Young Obama Statue Officially Unveiled In Indonesia

[babylonsister]

What WILL the wingnuts say?!

http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/12/young-obama-statue-officially-unveiled-in-indonesia.php?ref=fpblg

Young Obama Statue Officially Unveiled In Indonesia
Eric Kleefeld | December 9, 2009, 12:18PM


The new statue of Barack Obama in Jakarta, Indonesia, commemorating him from when he lived there as a child, has now been unveiled.

The statute is made of bronze, and stands two meters tall, including the pedestal, with a nearly life-sized likeness of the young Obama. It is located at Taman Menteng Park, a site that was used as an athletic field by Obama's elementary school. It was paid for through a private non-profit group, called Friends of Obama.

Central Jakarta Mayor Sylviana Murni said at the unveiling ceremony: "There is a message through the young Obama statue that any child and anyone from any background can reach their dreams if they fight for it persistently."

The Obama administration has said that the president is "flattered".

[jdlh8894]

1. Maybe this will stop the BIRTHERS!

[FSogol]

3. DUzy! n/t

[Froward69]

4. actually I am pretty sure

they will use this as more "proof" Obama is "un-murican" (mouth breathing, knuckle dragging dialect).

[Clio the Leo]

2. awwww. NT

[goclark]

5. Thanks for sharing nt

[Clio the Leo]

6. Oh it's a BUTTERFLY!

I thought he was holding a bird! Even better! lol

I want a mini one for my garden ..... maybe one for my dashboard ..... it could also be an air freshener.

[babylonsister]

7. Bwhaha! An air freshener!

:rofl: Market it, they will come! :rofl: Or not.

[Clio the Leo]

8. You know I am ALL about some yummy...

.... Obama-as-pop-icon goodness! lol

And of course *I* got my own Obama statue long, long ago...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=8356440

I keep it in the bathroom, so it's handy when I perform my ritualistic ablutions.

[Forkboy]

9. Both cool and creepy at the same time!

So I love it!

[vaberella]

10. Cute, I like it. n/t

[Clio the Leo]

11. And he's got a Nobel Prize around his neck?

..... the more I stare at this thing, the more I'm seeing.

[Robeson]

12. I thought it was very cute when I first saw it...

...and still do.

[Cha]

13. I hope it inspires those

who would benefit from such an amazing life story.