Posted on 05/08/2010 1:13:10 PM PDT by jessduntno
In a move that critics may cite as his own inconvenient truth, former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, have added a house in secluded Montecito to their real estate holdings.
The couple spent $8,875,000 on a gated ocean-view villa on 1 1/2 acres with a swimming pool, spa and fountains, according to real estate sources familiar with the deal. The Italian-style house has high ceilings with beams in the public rooms, a family room, a wine cellar, terraces, six fireplaces, five bedrooms and nine bathrooms in more than 6,500 square feet of living space.
Montecito has long been a haven for Southern California's rich and famous, a spot where celebrity faces can blend into the crowd. Among the community's notable residents have been talk show giant Oprah Winfrey, actors Michael Douglas and Christopher Lloyd, and golfer Fred Couples. The 93108 ZIP Code, which includes the coastal hamlet, was ranked as America's seventh most expensive area last year by Forbes.
Word of the purchase was reported in late April in the Montecito Journal. Gore, 62, did not respond to The Times' requests for comment.
Three years ago, Gore added solar panels and other energy-saving features to his 10,000-square-foot mansion in Belle Meade, Tenn., after he had been criticized for the amount of energy the home used.
After serving as vice president from 1993 to 2001 and playing spokesman on global warming in his 2006 Academy Award-winning film "An Inconvenient Truth," Gore is now chairman of Current TV. He also is the founder and chairman of the Alliance for Climate Protection and a founder of the Beverly Hills-based environmental organization Live Earth.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
The “Do as I say, not as I do” kinda guy.
The carbon trading scam must be on the upswing...
Do you think Al will take the $6500 tax credit next year?
I guess AlBore is Not as worried about rising sea levels as he proposed in his stupid movie...
Not bad for a candidate who would have been President - if his own home state of Tenn would have voted for him instead of voting heavily for Bush.
Spme people just make too much money ..isn’t that what Obama says?
Piece of garbage owes US that money for scamming the planet with his horseshit .
I think his income needs to be leveled to say $100,000 and the balanced redistributed to the needy!
Perfect!!!!!! LOL!
Built from money donated by the “Greenie Weenies.”
The gospel according to Obama, there comes a time when you have enough. Does Gore have enough money yet? Or is it more along the lines of Soros?
Sooner or later, the Goracle will be outed by the wackos. He’s that over the top.
Hey Barry and FAT Al Sharptongue!!! Where’s MY 9 million dollar “american dream”?!
Please don't fault Al Gore for buying a house that will generate an energy bill bigger than some people's monthly mortgage payments. Yes, Al's carbon footprint is big, but he is a big, big man--a very big, important man, a thinker of Big Ideas. It doesn't matter that Al Gore doesn't quite live the sort of lifestyle he preaches to the rest of us. He's allowed to live the way he does (limousines, private jets, power- hungry mansions, etc.) because he purchases carbon offsets, which allow him do do whatever he wants. What's that you say? You can't afford a carbon offset? Too bad--you'll have to pay a carbon tax on your gasoline...what's that? You can't afford gasoline with an added carbon tax? Too bad--here's a bicycle. Have at it. But don't feel bad. Remember, this is what's best for the polar bears. Please don't be mean or angry toward this great, big man. His ideas aren't for himself. He's only one person. His ideas are meant for all of you, the little people. The little, smelly people.
“A horse race between Edwards and Gore?”
Who can get lower than whale shit faster? My money has got to be on Bore...imagine buying an oceanfront mansion after scaring every school child in America out of their wits if they live near any body of water. I hate this bstrd.
It's the right thing to do for a compassionate earth dweller like Gore.
After all, if he didn't buy it an evil conservative republican probably would and exploit it to the point of destroying the planet.
I see it now, Algore IS the compassionate one.
Polar face slap...
“I see it now, Algore IS the compassionate one. “
I am glad you see the light, brother. Amen.
Al really enjoys showing off his sharpshooter prowess.
“A horse race between Edwards and Gore?”
Edwards will never catch up as long as he’s screwing ‘em one at a time.
Let them eat cake ...
Hey!
Whale shit is a natural part of the planet and shouldn't be exploited for personal gain!
You are an evil conservative aren't you! ; )
“Al really enjoys showing off his sharpshooter prowess.”
That is hilarious...one of my favorite candid photos of the man who certainly has to be counted among the Great Thinkers of our Time...
ROTFLMAO!!!
Edwards is just WAY too selective to keep up with Algore!
It could be instructive to see how he registers the parcel, and if he claims it's controlled by a non-profit foundation (or another incorporation that is exempt from state fees).
Yeah, the SOB missed didn't he!
Not bad for a guy who has never held a real job.
“It could be instructive to see how he registers the parcel, and if he claims it’s controlled by a non-profit foundation (or another incorporation that is exempt from state fees).”
I wonder if a certain Chicago thug bought the lot next to his on the same day and will then sell it back to him at a discount? Dems like these kinds of “land deals” to expand their holdings.
“Not bad for a guy who has never held a real job.”
He’s given more than a few “jobs” though, I bet...
http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/pictures-of-al-gores-new-mansion/
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Moving in with the queers, I see.
His Granpappy’s mules must be so proud of him.... such a humble beginning yaknow.. lolol
Montecito is right on the Pacific coast, no more than a couple hundred feet elevation above sea level. Apparently former VP Gore doesn’t think that Global Warming is going to raise the sea levels very much.
“Moving in with the queers, I see.”
Right around the corner from Oprah’s girlfriend, Oprah and the beard she married.
AL GORE: Every penny that I have made, I have put right into a non-profit deal, Alliance For Climate Protection, to spread awareness of why we have to take on this challenge. And Congresswomen, if your, if, if you believe that the reason I have been working on this issue for 30 years is because of greed, you do not know me.
Read more:
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2010/05/03/stunning-pictures-al-gores-new-9-million-mansion-media-totally-ignore#ixzz0nNAwxMpx
Algore needs all those bathrooms because he drinks a lot of iced tea...
See! Fraud does pay. You can point out to your kids that honesty is NOT the best policy. The legend can start here today: i.e. the one about Al Gore telling his father; “ I cannot tell the truth, someone else cut down the cherry tree!” Gore’s father was pleased and smiled knowingly. Generations of children will be inspired by this legend of Al Gore and the cherry tree lie. A child can enter politics, lie and make millions. How noble!
If i recall properly, he also flunked out of a law school and a divinity school. Truly one of the great Americans of this generation.
AND ALL THESE ACTORS, MAN, THEY’RE LIVING IN CASTLES~
AND WITH THE EARTHQUAKES THEY’LL ALL SINK IN THE SEA~
WHO MAKES A LIVING OFF OF HEARTBREAKS AND HASSLES?~
AND SCIENTOLOGISTS MAKE NO SENSE TO ME~
Shooter Jennings
Suckers!
Or is he just a lying opportunist?
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You make the call.
Santa Barbara is Ronald Reagan’s old neighborhood, not that Gore has any shame to feel about it.
I hope they are all equipped with less than 1.6 gallon capacity toilets to save the planet.
The total of his global warming followers, every damn one of them.
He’ll still never be POTUS.
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