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former9thward

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84. No one committed suicide when Obama was president?

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #47)

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 01:13 PM

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CNN's Anthony Bourdain dead at 61 [View all] babylonsister Jun 2018 OP

OMG! I'm in shock. RIP octoberlib Jun 2018 #1

sobbing... hlthe2b Jun 2018 #2

Wow! Sherman A1 Jun 2018 #3

Trump sets the tone for America... FarPoint Jun 2018 #6

If you read the article, you'd have seen that suicide has risen by 25% in the last 2 decades mythology Jun 2018 #13

True, but rising income inequality could play a role TexasBushwhacker Jun 2018 #54

There is a black fog over America.. FarPoint Jun 2018 #88

Yes it does. backscatter712 Jun 2018 #80

This isn't a celebrity thing. xmas74 Jun 2018 #25

I think you misunderstood. padah513 Jun 2018 #35

I've been out of it for years. xmas74 Jun 2018 #40

I wasn't brushing it off as a celebrity thing Sherman A1 Jun 2018 #45

Yes, I was noting the group in the news this week Sherman A1 Jun 2018 #42

Bad things come in 3's donkeypoofed Jun 2018 #55

seems to be Sherman A1 Jun 2018 #75

Also Avicii. smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #63

So sad. This country needed him. aikoaiko Jun 2018 #4

"This country needed him." mitch96 Jun 2018 #82

Oh wow. His daughter is 11. That is a rough age to lose a parent, particularly to suicide. aikoaiko Jun 2018 #85

This is yet another... FarPoint Jun 2018 #5

Terrible terrible news... LuckyCharms Jun 2018 #7

Very sad news superpatriotman Jun 2018 #8

Didn't see that one coming True Dough Jun 2018 #9

Wow! samplegirl Jun 2018 #10

I had been traveling vicariously with him. babylonsister Jun 2018 #12

What a tragedy. smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #11

That's the truth, good ones taken out far too soon. Bourdain was unique, appalachiablue Jun 2018 #46

Deaths are sad, tragic, awful, even overdue. But Bourdain's death is a true loss. Stinky The Clown Jun 2018 #14

Sad workinclasszero Jun 2018 #15

An authentic human. Rip UTUSN Jun 2018 #16

I'm crying. betsuni Jun 2018 #17

His girlfriend, Asia Argento must have broken up. TexasBushwhacker Jun 2018 #30

The article opens with 'Asia "reunited" with Clement, the pair had been appalachiablue Jun 2018 #48

Yes. She still lives in Italy with her children TexasBushwhacker Jun 2018 #51

I feel pain. IluvPitties Jun 2018 #18

Jesus Christ vercetti2021 Jun 2018 #19

Or just Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #26

As someone who suffers from severe depression vercetti2021 Jun 2018 #27

I do not. Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #32

I plan on sticking around vercetti2021 Jun 2018 #61

He'd been outspoken for many years xmas74 Jun 2018 #41

Some of that I remember. appalachiablue Jun 2018 #50

I didn't know he was addicted vercetti2021 Jun 2018 #62

Heroin earlier in his life. babylonsister Jun 2018 #74

I saw that too. Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #65

oh my bdamomma Jun 2018 #20

As a former galley worker in my youth xmas74 Jun 2018 #21

Stunned and shocked that this man killed himself oberliner Jun 2018 #22

I'm just heartbroken. I loved seeing the world through his eyes. nolabear Jun 2018 #23

I'm in shock here malaise Jun 2018 #24

Very very shocking and very, very sad. Vibes to his family, friends and applegrove Jun 2018 #28

Open-minded, adventurous, good-hearted, authentic BeyondGeography Jun 2018 #29

Very sad, as are all suicides saidsimplesimon Jun 2018 #31

It's Dark in America and even some positive people are having trouble coping. NightWatcher Jun 2018 #33

Good advice bdamomma Jun 2018 #34

Doubtful that Trump had anything to do with this oberliner Jun 2018 #38

You doubt that trump's America is a darker place than Obama's America? NightWatcher Jun 2018 #47

No one committed suicide when Obama was president? former9thward Jun 2018 #84

I despise the dotard, but we cannot blame him for individual suicides. Tipperary Jun 2018 #87

Such a loss. Heart breaking. revmclaren Jun 2018 #36

Gut-wrenching sadness. panader0 Jun 2018 #37

I loved this guy so much. Damn. Glimmer of Hope Jun 2018 #39

RIP. I hope the investigation is thorough. ecstatic Jun 2018 #43

Pictures of his girlfriend, Asia Argento, with another man TexasBushwhacker Jun 2018 #59

Where were those pictures published? oberliner Jun 2018 #68

Daily Mail UK TexasBushwhacker Jun 2018 #77

Thanks oberliner Jun 2018 #79

Hope this is not a David Carradine thing. Sneederbunk Jun 2018 #72

Classy. Tipperary Jun 2018 #86

Very depressing - really enjoyed his programs over the years. nt el_bryanto Jun 2018 #44

I'm gutted. MelissaB Jun 2018 #49

I have not been this upset since Stevie Ray Vaughn. Trek4Truth Jun 2018 #58

Exactly. Old restaurant hand here, just reread the "read this before eating" article ... marble falls Jun 2018 #64

And George Harrison, Jim Croce mitch96 Jun 2018 #83

RIP C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #52

He was living my fantasy life. SunSeeker Jun 2018 #53

He made his shows about people Bradshaw3 Jun 2018 #56

Shit this SUCKS! I've been a fan since 2001. BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #57

... geardaddy Jun 2018 #60

OMG.. cant beleve it . honest.abe Jun 2018 #66

He would have been a wonderful traveling companion. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2018 #67

We will sorely miss his generosity of spirit in this age of mean spiritedness. nt LAS14 Jun 2018 #69

😭 I am so bummed! R.I.P., Anthony. kysrsoze Jun 2018 #70

More evidence that success, fame and wealth don't assure happiness. So very sad. WillowTree Jun 2018 #71

Rest in peace In_The_Wind Jun 2018 #73

DAMN DonCoquixote Jun 2018 #76

Wow, truly terrible ... LenaBaby61 Jun 2018 #78

RIP, Tony shanti Jun 2018 #81