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Will the erected Barack Obama be taken down?
It was relocated, but not in time to settle this question
Background:
"Everyone in this country can express their opinions freely and give awards like statues to anyone freely," Jakarta Mayor Sylviana Murni. Murni ruled out moving the statue, saying that it has been erected the correct approvals and without political motive.
A statue of President Barack Obama as a boy erected in a Jakarta park has been targeted in a Facebook campaign by thousands who say it should be removed.
The Indonesian-language Facebook group named "Take Down the Barack Obama Statue in Taman Menteng Park" had attracted more than 15,000 members by Tuesday since the 43-inch (110-centimeter) statue of 10-year-old Obama dressed in shorts and a T-shirt was unveiled in the downtown park on Thursday last week.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hGS64brDTnfR56EknFZQZictCCEgD9CJQ1800
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source. Settles "yes" only if it is reported that the statue is taken down, before the end of Jan. 2010. In any other case, the question settles "no".
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- Activity: H$36,173 |
- Predictions: 46 |
Comments: 4
Suspend date: Sun 31st Jan 3:59pm PST
Settlement date: Mon 1st Mar 1:14pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sun 31st Jan 3:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 10%
Action history:
philculp
: no 
pics4d
: answer is no, as it was taken down after jan 31... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100215/ap_on_re_as/as_indonesia_obama_statue philculp: no 
ladylara
: I think a decision can be made since it was moved, right? 
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: The statue was relocated, but not until after this market's suspend date. sqlman: It was relocated, but not in time to settle this question 
Suspend date: Sun 31st Jan 3:59pm PST
Settlement date: Mon 1st Mar 1:14pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sun 31st Jan 3:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details 
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m00mba
predicted No (H$393 at 95%)
fourthestate
predicted Yes (H$50 at 6%)
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"The statue cost more than $10,000. The money was donated by eight Indonesian patrons, a television station and a disaster relief charity."
The idea of a disaster relief charity paying to erect a statue of the president seems to upset some, but it makes sense to me.
Just as the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize was followed by an escalation in Afghanistan, giving Obama awards before he's actually done anything may remove some of the incentive for him to engage in harmful actions.
If the statue in Indonesia stops ObamaCare, it will have been disaster money well spent.
(A hat tip to JamesTaranto)
BTW the Menteng area of Jakarta has a Hotel Menteng which at the time, included the Hotmen Bar-- sounds like a gay bar but definitely WAS NOT!
Indonesian authorities said Monday they are considering a petition to tear down a statue of US President Barack Obama as a boy, only a month after the bronze was unveiled in Jakarta.
"We've been discussing for the past two weeks what to do with the statue... whether to take it down, move it elsewhere or retain it. We're finding the best solution," Jakarta parks agency official Dwi Bintarto said.
http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Asia/Story/A1Story20100125-194326.html
Authorities removed a statue of Barack Obama from a park in the Indonesian capital due to a public backlash and moved it Monday to a nearby elementary school that the U.S. president attended as a child.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100215/ap_on_re_as/as_indonesia_obama_statue
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