Video: Statue of global savior unveiled in Indonesia

posted at 5:40 pm on December 10, 2009 by Allahpundit

A manger would have been better, but it’ll do. I don’t see the logic of depicting him as a child, though. Granted, he was a kid when he lived there, but if you’re building an attraction to a world celebrity, ideally you’d want it as recognizable, i.e. attractive, as possible. Unless you’re standing close enough to read the plaque on the base, this looks like some generic tribute to the spirit of youth or springtime or whatever.

Also: The butterfly’s a bit much.

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The Golden Child

Cool will the part of Pres Obama be played by Eddie Murphy?

LincolntheHun on December 10, 2009 at 5:41 PM

The hills are alive with…..

faol on December 10, 2009 at 5:42 PM

I give it 2 weeks before it is stolen for scrap.

portlandon on December 10, 2009 at 5:42 PM

*vomit*

Kafir on December 10, 2009 at 5:43 PM

This is the most excruciatingly embarrassing thing the world has ever created and/or witnessed. This is pathetic.

nitzsche on December 10, 2009 at 5:44 PM

Just when elgeneralisimo thought it couldn’t get any creepier…

elgeneralisimo on December 10, 2009 at 5:45 PM

Does anyone have a barf bag handy? I think I’m going to puke!

Knucklehead on December 10, 2009 at 5:45 PM

Forgetting about the subject of the statue for a second, I must say that it is always amazing to me just how much attention people in other countries pay to US politics.

Robert_Paulson on December 10, 2009 at 5:45 PM

My collie says:

Is it just me, or does that thing look like a fire hydrant?

It coulda’ been worse. It coulda’ been a statue of the first crony.

CyberCipher on December 10, 2009 at 5:45 PM

At least the statue isn’t able to do the tennis match thing with its head. I guess that’s a plus.

txsurveyor on December 10, 2009 at 5:45 PM

The man-child.

JammieWearingFool on December 10, 2009 at 5:45 PM

nitzsche on December 10, 2009 at 5:44 PM

I hope you’re a moby.

Allahpundit on December 10, 2009 at 5:46 PM

I don’t see the logic of depicting him as a child, though.

Oh c’mon! It writes itself.

AUINSC on December 10, 2009 at 5:46 PM

Little Red Book sold separately.

RBMN on December 10, 2009 at 5:46 PM

I give it 2 weeks before it is stolen for scrap.

Wish we could scrap the real deal that fast.

hindmost on December 10, 2009 at 5:46 PM

I guess Lil’ Bammy was sporting mom shorts back in the day.

JammieWearingFool on December 10, 2009 at 5:47 PM

I think the statue is weeping blood!

Daveyardbird on December 10, 2009 at 5:47 PM

Look at the bright side. It isn’t that big. So when The One tanks completely it won’t be that big of a loss.

GarandFan on December 10, 2009 at 5:48 PM

How long until this thing goes the way of the statue of Stalin…

apostic on December 10, 2009 at 5:49 PM

Hey, there are pidgeons in Indonesia, right?

pilamaye on December 10, 2009 at 5:49 PM

The feet are made of clay.

JammieWearingFool on December 10, 2009 at 5:49 PM

I wonder what the little necklace represents.

Emily M. on December 10, 2009 at 5:49 PM

The human urge to worship …

YiZhangZhe on December 10, 2009 at 5:49 PM

Cool will the part of Pres Obama be played by Eddie Murphy?

LincolntheHun on December 10, 2009 at 5:41 PM

Arsenio

thomasaur on December 10, 2009 at 5:50 PM

You have got to be fricking kidding…

Seven Percent Solution on December 10, 2009 at 5:50 PM

now all indonesian children can aspire to become POTUS someday.

moonbatkiller on December 10, 2009 at 5:50 PM

What’s underneath the tin plating???

Roy Rogers on December 10, 2009 at 5:51 PM

The Kenyans are reportedly erecting a statue of the newborn Obama.

JammieWearingFool on December 10, 2009 at 5:52 PM

They forgot to depict the strings.

Weight of Glory on December 10, 2009 at 5:52 PM

Does the plaque on the statue use the name Obama or Soetoro?

Mark1971 on December 10, 2009 at 5:52 PM

Now we know where 500 Million dollars of ‘Stimulus’ money went…

Seven Percent Solution on December 10, 2009 at 5:52 PM

I wonder what the little necklace represents.

I was wondering that too. Is it the Ignoble Pieces Prize?

single stack on December 10, 2009 at 5:53 PM

What’s underneath the tin plating???

Roy Rogers on December 10, 2009 at 5:51 PM

Well at least the statue has thicker skin.

thomasaur on December 10, 2009 at 5:53 PM

Where do you stick the candles…?

Seven Percent Solution on December 10, 2009 at 5:53 PM

now all indonesian children can aspire to become POTUS someday.

moonbatkiller on December 10, 2009 at 5:50 PM

funny

CWforFreedom on December 10, 2009 at 5:54 PM

OT: For those like me who can’t take O’Reilly, John Stossel debuts his new show tonight at 8 EST, on FOX Business Network.

TXUS on December 10, 2009 at 5:54 PM

Also: The butterfly’s a bit much.

It’s not a butterfly. It’s his long form birth certificate crumpled up.

Weight of Glory on December 10, 2009 at 5:54 PM

For the first time in my adult life I am embarrassed for my country.
Barack Obama should be the first one to say “Take that damn thing down..”

NeoKong on December 10, 2009 at 5:54 PM

Did NAMBLA sponsor it?

faol on December 10, 2009 at 5:45 PM

Nominee for “Comment of the Day”! Accurate on so many levels.

DeathB4Tyranny on December 10, 2009 at 5:54 PM

I guess we needed a reminder that the lightworker grew up in another country under another name.

DeweyWins on December 10, 2009 at 5:55 PM

What’s with the football-shaped head? It’s Stewie meets Charlie Brown.

BTW, Islam forbids such images……

Janos Hunyadi on December 10, 2009 at 5:55 PM

Where’s the teleprompter?

GT on December 10, 2009 at 5:56 PM

I don’t think they got the ears right…

Seven Percent Solution on December 10, 2009 at 5:56 PM

Somebody alert the pigeons.

Oldnuke on December 10, 2009 at 5:56 PM

Countdown until it is vandalized and libtards blame Republicans….

Speedwagon82 on December 10, 2009 at 5:57 PM

Gee the Big Dawg had to send troops to save the people in Bosnia for his statue, and Reagan saved Poland, who did Obama save? is this an SEIU funded statue?

ginaswo on December 10, 2009 at 5:57 PM

There is a statue of Clinton in Albania… and there is one of Bush 43 somewhere… whatever floats their boat…

ninjapirate on December 10, 2009 at 5:57 PM

At some point this hysterical laughter is going to get me involuntarily hospitalized.

myrenovations on December 10, 2009 at 5:57 PM

The Kenyans are reportedly erecting a statue of the newborn Obama.

/

JammieWearingFool on December 10, 2009 at 5:52 PM

Good use of the tag. That was pretty believable. (I think they already marked his “birthplace”, if I remember correctly.)

capitalist piglet on December 10, 2009 at 5:58 PM

Maybe Jeanne Dixon was only off by a few years when she predicted “A child born somewhere in the Middle East shortly before 7:00 A.M. (EST) on February 5, 1962 will revolutionize the world.”

I’m looking for a sign. Maybe if the pigeons don’t poop on the statue…

Drained Brain on December 10, 2009 at 5:58 PM

For some reason, the song from the “Wizard of Oz” is going through my mind; “because of the wonderful things he does….” This world has gone insane.

Star20 on December 10, 2009 at 5:59 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBIN4gMVBeA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asu94JMcck4

ninjapirate on December 10, 2009 at 5:59 PM

I hope you’re a moby.

Allah, I am not sure what that is, lol.

nitzsche on December 10, 2009 at 5:59 PM

Curious.

OldEnglish on December 10, 2009 at 5:59 PM

A 10X replica coming to a national mall near you.

Dr. ZhivBlago on December 10, 2009 at 5:59 PM

One day, this statue will be brought down a la Saddam by a penniless and outraged crowd.

TXUS on December 10, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Wow, that statue is a near perfect depiction of the spoiled brat-in-chief.

Now, just replace the butterfly with an acorn.

reaganaut on December 10, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Sorry, but the way Allahpundit has been pushing this meme lately has been pretty lame… hes cheapening it badly..

ninjapirate on December 10, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Gawd.

Lou Budvis on December 10, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Friends of Obama….LMAO!

Cronnies of Obama………If Hussein is Indonesia’s Golden Boy, They are in trouble. In fact, they can have the worhtless leader.

BigMike252 on December 10, 2009 at 6:01 PM

There’s one they’re planning on for Kenya where he’s laying a hand on a leper while restoring sight to a blind man with the other, with a freshly plucked leaf of arugula in his pocket.

Nethicus on December 10, 2009 at 6:01 PM

If you don’t think happy thoughts the man-child statue will wish you into the cornfield.

JammieWearingFool on December 10, 2009 at 6:01 PM

Tremble before — The Monarch!

(hmmm…where’s Dr. Mrs. The First Lady?)

red winger on December 10, 2009 at 6:02 PM

That statue is truly comedy gold. Thank you people of Indonesia. Thank you.

WarEagle01 on December 10, 2009 at 6:02 PM

Meanwhile in Iran, they’ve erected three bronze statues of Reagan, Bush and Clinton, all being hung. Every hour they burst into flames through gas outlets on their bodies.

Nethicus on December 10, 2009 at 6:02 PM

Wasn’t he supposed to be riding a unicorn?

rihar on December 10, 2009 at 6:03 PM

Oh for a truck with a strong chain.

Lou Budvis on December 10, 2009 at 6:05 PM

At least they got the jacked up shorts right.

Mom shorts!

Abby Adams on December 10, 2009 at 6:05 PM

Put a child-sized TOTUS next to it and it would be perfect.

jon1979 on December 10, 2009 at 6:05 PM

Wait til you see what goes up in DC.

artist on December 10, 2009 at 6:06 PM

Did NAMBLA sponsor it?

faol on December 10, 2009 at 5:45 PM

Nominee for “Comment of the Day”! Accurate on so many levels.

DeathB4Tyranny on December 10, 2009 at 5:54 PM

I second that…this is beyond absurb–it’s Bizarro World!

lovingmyUSA on December 10, 2009 at 6:06 PM

A manger would have been better, but it’ll do

Heh!

Richard Romano on December 10, 2009 at 6:07 PM

Indonesia, so that’s where Obama is from.

Tommy_G on December 10, 2009 at 6:07 PM

If that butterfly flaps it’s wings, we’ll feel it all the way over here!!

exhelodrvr on December 10, 2009 at 6:07 PM

If they put up that statue in the US, by the time ’12 rolls around it would suffer the same fate as Saddam’s statue.

Lou Budvis on December 10, 2009 at 6:08 PM

That video is comedy gold, too.

So, basically, some dopey Americans pawned a statue off on Indonesia. The kids waving the flags didn’t look too enthused, and there was a crowd that was well into the tens! perhaps even scores of onlookers (for you Boy King fans).

reaganaut on December 10, 2009 at 6:08 PM

Well, if they sour on him as well, all they need to do is chisel out his name and keep the statue.

ThePrez on December 10, 2009 at 6:08 PM

ninjapirate, Kosovo isn’t in Albania.

erp on December 10, 2009 at 6:10 PM

Where are the accompanying statues of Wheezer, Spanky,Jackie and Chubby?

Dr. Carlo Lombardi on December 10, 2009 at 6:10 PM

Fools Gold

PaCadle on December 10, 2009 at 6:11 PM

Can’t wait for the first pigeon to dump a big load all over it

Flyboy on December 10, 2009 at 6:12 PM

LOL they forgot the halo.

Wait til you see what goes up in DC.

artist on December 10, 2009 at 6:06 PM

the deficit?

elduende on December 10, 2009 at 6:12 PM

Can we tear it down soon and throw shoes at it?

arnold ziffel on December 10, 2009 at 6:13 PM

Hey look, I found a picture of his dad!

Cicero43 on December 10, 2009 at 6:14 PM

All hail the boy-king.

Track-A-'Crat on December 10, 2009 at 6:16 PM

I think Moses and the Bible cover this type of thing more than adequately.

Goldy1 on December 10, 2009 at 6:17 PM

I’ve seen more artistic store mannequins than that POS.

Cicero43 on December 10, 2009 at 6:18 PM

Shouldn’t he be peeing?

Cicero43 on December 10, 2009 at 6:19 PM

Can’t wait for the first pigeon to dump a big load all over it

Flyboy on December 10, 2009 at 6:12 PM

I’m training my pigeons right now.

GnuBreed on December 10, 2009 at 6:19 PM

Heck wait till you see the 500 foot high one they build that talks and does miracles.

All hail the great American Caliph Barack I !!!!!!

And you people will bow !!!

PappyD61 on December 10, 2009 at 6:20 PM

Before they added the butterfly he was holding a ring, but people mistook him for a lawn jockey.

Cicero43 on December 10, 2009 at 6:21 PM

Didn’t Moses bust up the 10 Commandments for his people doing the same thing?

Hog Wild on December 10, 2009 at 6:21 PM

What a bunch of hooey.

Ricohoc on December 10, 2009 at 6:22 PM

Awaiting the day it is pulled down by a tank, and the people of start slapping the face of the statue with their slippers.

portlandon on December 10, 2009 at 6:23 PM

I just don’t get these Marxist/Commie societies all around the world!
After all the freakin statues they’ve pulled down you’d think they’d get a clue and stop building new ones!

JellyToast on December 10, 2009 at 6:24 PM

Merely the first of many tributes to the Messiah.
At least, that’s what he told me.

n0doz on December 10, 2009 at 6:27 PM