Posted on 04/11/2007 11:31:34 AM PDT by JZelle
LeBron James is electing to have an enormous carbon footprint in the 35,440-square-foot home he is having built outside Akron, Ohio.
No word yet whether James plans to buy environmental penance through the purchase of carbon offsets, the approach of Al Gore, the green movement's high priest who delivers his sermons from the don't-do-as-I-do, do-as-I-say pulpit.
James is opting to indulge in his fantasies with his dream castle. It will come with a bowling alley, casino, theater, recording studio, barber shop, aquarium, sports bar, outdoor swimming pool and six-car garage. Why he left out a shopping mall is anyone's guess.
A first-floor master suite will feature a walk-in, two-story closet. The suite will be about 40 feet wide and 56 feet long, which is larger than half the homes in the township.
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Good for LeBron. “Only In America.”
He should have made the bedroom bigger.
So what?!! Most everyone aspires to wealth in our still mostly free country! I am sure he earned it as a fan draw, so it’s his to spend as he sees fit. Who cares what AlGore says, anyhow?!!
These people crack me up, instead of tearing the guy down, they should be saying, how can I do that?
John Travolta recently sounded the global-warming refrain while promoting his new flick, “Wild Hogs.” He asked his fans to cut their carbon emissions and make the sort of sacrifices that apparently are beyond his grasp.
He made this curious plea after showing up to the red carpet on a Harley Davidson, that noted beacon of energy conservation.
Travolta using a Harley Davidson as a prop is the least of his environmental problems.
Travolta, after all, owns five planes and a home in Florida that comes with a runway.
Travolta suggests he is in no position to fly commercial because of the demands of the movie business, which is the last refuge of the hypocritical.
You see, their personal needs are somehow more important than yours.
Hogwash. Nothing makes John Edwards blush: not his palais on its freshly clear-cut lot; not repeatedly calling Dick Cheney's daughter "lesbian" while promoting homosexual radicalism; not pimping his son's death or his wife's cancer for sympathy votes.
He is beyond shame.
LeBron James is putting his money back into the economy. Good for him.
LMAO... but if he puts up a Giuliani sign on his frontlawn... he’s in deep doo-doo.
Al Gore and his buddy, John Kerry, state that we have ten years to take care of global warming. Now, follow the money......They say ten years so that they can make their money off of this in three to five years. They want to get it started now......follow the money.
Only a six car garage?
High school dropout done good!
This house is nothing compared to Evander Holyfield’s pad:
“Today, home for Holyfield is a 54,000-square-foot estate on 235 acres outside of Atlanta. One of the biggest homes in the Southeast, it boasts a mind-boggling 109 rooms, including 11 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms, a bowling alley, Olympic-size pool and a stable stocked with a half-dozen horses.”
Dang, I should’ve played roundball.
That’s one-third the size of the Palace at Versailles! Geez!
For LeBron’s sake, I hope he never has to sell this monstrosity. He will be lucky to get 60 cents on the dollar. The maintenance and utilities alone are probably 7 figures a year. Not a smart financial decision.
His $90,000,000 endorsement deal with Nike will take care of that until roughly the start of the next century. His $ 63,000,000 contract with the Cavs will also help.
People need to stop worrying about what other people are doing and just focus on their own lives.
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