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Obama Mystery Theater: SDN Menteng 1 School Graduation Photo

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We’ve been having fun lately, comparing photos of various Indonesian personages to our current president. See herehere and here, for examples. The photo at the top of this post is said to be of Barry Soetoro (aka Barack Hussein Obama II, circled) in 1969 or 1970, depending upon which source you read. As captioned by the Washington Post, the photo was taken at a graduation ceremony at SDN Menteng 1, the Muslim public school that Obama attended while he lived in Indonesia. Our post at this link examines Obama’s numerous schools and teachers, for more context.

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Obama Mystery Theater: Barry’s Teachers

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Just for kicks, here’s a list of some of the many teachers who claim they taught Barry Soetoro/Obama in elementary and high school:

Kindergarten:  Most of us had one kindergarten teacher. Barry, as usual, is an exception. He had at least four, and counting:

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Obama Mystery Theater: Stanley Ann’s Passport Renewal of 1968 (Part Two)

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This is the second part of a closer look at Stanley Ann Dunham Obama Soetoro’s passport records. In part one, we examined a portion of a passport renewal application dated August 13, 1968, nearly two years before her passport, issued July 19, 1965, would have expired. We looked into the background of the “vice consul” who processed this passport-renewal: Mr. Alphonse F. La Porta. Because no passport records for “Ann”  Soetoro dated before 1965 were found or released, we speculated about whether the 1965 passport was the first-ever passport for Ann, or whether she had a previous passport, perhaps one issued five years before July 19, 1965.

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