The Indonesians, They’re Protesting Obama

by Stephan Tawney on March 15, 2010

Another day, another member of the global community disappointed that Barack “The One” Obama isn’t as Hope’nChangey as promised. This time it’s the country where Obama spent much of his childhood.

Witnesses and police said members of the Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir protested in East Java’s provincial capital of Surabaya, South Sulawesi’s capital of Makassar and three other cities. The group, an international network which believes Muslims should unite in a single global state governed by Islamic law, urged the Indonesian government to reject the American leader’s trip, scheduled for late March.

“We know Obama spent his childhood in Indonesia, but as president his policy contradicts the people’s interests in Indonesia,” protest organizer Nasrudin said in Makassar…

Men and women wearing black veils held up yellow banners reading “Reject the visit of Obama” as they marched in the streets of the two larger cities.

“He doesn’t work for a peaceful world … on the contrary, Obama is the same as George Bush, who has destroyed the Muslim world in Iraq and Afghanistan. Therefore we have to reject the visit of Obama to Indonesia,” said Nasrudin, who, like many Indonesians, uses only one name.

That “Obama is the same as George Bush” line must be devastating them at the White House. I would disagree with the assessment, of course, as Bush was no where near as fiscally irresponsible or weak on terrorism. But any global supporters of The One coming to realize he’s a major disappointment is blogging gold.



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