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Obama and First Family to Wear Sarongs for Borobudur Visit
Jakarta Globe ^ | Feb. 13, 2010 | staff

Posted on 03/10/2010 8:06:36 AM PST by SvenMagnussen

Ever imagined you would get to see the most powerful man in the world clad in a Javanese sarong, possibly even donning rubber sandals? A treat is definitely in store for those who have.

According to Central Java Governor Bibit Waluyo, sarongs will remain the order of the day for all visitors to Central Java’s famed Borobudur Temple, including US President Barack Obama, his wife, first lady, Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia.

“I have received information from the Foreign Ministry that the US President, his wife Michelle and two daughters are scheduled to visit Candi Borobudur on March 22. The [state] visit aside, even the US president’s family must follow the existing regulations applied within the confines of the temple,” Bibit said on Friday.

(Excerpt) Read more at thejakartaglobe.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: borobudur; michelle; obama; sarong
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To: Corin Stormhands

Graduates of Merlin’s School of Sorcery?


41 posted on 03/10/2010 8:32:23 AM PST by SoldierDad (Proud Papa of two new Army Brats! Congrats to my Soldier son and his wife.)
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To: savedbygrace


Army of One.

42 posted on 03/10/2010 8:35:17 AM PST by SvenMagnussen (Quo Warranto better than Apocolypto)
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To: silverleaf
...imagine meshell dressed as one of the wives of the zulu king

She'll definately need the boob belt.

43 posted on 03/10/2010 8:38:00 AM PST by constitutiongirl ("Nietzsche was stupid and abnormal."---Leo Tolstoy)
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To: Corin Stormhands

The issue to me is another freakin’ vacation!


44 posted on 03/10/2010 8:38:13 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: SvenMagnussen

Now if George Bush had done this ...


45 posted on 03/10/2010 8:40:00 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: SvenMagnussen

46 posted on 03/10/2010 8:41:40 AM PST by stormer
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To: SvenMagnussen

Obama and Michie Ken and Barbie; libs love playing with dolls.


47 posted on 03/10/2010 8:41:55 AM PST by Calusa (The pump won't prime 'cause the vandals took the handle. Quoth Bob Dylan.)
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To: All

related:

http://runningfrombabylon.blogspot.com/2010/02/footsteps-upon-borobudur.html

...snip...
“Borobudur is a Buddhist shrine, to be sure. This shrine is more than about worshipping Buddha, it is about BECOMING Buddha, the future Buddha, Maitreya Buddha, to be exact. At the very top of this 10-terraced, man-made mountain is a stupa (a bell-shaped structure) that houses the “essence” of Buddha Maitreya. This stupa is considered to be a type of “cosmic womb.” Some believe it holds the “embryonic” Maitreya who is waiting to be born. (More in Appendix.)

The 2,672 relief panels teach about a young man named Sudhana who went searching for enlightenment and found it in the wisdom of Maitreya. The panels apparently start on the first level, east side (the side facing the rising sun), and end at the top at the Main Stupa. There are a number of Buddha statues on the first level that are “protectors.” Maitreya Buddha is depicted as the “protector” facing the North.

Today’s pilgrims won’t do this next part (and I’m sure we won’t be shown if Obama does it), but originally this temple was built by the kings of the Sailendra dynasty, between approximately 300 A.D. to 900 A.D. These kings were of the “solar god” mentality, believing that they were God-Kings and ordained by the Sun to their kingship. There was a ritual that took place at the very top of Borobudur for each king as he came to power. It involved him “bellowing like a bull” and “calling out to the North” that he was “Lord of the World” and that his father’s spirit now rested in him. (See Appendix, Barabudur, Mendut and Pawon and their mutual relationship section for more notes on this ritual.)

Considering the KING TUT sold in Cairo with NEW “PHARAOH” (RULER) OF THE WORLD on it, Obama going to a “complex” where past rulers declared to the NORTH, I AM LORD OF THE WORLD, isn’t comforting. I agree, one says “ruler,” the other says “lord,” but there isn’t much difference between them. If you consider the plaque on the 2-foot Hanuman idol that Obama was given, it has the word “shri” engraved which means “lord” or “master.” I really hate coincidences like these!
...snip...


48 posted on 03/10/2010 8:42:20 AM PST by Squidpup ("Fight the Good Fight")
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To: Responsibility2nd

You just gave me my first big laugh of the day. Thanks!


49 posted on 03/10/2010 8:45:32 AM PST by Old Grumpy
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To: SvenMagnussen

The great 0 in a sarong?

When those pictures circulate, it’s really going to help boost those abysmal job approval ratings.


50 posted on 03/10/2010 8:46:20 AM PST by mojito
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To: SvenMagnussen

A Muslim head cap and prayer rug and his ensemble will be complete.


51 posted on 03/10/2010 8:47:29 AM PST by grumpygresh (Democrats delenda est)
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To: Corin Stormhands

You know, there’s really something sarong with this whole idea.


52 posted on 03/10/2010 8:47:54 AM PST by RexBeach
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To: SvenMagnussen
Remember the Lil’ Abner comic strip by Al Capp? Remember the comic strip within a comic strip “Fearless Fosdick” Lil Abner's favorite hero. Remember Fosdick’s arch enemy “Anyface” who could become anyone?

The guy in the White House has similar powers and can become anything he chooses to be. Thus for this trip he will metamorphis himself into an islander.

Question is: Will he opt for boxers, jockeys or...............beneath the sarong ? The media needs to know.

53 posted on 03/10/2010 8:47:55 AM PST by F.J. Mitchell ( Global warming will freeze us all to death.)
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To: Squidpup
Borobodur - That's the temple with all the stupids

...err... stupas -- right?

54 posted on 03/10/2010 8:48:02 AM PST by TXnMA (D'Aleo re Hansen's "GISS" temperature database: "Non Gradus Anus Rodentum!")
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To: SvenMagnussen

Is this a Buddhist temple? I’d be willing to cut him a little slack here...it’s not a mosque. As long as he is spared the bow.

A sarong can only help MO.


55 posted on 03/10/2010 8:55:03 AM PST by SueRae
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To: SvenMagnussen
Why represent OUR dress?

Do we make a habit of putting our foreign guests in 'western garb' when they appear in our country. Think NOT! Now that would be offensive!

Of course, equally offensive if not stupid to do so when our Leaders travel. While some succumb to the dreaded 'photo op' if only for a moment of good will - and that bad enough - but 'wearing' the clothes. . .NO WAY is that appropriate.

But nothing appropriate about America's 'first couple' either/gag/sigh. . .Will we suffer the added humiliation of more bows?

56 posted on 03/10/2010 8:57:39 AM PST by cricket (Proud to be the 'Party of NO')
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To: cricket

Sarong, it ain’t a shroud, but it’s a start.......


57 posted on 03/10/2010 9:00:11 AM PST by outhousepatrol
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To: SvenMagnussen

Imagine how many tingles Chrissy Matthews will get seeing his “guy” dressed in a skirt.


58 posted on 03/10/2010 9:03:00 AM PST by madinmadtown
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To: SvenMagnussen

He can pander to everyone else . . yet he can’t place his hand over his heart .. no sirree


59 posted on 03/10/2010 9:07:50 AM PST by A_Former_Democrat
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To: SvenMagnussen

This presidency is nothing but a costume party. And tax payers are footin’ the bill.


60 posted on 03/10/2010 9:09:11 AM PST by i_dont_chat (Capitalism is the ultimate womenÂ’s liberation)
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