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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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To: COUNTrecount

“a statue of a little boy with a butterfly in his hand..”

Think I’m gonna be sick.


41 posted on 06/24/2017 11:49:23 AM PDT by Shadowstrike (Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: COUNTrecount

Omg, how many weeks there did he go without a romp in the tropics?

Barry, my last vacation was before you took office. Thanks.


42 posted on 06/24/2017 11:50:27 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: COUNTrecount

Looking for roots?


43 posted on 06/24/2017 11:50:32 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag (We are getting even more than we voted for!)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Does he still have his Indonesian passport?


It’s the only one he ever had until he was a US Senator.


44 posted on 06/24/2017 11:51:10 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: COUNTrecount

When is this guy NOT on “holiday”. Unfortunately, we are picking up the tab.


45 posted on 06/24/2017 11:57:04 AM PDT by LibertarianLiz
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I hope eventually he gets asked if he had any more doggie kabob on this trip.

Wasn’t it in Indonesia where his uncle gave him some canine on a stick?


46 posted on 06/24/2017 11:57:35 AM PDT by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
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To: COUNTrecount

This useless eater has been skating all his life.


47 posted on 06/24/2017 12:07:27 PM PDT by tumblindice ("Fight for your country." Hector)
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To: blueplum
"would it be unfair to suggest that Congress move to cap the annual vacation travel expenditures a former president can make covered. per annum?"

Maybe we could compromise, return trips not covered?

48 posted on 06/24/2017 12:10:20 PM PDT by HangThemHigh (Entropy is not what it used to be.)
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To: COUNTrecount

How many pallets of “Iran cash” did the private jet cost him?


49 posted on 06/24/2017 2:59:33 PM PDT by FrankR (FULL REPEAL, OR NO DEAL)
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To: V K Lee

Obama. A man who accomplished nothing in his life except to destroy America also has no conscience. He feels the most “entitled” when he has damaged the country to the point of breaking.

God is shining down on America now. The evil forces are steadily being dispatched.

V K, have you discovered Bill Mitchell’s interviews on YouTube? Simply outstanding. I’m hooked and am going to download the videos each day, convert to MP3 and listen to them on my daily walks.

Actually, Mitchell has got a big advantage over Rush. Mitchell has conversations with smart Trump supporters and Trump guys like Sebastian Gorka. And if you listen by podcast, it’s perfect because there are no commercials and you can turn on and off the program to suit your schedule.


50 posted on 06/24/2017 5:19:03 PM PDT by poconopundit (FR: Self-Reliant Lovers of Liberty who can't stop the Chatter)
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To: poconopundit

Nope, not had the pleasure as yet. Not heard Rush on a regular basis in over a year. Usually when heard it’s in the car on errands run. A portion of his show, stop, out and taking care of business, back in and poof, the show is over or about to end. Will keep eyes and ears open for Bill.


51 posted on 06/24/2017 5:47:27 PM PDT by V K Lee (DJT: "Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war. ")
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To: COUNTrecount
This is an Obama back-hand slap to the American people and people here are clueless.

This week in Indonesia (and all muslim countries) is a huge holiday (Eid al-Fitr). The country will celebrate all next week with visits to the Mosque "everyday."

If a reporter was so inclined, for sure there will be photos of Obama at a Mosque

52 posted on 06/24/2017 6:11:24 PM PDT by saywhatagain
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