The Clinton mansion in Chappaqua.

[LAS14]

Apparently not everyone is up on what kind of homes people own who are greedy for money. "mansion" was sarcastic. The Clintons have higher values.

[peace13]

1. And the point is?

[imagine2015]

12. The point could be, it pays to be a Senator for Wall Street

[insta8er]

39. Being (morally) corrupt pays.

[Unicorn]

76. +1

[The Second Stone]

80. We should all take it from you

about how corruption pays.

[insta8er]

81. Maybe when you open your eyes you just might see it..

[MineralMan]

2. I like the stone masonry on the first floor.

I did something like that to my little cottage in California while I lived there.

[Human101948]

6. I'll bet theirs is not those stick on stones...

How We Apply Cultured Stone to Your Home

Cultured Stone is a multi-step masonry process of hand-trowelled cementitious material combined with manufactured stone veneer in a design and texture of your choice.

http://www.brickface.com/cultured-stone-custom-exterior-remodeling-home-improvements-nj-ny-ct/

[Beacool]

60. I love the stone work too.

I go to PA often to visit friends. Lots of homes have that type of stone masonry. It's common in the Northeast. I've seen it in various Northern states.

[MineralMan]

65. I always liked it to. So I did the front of my cottage in

California, using rounded beach and river stones. In the process, I learned all about that type of masonry from an assortment of books. Turns out that it's not all that easy to pull off, since the stones are rounded on all sides. I finally got the hang of it, and the end result was very nice.

It took me almost a year of driving to places where I could collect suitable rocks and then laying them. Placement is important, and I learned about using wire ties in the mortar to make sure the wall was completely stable. I love learning new skills, and books on stone masonry were a big, bit help, but it wasn't until I actually started working with the materials that I really learned how to do it.

A couple of years after I had finished, a guy in pickup stopped by and asked me who had done the work. I told him that it was me. He asked if he could look more closely, and I said, "sure." Turned out he was a stone mason himself an was curious who had done it. After his look at it he said, "Well, you did a pretty damned good job on it. I might have placed a few stones differently, but it looks good."

I took that as a real compliment. We talked about the process for awhile over a couple of beers, and I discovered that the way I had done the ties was really old fashioned, but still good. He showed me some prefab ties I could have used, and I realized that my book had been written before those existed. Fun.

[Beacool]

66. You did it yourself?

Wow, I'm impressed. I can barely change a light bulb. BTW, some of those houses have matching stone walls around them. Those walls are highly valued and expensive to repair because they are usually quite old.

It looks like you did a great job. Kudos!!!

[Human101948]

3. With the dough they have they could buy a mansion on Martha's Vineyard...

But they are saving for retirement.

[NurseJackie]

4. It's lovely! Very charming!

I know they must enjoy having a cozy home like that. Looks like the perfect warm setting for family gatherings. They certainly deserve it!

[DFab420]

5. Pretty sure they rent the back house to the Secret Service

and that covers the cost of the mortgage.

[sufrommich]

7. That's a beautiful house. I love the stonework.nt

[Vinca]

8. I thought they also had an apt. in NYC and something in DC.

Any way you cut it, this is not a "Grapes of Wrath" scenario. You're not showing the whole estate either. Apparently the reason they bought the place was a large barn on the property that could be converted to the use of the Secret Service.

[bunnies]

11. The DC house is only a 5000 sq ft brick mansion on Ebassy Row.

All us regular people have those.

[peace13]

16. She's not regular.

It's OK to have nice things. When one works to oppress the 99, that's not so cool. I'm OK with her having what she wants. My guess is that she and Bill don't spend much time together so they need two places at a minimum.

[Vinca]

18. I'm sorry to hear they've got such a dump.

Life must suck for the maid.

[JaneyVee]

9. Looks like Vermont.

[bunnies]

10. Nice crop job. And BTW BOTH the Clinton houses are mansions (over 5000 sq ft).

Nice try though.

[brooklynite]

13. I'd tell you that our house is valued at more than the DC or Chappaqua houses...

...but you might get annoyed.

Welcome to real estate.

[peace13]

14. That's great.

My guess is you didn't step on the backs of the people to buy it. You probably didn't disobey the orders of your boss and continue to be paid for it. Maybe you made a few speeches and a few promises but I guess not but then I don't know you. Frankly, I Don't care what kind or how many houses a person has if they are able to tell truth and act honorably. At the end of the day those things are important to me. I really don't know what the point if the house post was. Do you?

[bunnies]

15. You live in NYC, right?

lol. I couldnt even afford a closet there. I have a friend who has a tiny apt in Greenpoint. His rent is astronomical. It doesnt annoy me though. If I could afford it Id probably do it too.

[peace13]

17. I encourage my friends to have nice things! : )

[frylock]

20. You never pass up an opportunity to boast on your wealth or connections, do you?

[brooklynite]

21. Only when it's topical...and only when people are trying to post click-bait stereotypes

...I know plenty of people who own real-estate in NYC who aren't 1%ers. Sometimes it just requires good investing.

[frylock]

22. Only when it's topical.

[jberryhill]

55. Oh, come on

This was not an investment property in NYC. It was a top notch residence in Westchester County. And, yeah, sure, there are all kinds of folks in Ossining, but this is not that.

Show me someone with that kind of acreage in Westchester County who is not a 1%er.

[QC]

35. Never. n/t

[HooptieWagon]

70. Must be some deep seated insecurities.

[Yurovsky]

82. There is a simple medical explanation for such behavior...

About 99.999% of men who boast of wealth on anonymous internet sites, or who drive $100,00+ sports cars, suffer from the same medical condition...

http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Micropenis.aspx

[Marr]

84. New money. /nt

[whatchamacallit]

45. Excuse me I need to...

[Beacool]

54. I live across the Hudson river from Manhattan.

A one family brownstone sold less than 2 blocks away from me for $3.1M. Around the corner another one sold for $4M. The average apt. in my town is $400K and that gets you a smallish place. BTW, those two brownstones didn't have a driveway or a garage.

Welcome to the high priced real state of the NY/NJ area.

[LAS14]

26. So what's your point? They have a large...

... back yard and a swimming pool. Sure, it's very nice, but on a par with hundreds (thousands?) of upper class houses in Boston and New York suburbs.

[bunnies]

27. Whats *your* point?

I mean, other than a piss-poor attempt to portray the Clintons as people who live a meager lifestyle.

[LAS14]

31. So it's come to the point where you think our ex-presidents should...

... live a "meager" life style? Is that Sanders' vision?

[bunnies]

33. Nice strawman.

You started this thread. Maybe you should read what you wrote.

[LAS14]

48. ???? I just said it wasn't a "mansion". What's the matter with you?

[bunnies]

57. You also said "The Clintons have higher values."

As in, too high to live in a mansion. Alas, both their houses are more than 5000 sq ft. AKA mansions.

[Sheepshank]

37. That assertion is ridiculous...who ever said they currently live a meager lifestyle?

I know Hillary's life prior to Law School and as a youngster was much more humble.

[displacedtexan]

72. Jeez, the 1/bed 1/bath condo across the street was $870,000.

What do you guys expect the former president and Sec. Of State to live in?

[snooper2]

19. 961 posts in 90 days! Good job! Hope you are still around come June/July LOL

[LAS14]

24. I agree they should live well.

I guess it's all where you start from. To me this looks like one of hundreds, maybe thousands of houses in suburban Boston. A million isn't what it used to be.

[LAS14]

29. ??? I posted the Clintons'

[LAS14]

40. Mine looked like most of the Google image hits.

I can imagine that the front of this would look the same. How are you sure?

[LAS14]

47. I don't even know how to connect to Pintrest.

[LAS14]

44. Look at reply #36. You can see they are the same place.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

25. "Dead broke" doesnt mean what it used to. At least to some people who say that.

[JoePhilly]

30. "Al Gore has a big house."

[Agnosticsherbet]

32. That is no mansion. Take a look at one of Trump's mansions.

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2076897.1421202294!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_635/latestpix-linkcelebs.jpg

Now that is a mansion.

[Beacool]

38. My mom lived nearby.

I have always loved Mar-a-Lago and cringed when Trump bought it (like many others in PB did too). He's has always been a crass nouveau riche. Thankfully, he didn't ruin the main house with the type of tacky décor of his penthouse in NY.

[LAS14]

41. Note "one of the mansionS"

[Beacool]

36. It's not huge by any standard.

It's a 5 bedroom Dutch Colonial. Mar-a-Lago is a true mansion. Along with most of the other homes in Palm Beach.

Here's a short video of Bill showing Oprah the house in 2004. It's a nice home, but more upper middle class than multimillionaire.

http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Tour-Bill-and-Hillary-Clintons-Chappaqua-New-York-Home-Video

[LAS14]

42. Thanks!

[Beacool]

50. No problem.........

I like the house's décor. Sunny and comfortable.

[OilemFirchen]

46. Hyde Park home of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Beautiful!

[OilemFirchen]

49. JFK's Palm Beach winter house

Lovely!

[Beacool]

58. I don't recall, but it may have been torn down.

The people who bought it after Rose died found the house in poor condition. I'll ask someone next time I go home. The house was pretty shielded from the street.

Here's the Kennedy's compound in Hyannis.



I used to see Teddy's sailboat, the Mya, docked offshore. He loved that boat.

[oasis]

51. By all means, let's get her out of there and into the White House.

[OilemFirchen]

52. The LBJ Ranch

Breathtaking!

[procon]

59. Its the location - even some older subdivision bungalows in Calif can top a $million. nt

[LenaBaby61]

61. Interesting .....

[whatchamacallit]

62. The last I checked their 'declared' worth is in excess of 153 million dollars

This is a truly lame post.

[LAS14]

69. The point is that they have the money to live a lavish...

... lifestyle, and they don't. They're focused on making the world a better place. Through time and energy and giving.

[whatchamacallit]

74. Wow, put down the cup of Peggy Noonan flavored Kool Aide

Lawd!

[azmom]

63. LOL

[JohnnyRingo]

64. Nice place

If the Clintons cared about the people, they'd stay at the YMCA like Bernie.
hahaha

[nolawarlock]

67. So now we're debating their house?

Considering the Clinton mythos extends to everything from email extravaganzas to Ron Brown's plane (I can almost hear it whizzing overhead in GDP now), for either side to be wrapped up in this means the gristle has really been gnawed off all the other bones.

[JoePhilly]

73. They're down to their last outrages.

[JI7]

68. Nice hOuse. If i had money i would buy a smaller version of something like that

[doc03]

71. "The best thing you can do for the poor is not be one of them." Reverand Ike

[Stand and Fight]

75. Just what is the point of this thread?

I really don't understand the point or the awkward sentence at the end... What's your aim with this post?

[LAS14]

79. The purpose was to show that...

... the Clintons live in relatively modest circumstances, given their income. It was a push back to those posts who accuse Hillary of being in it for the money. The last sentence was edited by me after I saw that people didn't understand how far the residence was from what people in their circumstances might be living in. See response #69.

[MattP]

77. Why don't you post pics of Kerry's house and of

him wind surfing and wonder why he's not one of us.

[seabeyond]

78. So what? And I hope they enjoy and is filled with love, light and laughter. Nt

[Yurovsky]

83. Whatever their corporate blood money can buy I guess...

I prefer to honor people like Jimmy & Rosalyn Carter, who've chosen to give unto others, realizing they already have far more than they need.

And some choose the Gordon Gecko route. To each his own...

[LAS14]

86. The Clinton foundation rates in the top four...

.... Peace/International charities (link elsewhere somewhere). Their tax return shows they donated 19,000,000 to it. With only 12% admin fees at the foundation most of that went to "give unto others." We should be proud of our democratic ex-presidents. And their wives.

[seabeyond]

87. You people are crazy..... No one is honoring anyone. Not using to club them over the head, either.

It is this snide of the left, that so many are bothered with the left.

[MineralMan]

85. Here's the mansion she'll move into next year:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511865259