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Romney targeted over plans for growth — of his house
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, who has criticized President Barack Obama for taking a nine-day vacation at a time of high unemployment, filed for permits to almost quadruple the size of his oceanfront home in La Jolla, California.
The former Massachusetts governor and his wife bought the house three years ago for $12 million. They want to knock down the one-story, 3,009-square-foot home overlooking the Pacific Ocean and replace it with an 11,062-square foot place in its stead, according to the San Diego Union Tribune.
Romney says he needs a bigger place to have room for his five sons, their wives and his 16 grandchildren. The Union Tribune said the plans would keep the house’s existing pool and spa.
Romney has fought a reputation as being somewhat out of touch, an impression that will not be enhanced by undertaking a massive renovation while campaigning for president. The super-rich candidate raised eyebrows earlier this month when he told a heckler in Iowa that “Corporations are people, my friend,” and a remark in June to unemployed workers in Florida that he was “also unemployed” fell flat and was jeered by the Democrats.
Critics have seized on the project to scoff at Romney. Jess Durfee, chairman of the San Diego County Democratic Party, used the house project to joke about Romney’s residency. “Let’s hope he hires a contractor that provides union-equivalent wages and helps to stimulate the local economy,” Durfee told the Union Tribune. “He also could register to vote here and help out the Republicans, whose numbers are dwindling.”
The magazine Vanity Fair published a tongue-in-cheek list of things that could fit into Romney’s new house, including “the world’s largest whale,” “the top-of-the-line luxury spa at the Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas” and “the Memphis-area Enterprise-Rent-A-Car facility.”
Romney, at least, is likely to know how many houses he owns – three. He has a townhouse in the Boston area and a lakefront home in New Hampshire in addition to the La Jolla property. John McCain, who defeated Romney in the 2008 Republican nomination race, famously told a reporter that he was not sure how many homes he had. The Arizona senator owned as many as eight, according to news reports, which helped Obama’s Democrats paint the Republican as being out of touch with typical Americans and living an outrageously rich lifestyle.
McCain, of course, eventually lost the White House race to Obama.
SOURCE:
http://blogs.reuters.com/frontrow/2011/08/22/romney-targeted-over-plans-for-growth-of-his-house/
The former Massachusetts governor and his wife bought the house three years ago for $12 million. They want to knock down the one-story, 3,009-square-foot home overlooking the Pacific Ocean and replace it with an 11,062-square foot place in its stead, according to the San Diego Union Tribune.
Romney says he needs a bigger place to have room for his five sons, their wives and his 16 grandchildren. The Union Tribune said the plans would keep the house’s existing pool and spa.
Romney has fought a reputation as being somewhat out of touch, an impression that will not be enhanced by undertaking a massive renovation while campaigning for president. The super-rich candidate raised eyebrows earlier this month when he told a heckler in Iowa that “Corporations are people, my friend,” and a remark in June to unemployed workers in Florida that he was “also unemployed” fell flat and was jeered by the Democrats.
Critics have seized on the project to scoff at Romney. Jess Durfee, chairman of the San Diego County Democratic Party, used the house project to joke about Romney’s residency. “Let’s hope he hires a contractor that provides union-equivalent wages and helps to stimulate the local economy,” Durfee told the Union Tribune. “He also could register to vote here and help out the Republicans, whose numbers are dwindling.”
The magazine Vanity Fair published a tongue-in-cheek list of things that could fit into Romney’s new house, including “the world’s largest whale,” “the top-of-the-line luxury spa at the Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas” and “the Memphis-area Enterprise-Rent-A-Car facility.”
Romney, at least, is likely to know how many houses he owns – three. He has a townhouse in the Boston area and a lakefront home in New Hampshire in addition to the La Jolla property. John McCain, who defeated Romney in the 2008 Republican nomination race, famously told a reporter that he was not sure how many homes he had. The Arizona senator owned as many as eight, according to news reports, which helped Obama’s Democrats paint the Republican as being out of touch with typical Americans and living an outrageously rich lifestyle.
McCain, of course, eventually lost the White House race to Obama.
SOURCE:
http://blogs.reuters.com/frontrow/2011/08/22/romney-targeted-over-plans-for-growth-of-his-house/
I dont see what the big deal is on either front personally. Other than a bunch of bias BulSt.
You will be btching if romney gets the office as well. Why? cause Im sure he will be vacationing at taxpayer expense as well. Ya think. I think its time to get some jobs and quit wasting time on stupid.
You will be btching if romney gets the office as well. Why? cause Im sure he will be vacationing at taxpayer expense as well. Ya think. I think its time to get some jobs and quit wasting time on stupid.
Why its his money are we saying that he cant spend his own hard earned money now ...BHO has spent tax payer money not his own ...its a left wing bias as usual
I think it's the hypocritical nature of Romney's comment, that people are having a problem with.
They're not taking "taxpayer money vs. Romney's money" into account, and simply pointing out that Romney is spending a HUGE amount of money to rebuild his house, after giving B.O. a hard time about spending a HUGE amount of money on a vacation.
Romney's hypocrisy is the target of the article.
They're not taking "taxpayer money vs. Romney's money" into account, and simply pointing out that Romney is spending a HUGE amount of money to rebuild his house, after giving B.O. a hard time about spending a HUGE amount of money on a vacation.
Romney's hypocrisy is the target of the article.
sorry typo buying ..
May I ask if the tax payers are paying for Romney;s house ?? we are baying for BHO's vacation .
If its his 20 million... I say so what
So Romney criticizes B.O. for taking a 9-day vacation, and now he's getting a hard time for building a larger house... is that about it, in a nut-shell?
If I'm not mistaken, the difference between the 2 is this:
B.O.'s vacation is paid for with tax-payer dollars
Romney's home expansion is paid for with his own dollars
I'm not sure I understand how one can criticize him, as the 2 are completely different.
Now, that being said, it IS a bit hypocritical of Romney to criticize B.O. for spending money, and then go out and spend $20M rebuilding his house!
(*I pulled that $-figure out of my butt, so don't quote me. I just figure if the original, 3000sq.ft house costs $12M, then an 11,000sq.ft house sill cost AT LEAST that much)
If I'm not mistaken, the difference between the 2 is this:
B.O.'s vacation is paid for with tax-payer dollars
Romney's home expansion is paid for with his own dollars
I'm not sure I understand how one can criticize him, as the 2 are completely different.
Now, that being said, it IS a bit hypocritical of Romney to criticize B.O. for spending money, and then go out and spend $20M rebuilding his house!
(*I pulled that $-figure out of my butt, so don't quote me. I just figure if the original, 3000sq.ft house costs $12M, then an 11,000sq.ft house sill cost AT LEAST that much)
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