(It's on Netflix and iTunes.) And hopefully make you smile and laugh a little along the way. Newton. Brights.
But like me, you may not finish the entire series. They're capable of showing interest in people who aren't screaming for attention and trying to engineer their own plot twists. Gifford is the inoffensive, big-smiling, gay, golden-retriever-walking anti-Trump. His show won a Danish television award and has just premiered on Netflix — so those in the States can start watching it, too.It’s called “Jeg Er Ambassadøren fra Amerika,” or “I Am the Ambassador From America.”The cameras follow Gifford around, doing what he does as ambassador; each episode also offers a candid glimpse into his personal life in Copenhagen. One of the things I was really struck by was the fact that Danes really had not a clue about what we did. Just better. Headlines focus on Hillary Clinton's emails and Trump's bragging about grabbing women's genitals -- on Paul Ryan's fidgeting and Clinton's smile. You need to get outside of your box, you need to get outside from behind your desk, and go to them. Once in office, Ob Just as it has done in Denmark, I hope very much that it will serve as a vehicle through which you learn a little about the US, a little about Denmark, a little about diplomacy and the unique bond between people and nations. He’s the star of a popular reality show on Danish TV — but, don’t hear that and think of Bravo franchises. There's simply not enough tension to keep it moving. What we do. He was the Finance Director for Barack Obama's presidential re-election campaign in 2012. Every page goes through several hundred of perfecting techniques; in live mode. Assuming the GOP nominee doesn't get elected, the Year of TrumpTheater, not substance, has the spotlight this campaign season. He runs the Copenhagen half-marathon. Sadly, he's exactly the kind of public figure who wouldn't interest Americans much these days. Gifford is the US ambassador to this little near-utopic nation, which is consistently ranked as one of Gifford's dog, Argos, and husband, Stephen, are fixtures of the six-episode program, which entirely lacks the drama of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" or the "He walks in the gay pride parade. Former Governor Sarah Palin had an eight-episode show about her life … Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Debates are long on personal attacks and short on substance. He’s a political appointee serving under President Barack Obama, whose presidential term ends soon. You can watch him say goodbye to his golden retriever as he heads off to work, embrace his husband Stephen DeVincent — Gifford is openly gay — or ride along with him as he travels to Danish high schools to talk with young students.Now that the documentary series is available to larger audiences, Gifford says he hopes viewers will see what it means to be a diplomat and a public servant.“And while I am incredibly nervous about the show being aired all over the world — especially in my home country — I believe in it with all my heart. Show all languages. And their society -- which has That Danes appreciate a candid, no-frills look into the life of an innocuous US ambassador is telling. It's almost trite to say: This is great for TV and bad for democracy.Yet it wouldn't be great TV unless we didn't crave it on some level.At the risk of sounding quaint and outdated, I think we Americans could learn a thing or two from Denmark's taste in public figures. Facts? There was sort of a fascination with what we did, but there was this perception that we would play golf during the day and go to cocktail parties at night and in between, go into the Embassy where we’re up to nefarious things somehow, and it I just felt so wrong to me,” he said.“What I really wanted to do was … take our message to a broader audience, a younger audience, a more diverse audience.
There might be another televison series in his future, or another diplomatic post — or maybe he’ll take the advice of his many newfound Danish fans who have urged the ambassasor to mount his own campaign for the US presidency.Bill Maher Highlights Some of the Lesser Known Trump Endorsements: WATCH » At a time when another reality show veteran, Donald Trump, is clawing for the US presidency, Gifford, a former Obama fund-raiser, represents the America that Europeans want to believe still exists. Great Wikipedia has got greater.. Leo. Most of all I hope you enjoy.”The idea to chronicle Gifford’s life on TV was partly proposed by Danish television producers, and partly his own idea based on his experiences as an ambassador.“When I first took the job I was traveling around Denmark and really trying to get a sense of how the US Embassy in Copenhagen really fit into the culture in Denmark. He’s the star of a popular reality show on Danish TV — but, don’t hear that and think of Bravo franchises.“We call it a documentary series, not a reality show, to distinguish ourselves as much as we can from the Real Housewives and the Kardashians,“ the American diplomat said during a visit to The World’s studios.
Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.A photo posted by Rufus Gifford (@rufusgifford) on A photo posted by Rufus Gifford (@rufusgifford) on Rufus Gifford, US ambassador to Denmark, has become the unlikely star of a Danish reality TV show.It's Rufus Gifford -- or "Rufus," as everyone here seems to know him. John D. Sutter is a columnist for CNN Opinion … How do you do that?
But like me, you may not finish the entire series. They're capable of showing interest in people who aren't screaming for attention and trying to engineer their own plot twists. Gifford is the inoffensive, big-smiling, gay, golden-retriever-walking anti-Trump. His show won a Danish television award and has just premiered on Netflix — so those in the States can start watching it, too.It’s called “Jeg Er Ambassadøren fra Amerika,” or “I Am the Ambassador From America.”The cameras follow Gifford around, doing what he does as ambassador; each episode also offers a candid glimpse into his personal life in Copenhagen. One of the things I was really struck by was the fact that Danes really had not a clue about what we did. Just better. Headlines focus on Hillary Clinton's emails and Trump's bragging about grabbing women's genitals -- on Paul Ryan's fidgeting and Clinton's smile. You need to get outside of your box, you need to get outside from behind your desk, and go to them. Once in office, Ob Just as it has done in Denmark, I hope very much that it will serve as a vehicle through which you learn a little about the US, a little about Denmark, a little about diplomacy and the unique bond between people and nations. He’s the star of a popular reality show on Danish TV — but, don’t hear that and think of Bravo franchises. There's simply not enough tension to keep it moving. What we do. He was the Finance Director for Barack Obama's presidential re-election campaign in 2012. Every page goes through several hundred of perfecting techniques; in live mode. Assuming the GOP nominee doesn't get elected, the Year of TrumpTheater, not substance, has the spotlight this campaign season. He runs the Copenhagen half-marathon. Sadly, he's exactly the kind of public figure who wouldn't interest Americans much these days. Gifford is the US ambassador to this little near-utopic nation, which is consistently ranked as one of Gifford's dog, Argos, and husband, Stephen, are fixtures of the six-episode program, which entirely lacks the drama of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" or the "He walks in the gay pride parade. Former Governor Sarah Palin had an eight-episode show about her life … Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Debates are long on personal attacks and short on substance. He’s a political appointee serving under President Barack Obama, whose presidential term ends soon. You can watch him say goodbye to his golden retriever as he heads off to work, embrace his husband Stephen DeVincent — Gifford is openly gay — or ride along with him as he travels to Danish high schools to talk with young students.Now that the documentary series is available to larger audiences, Gifford says he hopes viewers will see what it means to be a diplomat and a public servant.“And while I am incredibly nervous about the show being aired all over the world — especially in my home country — I believe in it with all my heart. Show all languages. And their society -- which has That Danes appreciate a candid, no-frills look into the life of an innocuous US ambassador is telling. It's almost trite to say: This is great for TV and bad for democracy.Yet it wouldn't be great TV unless we didn't crave it on some level.At the risk of sounding quaint and outdated, I think we Americans could learn a thing or two from Denmark's taste in public figures. Facts? There was sort of a fascination with what we did, but there was this perception that we would play golf during the day and go to cocktail parties at night and in between, go into the Embassy where we’re up to nefarious things somehow, and it I just felt so wrong to me,” he said.“What I really wanted to do was … take our message to a broader audience, a younger audience, a more diverse audience.
There might be another televison series in his future, or another diplomatic post — or maybe he’ll take the advice of his many newfound Danish fans who have urged the ambassasor to mount his own campaign for the US presidency.Bill Maher Highlights Some of the Lesser Known Trump Endorsements: WATCH » At a time when another reality show veteran, Donald Trump, is clawing for the US presidency, Gifford, a former Obama fund-raiser, represents the America that Europeans want to believe still exists. Great Wikipedia has got greater.. Leo. Most of all I hope you enjoy.”The idea to chronicle Gifford’s life on TV was partly proposed by Danish television producers, and partly his own idea based on his experiences as an ambassador.“When I first took the job I was traveling around Denmark and really trying to get a sense of how the US Embassy in Copenhagen really fit into the culture in Denmark. He’s the star of a popular reality show on Danish TV — but, don’t hear that and think of Bravo franchises.“We call it a documentary series, not a reality show, to distinguish ourselves as much as we can from the Real Housewives and the Kardashians,“ the American diplomat said during a visit to The World’s studios.
Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.A photo posted by Rufus Gifford (@rufusgifford) on A photo posted by Rufus Gifford (@rufusgifford) on Rufus Gifford, US ambassador to Denmark, has become the unlikely star of a Danish reality TV show.It's Rufus Gifford -- or "Rufus," as everyone here seems to know him. John D. Sutter is a columnist for CNN Opinion … How do you do that?