Barack Obama and family enjoy Indonesia holiday

[Judi Lynn]

Source: BBC News


9 hours ago




Barack Obama and his family are enjoying a holiday in Indonesia, spending time white-water rafting and visiting temples.

He arrived with his wife and two daughters on the island of Bali before visiting an ancient Buddhist temple in Java on Wednesday.

Mr Obama is a popular figure in Indonesia where his holiday has received saturation press coverage.

The former US president spent four years in Indonesia as a child.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40434577

[Rhiannon12866]

1. Unlike "he who shall not be named," this president is popular everywhere he goes!

[MontanaMama]

2. "he who shal not be named"

THAT is exactly what we should be calling that freaking orange dingleberry...fucking A. He's not worthy of a name

[Rhiannon12866]

4. It's a Harry Potter reference, but that's exactly how I think of him

I cringe whenever I hear him referred to as "president" on the news. The only way I'd accept them using the title is if they used air quotes when they said "president."

[MontanaMama]

5. I hope the Obamas

are having a well deserved rest. I'm betting PBO returns with a vengeance in way none of us expect. Might be fantasy but jus the thought is enough to pull me off the ledge. Thanks for posting this!

[Hamlette]

6. She who must not be named pre-dates Harry Potter by a long shot

harumph

Rumpole of the Bailey....great series if you get a chance to see it.

[Rhiannon12866]

7. Oh, yes, I did watch Rumpole!

I used to watch PBS on Sunday nights with my parents. And wasn't it "She Who Must Be Obeyed?" IIRC, we even had a DUer who used that screen name.

[Hamlette]

15. yes! I think you're right. Must be obeyed.

[csziggy]

9. Long before Rumpole there was Ayesha who reigned as "She-who-must-be-obeyed"

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She: A History of Adventure

She, subtitled A History of Adventure, is a novel by English writer H. Rider Haggard, first serialised in The Graphic magazine from October 1886 to January 1887. She was extraordinarily popular upon its release and has never been out of print.

The story is a first-person narrative that follows the journey of Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey to a lost kingdom in the African interior. There they encounter a primitive race of natives and a mysterious white queen named Ayesha who reigns as the all-powerful "She", or "She-who-must-be-obeyed". In this work, Rider Haggard developed the conventions of the Lost World subgenre, which many later authors emulated.[1]

She is placed firmly in the imperialist literature of nineteenth-century England, and inspired by Rider Haggard's experiences of South Africa and British colonialism. The story expresses numerous racial and evolutionary conceptions of the late Victorians, especially notions of degeneration and racial decline prominent during the fin de siècle. In the figure of She, the novel notably explored themes of female authority and feminine behaviour. It has received praise and criticism alike for its representation of womanhood.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She:_A_History_of_Adventure
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[Lonestarblue]

13. I call him Dumpy Trumpy.

Take off the "y" for each word and it's my slogan. Plus the word "dumpy" describes his looks. I refuse to use the word "President" to refer to Dumpy Trumpy. He has not earned that title.

[Hieronymus]

3. It's wonderful to see them enjoying themselves .. well deserved.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Glad the girls got to go this time

[madokie]

10. He and his family are loved here too

By many of us

[llmart]

11. Amen!

n/t

[NYC Liberal]

12. Meanwhile, when Drumpf leaves office, he'll spend his time

holed up in Trump Tower eating junk food and tweeting conspiracy theories. (Not much different from what he does now, actually.)

[SharonClark]

14. If there is justice, he'll be in prison.