Posted on 06/08/2014 6:07:08 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
t seems all the bookmakers sending the Obamas to New York City or back to Chicago after the end of the President’s second term are wrong by a few thousand miles.
A source close to Wall St. Cheat Sheet has confirmed that the Obama family have purchased property in the city of Asheville in North Carolina as a post-Presidency residence. A call to get an official confirmation from the White House wasn’t immediately returned.
The President discussed retirement there last year during his trip to North Carolina during a speech in Asheville. “Love coming to Asheville,” said Obama. “Michelle and I always talk about how after this whole presidency thing, we’re looking for a little spot to –” here an audience member said, “Come on down” — “Come on down? Play a little golf, do a little hiking, fishing, barbecue,” said Obama. “There’s two things that keep bringing me back here. Number one is I really like the people. And number two is 12 Bones, which I will be stopping on the way back to the airport.” On the one hand, a smaller city like Asheville doesn’t offer the same enormous population to lose oneself in as does New York or Chicago. On the other, the president and his wife clearly like the area.
“The president first visited the Asheville area during the campaign, and he liked it so much that he vowed to take his family there. The president and first lady are planning to spend a quiet weekend enjoying some of the many things this beautiful part of the country has to offer,” reported the White House. This, of course, led to a great deal of “vacation like the president” slogans from the city’s tourism industry.
(Excerpt) Read more at wallstcheatsheet.com ...
Scratch that off the list of retirement/vacation home prospects.
Not good enough, I want him to flee the country in fear of prosecution.
I was hoping he would be retiring in Leavenworth.
Only sixty miles from here I want to vomit....
Only about 60 from me, too. Greer, SC but I lived in Asheville 12 years. Got too liberal for my likes. My oldest daughter still lives there so I go back occasionally. Was there a few weeks ago and the graffiti downtown and in West Asheville is out of control. Glad I moved.
What happened to the $90 million compound being built on Oahu? Or is that going to be the winter Palace?
One of the things I’d like to hear from the Trey Gowdy, Ted Cruz wing of the GOP is that the days of letting things slide after elected people leave office are over.
LOL! Not me. I want him prosecuted. :>} Sadly, even if he were to be (highly doubtful)there are people and policies in place that are gonna take longer than he was in office to uncover and straighten out. Heck, there’s still clintonistas working.
Is this serious? No mention of the the nature of what they purchased.
Leni
Only sixty miles from here I want to vomit....
Same for me. At least we are in a different state. The stench should not be too bad.
Not as many blacks in Asheville, but plenty of mindless liberals. So he must prefer them. Maybe by the time he retires he will need to leave the US.
Are we buying the Biltmore for them?
Hey, neighbor. Watch the Senatorial debate last night?
I didn’t even know the Biltmore Mansion was on the market.
Michelle Obama, future US senator from the great state of NC
the winter palace...LOL!
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