Would you rent a house to Jenna Bush?

[mondohondo]

I hope this isn't a dupe. There is a story going around that the Paris Bureau chief of the New York Times refused to rent his house in a fashionable neighborhood of Washington D.C. to Jenna Bush and a group of her friends because he was afraid that:

1. Jenna and company would trash the place during wild parties; and
2. The Secret Service surveilance would be too intrusive.

Has anyone else heard about this story? Supposedly it appeared in the New York Daily News.

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. No - wouldn't rent to her

no - never heard this story before

[Pacifist Patriot]

2. No, I probably wouldn't. Probably for similar reasons.

[7th_Sephiroth]

3. yes

for $15 million, up front

[DireStrike]

4. I would, and find a pretext to evict her ass.

Any way to chip away at the family fortune.

[laheina]

21. It would be harder on you than her.

With all of the legal complications of the eviction process, it would be far easier on you if you just told her no in the first place.

[Walt Starr]

5. I wouldn't even consider renting to her

I'd rent to Chelsea, but not anybody from the BFEE.

[Undercover Owl]

6. I would.

She would trash the place with wild parties, and then I would sell my story to the tabloids!

[donheld]

7. Yes! here it is

[ebayfool]

24. Heeyyy! That's MY house!

(I think you made me hurt myself laughing!)

[RoyGBiv]

8. It would depend on the house ...

If I did, there'd be a huge, up-front, non-refundable deposit required.

But, if the house was in an upscale neighborhood with high property values, most likely no. Her presence would drive down property values tremendously, or at the very least irritate the neighboring property owners.

Of course it'd be the same with pretty much any celebrity. These people live in secluded areas, apartments with a high level of security, and "communities" of celebrities for more reasons than their own personal privacy. The draw of reporters and other lookie-loos make the place a living hell for anyone else to live.

And, no, I haven't heard this story.

[Anakin Skywalker]

9. I Don't Blame the Dude.

Hey, Jen Jen does have a rep for being wild just like daddy was during his sowing-the-oats days. :)

[independent_mind]

10. yes. I would.

yes. She's an ordinary person. I don't see her as special.

[DemoTex]

14. Bullshit! Look at the family history.

AWOL George rented a house in Montgomery, Alabama, that was so totally trashed when he left that the landlord lost thousands. They weren't about to sue him because of his obvious "protected status."

[Mabeline]

11. Her money would be as good as the next person's to me...

though the secret service thing might be a problem.

[BlueJazz]

12. I don't rent to Republicans. My father taught me not to play...

...with Garbage.

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[bossfish]

16. (edited to tone down the tenor of this post)

Ha...would have loved to see the original...

Vent on!

[Milspec]

15. Well, not without first, last ..

and not without a hefty security deposit.

Now would I "do her" like a $20.00 hooker in the backseat of a car, Ya... but I'm old & my standards have dropped somewhat.

[fortyfeetunder]

17. It's not just Jenna

But the frickin Secret Service. What would they do to my house if that individual rents it?

[Hippo_Tron]

18. Well I'm a fan of wild parties

On the condition that I don't have to clean up the place, I might rent it to her. For a shitload of money.

[JVS]

19. No. George might visit and he's not welcome on my property

[devilgrrl]

20. Let her rent from one of the family friends...

surely there's a Bush Crime Family associate that owns real estate in D.C.

[rainbow4321]

22. Might give the repugs a taste of their own medicine....

If people in red states can refuse, so can the blue staters...maybe she needs to have the door slammed close on her a few more times just to get the point across??



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Except for one small town, no Oklahoma municipality has joined the hundreds of cities and towns nationwide that have expanded anti-discrimination laws to cover sexual orientation. "We'll never go there," Mr. Williamson said. "If a Christian couple here in Oklahoma doesn't want to rent property to openly in-your-face homosexuals, they should have a right to do that.

[SKKY]

23. Yea, they'd trash the place, and I'd have hidden cameras all over...

[Missy Vixen]

25. Am I missing something here?

Miss Trust Fund is renting a house? Can't * and Pickles pony up to buy something during the duration? Hell, if they can't afford it, I'm sure that Poppy and Bar could help out in a pinch.

If the Paris bureau chief refused to rent to them, good for him. Hmmm, let me see: Barely out of college, doesn't really have gainful employment, has quite a reputation. I wouldn't rent to her, either.

Julie