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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBarack Obama's $6 dinner table preserved for posterity in Vietnam
A table where former US President Barack Obama ate with chef Anthony Bourdain on an official trip to Vietnam two years ago has gone on display.
The table, complete with dinner set and empty beer bottles, has been encased in glass.
The owners of the Hanoi street food restaurant where the two men ate for $6 (£4) on plastic stools say the idea came from their customers.
They wanted to see where Mr Obama had sat and what he had eaten.
More: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43387059?ocid=socialflow_twitter
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Our President. A cool man and so down to earth.
JI7
(89,249 posts)It was such a contrast. Seeing a president that the world loved and was cheering on and having an interesting intelligent conversation with bourdain.
We will get this back again.
sheshe2
(83,763 posts)Loved it, JI7.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)bigtree
(85,996 posts)...I think this is kind of nice. Tastefully done.
A good solution to all of the inquiries.
dalton99a
(81,486 posts)Obama Cuts In Line At Franklin Barbecue, Makes Up For It By Paying It Forward
President Barack Obama pays for his and other peoples meal with a Visa card at Franklin Barbecue in Austin, Texas, Thursday July 10, 2014.
Love this, Dalton. Thanks, I never read about this one.
Dayum he makes me smile.
onetexan
(13,041 posts)it's a get-in-line-early-and-wait patiently place till you get a seat.
lame54
(35,290 posts)Initech
(100,075 posts)reACTIONary
(5,770 posts)samnsara
(17,622 posts)Initech
(100,075 posts)The most boorish, incompetent, intolerable piece of shit known to man. Ugh!
BigmanPigman
(51,591 posts)and has said so an several of his shows over the past 15 years on 3 diff networks. He really hates the well done steak with ketchup combo that the Moron loves.
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)sheshe2
(83,763 posts)Cha
(297,222 posts)What a great idea.. forever in perpetuity!
Mahalo for the report, she.
sheshe2
(83,763 posts)a beloved President, Cha.
Cha
(297,222 posts)JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)Funny how all the world loved the guy we sent to the WH. Except the nazi party, of course.
Botany
(70,504 posts)sheshe2
(83,763 posts)Thank you Botany
Beautiful.
Mosby
(16,311 posts)Takket
(21,568 posts)jayschool2013
(2,312 posts)Takket
(21,568 posts)sheshe2
(83,763 posts)In memory of the Hamburgerler.
gyroscope
(1,443 posts)not even McDonalds. which is why you never see him going out interacting with the general public like Obama often did. restaurants know Dump's presence would be bad for business.
NNadir
(33,518 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)PatSeg
(47,430 posts)That really choked me up. Such a stark contrast to what we have now.
True Blue American
(17,984 posts)Tears of Joy and Happiness!
RestoreAmerica2020
(3,435 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,979 posts)That's pretty cool!
sheshe2
(83,763 posts)Dump uses a shovel. Sad.
BumRushDaShow
(128,979 posts)sheshe2
(83,763 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,979 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,563 posts)I wonder if they will do the same for the Oran...oh, hell. I can't even bring myself to finish typing it. Of COURSE they won't.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,563 posts)...what a great thing for Anthony Bourdain to be able to look back on!
Gothmog
(145,231 posts)IronLionZion
(45,442 posts)for those who have Netflix it's the first episode
There are also shorter clips on Youtube
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)Who knows what lies ahead for Barack Obama?
His story may have just started!
sheshe2
(83,763 posts)That's a fact, yallerdawg.
Kirk Lover
(3,608 posts)are really giving up a section of real estate to honor him!
sheshe2
(83,763 posts)I bet they are getting even more traffic from it.
MyOwnPeace
(16,926 posts)Really?
Maybe somebody should let Dr. Ben Carson know about that one......................
AC_Mem
(1,979 posts)and I just want to cry. I miss his steady, calming manner. I felt SAFE, even when there was such turmoil going on around us. Knowing what he endured every day from those who are now holding the reins of power and driving us off the cliff, I honestly don't know how he did it, but i'm so glad he did.
Knowing he was our President for 8 years makes me feel fortunate that I was alive while he made history. My heart aches for him - that he has to look at everything he accomplished be destroyed because of that racist hatred.
But you know, he is very quiet right now. I don't think for a minute that he is just sitting back and watching this happen.... he probably has allot more freedom right now to advise and I hope that he is doing that. we need to not only win in November, but we need to have a PLAN for when we win. Swatting away the obstruction that we will face will not help. We need to start putting into place a plan for repairing - again - and moving our country forward again.
Two steps forward, 1 step back - we MUST keep moving forward and we better start thinking about our leadership and getting the majority of Americans behind a PLAN. The fact that we are putting Democrats back in leadership positions should tell our representatives that we expect them to get busy. It is time to organize and get people behind several CORE initiatives. I'm really shaking my head that this isn't being better organized right now because November will be here before you know it.
Hey - speaking of someone who is an expert at organizing..... President Obama - we need you.
erronis
(15,257 posts)Who has given us an example of how to be great and courageous.
And total disdain for those that allowed our government to be corrupted so badly. I hope your future meals are all served on metal plates with plastic spoons.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)tblue37
(65,357 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)sheshe2
(83,763 posts)Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)What a great pic. miss that guy.
LisaM
(27,811 posts)It makes a larger point.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,985 posts)That should count for something.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Hekate
(90,686 posts)SergeStorms
(19,201 posts)Oh, that's right. He'd never actually ever GO INSIDE a McDonald's. He has the Secret Service go in Drive-Thru.
betsuni
(25,519 posts)They should have wax models of the food made, that would be even cooler. I don't believe Anthony only had one beer.
oasis
(49,386 posts)he's much more accolades due him in this country.
Renew Deal
(81,859 posts)packman
(16,296 posts)lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)Wonder if there is a McDonald's out there that has an empty bag, empty large fries box, and a fish fillet wrapper encased in plastic?
AZ Jim
(70 posts)to be proud of our respected President!!
ailsagirl
(22,897 posts)Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)Love it now. How did we ever get such a cool president?