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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Republicans’ $3 Million Weekend in the Hamptons
Mr. Romney is expected to pull in $3 million from an event at the Creeks, the estate of Ronald O. Perelman, the billionaire financier and Revlon chairman, where tickets range from $5,000 for lunch to $25,000 for a V.I.P. photo reception. Another will be held at the home of Clifford M. Sobel, an ambassador to Brazil under President George W. Bush, and a final dinner will take place at the Southampton estate of the billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, where the going rate for entry is $75,000 a couple and $50,000 a person.
Mr. Romneys campaign seeks secrecy when it comes to its fund-raising events, but organizers suggested that these would not be the showstoppers of the Democratic events of yore. As one member of his finance team put it, Theres enough interest in stopping Obama that you dont need to hire entertainment and celebrity chefs. Besides, the real estate should be entertainment enough.
At Mr. Kochs estate, the guests will be treated to one-of-a-kind scenery as they wait for face time with a possible president. Tucked into the Southampton dunes, Mr. Kochs home is valued at about $18 million by the real estate Web site Zillow, which reports that it has seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms. Its backyard is the sea.
But the jewel of the day is Mr. Perelmans. With 9 fireplaces, 40 rooms and an expansive wine cellar, his estate makes the Koch spread look modest by comparison. Sitting on 57 acres, it was built for the painter Albert Herter in 1899, and when it last went up for sale in 1991 (for $25 million), The New York Times described it as the largest and most spectacular estate in the Village of East Hampton, with more than a mile of frontage on Georgica Pond and a view of the Atlantic Ocean beyond. That article also said that an American Conifer Society Bulletin for tree enthusiasts had called its grounds the eighth wonder of the horticultural world and the most outstanding private conifer collection in the United States, a living work of art.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/fashion/the-republicans-3-million-weekend-in-the-hamptons.html?google_editors_picks=true
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The Republicans’ $3 Million Weekend in the Hamptons (Original Post)
underpants
Jul 2012
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notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)1. Damn, where's a tsunami when you need one?
Sirveri
(4,517 posts)8. That would hit NYC about five minutes after it hits the Hamptons.
So wishing for massive natural disasters isn't really a good plan for that area.
notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)9. Do you really think I was serious?
Lighten up Francis.
Sirveri
(4,517 posts)11. Seriousness doesn't transmit well in a medium without body language or tone and inflection.
I'm normally quite a jovial person though it's hard to tell from my written correspondence. Maybe that's why the Internet is... Serious Business.
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warrior1
(12,325 posts)2. If they are so confident in their candidate
Why the need for so much $$? They know they he is going to lose and trying to buy the election. It is not going to work.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)10. How do you buy the election when your opponent has more money? n/t
wilt the stilt
(4,528 posts)3. They probably think of the Obama's
as butler and maids.
AnnieLaurie
(4 posts)4. I resent ...
... that my pension is probably being used to fund this silly soiree'.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,629 posts)5. Indeed! Welcome to DU, AnnieLaurie!
We're glad you found us!
Fearless
(18,421 posts)6. Agreed! And welcome!
Initech
(100,080 posts)7. Robber barons paying tons of dough to put one of their own in office.
Yeah that's a good sign of the economic times we live in.