President Obama to visit mosque in Indonesia

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[Sub-Driver]

President Obama to visit mosque in Indonesia

By: Kendra Marr October 28, 2010 12:21 PM EDT

President Barack Obama will visit one of the world’s largest mosques when he makes good on a long-delayed promise to visit Indonesia, the island nation where he lived briefly as a child.

The president will visit Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta — the largest mosque in Southeast Asia and the third largest Muslim house of worship in the world — during his swing through the country Nov. 9-10. Islam is the dominant religion in populous Indonesia, making it the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation.

White House national security aide Ben Rhodes said the visit is standard protocol for Obama, who visited the famed Blue Mosque while on a visit to Turkey shortly after his inauguration. “When he visited Muslim-majority countries as president, he has often visited the most prominent mosques,” Rhodes said.

The president’s high-profile visit, however, could stoke the heated confrontation over the Park51 Project, an Islamic cultural center and mosque planned for a site just north of where the World Trade Center towers fell in Manhattan on Sept. 11. In August, Obama roiled the simmering debate when he declared that Muslims have a legal right to build the cultural center — a statement which angered opponents who saw the center as an affront to victims and rescue workers who died on Sept. 11 — but he later said he didn’t think building the cultural center was a good idea.

Rhodes cautioned against linking Obama’s statement about the Park51 Project and his visit to the Jakarta mosque.

“I would not conflate the two,” he said. “When we planned to go to Indonesia in March, we planned to go to this same mosque.”

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

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[The Comedian]

He finally found a "church" to attend for his Caliphate Crowning ceremony.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[Ann Archy]

OHHHHH, so he’s taking his KIDS to INDONESIA so they can see where daddy grew up!! And went to mosques!

[Pearls Before Swine]

I disagree. He’s a hard left materialist. Any religious tendencies he shows are for political reasons.

Like Saddam? I always thought it a matter of convenience when he donned the Islamist/Arabic mantle.

And about BHO--he's as you say, but he also has his sympathies and antipathies. He favors Muslims and non-whites, and dislikes the West, especially England and the US.

[servantboy777]

Quack...duck thang.

[americanophile]

Just remember that when he spoke as (Jesuit) Georgetown University, he forced them to cover up the cross and IHS mongram while he spoke...

[diji]

bookmark for links

[itssme]

He's going to the mosque ‘cause he likes to bend over.

Just ask the boys at Man's Country, a gay club in Chicago that he and Rahm have been known to frequent....

[Objective Scrutator]

Actually, by the holdings of the United States Supreme Court, Muslims are unqualified to hold political office. Consider the language of Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States, 1892: the United States of America is a Christian Nation. From what I understand, an Islamist cannot rule a Christian Nation. Needless to say, establishing a legal precedent on banning Muslims from serving in political office would have ecumenical purposes, as well; Muslims are more likely to commit crime, more likely to lie, and more likely to support Socialism. Obama can be impeached for perjury come 2010, and we can henceforth establish that only Christians are welcome to hold office. Our children's future depends on creating obstacles to public office for Socialists, Muslims, and other lovers of crime.

[chilltherats]

Well, we all know the old saying: “There’s no place like home.”

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Sub-Driver.

...when he makes good on a long-delayed promise to visit Indonesia, the island nation where he lived briefly as a child.

"Obama lived in Indonesia as a child, from 1967 to 1971, with his mother and stepfather". Four years during childhood is not "lived briefly." Partisan media shills should be executed without trial. Figuratively of course.

[Fred Nerks]

"Obama lived in Indonesia as a child, from 1967 to 1971, with his mother and stepfather".

But Scott Inuoe's mother kept a photograph of her son with little zero - taken in Hawaii in 1969 when the two boys were in school together...

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Obama: “Lucy, I’m home!”

[The Comedian]

Light from Venus reflected off a weather balloon into some swamp gas...

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[LucyT]

Photo, and comment at # 52, note inconsistencies in dates/- years.

"0bama lived in Indonesia as a child, from 1967 to 1971, with his mother and stepfather".

But Scott Inuoe's mother kept a photograph of her son with little zero - taken in Hawaii in 1969 when the two boys were in school together...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2616400/posts?page=52#52

[Fred Nerks]

Looks like little zero was in two places at once, doesn't it? Who can argue with Scott? See how proudly he displays the image of them both...and if you look carefully, on the top right hand side of the photograph he's holding, there it is; zero's unmistakable silly signature:

Scott maintains zero wrote back to him and thanked him for the photograph...

[LucyT]

Did the mother have twins?

[Fred Nerks]

did the mother have have twins?

...either Scott is lying, or (shudder) there were TWO of them!

[bgill]

I still wonder why there are two different inks on that pic.

Someone is lying. We don’t know Scotty well enough but Barry has a very long history of non-truths.

[Ezekiel]

Did the mother have twins?

Yikes, thanks for that fright. Just when you think it couldn't possibly be any worse....