SoylentNews

Obama to Test Survivor Skills on Bear Grylls Show

posted by takyon on Wednesday September 02 2015, @09:15AM   
from the that's-what-secret-service-is-for dept.

An Anonymous Coward submitted this BBC story:

US President Barack Obama will trek through the wilderness in Alaska this week with British TV adventurer Bear Grylls, the NBC channel has announced. He is due to tape an episode of Running Wild with Bear Grylls to observe the effects of climate change on the area, it said. He is the first president to appear on the show, to be aired later this year.

President Obama is on a three-day tour of Alaska aimed at highlighting the pace of climate change. It is part of his administration's efforts to build support for new legislation significantly capping carbon dioxide emissions from power plants in the US, as well as raise attention to the ways climate change has damaged Alaska's natural landscape.

---

Original Submission

• First President First President (Score: 5, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 02 2015, @09:38AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 02 2015, @09:38AM (#231173)

  He is the first president to appear on the show

  He's been the only president since the show began...

  Running Wild is currently in its second season. Season one began July 28, 2014 and ended September 8, 2014

  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_Wild_with_Bear_Grylls [wikipedia.org]

  Starting Score:	0		points
  Moderation		+5
  Insightful=1, Informative=1, Touché=3, Total=5
  Extra 'Touché' Modifier		0
  Total Score:		5

• Re:First President Re:First President (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 02 2015, @09:59AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 02 2015, @09:59AM (#231180)

  Only US president, perhaps. There are other countries in the world you know.

  Parent

  • Re:First President (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 02 2015, @10:12AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 02 2015, @10:12AM (#231183)

    Fine, we can use the general meaning of president. Then the first president on the show was during the first episode which featured Zac Efron, who played a president in a movie that was out at the time:

    Zac Efron stars in ‘Neighbors’ as Teddy Sanders, a fraternity president who wants to leave a legacy of throwing wild parties.

    http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/movies/movie_news/2014/05/zac_efron_relates_to_role_as_wild_fraternity_leader [bostonherald.com]

    Still wrong.

    Parent

• Re:First President Re:First President (Score: 3, Insightful) by bob_super on Wednesday September 02 2015, @04:05PM

  by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday September 02 2015, @04:05PM (#231313)

  Today is the first ever September Wednesday since 2014.

  "journalists" drive me nuts.

  Parent

  • Re:First President (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 02 2015, @06:22PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 02 2015, @06:22PM (#231381)

    This is why you failed Journalism 101....

    "According to Ocean Data Climate Models, Today is the Hottest ever September Wednesday since 2014!"

    Parent