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| Obama island's Brazilian 'engine' |
| 2009-08-24 |
| Barack Obama will soon follow in the footsteps of US Presidents Bill Clinton and John F Kennedy by holidaying on Martha's Vineyard. But behind the scenes of the exclusive island getaway, BBC Brasil's Bruno Garcez finds an army of immigrant Brazilian workers tending lawns and waiting on tables. "During his visit to Martha's Vineyard, Barack Obama will play golf in a course set up by Brazilians, eat meals prepared by Brazilian cooks and swim in a pool which was cleaned by workers from Brazil." So predicts Mauricio Brandao, a 28-year-old Brazilian who has spent the past 12 years in Martha's Vineyard, a sophisticated resort and a traditional summer destination for Hollywood stars and politicians. He works on the island as a horse trainer, but defines himself as a "fixer" who grabs any job available - with a preference for work offered by those he refers to as "the high-ranking people". Mr Brandao knows the place where Mr Obama is likely to stay with his family well. The Blue Heron Farm is a 28.5-acre vacation home likely to cost from $35,000 to $50,000 per week to rent, according to local newspaper the Vineyard Gazette. The official data provided by the administrator of Oak Bluffs - one of the island's six towns - backs up Mr Brandao's prediction. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #8 #7 What's wrong with Camp David? Dave isn't as manly as Michelle |
| Posted by: donk 2009-08-24 20:10 |
| #7 What's wrong with Camp David? |
| Posted by: Sheger McGurque5408 2009-08-24 13:03 |
| #6 Heard on the news last night that the Obamas are paying for the Blue Heron retreat out of their own pockets. Riiiiiiight. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-08-24 11:58 |
| #5 The Brazilian engine is also fueled by Petrobas, recently awarded US loan guarantees of $2 billion, whose largest shareholder is none other than open-border world citizen George Soros,and major financier of Obama's campaign. |
| Posted by: Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2009-08-24 10:28 |
| #4 Brazilians? What, Mexicans not good enough for you? F*ing elitists. |
| Posted by: Spot 2009-08-24 08:34 |
| #3 Before Gordon Brown got married to his "beard", he used to regularly holiday in "Bohemian" Cape Cod... |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2009-08-24 08:05 |
| #2 I don't see all of this as a problem, as long as Ted Kennedy is well enough to do all the driving. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-08-24 07:31 |
| #1 CHELSEA CLINTON is repor planning to get hitched = married at one of POTUS Bammer's favor-i-i-ite vacation spots. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-08-24 01:55 |