obama tastes wilds of alaska and reality tv
Thursday 10 April 2025
Last Updated : GMT 09:40:38
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle

In the wilds of Alaska

Obama tastes wilds of Alaska and reality TV

Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle

Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicleObama tastes wilds of Alaska and reality TV

US President Barack Obama
Washington - Arab Today

He tasted salmon that had been chewed on by a bear, but passed on drinking his own pee. Thus did President Barack Obama test his mettle in the wilds of Alaska.

Obama was the celebrity guest in an airing of "Running Wild with Bear Grylls," a reality TV shows in which famous people try out their survival skills in the great outdoors.

The presidential episode was taped in September but aired Thursday night.

For Obama it was an opportunity to press his case for protecting the environment -- and do so from a supremely pristine venue -- and speak outside the Oval Office.

The commander in chief alternated between serious talk on battling climate change and jokey banter on what he called "one of the best days of my presidency."

"For security reasons, I am not allowed to have a smartphone," Obama said before taking a selfie with the phone of one of his staffers. Obama said he anticipated some ribbing from his teenage daughters.

As they ventured into an area popular with bears, host Grylls warned the president that the animals are most dangerous when interrupted while mating.

"I think that's probably true for humans as well," Obama deadpanned.

A bit further on, he tasted the leftovers of a salmon that a bear had chowed on and left by a riverbed. Obama said it was good, but would be better with a cracker.

Then, this: in a pinch, would he be willing to drink his own urine?

"I suppose, in extremis, it's something that I would do -- if the alternative was death."

He added: "It's not something I'd make a habit of. And I probably wouldn't do it just for a TV show."

So what is the president of the United States afraid of? When his wife Michelle gets mad at him, she gives him a real mean look, Obama said. But no phobias, thank you.

After eating a marshmallow roasted on a camp fire, Obama spoke about the fight against global warming.

Gazing off at majestic glaciers, Obama said:

"I have two daughters, and I don't want grandkids too soon. But eventually I hope to have some. And I want to make sure that this is there for them, not just us," Obama said.

Obama spent three days in Alaska during this trip, which he took months before the Paris climate summit that ended last weekend with a global accord to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

His message in late summer on climate change was this: "We are not moving fast enough."

themuslimchronicle
themuslimchronicle

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

obama tastes wilds of alaska and reality tv obama tastes wilds of alaska and reality tv

 



Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle

GMT 15:48 2015 Sunday ,09 August

Nicolle Wallace to leave 'The View' for good

GMT 08:42 2017 Friday ,25 August

Vegas bookies dreading McGregor upset

GMT 11:55 2017 Monday ,27 February

Police foil suicide bomb attack

GMT 13:19 2016 Monday ,12 December

7 Daesh militants killed in Afghan airstrike

GMT 01:14 2016 Friday ,30 September

Johnson brimming with confidence going into Ryder Cup

GMT 05:40 2012 Sunday ,19 February

Riham El Sahly:I aim for highest neutrality in media

GMT 09:53 2012 Sunday ,26 February

Marc Miller: A seat at the table

GMT 23:21 2011 Saturday ,30 April

Oman website blocked because of criminal offences
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
 
 Themuslimchronicle Facebook,themuslimchronicle facebook  Themuslimchronicle Twitter,themuslimchronicle twitter Themuslimchronicle Rss,themuslimchronicle rss  Themuslimchronicle Youtube,themuslimchronicle youtube  Themuslimchronicle Youtube,themuslimchronicle youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©

muslimchronicle muslimchronicle muslimchronicle muslimchronicle
themuslimchronicle themuslimchronicle themuslimchronicle
themuslimchronicle
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle