On Friday morning, news broke that Anthony Bourdain committed suicide.
“It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain,” the statement read. “His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller. His talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with his daughter and family at this incredibly difficult time.”
Two high profile figures gone in one week. Suicide is never the answer.
A lot of people have been posting tributes to Bourdain (some more raw than others). Did you see Rose McGowan’s?
Cue Obama. For some reason, he has a thing for commemorating people by posting pictures of himself.
He did it again.
“Low plastic stool, cheap but delicious noodles, cold Hanoi beer.” This is how I’ll remember Tony. He taught us about food — but more importantly, about its ability to bring us together. To make us a little less afraid of the unknown. We’ll miss him. pic.twitter.com/orEXIaEMZM
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 8, 2018
I guess I get posting pictures with someone you were close to, but…there’s no way Obama was THAT close to everyone he posts pictures with. When you mourn someone’s death, you don’t have to post a picture of YOURSELF. I get it sometimes, but Obama does this ALL THE TIME for EVERY occasion.
When you die, there are two options for a Barack Obama memorial tweet:
1. Picture of Obama with you
2. Picture of Obama without youhttps://t.co/PGtK6dq3bU— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) June 8, 2018
Yep.
h/t Twitchy