When Edwards was asked why he got a $400 haircut he said, "other people arrange these things, and I wasn't personally involved in it." Via The Politico:
So, what exactly did he spend $400 on? Goodness, he could have gotten the same haircut at SuperCuts for $20.
Hat tip: Instapundit
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What an insufferable boob!<... (Below threshold)1. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 6:00 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
What an insufferable boob!
The man clearly needs help.
1. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 6:00 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 18:00
2. Posted by DJ Drummond | May 21, 2007 6:00 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"My hair failed to consult me before spending four hundred dollars on a haircut"
No ...
"I was minding my own business, when this fru-fru-type guy - not that there's anything wrong with that - grabs me and drags me into a back alley hair salon"
No ...
"I voted against the four-hundred-dollar haircut before I -"
No ...
Hmm ...
"It's Bush's fault!"
(partisan audience cheers)
2. Posted by DJ Drummond | May 21, 2007 6:00 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 18:00
3. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 6:01 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Cue the next joke uttered during the next Republican debate.....
3. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 6:01 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 18:01
4. Posted by Brian | May 21, 2007 6:06 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Do you think Giuliani is "involved" in his own haircuts? Do you think he walks down to the local barber on the corner and pays $7 for a trim?
Or do you think he has a staffer arrange it? And do you think the hair cutter comes to Giuliani, rather than has Giuliani go to them? And do you think they charge a little extra for the house call?
Yes, $400 is a lot, and worthy of a raised eyebrow. But don't get all naive, stupid, and slack-jawed about it just to make a political point.
4. Posted by Brian | May 21, 2007 6:06 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 18:06
5. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 6:17 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Brian:
Yes, $400 is a lot, and worthy of a raised eyebrow. But don't get all naive, stupid, and slack-jawed about it just to make a political point.
Last time I checked Giuliani wasn't attempting to run on a platform based on "Two America's," where he (Edwards) is clearly among the one America that can afford a $400 dollar haircut and one America that can't or wouldn't for the sake of common sense and fiscal responsibility.
The man is a tone-deaf shyster, plain and simple.
In any case, when asked the question his best response would have been to simply say it was a mistake not place blame on some underling.
Shades of John "it was that damnedable secret service guy that PUSHED me down the ski slope" Kerry.
Both fall into the arrogant prick category.
5. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 6:17 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 18:17
6. Posted by Matt | May 21, 2007 6:21 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
It's not 400.00 for the haircut. That is 20 bucks. The 380 is for the "extra" that comes with the haircut.
6. Posted by Matt | May 21, 2007 6:21 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 18:21
7. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 6:27 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Before someone thinks I'm against Edwards getting a $400 dollar haircut let me clarify:
He was overcharged, and received less service for his dollar spent. The are better places, at better prices with far more "service" than he received.
Rumors claim Ted Kennedy recommends the place but it hasn't been confirmed as I write this.
7. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 6:27 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 18:27
8. Posted by metprof | May 21, 2007 6:35 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
He channeled some dead hairstylists and they took care of the details.
8. Posted by metprof | May 21, 2007 6:35 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 18:35
9. Posted by Don Singleton | May 21, 2007 6:50 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
If he was not involved, whose hair was cut?
9. Posted by Don Singleton | May 21, 2007 6:50 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 18:50
10. Posted by CharlieDontSurf | May 21, 2007 6:55 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
So this guy doesn't even manage his own haircut, and doesn't mind his haders spending $400 on one...are you libs sure you want him "managing" the US budget?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AE847UXu3Q
10. Posted by CharlieDontSurf | May 21, 2007 6:55 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 18:55
11. Posted by nogo postal | May 21, 2007 7:10 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Asked how it felt to come from a privileged rich political,banking family and pretend he's just a regular rancher from Texas...Bush replied..
Look..I made it to Yale because of my SAT's..I worked full time and still maintain a 3.5 GPA..
I only dream either I or my family had the money of John Edwards"...
Meanwhile GOP leader Mitt Romney stood on the porch of his humble summer home ...not to be confused with his other homeshttp://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050731/REPOSITORY/507310400/1037/NEWS04
and said.."I pay $400 a week to feed my whole family...
..soon to come
John McCain's adobe home in the middle of AZ desert..and Rudi's modest Brownstone in Brooklyn..
yep...unlike Edwards..Republican candidates are damn near broke..and never spend too much money as part of their lifestyle..
11. Posted by nogo postal | May 21, 2007 7:10 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 19:10
12. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 7:36 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
You're off topic nogo, go find a thread on Bush or the Republicans.
Or, just go away.
12. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 7:36 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 19:36
13. Posted by BillyBob | May 21, 2007 7:39 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Maybe it came with a happy ending.
13. Posted by BillyBob | May 21, 2007 7:39 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 19:39
14. Posted by Jeff Blogworthy | May 21, 2007 7:40 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Lol. All that means is that he has tiers of elitism. He's so elite that that he has others arrange for his super-elite haircuts. Iterative elitism.
14. Posted by Jeff Blogworthy | May 21, 2007 7:40 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 19:40
15. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 7:42 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
And BTW nogo: The neighbors apparently don't maind having the former Gov in their midst:
"He doesn't jump out and say, 'Here I am, world,'" said Bob Hughes, the local real estate broker who sold Romney his house. "He very much fits into the community without raising a fuss. It's fun to see him in town."
Very different from the arrogant prick Edwards who's wife complains about an OMG, Republican nieghbor.
15. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 7:42 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 19:42
16. Posted by Dirk | May 21, 2007 7:46 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Is John Edwards' time SOOOOO important, he can't spare an hour to behave like a normal person and get a haircut like 90% of the male population does? He doesn't even have a job.
16. Posted by Dirk | May 21, 2007 7:46 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 19:46
17. Posted by Rob LA Ca. | May 21, 2007 7:53 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hey Nogo , the topic is about John (no fricken clue) Edwards. Primp Boy? nope. 28,000 sq ft mansin ? Nope , done that. Two America's John? nope.
This time it's about yet another idiot arrogant democrat who has no clue what the hell he is doing , what his handlers are doing and when asked a question that isn't scripted trips all over his pecker to avoid having to answer a simple question. Another Democrat Huckster Fraud exposed for what is it the tenth time? Another Hilary "I do not recall" moment.
How many times do these Rats need to be exposed for the criminal frauds that they are? This prissy little prick thinks he can bamboozle his faggoty ass into the Presidency and he doesn't have a clue what he paid for a hair cut? Did the POS leave a tip ? Or is he just lying so that he doesn't have to accept responsibility for being such hypocrite and jackass as he blows up his own shtik he thought was going to a sure ticket to the White House?
Yup , he surely is a Perpetual Fraud like the rest of them.Next!
17. Posted by Rob LA Ca. | May 21, 2007 7:53 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 19:53
18. Posted by Tom Blogical | May 21, 2007 7:56 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Do you think Giuliani is "involved" in his own haircuts?
Giuliani still gets haircuts?
"Yes, $400 is a lot, and worthy of a raised eyebrow."
A raised eyebrow is all? Four. Hundred. Dollars. For a haircut? For that kind of jack, Giuliani could demand a full, flowing head of hair.
18. Posted by Tom Blogical | May 21, 2007 7:56 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 19:56
19. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 8:01 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
What ever happened to "shave and a haircut - two bits?"
19. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 8:01 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 20:01
20. Posted by Mike | May 21, 2007 8:06 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I hope the Dems are dumb enough to nominate this shyster. We could nominate Tancredo and still wipe the floor with 'em.
20. Posted by Mike | May 21, 2007 8:06 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 20:06
21. Posted by wavemaker | May 21, 2007 8:27 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
BillyBob -- your point is well taken...
Although I know the term as "happa endih."
21. Posted by wavemaker | May 21, 2007 8:27 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 20:27
22. Posted by mantis | May 21, 2007 8:35 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Ah, The Politico: your one-stop shop for Edwards haircut news. Enterprise, style, and impact, in spades! And...
22. Posted by mantis | May 21, 2007 8:35 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 20:35
23. Posted by Wayne | May 21, 2007 8:40 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
If Edwards can't take responsibility for his staff actions on a haircut decision, what are the chances that he will take responsibility for anything that happens on his watch as president? Sort of like Kerry blaming the Secret Service for falling down while skiing.
23. Posted by Wayne | May 21, 2007 8:40 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 20:40
24. Posted by Jo | May 21, 2007 8:53 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Let's see, first the $400 haircuts. Then at Christmastime he gets his staff to call Walmart, trying to use his name to try to get one of those Playstation/XBox (whatever it was) at Walmart that everyone else was camping out to get, after giving many a speech denouncing Walmart. Even Walmart said he was trying to "cut in line." Then he works for a hedge fund company that uses some sort of offshore tax shelters that he usually RAILS against "the rich" doing. And now on Drudge we see he charged $55,000 to speak to a public university on the subject of poverty, after having said many times that college tuition is too expensive for many students.
Not to mention the 25,000 square foot house. All the while speaking about the Two Americas.
It doesn't get any more of a joke than this.
Only a democrat, only a democrat.
24. Posted by Jo | May 21, 2007 8:53 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 20:53
25. Posted by Brian | May 21, 2007 9:03 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
A raised eyebrow is all? Four. Hundred. Dollars. For a haircut? For that kind of jack, Giuliani could demand a full, flowing head of hair.
Well, it's not like it was a $700 haircut. Or a $10,000 suit.
25. Posted by Brian | May 21, 2007 9:03 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 21:03
26. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 9:42 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Assuming that both your links are accurate Brian, and I assume they are, how does that change the fact Edwards is an empty suit who is so tone-deaf he places himself in a position to be mocked and ridiculed?
Other than that, do you have evidence Edwards doesn't wear suits that cost thousands of dollars?
26. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 9:42 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 21:42
27. Posted by Tom Blogical | May 21, 2007 9:46 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Brian:
What, you don't think I'd have a problem with these examples, too? That's insane. Nice try with the "gotcha moment" though.
Most of my amazement with Edwards is from a guy's perspective...he's a man. He spent it on his hair. I fully expect a pampered female (no offense, ladies, but it's true) to spend a ridiculous amount of money on her hair. But a man? With people nicknaming him Silky Pony?
That boy ain't right.
27. Posted by Tom Blogical | May 21, 2007 9:46 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 21:46
28. Posted by Brian | May 21, 2007 9:54 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Other than that, do you have evidence Edwards doesn't wear suits that cost thousands of dollars?
marc, is this your new tactic? You just invent facts that you would like to be true, and then challenge others to prove that they're not? You're using this in other threads, too.
Well, to paraphrase you:
28. Posted by Brian | May 21, 2007 9:54 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 21:54
29. Posted by Dirk | May 21, 2007 9:54 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Ok Brian, you've proven Laura Bush is just as feminine as John Edwards. You sure showed us.
29. Posted by Dirk | May 21, 2007 9:54 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 21:54
30. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 10:08 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Considering you are full on "defend Edwards mode" Brian perhaps you can explain this brand new tidbit from the Silky Pony:
"One of the things we ought to be thinking about is some level of mandatory service to our country, so that everybody in America not just the poor kids who get sent to war are serving this country," Edwards said.
BTW, Brian you need to revisit that thread and do a rethink about who was making things up.
30. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 10:08 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 22:08
31. Posted by Brian | May 21, 2007 10:17 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
What, you don't think I'd have a problem with these examples, too? That's insane. Nice try with the "gotcha moment" though.
Glad to hear it. I didn't notice you raising the comparison on your own, though, so I figured I should. Not a "gotcha" moment at all, since my links were over 2 and 4 years old. Just trying to jog the memory of those on the right who seemed to have overlooked the information.
Most of my amazement with Edwards is from a guy's perspective...he's a man. He spent it on his hair.
OK, but be realistic. He didn't look through a catalog, pass over the $50 haircut, the $100 haircut, the $200 haircut, and finally insisted on the $400 haircut. He most likely told one of his staffers to get him a top hair stylist, and they found one who charged $250 plus $100 house call plus $50 travel time, or something like that.
Yeah, that's a lot for hair, but not for rich people who still have the hair that Edwards has. Certainly no more extravagant than $10,000 suits.
31. Posted by Brian | May 21, 2007 10:17 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 22:17
32. Posted by Brian | May 21, 2007 10:22 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
perhaps you can explain this brand new tidbit
Ah, the old "changing the subject" ploy. Nope, won't fall for it.
32. Posted by Brian | May 21, 2007 10:22 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 22:22
33. Posted by Brian | May 21, 2007 10:23 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Ok Brian, you've proven Laura Bush is just as feminine as John Edwards. You sure showed us.
No, I've proven that she's almost twice as feminine. What's the matter, can't you read?
33. Posted by Brian | May 21, 2007 10:23 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 22:23
34. Posted by Tom Blogical | May 21, 2007 11:05 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
OK, but be realistic.
I plan on being able to retire when I'm 55. Even if my wildest dreams come true, and I somehow become the richest person in the world, you will never catch me spending more than the standard rate for a haircut, and I do care about what I look like. You can be sure I won't spend anywhere near $400-$700 for a haircut or $10,000 for a suit.
Now that's realistic.
34. Posted by Tom Blogical | May 21, 2007 11:05 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 23:05
35. Posted by Dirk | May 21, 2007 11:37 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Is John Edwards' time more valuble than Lex Luthors or something? Its not like an hour spent going to a barber is an hour where he would have made 50 kajillion dollars? Besides, its a nice bit of campaigning to personally go to a barbershop.
35. Posted by Dirk | May 21, 2007 11:37 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 23:37
36. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 11:41 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Brian:
Ah, the old "changing the subject" ploy. Nope, won't fall for it.
Odd, you fall for most if not everything the dems spew on a daily basis.
36. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 11:41 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 23:41
37. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 11:45 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
And I forgot to add, (the old "changing the subject" ploy) which is exactly what you did with your 2 and 4 year old links on suits and haircuts relating to Bush.
POT.........Kettle.
The twain do meet, and call each other names
37. Posted by marc | May 21, 2007 11:45 PM |
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Posted on May 21, 2007 23:45
38. Posted by Jo | May 22, 2007 12:13 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Ok Brian, you've proven Laura Bush is just as feminine as John Edwards. You sure showed us.
Bwahahahahahahahah.....priceless.
38. Posted by Jo | May 22, 2007 12:13 AM |