New Photos Of President's Childhood In Indonesia Emerge

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from HuffPo: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/18/new-photos-of-obamas-chil_n_504054.html



A childhood friend of Barack Obama's in Indonesia has given never before seen photographs of a young Obama to the Associated Press ahead of the president's visit to the country next week.

The photos were handed to AP by Hadi Surya Dharma, a friend of President Obama's who also appears in the pictures. The pics show Obama at a classmate's birthday party in Jakarta in 1971.

President Obama moved to Indonesia when he was seven years old.. Back then he was known as Barry Soetoro, and was though of as a bright, if apparently sometimes bullied, child.

One former teacher described the young Obama as a "black, chubby boy with curly hair," in an interview with the Daily Mail.



more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/18/new-photos-of-obamas-chil_n_504054.html

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1. Very cool. n/t

[treestar]

2. Chubby? I've never seen a chubby pic of him yet!

[kestrel91316]

3. Well, he probably was a bit more corn-fed than the average Indonesian toothpick child, lol.

THEY tend to be very slender.

[blogslut]

9. Oh, he was definitely meaty when he was a pre-teen

It passed and my guess is the sports had a lot to do with it.

[The_Commonist]

4. Cute fella!

Too bad he grew up to be a Communist Nazi Socialist Elitest...

[SharonRB]

6. Don't forget Fascist...

community organizer.

He was a cute kid. And not chubby at all.

[joe black]

7. And a sell out to the insurance companies.

[1776Forever]

5. Wow that smile! That has gotten him a long way in his life - Hope he can smile more soon.

As far as being chubby I don't think that hurt him any! He seems happy and healthy in the pictures, and that is what really matters!

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