Jakarta builds statue of young Obama

Politico ^

[Chet 99]

A bronze statue of a young Barack Obama in shorts and a T-shirt — and what appears to be a Nobel medal around his neck — has been erected at a park in Jakarta, Indonesia, near the school where the future U.S. president studied as a child, according to news reports.

The likeness of a 10-year-old Obama — his hand extended with what appears to be a butterfly resting on it — cost $10,600 and now stands in a corner of Menteng Park, according to the Jakarta Globe and AP.

[Inwoodian]

Why do I keep thinking of Chauncey Gardener?

[reagan_fanatic]

Jakarta builds statue of young Obama



That's funny - so did I!

[mcshot]

Hey, I want to know how this dude can be “African-American” when his mother was white. Has she been thrown under the bus as others. And I recall reading somewhere that he is more Arab than black. I know I’d be pissed if this was the representative of my race.

[reaganrevolutionin2010]

Big deal, my dog erected a Three-Inch Statue of 0bama in the back yard this morning.

[Electric Graffiti]

LMAO

[Texas resident]

So is Indonesia now claiming him as a native son?
Just makes sense.

[Slings and Arrows]

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[a fool in paradise]

oooooh!

[paulycy]

"The rocks and stones themselves...will start to hurl."

[paulycy]

You’ve got lots of targets today I guess.

[a fool in paradise]

There are Obama look-alikes of a number of ethnic backgrounds. But the media tells the public what they want to hear:

At least one is Indonesian.

[a fool in paradise]

Actually I was marveling at it there, like the people on a home shopping network.

[paulycy]

Actually I was marveling at it there, like the people on a home shopping network.

;0)

[TheOldLady]

My cat beat your dog to it. And the cat’s sculpture looks much more like the 0blahblah. You should see the cute, smelly little TOTUS.

[TheOldLady]

OMGoodness! zer0’s daddy was one busy... uh... daddy.

[Slings and Arrows]

zer0’s daddy was one busy... uh... daddy.

Sperm provider, anyway.

[Lady Jag]

Odd there'd be a statue when Obama's been such a bust.

[SunkenCiv]

:’) Thanks afip. One more big offshore quake, maybe no more statue.

[Slings and Arrows]

*rimshot*

[punchamullah]

You are right re: Immigration records. Early this year I asked my fixer in the Immigration if there was any possibility of finding anything on Zero in the files. He gave me a knowing smile and said that in early 2008, a ‘team’ came from the USA and made sure that they were all wiped.

Re: the statue, it was paid for by loony Yanks here in Jakarta. Ron MULLERS, who is the chairman of Friends of Obama, owns a franchise chain of pizza parlours and some Mexican restaurants, is a naturalised American of South African origin.

For the past two days, the JAKARTA POST has run articles about a nascent movement to have the statue removed. There have been ~8 000 anti-statue posts on a facebook site set up for same purpose. Their argument is basically “why are we wasting space on a monument to this boob who has never done anything?” I would like tro post these articles, but do not know how to .....