$5,583.43 for Make-up?!?!?!?!

[Richard D]

John McCain, whose ads skewer Barack Obama for his "celebrity" status, has his own close ties to show business, the new issue of Us Weekly reports exclusively.

The 72-year-old was recently made TV-ready by makeup artist Tifanie White who's worked on So You Think You Can Dance and American Idol.

McCain paid the 2002 beauty-school grad $5,583.43 for her services, according to the Federal Election Commission.



http://www.usmagazine.com/news/john-mccain-uses-american-idol-makeup-artist

[The Straight Story]

1. It doesn't say what services she gave him though

;)

[trueblue2007]

15. THIS IS A DUPLICATE THREAD

AND THE OTHER ONE HAS MORE REPLIES

[Bluebear]

16. But this one came first by an hour. :)

[MarkInCA]

2. He should ask for his money back, he got taken n/t

[supernova]

3. Makeup artists earn a lot of money

If you are any good at it you can earn A LOT of $$$.

edit: But she really can't hide that elderly pallor he's had recently.

[Bluebear]

4. Didn't she work for the show "Six Feet Under"?

:)

[annabanana]

14. mmppft

:spray:

[anigbrowl]

5. Obama is paying about the same

A well-established makeup artist in the film/TV industry can charge about $600/day, easy. They have a union and all; and you're fooling yourself if you don't think both campaigns spend on this sort of thing. Bear in mind that the image from a standard TV camera will look dark in normal light. So TV studios and events use lots of big lights, which would make most people look sweaty due to skin reflections etc.

[Bluebear]

7. Yes, but this article was about John McCain & what he spends to make him look lifelike.

Fair enough? :)

[anigbrowl]

9. Sorry, I think it's stupid, like the $400 haircut.

Same article points out that the Dem convention stage was designed by the same person who does Britney Spears' stage sets, which can be spun as an example of how shallow the Obama campaign is (or whatever Freepers want to make of it). Trying to make hay out of this sort of thing is a complete waste of time for Dems.

[Bluebear]

10. It is not "dems", it is a gossip magazine article

I doubt the Obama campaign is going to quote it :)

[dkofos]

6. She does morgue makovers??

[Starbucks Anarchist]

8. Yet he still can't cover up the lies.

[Vinca]

11. They need to elaborate on the "services."

$5,500+ for makeup? Is that what he told the Ice Princess?

[elizfeelinggreat]

12. Hello? SCMSM?

Hey, so-called-MSM, I'm sure you're going to give this little factoid as much coverage as you gave the $400 haircut, right? Right?

[hootinholler]

13. Did it include the happy ending?

:rofl:

-Hoot

[JanMichael]

17. Did she make him look human? She should have been paid more.

nt

[youthere]

18. John McCain...Covergirl of the Republican party...

I wonder how much lipstick they used on that pig?