinstein in Posthumously Published Interview

Stay tuned for a few more entries from Vietnam, but not tourist pics.

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Politicians Will Not Change the World

01/03/2010

An Open Letter from a “Former Economic Hit Man”
By John Perkins

Former "E.H.M.", John Perkins

[Editor’s Note: I have long been a fan of  New York Times Bestselling author John Perkins, after reading Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, which should be read by every citizen of the world – by Americans to see how our lifestyle impacts “third world” countries, and by those citizens in countries that have been taken advantage of by the “corporatracy”. Please Read on….]

“Many of you have asked how I feel about the Obama administration . . .

In short: the fact that we moved from a conservative Republican oilman from Texas to a liberal Democratic African American from Illinois, and yet change plods along at a snail’s pace – if at all – is a confirmation of what I discuss in detail in my “HOODWINKED.”

Our president has little real power. (more…)

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We Were There: Obama in Unity, NH

08/11/2008

D.R. Richards

Image: D.R. Richards

I happened to be coming back from the Northfield Conference last spring, and heard from a friend, that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were in Unity, New Hampshire, of all places, giving a speech of Unity. The timing was right, so I swung in, on my way back to Sunapee. There were shuttle buses all over the place. Acquaintances and fellow townspeople that recognized, were streaming in along with from the surrounding towns of New London, Sunapee and Newport to see these two. Joining were them were a few thousand from points afar, and joining them were photographers and press people of all sorts.  I hadn’t heard about the shuttle buses, or any arrangements about leaving cars at some remote lot, and drove my van along the road to Unity and parked about a half mile from  the “downtown Unity village district”.   

During my travels with Mountain Spirit Institute, Outward Bound, or Alpine Ascents International, I have always encountered foreigners who have enjoyed getting to know us North Americans, but have had concerns about our serious lack of judgement when it comes to controlling or choosing our leaders.   I am once again proud of our populace for finally making a progressive decision. I haven’t felt this way since I was a child.  I have no delusions that Obama is the fix-all president, however this goes a long way in our country, to rising to the occasion, as a more compassionate people and nation. Thank God, it’s about time.
I used to work for Suki Coughlin in New London, NH.  She was a stringer for U.P.I. Wire Services, and taught me a lot about press work. I used to cover quite a few presidential campaigns in my former life. So, When I had my camera with me this day,  decided to get near the podium and take a few shots of this moment. Who would have thought? It’s not only true that we’ve passed a crossroads in having our first black president, but we’ve certainly crossed a wonderful threshold where it’s becoming self-evident there is a new paradigm in the U.S., one of a new level of compassion, humility and equality.

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