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http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/03/16/romneys_subterranean_mansion.html
Romney's Subterranean Mansion
The Wall Street Journal has interesting detail on Mitt Romney's application to double the size of his beach house in La Jolla, CA: It will have an additional 3,600 square feet "of finished underground space, according to public records."
"Tony Crisafi, one of the project's architects, declined to comment on Mr. Romney's motivations but says that these days, most of his clients want to be discreet about the scale of their home, and one way to do that is 'by pushing things underground.'"
Historic NY
(37,453 posts)Liberal Veteran
(22,239 posts)I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that Mormons are supposed to stockpile enough food for a year or something.
And he probably overestimated how much space is required for instant "cheesy grits".
benld74
(9,910 posts)Honey we gots water in the basement again!!!!!
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)backscatter712
(26,355 posts)That's about the only way you could do it for semi-cheap.
Yavin4
(35,446 posts)He's that rich.
Is up on the cliff with the beach far below.
FreeState
(10,584 posts)ellisonz
(27,711 posts)...so the poor people can't tunnel into to steal his gold, artwork and Cadillac's when the world turns to shit after his second term.
mackattack
(344 posts)Subterranean Homesick Blues
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)snip
TRUST Mitt Romney to be on top of the latest trend of the superrich: the trophy basement.
On Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported on the new fashion to look low-key on the outside while digging deep for opulence carving out subterranean spaces for Turkish baths, Italianate spas, movie theaters, skateboarding ramps, squash courts, discos and golf-simulation centers.
The Journal reported that Romney has filed an application to replace his single-story 3,000-square-foot beach house in La Jolla, Calif., with a 7,400-square-foot home featuring an additional 3,600 square feet of finished underground space.
Its a metaphor alert, reinforcing the two image problems Romney has: that hes an out-of-touch plutocrat and that his true nature is buried where we cant see it.
His two-year missionary stint in France taught Mitt to steel himself against rejection. Still, he must feel awful heading into Illinois (where Joseph Smith, the Mormon Church founder, was running for president when he was killed by a mob), spending so much money to buy so little affection.
Theres a certain pathos to Romney. His manner is so inauthentic, you cant find him anywhere. Is he the guy he was on Wednesday or the guy he was on Thursday?
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/dowd-is-elvis-a-mormon.html?ref=opinion
aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)Mitt likes to have enough room to do the backstroke in his pool of gold coins, hence the underground vault.