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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't believe they closed off part of Disneyland so that the Vances could have it to themselves.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/26/cotswolds-jd-vance-summer-holiday

This is a place of ancient doorways and expensive condiments, where the pavements are dotted with teashops and vintage cars drift past with their roofs down and a plaque on the war memorial records the last time a battle was fought here, in 1646.

But could this almost parodistically charming town, or another very like it, soon find itself at the heart of the angry US culture wars? According to reports, the US vice-president, JD Vance, will be holidaying in the Cotswolds with his family next month, and protesters are determined to let him know just how warm the welcome will not be in England’s chocolate box countryside.

“JD Vance is every bit as unwelcome in the UK as Donald Trump,” said the Stop Trump Coalition, which mobilises British opposition to the US president. “We are sure that, even in the Cotswolds, he will find the resistance waiting.”

If so, it will not be a new experience for the veep. Vance’s wife, Usha, and their three young children had to abandon a ski holiday in Vermont in March after they were met with crowds of protesters with signs reading “Go ski in Russia”. [b]The Vances were also jeered at Disneyland in California after part of the park was closed off for their sole use.[/b][/quote]
Seriously, why does he keep going to places that dislike him?  Why don't they go to a deep red tourist spot?[/quote]

They dislike him too.  Maybe even more. He chose to go to an elite New England Ivy League law school, where he groomed himself — with Usha’s help — to be appealing to people like Peter Thiel.  He chose to live with his family in a liberal neighborhood — probably a good idea, given his biracial kids.  In addition to being generally disliked, his life choices seem unlikely to endear him to the deep red communities.  The Cotswolds are a world away from NASCAR — and it seems as though that’s the world that Vance and his wife are reaching for.  I wish the kids luck. It’s hard to imagine communities that would openly embrace Usha and JD at this point. [/quote]

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