Michele Bachmann's $225 "Makeup/Hair Design" bill

[Minnesota Raindog]

A $400 haircut almost sank John Edwards' campaign (until he sank it himself). What will Bachmann's Teabagging base think of her high-priced primping?

http://rippleinstillh2o.blogspot.com/2011/02/tea-party-diva-michele-bachmann-joins.html

[Joanne98]

1. And she still looks crazy

[hobbit709]

3. Yep, it didn't take.

[PBS Poll-435]

2. She needs to take a page from Katherine Harris' book

Just spray it on and everything will turn out ok.

[indepat]

23. Katherine Harris: oh yes, Katherine's the one who Michelle B. reminds me of

;)

[Stevenmarc]

4. Sorry but that's really not all that out of line but then I'm use to NYC prices.

[atreides1]

6. This didn't happen in NYC

This was done in Minnesota...so it is a little excessive

[Stevenmarc]

9. Still not excessive.

"She goes around with her on the bus."

So she is pretty much giving up a day of appointments and if this was NYC that would easily run $1,500 so $225 is a bit of a bargain.

[rfranklin]

10. 99% of America can't afford to pay those prices...

I pay $15 to get sheared.

[Stevenmarc]

13. You might

want to rent the Cris Rock documentary Good Hair to see what quite a few of that 99% are willing to pay.

[WhiteTara]

22. I know. My friend in SF used to give me "sister price"

at $160.

[HughBeaumont]

5. Fat lot of good it did . . .

This woman can't run away from non-corporate press fast enough.

[immoderate]

17. She's got that "George Bush in the headlights" look

Had to replay this one. :)

--imm

[JuniperLea]

7. What a rip off!

She kept putting good money after bad, however, and deserves to be ripped off!

[Angry Dragon]

8. I think some here are missing the point of the OP

She used campaign funds for make-up AFTER the election
in my book that is FRAUD

[Brother Buzz]

12. Some people are to busy to look at the link in the OP so I'll post it

[notesdev]

11. That's fairly normal for women

$400 for a guy's haircut, especially one that could realistically be replicated by placing a salad bowl over the guy's head and cutting any hair that sticks out underneath the edge, is obscene. Your average male in this country gets his hair cut for $15.

edit: oh, but Bachmann still ought to sue for malpractice, unless she specifically ordered the "Tammy Faye Bakker" look.

[lapislzi]

14. She is on the national stage

I'm not defending her, because I loathe everything she stands for. But, as a professional woman who is frequently expected to dress the part, I can assure DUers that this is not an excessive amount to spend on one's personal grooming, especially if you are someone in the public eye, appearing on TV, etc. A couple of hours of hair color and cut can easily cost that much in any major metropolitan area.

As long as the taxpayers are not footing the bill for her hairdos, then there's nothing to discuss.

Everyone goes broke at their own level. And cracks about people's appearances do nothing to elevate the level of discourse.

[librechik]

15. that's cheap. And looks it.

Trust me, a hell of a lot of women in the Teaps get their hair colored (they are over 50 FGS!) and that's a couple of hundred at a midrange salon. or so muy older gfs tell me (giggle)

[toddwv]

16. That's less than Romney's...

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0707/4982.html

[damntexdem]

18. What a shame that she doesn't get better results for that money.

;-)

[Kennah]

19. The baggers won't care

Bachmann is in touch with the folks. Similarly, Naughty Nikki was touching Folks.

[Brickbat]

20. I will never, ever get tired of that wordplay.

EVER.

[lpbk2713]

21. Was this during her recent trip to Hawaii?

Hey, what's a few hundred bucks here and there when it comes to spending money on herself? :sarcasm:

[donheld]

24. Maybe she should have seen John Edwards $400 hair stylist

She went the cheap route and wound up looking like crap