Barry Soetoro
Nov 6th, 2008, in Opinion, by Guest WriterBarry Soetoro aka Barack Obama’s Indonesian connection.
Former Menteng student now US President
Obama Barack has been democratically elected President of the US.
Quite an about face for the best democracy money can buy, in view of the Bush presidential se-lection.
But of course, corruption, collusion and nepotism is the sole monopoly of the Third World – or so the deluded denizens of the West repeat to themselves as they hug their knees, rocking back and forth – reminding themselves of how they uphold human rights equally across the board, entirely devoid of double-standards and totally oblivious to race, creed or religion.
Barrak Hussein Obama II was born to a white American Ann Dunham and Kenyan Barrak Hussein Obama Snr, in Nyang’oma Kogelo now in Kenya.
Here the Indonesian link starts.
Ann Dunham married in 1967 Lolo Soetoro, a Javanese, whose own father, in 1946 was killed along with his eldest brother were killed, after which the Dutch army burned down the family’s home. Soetoro fled with his mother into the countryside to survive. Incidentally yet more proof of Dutch war crimes – delibrate destruction of civilian property outside the scope of battle.
Pak Lolo Soetoro was an army geologist then later a government relations consultant for Mobil Oil. Obama describes Soetoro as well-mannered, even-tempered, and easy with people.
Barry Soetoro in Indonesia with mother Ann Dunham, step-father Lolo Soetoro, baby-sister Maya Soetoro-Ng.
From age 6 to 10, Obama lived in Jakarta. Age six, Obama attended the Catholic Primary St Francis di Assisi. Much was made of the lie he was educated in a Madrassa – or more accurately a pesantren – this of course was totally untrue. Obama Jnr later attended Model Primary School, Menteng and was registered as a Muslim – as his father was Muslim.
In the Muslim school, the teacher wrote to tell my mother that I made faces during Koranic studies. My mother wasn’t overly concerned. ‘Be respectful,’ she’d say. In the Catholic school, when it came time to pray, I would close my eyes, then peek around the room. Nothing happened. No angels descended. Just a parched old nun and 30 brown children, muttering words.
One of “Berry’s” childhood friends was Adi who often visited “Berry’s” 16 Jalan Haji Ramli house. Speaking volumes of Dutch “development” at the time the road was of this established middle-class neighbourhood was a dirt lane where Obama used to wile away the hours kicking a soccer ball.
Adi recalled Obama and his friends wore plastic bags over their shoes to walk through the muddy street during the rainy seasons.
Neighborhood Muslims worshiped in a nearby house, which has since been replaced by a larger mosque. Sometimes, when the muezzin sounded the call to prayer, Lolo and Barry would walk to the makeshift mosque together, Adi said.
His mother often went to the church, but Barry was Muslim. He went to the mosque,” Adi said. “I remember him wearing a sarong.”
Obama spent most his spare time hanging out with Adi and other friends at the home of Yunaldi Askiar, a classmate. They used to play a kind of fencing game using sticks, kick a ball up and down the narrow dirt lanes or go swimming in the river behind the school, said Askiar, 42, a car mechanic.
Obama was taller and better dressed than most kids in classes where shoes and socks were still luxuries, so he stood out from the start. As an African American, and the only foreigner, he suffered racial taunts and teasing but never turned to violence.
“At first, everybody felt it was weird to have him here,” Israella Dharmawan, his first grade teacher said. “But also they were curious about him, so wherever he went, the kids were following him.”
His friends enjoyed playing tricks on Berry: Harmon ASki recalled,
“Sometimes we’d say, ‘Barry, do you want a chocolate?’ And we’d give him a chocolate. The next day we’d give him a chocolate again. The third time we’d give him terasi (fermented shrimp paste) wrapped up like chocolate. Obama didn’t get mad. He would laugh it off.”
Ann Soetoro moved to Yogyakarta, while Obama Jnr studied in Jakarta. She was inspired by Jogja village industries, which became the basis of her 1992 doctoral dissertation.
“She loved living in Java,” said Dr. Dewey, who recalled accompanying Ms. Soetoro to a metalworking village. “People said: ‘Hi! How are you?’ She said: ‘How’s your wife? Did your daughter have the baby?’ They were friends. Then she’d whip out her notebook and she’d say: ‘How many of you have electricity? Are you having trouble getting iron?’ ”
Dunham-Soetoro became a consultant for the United States Agency for International Development on setting up a village credit program, then a Ford Foundation program officer in Jakarta specializing in women’s work. Later, she was a consultant in Pakistan, then joined Indonesia’s oldest bank to work on what is described as the world’s largest sustainable microfinance program, creating services like credit and savings for the poor.
Obama in Hawaii with Maya and Ann and maternal grand-father, shortly after leaving Indonesia.
In his tellingly-titled Memoir, Dreams from My Father, Obama describes his Indonesian interlude as “one long adventure, the bounty of a young boy’s life”. But he also recalls being troubled by the poverty around him: “the empty look on the faces of farmers the year the rains never came,” and the desperation of the disabled beggars who came to the family’s door.
“The world was violent, I was learning, unpredictable and often cruel,” he writes. Obama and his mother thus we were very well acquainted with the harsh realities of indigenous Indonesians.
Fermina Katarina Sinaga, recalled yojhng Obama in her class: in the common task of class to write an essay titled “My dream: What I want to be in the future.” Obama “wrote ‘I want to be a president,’ ” she said. During a later writing assignment on family, he wrote, “My father is my idol.
The Indonesian connection for Obama and all that shaped him proving once again all things Javanese and indigenous Indonesian the bedrock for the towering monuments built on the foundations of a great civilisation.
1,047 Comments on “Barry Soetoro”
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CNN..Hardly…
Bush ..Mission Accomplished, WMD, Crusade, After Invasion plan (or lack of).
ET, apparently you have been reading from the Palin playbook..
Page 50/section 152: The bill will provide insurance to all non-U.S. residents, even if they are here illegally.
This of course is incorrect, the act specifically states
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ACCESS LIMITED TO LAWFUL RESIDENTS.—If an individual is not, or is not reasonably expected to be for the entire period for which enrollment is sought, a citizen or national of the United States or an alien lawfully present in the United States, the individual shall not be treated as a qualified individual and may not be covered under a qualified health plan in the individual market that is offered through an Exchange.
Emergency Care may be provided but that has always been the case and has been law in the US for many years.
Page 272. section 1145: Cancer hospital will ration care according to the patient’s age.
Again not true..at best you get this..
This page merely calls for a study of whether a certain class of hospitals incur higher costs than some others for the cancer care they deliver. It also says the secretary of HHS “shall provide for an appropriate adjustment” in payments “to reflect those higher costs.” It’s hardly “rationing” to pay hospitals more to compensate for higher costs.
Page 425, line 4-12: The government mandates advance-care planning consultations. Those on Social Security will be required to attend an “end-of-life planning” seminar every five years.
No it doesn’t, it does contain a provision for payment of consultations as an additional service but limits the payment to one every five years..
Pretty much, everything you have posted ET is covered here..I cannot find anything that remotely verifies what you have posted.
http://www.factcheck.org/2009/08/twenty-six-lies-about-hr-3200/
Not a bad website for sorting the sh*t from the clay..
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Here ya go –
Ripped from here, which is worth a read – Politics is a Scam – Why I Will Never Vote Again
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🙂 ha ha Not bad David and pretty true. Despite being tarred as the left wing, homosexual, communist, whale saving, guest speaker from the White House (and the pay still sucks) my view has always been you would be hard pressed to fit a tissue paper between bush and obama on major policy (much to the real left’s disgust). On of the funniest ones, is the some of the webs most dank bloggers moan about obama and refugees when the fact is Obama has deported more in one year than Bush did during his entire presidency. Still facts and logic don’t sit well with rants.
Still looking for a real conservative candidate..aint seen one yet.
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stevo says:
Obamas Amerika. The liberal dream is here…………..
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Rachel says:
I don’t think Obama is related to ANY of these people. I don’t think we really know who is mother or father is. He certainly doesn’t resemble any of them in any way. These people all look like strangers at the dentists office, who don’t have a thing in common. No wonder Obama is so eff’d up.
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Well lets see how all that spending on bailing out car companies and unaffordable government sponsored health care is working out.
Washington Times:
Our national debt has been increased by $3.4 trillion under President Obama during two years in office. The new, $14.1 trillion debt is the greatest threat to America’s security, according to our military leaders.
Most of Mr. Obama’s spending has been in the public sector and to benefit his supporters…
Can’t pay the bills but still has plenty to give away to the wealthy nation of Israel & bomb Israels enemies, while spending billions on occupying armies in Muslim countries that are the threat to … Israel.
This is the type of governance and monetary policy that helped make Zimbabwe the success it is today.
I do wish he could be judged on the content of his character & not the colour of his skin. A bit late now for the poor old US taxpayer I suspect.
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Lol.. Last I heard all three car companies are making money and providing a return. The wars you speak of were started by a previous administration and I assume you are handing in your medicare card in Australia as a matter of prinicple. You are a hoot Stevo…could you have got more wrong in one post.
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Sorry old chap you need to pay attention and keep up with events.
Obama massively escalated the war in Afghanistan, just as he promised to do during the election campaign.
Obama has launched attacks in Parkistan and across the Arab world.
I passed through an Australian airport. Does this entitle me to an Aussie medicare card? If so, its an extremely generous country !
(keep battling that dyslexia mate)
Great to hear about the success of the American car industry Oigal. That really surprised me. I am sure it would surprise many people, especially the ones in the industry and all the unemployed workers.
But hay its all George Bush and the Tea Parties fault. After all, Obama is black.
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JNW says:
“Why you Americans love the Jew so much- he gave you credit crisis- not Muslims.”
Muslims just send their own children to blow up people. Muslims behead people for terrorist acts. Muslims have hijacked planes, killed 200plus Marines, The Cole, Two Embassies, some say 911/ and you have no respect for Christianity or women.
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Lairedion says:
It appears that Sarah Palin had a one night stand with former NBA star Glen Rice. I wonder what the produce of this slam dunk would have looked like? Well, you know that:
Anyways Sarah Palin has a fetish for brothers. That’s why she’s so pissed at BO, he ain’t the real deal….
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“That’s why she’s so pissed at BO, he ain’t the real deal….”
Well maybe, but since we are talking rumours & muck raking Lairedion….. maybe its because Barry is more interested in hanging out in bath houses frequented by men who are not that interested in women generally. Or…. maybe she only goes for America citizens.
One of the more amusing things to emerge, is the liberal left resorting to sexist attacks on a female candidate. This has included making fun of her handicapped kid and assorted muck raking. It serves to show the level of sincerity her opponents have when addressing equality issues.
Its refreshing to see you joining in the fun Lairedion. Its about time you lightened up and indulged in a bit of Misogyny. Keep it up.
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LOL…ROTFLA… I didn’t think there were any numpities left playing he ain’t a citizen card anymore….and up pops Stevo fresh from his face slappin’ 🙂
Yes indeed Stevo, raking up old sexploits of political figures is only ever aimed at right wing females..Cigar anyone..perhaps a trip across a bridge. Seriously Stevo, I am really beginning to think you spend hours thinking up the dumbest things to say that you can. It’s almost a study in goblok.
Bathhouses?….back to the gay thing again Stevo…mmmmm
Personally I am all for Sarah, after all the USA needs her expertise on foreign affairs and she can see Russia from her Still. -
As usual Oigal your all heat and no light.
I do not consider a persons sexual habits relevant to their ability in other areas. That includes Obama’s. However it was not me who raised the issue, was it? I raised the citizen issue as an example of muck raking, nothing more.
When confronted with a women in power you and Lairedion quickly showed your TRUE feelings about women. The gloves came off and the message is clear; Get back in the kitchen cause you aint smart enough, with moralistic questions about her sexual history just to back it up.
A real life example of how Oigal & Lairedion deal with the ladies. I am variously shocked, appalled, offended, repugnanted blah blah blah….
Honestly I am feeling like a bully picking on you two self righteous shrills, its just too easy.
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Ssssh Stevo..its way past your medication time it seems, you are ranting..:-)
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Too true Oigal. I might go for a beer 🙂
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bonni says:
Too true Oigal. I might go for a beer 🙂
Stevo is getting more intelligent day by day… So proud of you, Stevo 😀
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Last night I was killing some time on this thread. It’s just so much fun.
The sole reason for putting my twist on the Palin story here is that I’m sincerely hoping our numpty friends from the US will come back this thread. Of course I expected you, stevo, to pop up here as well ever since we know about your view on the Norway shootings. I mean those rednecks probably also couldn’t care less about a bunch of dead socialist agitators.
In general you always take the bait even when it’s not directed to you, as long as Oigal or me are throwing it out. Reminds me of Patrick by the way.
One of the more amusing things to emerge, is the liberal left resorting to sexist attacks on a female candidate.
For me Palin’s gender is irrelevant, for you it apparently is. Her being a loudmouth on morality and learning she’s not that “moral” herself is recipe for mockery. If Palin was a man having had an affair with a black celeb woman and having a fetish for black women in general, the same story could have run. Good for her she has fulfilled her sexual fantasy just like Bill did. Those politicians, one might think they’re actually human.
Funny to see how you bring up that gender thingie again. Misogynistic and sexist, that’s right.
I’m sorry to say but despite all your efforts you ain’t the real deal either. You are of course fun for bashing around and face-slapping and I do enjoy your rants but we already have three other threads wallpapered with your frustrations towards me, Oigal, and now bonni also.
I just want those moonshine brewing nutters back in here…. yeeha…
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Yeah right Lairedion. IM has got a bit quiet. Face it, we have 3 people with similair veiws bitching at each other to make fun. And dear bonni giving us a touch of the real world. I miss Assmad.
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Sorry Stevo, my views are a world away from what ever planet you are on.
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Sorry Oigal for assuming you value things such as; equality, fairness, freedom from violence, tolerance and respect for others. All those things are the central theme in most of my posts.
I will not make that mistake again. Maybe it was the beer making me so optimistic.
Its obvious from your posts that your moral compass is all over the place. For example; thousands of dead women & children is exused because soldiers did it, but a small handful of Norwegian kids brings about rivers of crocodile tears, because a lone nutter did it. Women should be respected, unless they dont agree with your politics, then they wont be respected. You say people oppossed to mass immigration are ignorant yobs, then attack the values of Muslim countries and any other group not adopting Australian values as the gold and only standard.
I have never seen you intelligently explain any moral position you have claimed to have. Its just out of context quotes and name calling. These are classic troll traits.
So yeah, you are on a different planet. We find common ground on that point.
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The sole reason for putting my twist on the Palin story here is that I’m sincerely hoping our numpty friends from the US will come back this thread
Numpties A? As oppossed to your liberal friends who have regularlly made fun of Palins disabled child, made demeaning sexual remarks about her daughters, “wished” Palin was gang raped, made on going lewd sexist attacks on Palin and so on….
Yeah bring on the numpties.
Fact is you need women to feel scared and victimised so they buy into your ideology. When confronted by an attractive and assertive women in power, you have a melt down. You can not handle it.Yet you spilled pages of verbal diarrhoea pretending to defend women and portraying them as victims. BTW Would you feel so comfortable attacking Palin if she was black Lairedion?
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Stevo, Earth calling.time for the Meds, no one here has said any of those things. In fact the only one who has made simply outrageous comments is you. L the mass murderer and book burner, the kids in Norway deserve no sympathy because they were just socialist agitators, 80% of all rapes are false reports, Western men are serially victimized by women.
Seriously, we do enjoy your howlers but you do need to keep a little grounded for us to keep up. By the way, black or white Palin is still a nut, for heavens sake just read some of her rantings.
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no one here has said any of those things
Good morning Oigal. The phrase “Pot calling the kettle black…” mean anything to you?
Once again you fail to address any substantive point I have raised.
Maybe I will leave you and L to play with each other for a while.( I shudder to think what will come of that self congratulatory bs fest. )
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Examples Stevo examples! Only ever quoted you. Sorry bit tough cut paste as on the road at the moment. However, happy to post all of your howlers later if you need, just let me know. In fact a collage of the wit n grace of Stevo would be funny if bizarre read.
However what numpty would claim it stood for tolerance and demand respect for other political points of view when it’s on the record as saying it has no sympathy for the victims in Norway as there were just leftist agitators. Hint.use a mirror .
Sorry I have yet to discern any substantive point, other than some weird assertion that white western males are being hounded out of existence by rampaging tribes of amazon women cutting off penises..willy nilly if you like.
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Face it, we have 3 people with similair veiws bitching at each other to make fun.
Aah, now I understand. Your rants are your way of having fun but actually you agree with my (our) views. Now I do appreciate a little ranting myself but not at the expense of murdered kids.
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In order to get this thread back on topic, I thought I would share a link. It gives a female, minority, perspective on Obama’s presidency.
I think she concisely sums up the level of thinking we see demonstrated from Obama supporters generally.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x5wCxxUX7M&feature=player_embedded
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The classic flaw you make Stevo is I am Obama supporter although the with opposition being inept or the looney religious right or a combination of both certianly works in his favour.
Far more a supporter of the belly laughs provided by the moonshiners and knucklehead conspiracy theorists that turn up here. Oh a you tube link 🙂 well that settles it then..:-) -
Ok so you did not take the bait. Yeah I dont really mind Obama, but some of his supporters piss me off.
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Normally I couldn’t care less which party is delivering the US president. For Europe there’s not much difference on foreign policies. The US doesn’t have the ideological difference between two big political factions like in other Western nations. Obama being the first non-white was indeed a landmark but after a week it’s business as usual. He looks like a lite-Bush jr. to me, nothing special.
Obama’s supporters can be indeed annoying but give me any Democrat now the GOP is turning into a Christian fundamentalist madhouse.
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Q) Sorry when did Bush have an entire cable channel dedicated to anti bush nonsense?
A) CNN
The thing you don’t see Oigal, is that your perception of Bush is exactly what you have been instructed to think, by the left leaning media. As an example; your constant references and snide remarks concerning Bush’s intelligence.
Aside from his academic record, do you really think someone of such low intelligence would become the leader of the most powerful country in the world? We can disagree with his decisions and like nothing about him, but that does not make him an idiot. Your comments show that even a sceptic, like yourself, is not immune to propaganda.