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Barack Obama kicks off tropical holiday in Indonesia's Bali
Straitstimes ^
| June 24, 2017
Posted on 06/24/2017 10:34:30 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
UBUD, Indonesia (AFP) - Barack Obama has kicked off a 10-day family holiday in Indonesia that will take in Bali and Jakarta, the city where he spent part of his childhood, officials said on Saturday (June 24).
The casually dressed former president arrived in the resort island of Bali with his wife Michelle and their two daughters, a local military commander said.
"They arrived late last night and went straight to the hotel in Ubud," a local military commander, I Gede Widiyana, told AFP.
Obama woke up early and did some exercise in the lush green riverside resort, Widiyana said, but it was not known how the family would spend their time in the quiet and artsy Ubud area. Get The Straits Times newsletters in your inbox Sign Up
Next week, the family is slated to depart for Yogyakarta, where they are expected to visit ancient Borobudur temple. They will spend two days there before flying to Jakarta.
Obama spent four years until 1970 as a boy in the then sleepy capital of Indonesia after his divorced mother married an Indonesian.
Many Indonesians felt a strong bond with Obama because of his exposure to Indonesia and its culture, even making him a 2m bronze statue that was placed in his former school.
The statue of "Little Barry" - as Obama was known to his Indonesian school friends - depicts the boy Obama dressed in shorts and a T-shirt with a butterfly perched on his hand.
Indonesia's foreign ministry said Obama's visit to holiday in Indonesia came after several invitations from President Joko Widodo.
While in the capital, Obama will meet the president on June 30 and give a speech at an Indonesian diaspora convention the next day.
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KEYWORDS: bali; obamavacations; x44
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$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ pick up, intelligence drop.
To: COUNTrecount
Does he still have his Indonesian passport?
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posted on
06/24/2017 10:36:02 AM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
To: COUNTrecount
Be a shame if there were a spontaneous tsunami.
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posted on
06/24/2017 10:37:52 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Some people consider government to be a necessary evil, others their personal Ponzi scheme.)
To: COUNTrecount
So glad he cares about his carbon footprint.
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posted on
06/24/2017 10:38:03 AM PDT
by
henkster
(Orwell, Rand and Huxley would not be proud of our society, but they'd have no trouble recognizing it)
To: COUNTrecount
As we said before, Grifters.
To: COUNTrecount
Any extradition agreements with areas he is visiting and the U.S.?
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posted on
06/24/2017 10:40:45 AM PDT
by
hoosiermama
(When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
To: Lurkinanloomin
“Does he still have his Indonesian passport?”
Probably still a citizen.
To: henkster
So glad he cares about his carbon footprint.
That carbon footprint thing is only for the little people.
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posted on
06/24/2017 10:41:52 AM PDT
by
The_Media_never_lie
(Is it not too late to appoint a special counsel to investigate Hillary's crimes?z)
To: COUNTrecount
Who is this guy again? Oh isn’t he the guy who is identified as the escort of the world’s most fashionable woman?
To: COUNTrecount
This pr*ck has been on vacation (in really, really, really nice places) since he left his Teleprompter Reading Post.
Hm, I wonder what he's doing on these jaunts? Shade of Larry Sinclair? Except now he's the creepy old guy.
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posted on
06/24/2017 10:44:18 AM PDT
by
riri
To: COUNTrecount; raygunfan; Gamecock; Larry Lucido; KC_Lion; PROCON
[ Next week, the family is slated to depart for Yogyakarta, where they are expected to visit ancient Borobudur temple. ]
Is Donna Chang gonna meet them there? She could give them some wisdom from Buddha.
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posted on
06/24/2017 10:44:43 AM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
To: COUNTrecount
WOOHOO!
Where all the lady-boys at?
To: COUNTrecount
The Indonegrans can have him.
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posted on
06/24/2017 10:45:41 AM PDT
by
Mr Ramsbotham
(Gee it feels great to be a gangster.)
To: COUNTrecount
tell me it’s a one-way ticket.
To: riri
He’s personally collecting $$$$$$$$$$$ because FedEx can’t transport pallets.
To: Mr Ramsbotham
The Indonegrans can have him.
Too bad he won’t stay there. It is where he grew up.
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posted on
06/24/2017 10:47:30 AM PDT
by
samtheman
(FAIL = FAIL Always Involves Liberalism)
To: COUNTrecount
He likes those Polynesian weeners?
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posted on
06/24/2017 10:48:22 AM PDT
by
WKUHilltopper
(WKU 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Champions)
To: riri; SkyPilot; Roman_War_Criminal; Liz
[ Obama has been on vacation (in really, really, really nice places) since he left his Teleprompter Reading Post. ]
Gee, I feel like posting an old Wings album....
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posted on
06/24/2017 10:48:27 AM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
To: COUNTrecount
How can we miss the bastard if he won’t go away permanently ...
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posted on
06/24/2017 10:49:59 AM PDT
by
VRWC For Truth
(FREEP U, Schmucky O'Putz!)
To: COUNTrecount
Is he dining on the Wagyu Dog?
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posted on
06/24/2017 10:54:36 AM PDT
by
x1stcav
(White. Male. Unreconstructed. Never owned a slave.)
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