did anyone else think that Barbara kissing the Dali Lama was so ridiculous , contrived and goofy?
Barbara was goofy, yes.
But Buddhists are goofy too. I have no use for them. The Dalai Lama just laughs all the time. And Richard Gere ...! Man, he came really, really close to saying "You know, a molecule in your fingernail might be, like, a whole universe to someone else. Wow!" The guy is a deep thinker like a 17-year-old stoner.
She just wanted attention. I thought his reaction was really normal.