Indonesia mulls tearing down Obama statue

Source: Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA — Indonesian authorities said on Monday they are considering a petition to tear down a statue of US President Barack Obama as a boy, only a month after the bronze was unveiled in Jakarta.

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Critics say the site should have been used to honour an Indonesian and 55,000 people have joined a page on social networking website Facebook calling for the statue to be removed.

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Members of the "Take Down the Barack Obama Statue in Menteng Park" group on Facebook say Obama has done nothing for Indonesia.

"Barack Obama has yet to make a significant contribution to the Indonesian nation. We could say Obama only ate and s (expletive) in Menteng. He spent his subsequent days living as an American," the web page says.

"For the dignity of a sovereign nation, Barack Obama's monument in Menteng Park must be removed immediately."


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From DU Obama haters.

I could see their position if it was an issue of using the money for something else. But the money is gone. It's done. Move on, for crap's sake, to something meaningful.

I am giving this a rec so The Stupid gets seen by all.