"Al Gore, inventor of such hits as Global Warming and the Internet, continues to do his best at putting the "hip" in hypocrite."
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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 ...
Does the neighborhood association allow Tipper to hang the laundry outside to dry?
I expect to see this at the top of the evening news, complete with a tour of the organic garden and the wind farm, 0ff-the-grid energy system, and and...........
Orca and Stedman are married?!! When did that happen...???
BTW, Great example of the Democrat’s ideals of “social justice”.
The villa is on the COAST! You know the one that will disappearing if we do(did-didn’t) act by (about 10 years ago)!
ROTFLMAO
Actually, Montecito is up the hill a bit - but if Gore’s mythology proves true he’ll end up with a very nice beachfront house. :)
Does the neighborhood association allow Tipper to hang the laundry outside to dry?”
I doubt it...his drawers would obscure the view for two miles up and down the coast.
“Orca and Stedman are married?!! When did that happen...???”
You mean they aren’t? It’s fake, fake beard?
Actually, Montecito is up the hill a bit - but if Gore’s mythology proves true he’ll end up with a very nice beachfront house. :)”
That little coastal section form Sheffield off ramp (just past Summerland) past the cemetery below the golf course is all Montecito, too, although that is not where the Gore Manse is...
Guess he’s not concerned about the ocean rising anytime soon.
those poor celebrity neighbors ... wait until it starts snowing there regularly now ... and oh the quakes! they’ll all rue the day ...
Snake oil salesmen have always depended on one being “born every minute.” Throw in the dumbing down of Americans by the publik skools and snake oil sells even better than it used to.
In my best olberman voice...."owlgore, like other wealthy liberals, are the worst hypocrites in the world! "
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh........*Snap*
In my best olberman voice....”owlgore, like other wealthy liberals, are the worst hypocrites in the world! “
Sounded just like him...the bullshit was wafting up from the computer screen, though...airing out the room now...
Yep. See this article.
See post #77.
"Al Gore, inventor of such hits as Global Warming and the Internet, continues to do his best at putting the "hip" in hypocrite."
The other doesn't seem to resemble the actual house much at all.
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http://www.examiner.com/x-42761-Entertainment-Editor~y2010m5d1-More-inconvienent-truth-about-hip-Al-Gore-exVP-buys-9M-mansion-on-SoCal-coast
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Actual house:
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Satellite view of the area from Yahoo Maps (Hybrid view works best) :
Click link to zoom and/or move about the area. I couldn't find the house:
http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=h&lat=34.418965&lon=-119.649475&zoom=19&q1=california%2093108
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