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A Look Inside Barack and Michelle Obama’s Martha’s Vineyard Home (barf alert)
The Root ^ | 5/28/2024 | Stephanie Holland

Posted on 05/28/2024 1:32:12 PM PDT by simpson96

From the elegant entryway, to the spectacular views, to the private beach, we’re exploring the special touches in the forever first family's gorgeous estate.

When your previous homes are the White House and Camp David, there’s a lot of pressure on your next address. For their post-presidential vacation getaway, Barack and Michelle Obama chose a private, yet beautiful estate that would offer them all the luxury and security they’ve become accustomed to.

According to Ebony, beginning with the Shearer Inn in 1912, the Oak Bluffs area has a long history of catering to Black vacationers. Over the years, it became one of the few vacation spots where Black visitors felt they could just exist without needing to prove themselves. We all know we can’t ever truly get away from the racism, but the island has provided a somewhat safe space for Black folks looking to relax and enjoy themselves with some simple summer fun.

According to Home & Gardens, the former first couple purchased the waterfront estate for $11.75 million in 2020. Per Bijan C. Bayne in Martha’s Vineyard Magazine, the island has been a longtime vacation spot for Black people, as the atmosphere isn’t racially aggressive and offers a reprieve from the constant slights and stereotypes we routinely face. Considering the spotlight the family lived under while in the White House, it makes sense that the Obamas would want to find a comfortable, safe space for their post-presidential lives.


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KEYWORDS: crimecorruption; crimepays; drowning; drowningman; marthasvineyard; obama; obamanation
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To: Texas resident

We paid for that in more ways than one

After we had to listen to their racist dribble for 8 years they still felt uncomfortable


21 posted on 05/28/2024 1:47:29 PM PDT by Uversabound (Might does not make right, but it does enforce the commonly recognized rights of each succeeding gen)
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To: Texas resident

This must be photo shopped. No plywood in the widows...and as George Sanford said about white folk houses, “Smells like lettuce”...


22 posted on 05/28/2024 1:47:39 PM PDT by AFret. (.)
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To: simpson96

We even get a glimpse of the paddle board that sunk the chef!


23 posted on 05/28/2024 1:48:48 PM PDT by JudyinCanada (The left is loathsome, beyond anything I could have believed.)
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To: simpson96
the island has been a longtime vacation spot for Black people, as the atmosphere isn’t racially aggressive and offers a reprieve from the constant slights and stereotypes we routinely face.

How about that? This is the sort of sloganeering most Americans now seem to swallow whole.

24 posted on 05/28/2024 1:50:22 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: simpson96

And one fine day they’ll leave it all behind.


25 posted on 05/28/2024 1:51:40 PM PDT by beethovenfan (The REAL Great Reset will be when Jesus returns. )
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To: Paladin2
Looks very bland.

I thought the same thing. My guess is these are old photos from a realtor's website, posted on-line for a previous sale-listing.

26 posted on 05/28/2024 1:52:15 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: simpson96

The forever first family’s...

So they admit The Kenyan is in charge?


27 posted on 05/28/2024 1:53:22 PM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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To: simpson96

I wonder wonder Greta the little retarded Jew hating girl thinks about osama’s mansion by the sea


28 posted on 05/28/2024 2:00:30 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: simpson96

Does John Kerry stop by to give them wind surfing lessons?


29 posted on 05/28/2024 2:00:58 PM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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To: simpson96

It’s ok to be a billionaire as long as you did not earn it.


30 posted on 05/28/2024 2:02:19 PM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races you do not like.)
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To: T.B. Yoits

You mean, “their chef was killed there.”


31 posted on 05/28/2024 2:03:58 PM PDT by Prince of Space (Trump 2024!)
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To: simpson96

Did they keep the paddle board their beloved chef fell off?


32 posted on 05/28/2024 2:04:15 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (“There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach,” said one woman)
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To: mikelets456

Didn’t they end up with one in Hawaii as well?


33 posted on 05/28/2024 2:05:41 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: simpson96

They have to remind people of the kayak death of their “chef.”


34 posted on 05/28/2024 2:11:18 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Texas resident

The kitchen looks like it hasn’t been used in a while. I wonder why? Also, they included pictures of the kayaks.
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Is that scum/algae on the water in the pool?


35 posted on 05/28/2024 2:12:26 PM PDT by iontheball
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To: simpson96

Completely sterile, no personal items, cold, uncreative, empty and vapid.


36 posted on 05/28/2024 2:13:02 PM PDT by Pirate Ragnar
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To: simpson96

It’s going to be under water soon because of Climate Cha-Ching!


37 posted on 05/28/2024 2:14:05 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: simpson96

Cultural appropriation?


38 posted on 05/28/2024 2:14:57 PM PDT by coldcash
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To: Pirate Ragnar

No soul at all.


39 posted on 05/28/2024 2:15:30 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (It's not "Quiet Quitting" -- it's "Going Galt".)
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To: simpson96

Who gave him the money for the mansion? He has 4 mansions. Who rewarded him for beginning the destruction of the USA?


40 posted on 05/28/2024 2:21:04 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Delusional people should not be allowed to dictate what we say or think.)
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