US President Barack Obama may have many fans. However, without doubt, his biggest fan is from Columbia.
Silvio Carrasquilla, an Afro-Colombian and former mayor of the northern town of Turbaco, has converted his home into the White House with the hope of inviting Obama when he attends a summit in nearby Cartagena this weekend. And guess what? This diehard fan also has planned a surprise gift for the President.
According to reports by Agence France-Presse, Silvio Carrasquilla want to gift Obama a young donkey, whom he has named as Demo. And the young donkey has already been vaccinated and Carrasquilla thinks it is also small enough to fit in the Air Force One.
Well, it is not the first time that Turbaco city has made headlines for Obama madness, but it has happened a number of times before, according to Colombia Reports.
During Obama's 2008 campaign for the presidency, Carrasquilla built a Democratic Party election campaign center in the town to offer international support to the then-candidate. There was even a mirror election held, which Obama won with a 1000-vote advantage over his then-opponent John McCain.
In August 2009, the town celebrated Obama's 48th birthday with another donkey, Mariachis, two cakes with the US flag on it and a portrait of Obama to be given as a gift.
Click Start to have a look at the pictures of the White House of Columbia and the donkey Demo.
Colombian attorney Silvio Carrasquilla takes a phone call while surrounded by his U.S. President Barack Obama memorabilia collection which he has used to adorn his home in Turbaco, near Cartagena, April 11, 2012.ReutersColombian attorney Silvio Carrasquilla cleans a poster of U.S. President Barack Obama and his family which he hung on a wall inside his home in Turbaco, near Cartagena, April 11, 2012. ReutersColombian attorney Silvio Carrasquilla (R, blue striped shirt) decorates his house with U.S. and Colombian flags to welcome U.S. President Barack Obama to the VI Summit of the Americas, in Turbaco, near Cartagena April 11, 2012.ReutersA painter working for Colombian attorney Silvio Carrasquilla paints the roof of Carrasquilla's house to welcome U.S. President Barack Obama in Turbaco, near Cartagena April 11, 2012. ReutersA donkey foal named Demo by its owner, Silvio Carrasquilla, stands dressed as the mascot of the U.S. Democratic Party as a worker paints Carrasquilla's house to welcome President Barack Obama to the VI America's Summit to be held in Cartagena, in Turbaco, near Cartagena, April 11, 2012.ReutersA baby donkey named Demo by its owner, Silvio Carrasquilla, stands dressed as the mascot of the U.S. Democratic Party behind a poster of U.S. President Barack Obama, outside Carrasquilla's home in Turbaco, near Cartagena, April 11, 2012.ReutersA baby donkey named Demo belonging to Colombian attorney Silvio Carrasquilla, dressed as the mascot of the U.S. Democratic Party, stands where it was placed in a pose by Carrasquilla between the U.S. and the Colombian flags, at his home in Turbaco, near Cartagena, April 11, 2012.ReutersA baby donkey named Demo by its owner Silvio Carrasquilla stands dressed as the mascot of the U.S. Democratic Party in front of a poster of U.S. President Barack Obama, outside Carrasquilla's home in Turbaco, near Cartagena April 11, 2012.ReutersA friend of Colombian attorney Silvio Carrasquilla dresses a baby donkey Demo as the mascot of the U.S. Democratic Party in front of a poster of U.S. President Barack Obama, outside Carrasquilla's home in Turbaco, near Cartagena April 11, 2012. Reuters
