Bourdain in Beirut

[turtlebanana]

Originally Posted by Christy

OMG, what a jackass. As he films him and his crew lounging poolside, he's in the very same breath trashing Bush for not making a statement, and that it took Tony Blair several moments to get his attention at a dinner.


Can you tell I'm bored?

You have to give him a little lee way, He was in country with only local news. They are not going to put the US in the best light. HE did keep it real throughout the show. The only thing is I think he should give a little credit to the Navy as well as the USMC. There is still about 2 mins. to go soo hopefully he will.

[LucySnow]

darn, I missed the show.... I'm sure they'll replay it many times.

I did however read his article in Salon, which really gave a great perspective on what was going on. it also kinda explains why they had little choice but to hang around the hotel and drink...

http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/200.../index_np.html

[jazz lady (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Christy

Is on the Travel Channel. He just so happened to be in Beirut when they kidnapped the Israeli Soldiers. It's pretty chilling in a way. Filming a travel show, only to get caught in the middle of that whole mess.

I love to watch his shows but you're right - that one was absolutely chilling. What a beautiful country being destroyed by war.

[jazz lady (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Pete

That dude is weird. I watched one of his shows when he was in Central America and he ate Iguana.

That one was but the worse was the buffet he attended in some Nordic country. Haggis, anyone?