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Obama to get Hanuman idol 24 Jun 2008, 1819 hrs IST,PTI
NEW DELHI: With Democrat senator Barack Obama busy in the run-up to the US presidential polls, a group of well-wishers in the capital have decided to send him a symbol of his lucky charm, Lord Hanuman, to help him emerge victorious.
Obama's representative Carolyn Sauvage-Mar on Tuesday received a gold-plated two-feet-high idol which she will pass it on to the Obama after it is sanctified.
The idol is being presented to Obama as he is reported to be a Lord Hanuman devotee and carries with him a locket of the monkey god along with other good luck charms.
An hour-long prayer meeting to sanctify the idol was earlier organised at Sankat Mochan Dham and by Congress leader Brijmohan Bhama, Balmiki Samaj and the temple's priests.
"Obama has deep faith in Lord Hanuman and that is why we are presenting an idol of Hanuman to him," said Bhama.
Accepting the souvenir, Sauvage-Mar, who is chairperson of Democrats Abroad-India, said, "Obama has extended his thanks for the support."
However, questions on Obama's religious beliefs elicited just a smile from Sauvage-Mar, apparently to avoid controversy back home where the Democrat senator is pitted against the Republican Party's John McCain in the Presidential polls.
The idol will be kept at the temple for 11 more days and then sent to US.
"We will perform the prayers for 11 days and then hand the idol to Carolyn who will send it to Obama," said the temple priest.
This Obama is one strange character. First he's a Muslim with a muslim middle name, than a Christian, than a follower of a lunatic reverend, then he won't wear the american flag pin, then he won't put his hand on his heart during the pledge, then he mimics the presidential seal and NOW, he wears a MONKEY GOD LOCKET WITH GOOD LUCK CHARMS. I think the man is a closet lunatic and a loose cannon. Gotta keep this one out of the oval office.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Obama needs to have the power to implement his ideals on the rest of us so he's going to say or do anything he has to to get elected, a typical pandering politician.
He is worse than a politician. He doesn't come across like real politician. And that is what makes him dangerous!!!!!!!! Sheeple are looking at him as different. Not that he would be a great president or what his platform is (cause he actually has none), he's just different!! And that is enough for some folks.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
I'm sorry, I'm actually offened here.....Mr.Obama---a candidate for president of the United States,,,stumping around the world and basically making 'a case' for his run for the White House.....I'm sorry, you cant rack up time for experience in a whirl wind trip in a week.......not to mention these folks that take up the office of The President of the United States,,,they have a team a think tank......What were they all thinking in the Obama camp???? Yup, American Idol, Survivor etc......now, who do we think will get voted off this island next?????
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
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