Dana MIlbank insists that the $400 dollar haircut story is a real

[Gloria]

"phoniness meter" or whatever he called it...

Idiot. It has to do with traveling and a huge cowlick (as a graduate of Vidal Sassoon, London, I can tell you, that cowlick can be a huge problem and being butchered in the barber's chair could be fatal!

PS...please note that JE has been getting much closer haircuts...that is often a very good way to take control of cowlicks, etc. and also cuts down on fussing with a lot hair. Hats off to the campaign for going shorter!!

[Cameron27]

1. Well he actually paid over $1,000 for a haircut,

so that must be one hell of a cowlick.

[asdjrocky]

3. How much does Hillary spend on her hair and makeup?

I mean, since you seem to think it matters.

[Cameron27]

6. I don't give a damn about the cost of his haircuts,

but justifying it on the basis of a cowlick is plain silly. Who's taming the evil cowlick now?

[asdjrocky]

Sure, whatever you say,

As long as you don't give a damn.

[Cameron27]

10. Ah, of course

skeptical little you. :eyes:

[asdjrocky]

15. Sorry-

Maybe it was a bad day, didn't mean to get snippy with one of my favorite people.:hi:

[1corona4u]

23. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHhahahahahahah

Good point.

[jenmito]

27. And her collagen...

that she gets to fill out her face.

[BootinUp]

29. Next we'll hear from jen about her botox treatments.... please continue.

[Gloria]

5. Well, the charges take into consideration the travel involved....

Anyway, it seems those days are over....

At least for Edwards...the WaPo seems to think it's suddenly very important AGAIN....let's wonder why....

[Cha]

19. It smacks of Goring to me..

and that's exactly what it is. I wish people would just tell dana and his ilk to stuff it and write about something important if that wouldn't tax their brains too much and they could pry themselves from their bar stools.

[Andy823]

21. The powers that be

Are getting scared that Edwards will pull it off and win, that's why they suddenly think it's "important". Only and idiot would think this is worthy of bringing back up from the past, and I guess the papers who are bringing it back up are run by "idiots!

This just show me that Edwards "is" the one to beat, and that the republicans are scard to death that they may just have to run against him, and as the polls show, he can beat any of the republicans, and that "fact" is coming out on CNN, MSNBC, and other news programs today. Now "that" is what scares them, the fact Edwards got some real time on in the media! :evilgrin:

[mtnsnake]

30. Are you kidding? Did he get a happy ending with it or something?

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. Who cares, people pay $400 for a bottle of wine for dinner too.

[TomInTib]

14. Exactly. A little perspective is long overdue.

These campaigns burn through money like wildfire.

And nobody wants to look like Nixon on teevee.

[AlCzervik]

4. I detest Milbank, he is always trying to excuse republican assholery with "Well democrats do it too"

[BeyondGeography]

8. His smirk has a "who's king of the schoolyard NOW?" look to it

[AlCzervik]

12. absolutely.

[KoKo]

9. Milbank probably spends more on Makeup and Hairdye than Edwards does on Haircuts!

Plus...throw in the Pimp Suits he spends big bucks for and his ties...and you got the Milbank Package. Bought and paid for along with his "smirks."

[AlCzervik]

13. his hair dye is ridiculous, it's at least 3 shades too dark and the color is wrong

i bet his hairdresser hates him.

Men, if you dye your hair don't go too dark, it looks fake and it makes you look older.

[Cha]

20. And he has the nerve

to bring up haircuts..expensive or not. They're trying to Gore Edwards cause they don't want him at any cost.

It's The Media, Stupid!

Not you!

[louis-t]

7. Isn't it funny how MSM covers Dems vs. Repugs?

With Dems, it's all about haircuts, makeup and jewelry (pearls or diamonds?). With Repugs, it's how "important" the debates are. MSM still treats Repugs as if they're adults and Dems are bad children.

[bobbolink]

11. This is great news!

It means that John Edwards is doing so well in Iowa that they will take *any* attack to try to cool down his campaign.

Ain't workin'.

:rofl:

[question everything]

16. What's a cowlick? (nt)

[zalinda]

25. A cowlick is when part of your hair wants to go it's own way

I think, but am not sure that most of the time they are in the front of the head. John Edwards has 2 from what I saw in his elementary school picture. So if you would look at him you would see his hair something like this \\\||||/// you see it a lot of times with girls with bangs, the hair doesn't quite want to lay against the forehead.

But, to take it a step further, it looks like a cow licked your head and your hair was standing up.

zalinda

[question everything]

28. Groan. Like a cow licked it?

I think that cutting it short could accomplish the same thing..

Thanks for the explanation.

[zalinda]

32. Yeah, it's a term that started in a rural area

And there is all kind of ways to fix it, but not every one is successful. I have a number of cowlicks, if my hair is cut too short, my hair will stand straight up, and I'm a woman, it's not a good look.

zalinda

[Gloria]

31. In Edwards' case he has the classic positioning at the top of his crown at the

back of his head...and he also has a very problematical neckline. The classic way to control either is to let the hair grow longer so it weighs the errant hair down...in the case of the neckline, the longer hair covers the whorls of the hairline. The result is that a lot more attention has to be paid to styling it and keeping it neat.

I haven't seen his neckline or top recently. but I can see he has a good barber that is cutting his front and sides much shorter. This is an alternative to keeping it longer; if it can be pulled off the hair is easier to manage. It really is an art to blend all these techniques together when dealing with problem areas...

[avrdream]

41. This thread has me wanting to see a picture of JE recently so I can understand.

Anyone have any recent ones?

[Forkboy]

39. The farmer.

[MGKrebs]

17. The part of that story that has significance (I think) is that

he chose to run a populist campaign and didn't realize that something like that and the giant new house would be an issue. I mean, wouldn't a candidate running on an animal rights platform make sure there pets were being well cared for? Or at least not put bear traps all over their back yard?

[Orangepeel]

24. it's more like someone running on an animal rights platform who wants everyone to have a pet

Edwards is trying to expand opportunities for others. Why shouldn't the guy who cuts his hair be well paid for it? Better a millionaire should be cheap?

[asdjrocky]

26. You know,

I never thought of it that way, that's a good point.

[MGKrebs]

37. I don't know. If you are trying to empower poor people,

you are saying the way to do that is to flaunt your wealth? That will make people feel empowered and connect with you? Inspire them to want to get rich too?

I'm not saying you have to live like a pauper, but I think it is just a bit thoughtless that it didn't occur to them that conspicuous consumption might be a problem in a populist campaign and adjust the lifestyle accordingly for a while.

[Orangepeel]

38. I'm in favor of rich people paying a lot for services

I'd rather they overpay somebody for a haircut than hoard the money.

A populist should want to spread the wealth around, and why shouldn't a professional stylist who goes out of his/her way to perform a service be well paid? Including travel time, how long did the haircut take? At least 2 hours, easy. Many lawyers make $200 an hour, including covering overhead. Why shouldn't Edwards pay a stylist that much?

[MGKrebs]

44. In a general way I agree.

But from a candidate running on this issue it seems more like a hunger advocate being conspicuously gluttonous.

[loyalsister]

40. perfect analogy

Some people do see hypocrisy. There is hypocrisy all over politics, but that's kind of personal. When you are a part of the other America, it's hard not to take it personally.

[proudmoddemo]

18. It is a phoniness meter issue

For reporters on television that also get expensive haircuts.

[karynnj]

22. It was true ... and it was explained

It was that high because he paid the stylist to come to him - and given the value of Edwards' time to the campaign it is justified. Where there was any problem was that it was billed to the campaign - but then it was said that it was an error and repaid.

In fact, the candidate's appearance matters and the cost was high because he was campaigning. I am not an Edwards' fan, but it was a valid cost, campaign paid or paid by Edwards.

[cali]

33. I have lots of reasons not to trust JE

his haircuts aren't one of them. However, if he is the nominee, don't think that this bullshit can't be damaging.

[depakid]

34. Bob Somerby (the Daily Howler) smacked that idiot down

along with the rest of the Pravda crew yesterday (December 11).

THE WORST GENERATION: Parents should sit down with their children this week—and read to them from the Washington Post. They should tell their children, in no uncertain terms: You must never, ever embarrass your family by ending up like the folks at the Post.

Which part of the Post should they show to their children? They should show them the embarrassing series, called “The Front-Runners,” which the Post is currently running. Today, the victim is Candidate Edwards. As with Clinton, as with Romney, the Post’s profile contains four parts:

1. An insipid attempt at psycho-biography, written by one of the world’s dumbest people.
2. A piece called “How He’s Running.” (According to Kornblut, who writes today’s piece, “Edwards is running as ‘the son of a millworker.’”)
3. A piece called “How He Looks” (Robin Givhan).
4. A piece called “How He Talks” (Dana Milbank).

That’s right! In this morning’s Post, there’s a full report about John Edwards’ clothes—but no report about his proposals! Nowhere in these “front-runner” profiles does the Post explain what the candidates have proposed in the course of their White House campaigns.

By itself, that would be strange enough. But in its most open insult to the public, the Post has Givhan writing a report about each hopeful’s clothing. And the Post has Milbank telling the world how each candidate “talks.”

What impresses me is how so many Americans still take the Post seriously. I mean, really. How much more proof does one need to see that it's less than a shell of its former self- more akin to a British tabloid than an honest newpaper.

[susu369]

35. Mr. "Skull & Bones" Milbank shouldn't be talking about

a "phoniness meter" - maybe projection is slipping in here.

Dana T. Milbank (born 27 April 1968) is an American political reporter for The Washington Post. He is a graduate of Yale University, where he was a member of Trumbull College and the secretive society Skull and Bones.<1> <2> <3>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Milbank

[LanternWaste]

36. I figure that when a haircut becomes an explosive issue for a candidate...

I figure that when a haircut becomes an explosive issue for a candidate, it's because there are no valid criticisms for that candidate to be found...

As silly and as puerile as The Haircut is to me, I'm sure there's an equal amount of melodramatic and self-wrought righteous indignation that a candidate received a haircut not of their liking.

But then, as I've neither chosen nor ruled out a candidate, I'm not (yet?) tempted to allow my baser instincts to overwhelm my brain.

[surfermaw]

42. I don't doubt that the 400 dollar hair cut is true

A busy man like Edwards, needs a person to come to him to cut his hair, what is so bad about paying a person for his time and remember the better than 3 dollar a gallon Bush & republican gas or should I say fuel.

[polichick]

43. Milbank's just jealous cuz he doesn't have good hair! nt