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Home Front: Politix
High Life On 'Farm' For O
2009-07-25
President Obama and his family are planning a vacation next month fit for the rich and famous on a spectacular Martha's Vineyard waterfront farm.

The Obamas plan to rent the stunning 29-acre Blue Heron Farm, a glamorous spread featuring spectacular views, a private beach, and even its own private golf tee, the Vineyard Gazette reported.

With a main Victorian farmhouse, a five-bedroom "guest house," a reconstructed Pennsylvania barn and New Hampshire shed plus other out buildings, Obama will have room to roam and space to accommodate an entourage while meeting the government's security needs.

The sprawling property, located in the town of Chilmark, is owned by Mississippi timber magnate William Van Devender and wife Mollie, who have decided to rent it for two months this summer.

It sold for more than $20 million in 2005. The prior owners hosted Bill and Hillary Clinton in the summer of 1998.

The cost to Obama was unknown, but similar luxury rentals in the area go for between $35,000 to $50,000 per week, about what the average US wage earner earns in a year.

Obama can practice his jump shot on a private basketball half-court or indulge his golfing jones by teeing off on a private tee with a 300-yard fairway leading to a putting green.

He can also stroll to a private saltwater pond or take a dip in the Atlantic from a private beach.

"We're in discussions with a number of parties in regards to subleasing it for blocks of time," Tom Wallace, of Wallace & Co. Southeby's International Realty, told The Post. "I have some restraints as to who those parties are."
Posted by:Fred

#6  But wait! doesn't this save jobs for some of the working poor who are employed by the frivolous rich? I'm sure they are just doing this to stimulate the economy.
Posted by: Richard of Oregon   2009-07-25 14:11  

#5  The prior owners hosted Bill and Hillary Clinton in the summer of 1998.

See, Barry, that's the way ya gotta work it. The Clinton's: America's Favorite Guests. Find yourself some rich supporter and invite yourself to be their freeloader guests for a coupla weeks. Maybe Skippy could've hooked you up with somebody. He's a big Vineyard guy.
I dunno, Barry. For a Chicago guy, you're such a friggin amateur sometimes...
Posted by: tu3031   2009-07-25 13:53  

#4  and don't forget the MSM aversion to Bush's visits to "The Ranch." Bush's mistake -- maybe he should have called it "The Farm," and gone anywhere but in Texas. The Vineyard is so "accepted" don't ya know?

And didn't the Bush's build and pay for "The Ranch?"
Posted by: Sherry   2009-07-25 13:44  

#3  Well, I for one am sure that our intrepid MSM will cover this as closely and with the same level of fair and balanced narration as they did for former Pres G.W. Bush's golf outings.

(sarc/off)
Posted by: Broadhead6   2009-07-25 13:24  

#2  Good Question.

Meanwhile people are loosing their jobs right and left.

This administration is looking more and more like the reign of Louis XIV every day. And you know how that story ended.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2009-07-25 10:23  

#1  Paid for by which lobby?
Posted by: 3dc   2009-07-25 10:01  

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