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is the house that bill cllinton bought
for HRC when they were newlyweds
up for sale?

huckabee will be president the
day after the messiah comes.

Two words: Duke Cunningham. Let's keep an eye on the deed books and see who buys this place for more than market value.

Should make a nice faith- based retreat for The Lord's Ranch owner. A Cessna Caravan on amphibious floats would make visits a little more convenient for Mr. Suhl & associates.

$380,000 for Huck's place on Greeson is a little 'Dumond'ing-- It is not worth near that. He bought it near where some others from his Txk church had/have places. I think the former State Rep from down in Txk (David Haak-R) has a place next door.

Maybe Janet can go on Jay Leno and show off the lake abode like she did the triplewide mobile home that was parked in the back yard of the Governor's Mansion back in 2000.

Priceless exchange (not verbatim, but thereabouts):

LENO: "So, Mrs. Huckabee, how is the trailer working out?"

JANET: "It's not a trailer, Jay. It's a MANUFACTURED HOME."

The Guv has apparently endorsed a diet book.

http://www.sugarshockblog.com/

http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=31+Morning+View+Drive,+Daisy,+AR

Is it normal to only pay $1,000+ in taxes on a property that is being sold for $380,000???

We get it.....we know....you all cant stand the Gov and will question anything and everything he does including how much he prices his home at, should he just give it away? Have you people ever heard of inflation? Has anyone looked at the price of the other homes in the area for sale? Obviosly not. It is amazing that someone can put their home up for sale and allow prospective buyers to CHOOSE to purchase the home or not and then somehow the Gov is guilty for asking such an absurd price that someone is willing to pay. Why doesnt someone go ahead and try to start a thread about him being mentioned as a possible Presidential candidate, at least then you are complaining about what you are really mad about. Sad that this is all you can come up with...maybe that is why you are so angry.

Anon 6:31....Amen...you are so right. Brantley and his little group of socialist bloggers will never get over being put in their place by a Governor and future President or Vice-President. I feel sure they don't bother the Governor with their rediculous posts.

nony, you forgot to tell us it's about class envy and to get off our lazy butts and get a job and pay taxes. But I'm sure you were thinking it anyway.

I think it is a good idea to track who over-paid for this house. Of course they could have paid 3 million for it and if the money went in the Virginia based PAC it would be A-OK.

And a lesson for the nonys, when you choose to go into government and be in charge of the lives of everyone in the state, you give up a certain amount of privacy. We need to know the Gov's business dealings just so we won't have another Duke Cunningham using his real estate to launder bribe money or payoff money. And that's the lesson. Pretty simple huh?

Let's see, in 8 years, the guv's house has increased in value from $151,000 to $380,000.
Damn, I am going to go into the real estate business. Starting tomorrow, I am going to call arounf and try to list my house that I paid $240,000 for in 1999 for around $600,000.
I'll bet the agents in my area will just jump all over that, don't you?
If there is indeed a buyer, it will be interesting to see who it turns out to be.

Let's see, in 8 years, the guv's house has increased in value from $151,000 to $380,000.
Damn, I am going to go into the real estate business. Starting tomorrow, I am going to call around and try to list my house that I paid $240,000 for in 1999 for around $600,000.
I'll bet the agents in my area will just jump all over that, don't you?
If there is indeed a buyer, it will be interesting to see who it turns out to be.
corrected my spelling, sorry.

DBI...Let me tell you something Comrad. This is the United States of America and not Cuba. The Governor has a right to the privacy of his personal affairs. He is your Governor and he takes care of this state but how much and to who he sells his private home is none of your f------ business smart a--.

If he sells his home for substantially more than the market value, it's the public's business. Just as $100K in cash given to him as a gift would be our business.

And anyone who says it is none of the public's business how much cash is passed along to our governor... hmmm...

He is your Governor and he takes care of this state but how much and to who he sells his private home is none of your f------ business smart a--.
Posted by: Anonymous

Since when do we have a troll who pulls his punches with
"f----" and "a--"? This is a really classy troll here, but one who doesn't understand that in Cuba a Governor probably DOES have complete secrecy from the people, but here a governor does not.

As DBI pointed out, we must have oversight on the business affairs of public officials to make sure public favors are not being bought (bribery).

Ask Doug Smith about ombudsmen, if you can say ombudsmen.

So what????? He is selling a house and cashing in on fame and fortune. So did Clinton (oops did the Clintons own anything?). So did Elvis. So would you. So would I. Why is this an issue?

Truth...some of these people on this blog are impossible to reason with...They are typical of the liberals that have sunk the democratic party and for that we should be happy.

this isnt cuba? now that's certainly newsworthy.

Does the property come with the special flatbed truck with Granny Huck's rocking chair on the back?

I remember the leno/jethrine clip too. wasn't that right after Jet came out from under the porch, just as soon as Leno said something about how all they needed were a few hound dogs under there?

"The Huckabee property is located just off Highway 71 west of the incorporated town of Daisy in Pike County'

I never knew Highway 71 went near Daisy or Pike County. Blow me down!

If the Huck can sell a $170,000 house for $380,000, and his defenders ee nothing wrong, they are blinded by the right.

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I think Castro is paying nony to advertise his little island kingdom for him. He's also proving that Wal-Mart will sell a computer to anyone.

I will continue to live right where I am, thank you. I will continue to vote Democrat until something better comes along. I will continue to dig up every record I can on all our elected officials in an effort to keep them honest.

Isn't it amazing how many politicians are as crooked as a dog's hind leg? What is it with that bunch? You've got about an equal chance if you drop your wallet in front of a politician as you do in front of a used car salesman. Evidently the part of the brain that controls the ego lies right next to the crook part of the brain.....so sad.

If I ever drink enough to run for public office I will gladly air all my legal transactions so some suspicious snoop like me can't make something out of nothing. But by god.....if we could see into that PAC in Virginia.....mmmm mmmm....bet it would be very very interesting. Huck in '08---NOT.

* I'm so full of pork chops I may have posted this twice by mistake...burp.

Anonymous 9:56
I wasn't advocating nor denigrating either party. I admit I voted for the current gov and I will NOT support his presidential bid. Don't send $$$ to any candidate. My point was: Free Enterprise
What is wrong with that? Last time I checked with my Dem and Rep friends, they were all for making as much money as they could when they sold property. Wasn't a party consideration.

How do you know if it is overpriced. I have looked a places down there and they were a helluva lot more than 380,000. Plus it doesn't matter what he paid for it, you have NO idea what he put into it. No one thinks it is crazy the Heights were Max lives has higher than normal appreciation. Howcome, cause he is Max? One thing I know, Greeson is a Corp of Engineer Lake and it has a very limited number of dock permits. They were allotted in the early days of the lake and if the property owners had one then, they had something of value.

Sorry anons of the rabid right in all your personalities, but if the huckabuck is in on it, it's about as sleazy as a floor flopper preacher with the collection plate in private.

P.S. Y'all should check out spell check.

"none of your f------ business smart a--"

...f-l-a-g-b-u-r...no, wait a minute...f-a-g-b-a-s-h-i...no, wait a minute...f-i-s-h-i-n-g...F-I-S-H-I-N-G!

Let me try..."none of your F-I-S-H-I-N-G business smart a--"...well, shoot...

...a-x-e...no, wait a minute...a-p-e (don't want to get the creationists in a tiff), wait a minute...a-r-s...no, dammit, a-l-e...A-L-E!

"none of your fishing business smart ale..." whew, almost missed that one...

How about we just wait and watch and see who buys Huck's house at such a high price.

If these people have no connection to the Lord's Ranch, any other company that does business with the state or have a connection to the black star Pac Huck hides in Virginia, then it's just simply a real estate transaction, Huck got lucky and nothing more.

Cockroaches fear the light, us humans should welcome it.

Okie dokie Anons, if you insist on some one bringing up Mikey's pipe dreams (hope it aint crack in that pipe), I'll do a post. Sorry, I can't do a thread.

"Why doesnt someone go ahead and try to start a thread about him being mentioned as a possible Presidential candidate...." Anon 6:31

Will this be, could this land deal be the point of conception of a scandal that might engulf the Presidential / Vice-Presidential ambitions of the huckster? Shall we call the scandal Lakewater? How's that?

DOES ANYONE WANT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION? HOW DO YOU KNOW IT IS OVER PRICED? HAVE YOU PRICED HOUSES ON LAKE GREESON LATELY? WHO IS THIS MYSTERIOUS REALTOR WHO KNOWS THE DETAILS OF THE DEAL, THAT THINKS IT IS TOO HIGH?

Isn't this about where a wing nut would say "Well, if you don't like it here just leave and go to (insert socialist nation)!" Why do you Huckabites hang aound for the abuse? Seems rather masicistic to me. Might be better if you kept it in your bedrooms.

Have any of you critics priced lake property recently? I have a friend who bought a lake home in Hot Springs for about $80,000 in 1996. He loves the place, but finds people knock on the door asking if he wants to sell. He has had offers of more than $300,000 for his two-bedroom place. It has a lot less land than the Huckabee lake house.

Baby Boomers are starting to retire and they want lake front homes. The prices of homes on the water are growing everyday. Huckabee bought and sold his lake house at the right time.

I like to hear people tallking about our public offical finaces. It helps keeps them honest. I wish people would scrutinize more. We've got a bunch of crooks running our country. The only way to stop this crap is to question everything. Sad to say.....

Whether the house is over-priced or not, it's still the public's business. It'd be nice if we could trust politician's to keep their grubby hands out of the cookie jar, but...

All I need to know about Huck's financial 'doings' is that he's leaving office with a much fatter portfolio than he came to office with...must be that big ole governor's salary.

Lakewater..... I really like that, Gaylord!

The Graves klan owns a number of newspapers in this area - Louie and wife owns the Nashville Leader and Larry, Mikey et al own the Nashville News, Murfresboro Diamond et al. Larry, Mikey et al are not known for having all the facts correct in their articles. Jimmy, the motocycle riding one, probably forgot when he turned off 71 onto 70.

hey Wire Paladin - since when is Hot Springs the same town as Daisy???? I see the "lake property" angle, but come on, use your head here, Lake Hamilton property value is more valuable thank Lake Greesy Spoon.....

hey Wire Paladin - since when is Hot Springs the same town as Daisy???? I see the "lake property" angle, but come on, use your head here, Lake Hamilton property value is more valuable than Lake Greesy Spoon.....

One major difference between the two is at Hamilton if you have land you can have a dock, there is not a limited number. At Greeson the number of dock permits are limited and thus more valuble. I checked with a realtor in the area and was told that there aren't that many houses for sale on Greeson with Lake properties and the ones still for sale are asking anywhere from 550,000 to 695,000. So it would seem to me that the Gov. is getting less than most for his. Maybe he is not as greedy as you would like for him to be.

ARK. BLOG Here's one described as being 100 yards from the lake for $75,000. That waterfront must be worth a heckuva lot.

http://littlerock.backpage.com/realestate/classifieds/ViewAd?oid=oid%3A102997&name=homes%20for%20sale

then there are several listings at a Nashville real estate agent.

http://www.stavelyandassociates.com/home2.htm

One's a 3/2 home on 1.5 acres on Cowhide Cove at Lake Greeson for $189,900.

Another is a 4/3 on an acre with a double lighted boat dock with lift for $398,000.

Finish is everything. And there is that historical aspect. Former governor's home.

My uncle's got a lake home in Daisy, about 100 yards off the water, 3BR/2ba, with a boat dock down on the water. Of course, it's a trailer & they rent the land, but it would probably go for close to $60K (totally guessing) because of the dock.

Now, I think any Governor's finances are subject to disclosure -- once a transaction had occurred. Appraisals are typically low & only done every few years even if the county is keeping up. Have there been improvements? Probably. Appreciation in value? Also probable. Plus, the home of a (soon to be) former governor is always worth a little more than the others in the neighborhood just because it did belong to a governor -- any governor. The article also says the $380K figure is high.

So, keep an eye on it, but at this point it's only a little interesting. If everyone should have learned one thing from the Clintons, disclosure might be embarassing but it's much better than lots of unanswered questions leading to an investigation.

I own a cabin on Narrows (at the southern end of the lake at SWAHA -- the Govenor is on the northern end north of the Hwy 70 bridge).

We bought our cabins at about the same time, and I can say that the property values have increased. On his end of the lake, the cabins are hit and miss as far as being nice lakehouses, but his is definitely pretty nice. He's in the same cove with Judge John Stroud and Dr. Al McWilliams -- both nice places. The dock does help. I didn't consider it to be that much of an amenity until I started having to pull my boat out of the water every time I went.

I'd have a hard time believing it would bring $380,000, and if it does, I'm headed up there tonight to put a for sale sign in my yard -- course I'm not the Governor, and there is probably some value with having "the Governor's cabin."

However, I've seen houses a lot smaller than his go for a lot higher on the same lake -- it's just depends on who's buyin'. Generally, though, the nicer places are along Lake Village Drive and Texarkana Avenue, which is a pretty good piece from his place. I do remember a cabin on his side of the lake with an asking price over $400,000.

You people should REALLY GET OUT MORE, what about all the homes that people purchased in the heights 10 years ago that are going for 150 dollars a square foot or more now.....real estate has gone up everywhere. I personally dont think that a home in the heights is "worth" that amount just so I can say I live there, but if it is "worth" that to you, then purchase it for that much....it isnt a scandal...that is market works.