Obama returns from the Copenhagen global warming conference

” Damn. Why didn’t I follow my initial hunch to not support this AGW propaganda nonsense?” OR
” First Oslo, then Copenhagen, where next? Life is full of surprises..”

On December 10 last, a small Obama statue unveiled at Taman Menteng, Central Jakarta. The statue named “Barry Dream Statue” that shows Obama wearing a little T-shirts and shorts were lifting his left hand the infestation small butterfly.
This statue of development initiated by an organization called Friends of Obama. The bottom of the statue reads “Little play with her mother in this Menteng area. He grew up and became President of the United States (U.S.) to 44 and Nobel Peace Prize. ”
Stance identified only reason for giving inspiration to the children and the teachers that education in Indonesia can print an extraordinary president. In 1967-1971, a small Obama once served on elementary school students in two schools, namely grade 3 in elementary school and moved to Assisi Besuki Menteng elementary school in the 4th grade now the SDN 01 Menteng.
Related establishment statue, a positive response came directly from President Barack Obama. Having heard the news, Obama had promised would look directly at the statue visited Jakarta in early 2010.
Establishment of “Barry Dream Statue” was not without resistance. Some small communities Jakarta, for example, consider the statue as an absurdity that made up. Mr Obama once lived childhood in Menteng.
Although today he made history as the U.S. President, Obama is an American citizen, not a nobody in the history of the Indonesian nation. Obama is considered not to have an important contribution to the Indonesian people.
In contrast to, for example, “Clinton Statue” which was established and inaugurated in Kosovo in November. Populous Muslim country in the rest of Eastern Europe were made by former President Bill Clinton as their hero.
After the break away from Yugoslavia in 1991, the prolonged war and genocide can not be circumvented in Kosovo.
Until the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia Clinton orders in 1999 until the surrender. Kosovo had just declared its independence in 2008.
The relevance of “Barry Dream Statue” many critics questioned whether the nation has been the lack of a more worthy and appropriate for making statues and placed in Menteng Park? If the purpose of establishment of the statue to give inspiration to the youth of the nation, why is not such figures as Ali Sadikin, M Husni Thamrin, Ismail Marzuki, or legends such as The Pitung Batavia or Batavia Benyamin Sueb figures?
Is harder, the critics claim that this nation is a sovereign nation, a country that has identity as an independent nation.
Statues Obama has no relevance to the history of Indonesia. The monument should be seen from the historical struggle of the Indonesian nation. Like the statue of General Sudirman or Prince Diponegoro who was recorded in the history of Indonesia.
For all the reasons why, according to his critics, should be a statue of Obama in Menteng Park must be dismantled and lowered for not complying with the color and Indonesianness face.
Then, how should treat a small statue of Obama standing already overdo it? Is it because of the criticism and the various reasons and should be dismantled and lowered it? Or refer to the penggagasnya reasons, the statue was still standing upright in Menteng Park until President Barack Obama was later seen directly, and let the kids be proud Menteng.
Without having to engage in two currents sentimentalistis interests, it’s good to see, explore, and understand the existence of the statues of the monument, which still exists whether or not exist anymore.
In essence, it is clear the existence of a statue of the monument not set in stone. Sometimes he made and the established thanks to a regime, which one day could be dismantled and lowered, or vice versa can also still exist because of fragrant name.
May still remember the scene on the monument overthrow Saddam Hussein statue in downtown Baghdad after the U.S. invasion succeeded in overthrowing the regime in 2003. So did overthrow the statue of Lenin in 1991 after the Soviet disbanded and turned into Russia. Unfortunately, there is no monument or a statue of Suharto in Jakarta, because if any, may also be cut down students in 1998.
The monument is poured, whether in the form of statues and paintings, depicting the existence of the ruler or the aromatic character name.
In his work titled Beauty and Islam: Aesthetics in Islamic Art and Architecture (1997), Majid Fakhry explained that the monument represents an existence.
Like the statues of many established in Europe or the paintings that decorate the old buildings in Europe, they wanted to show an existence.
Dikreasi monument that artists have lived in his time and trying to tell us who lives now that they never existed in his day.
The question, whether the statue of the character’s impressive because terkandungnya truth in it or vice versa? If not, the statue is certain to be torn down.
The statue as a symbol actually represents the truth, both versions of a regime of truth and the truth of people’s version. If the truth is accepted by both parties, either by the authorities and the people, a memorial statue would survive until whenever.
But on the other hand, if the truth versions only rulers and not for the people, wait for the date of the game.
At the time ruler and his regime is gone, monumennya statue will also be eliminated.
In the context of “Barry Dream Statue”, live how society Jakarta or Indonesia in general take the perspective. Would Obama or placed as a symbol of historical figures who have their own impression of most people of Indonesia, or vice versa Obama became a symbol of U.S. arrogance?
Problem is overthrown, or at least “Barry Statue Dream” is a matter of time. For maybe the pejorative tone that was criticized for a small statue of Obama only a small part of Indonesian society. While most of it supports the existence of these statues.
If any statue in Menteng Park will be dismantled again, let the time said. Does Obama on his way to prove the promises of change over time, or vice versa. If Obama broken, just Collapse image. If not, abadikanlah him as a world figure who had an impressive heart of Indonesian society.

Stefan (09:52:42) :
928 comments?
Is this the highest level in 300 million years, for comments on a WUWT thread?
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We better check Wikipedia.

“As I reaches for the red pill Mr. Mann warned me “Remember, all I’m offering is the truth. Nothing more.”

Mr. President, We’ll have back at the WH in minutes.
Your widdle bwankie and Teddy are waiting for you.

Obama: “So I just stopped Global War… I mean Climate Change, so it won’t get any warmer. Now can anybody explain to me how that is supposed to be an improvement?!”

How about this original thought for my speech. ‘It’s not the beginning, it’s not the end, but it might be the end of the begining.’

Ewww! What stinks? Close the door.
Sir, seems something is rotten in Washington too…

Oh Mann, oh Mann, oh Mann…………

“I said “War is Peace” in Oslo, “Oppress is Progress” in Copenhagen…hmmmm, what about this, Rahm?”
“Fire is Ice, Mister President?”
“Rahm?”
“Sir?”
“hold me”

Dan (11:48:04) :
Too bad we left all the hot air in Co2penhagen…
Al Gore reference?

I’m just curious how Senator Inhofe managed to make a snowball with such a pointy end on one side.