Posted on 11/13/2009 12:04:51 PM PST by Reaganesque
BEIJING (AP) - The Chinese have learned English from his speeches and celebrated the way he rolls up his sleeves. Now President Barack Obama is finally coming, and he's being greeted with "Oba Mao" T-shirts and a statue of him that bursts into flames. Sunday's arrival of a U.S. president admired for his charisma is already a source of profit and brief fame for some Chinese.
Strangest is the burning Obama, tucked away in a Beijing warehouse. Artist Liu Bolin hopes Obama can take time from his visit to drop by.
"He's so hot right now, so I wanted to translate that through my work," said Liu, who was inspired by the idea of the first black U.S. president.
The bronze Obama bust is modeled on Time magazine's "Man of the Year" cover and is speckled with holes for gas that ignites every couple of minutes.
It's a positive work, Liu said.
"Yes, setting something on fire can have negative connotations, but this piece represents energy and life that Obama has given to the world," said the 38-year-old, who made a similar piece for former revolutionary leader Mao Zedong.
"We're eager to see what he can do for China and U.S. relations."
One Beijing shop owner wanted to see what Obama could do for sales. Liu Mingjie created "Oba Mao" T-shirts, with the president wearing the uniform of the Red Guards, who caused chaos during the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s. ...
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The Chinese got it right about ObaMao and they are speaking the truth because Obama the socialist is very close to Mao evil communist principles. However this is a very bad PR for the White House and Obama and they should not like it a bit that Obama is exposed and depicted as Mao.
The perfect gifts for a flaming fake.
The bronze Obama bust is modeled on Time magazine’s “Man of the Year” cover
I wonder if Time knows about that?
Although I suppose they only take americans to court.
;)
How many times can he win the Nobel Peace Price before he has to retire undefeated?
I guess showing him with only his pants on fire just wasn’t dramatic enough.
I wish obama/osama would burst into flames.
(the Left said far worse about Bush, f**k ‘em.)
Is there any way we can get China to keep him? He should fit right in with a socialist, totalitarian dictatorship.
That flaming statue makes me wish that the entire 0bama administration would similarly turn into 1000 points of light.
Who knows. All I know is that this idiot is dealing with snakes. Nasty people who have literally developed a booklet on winning a war. A five thousand year old civilization for pity’s sake. And this idiot allows himself (along with the MSM) that the Chinese look at him as some sort of savior.
All of us are going to end up paying for his idiocy.
Here is the one with Obamao in the guard uniform on e-bay ($10). Hopefully these others will start showing up too.
Try Vagisil first.
How apropos!
The asian guy at work thought it was very funny...
Don’t outsource this one. Unless they have a copyright in the USA.
. . . . " . . . birds of a feather tend to flock together . ."
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