23 July 2010, 1:34 pm
I can certainly see where people get the idea that he stands up for the poor, can't you? excerpt... On a Tuesday morning five years ago, Summerwind, a three-story, 145-foot luxury yacht, maneuvered above the celebrated barrier reef that lines the coast of Belize. There it dropped anchor -- and plunged into controversy over severe damage to a coral reef system officially recognized by the United Nations as one of the world's most magnificent and irreplaceable treasures. ``The guys from the area told me they were beside the boat before it dropped anchor, and they were yelling and waving their hands, shouting, `No! No, don't drop here,' '' recounted Melanie McField, a marine scientist with the Smithsonian Institution who surveyed the reef soon after the incident. ``It was bad. There was a lot of damage.'' The owner of that yacht? Billionaire Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Greene. Greene bought Summerwind in 2003, registering it in the Marshall Islands, a well-known tax haven. Summerwind -- like a 14-story building turned on its side -- accommodates about 10 guests in five suites. Greene boasted to Forbes in 2008 that he practically stole it for $6 million in 2002. It may have been a bargain purchase price, but it costs about $100,000 to fill up the tank on Summerwind, which burns about 50 gallons of fuel per hour. Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/23/1743175/greene-denies-his-anchor-damaged.html#ixzz0uXViGMOr g: It's not his money that is the problem, if you had any reading comprehension you would have understood that, it is his attitude toward violating laws and having NO consequences for his actions...but your answer was typical for a liberal, thanks... Read More »
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