Now we know why John Edwards likes to fuss with his hair. When you pay $400 for each trim, it had better look good. This is one of those stories that no candidate wants out there. It runs about as counter to the working-class, I'm-one-of-you rhetoric that defines the Iowa primary as you can get. Worse for Edwards, his campaign picked up the bill for two of the $400 Beverly Hills stylings. Hey, you're rich like Edwards (or any other current candidate for president) and you want to blow a bunch of money on a facial or a pedicure, go for it! But what Edwards supporter is going to be happy to learn that the exorbitant tab for the snip-snip came from the campaign coffers?
Referring to a picture of Edwards published Tuesday in the Los Angeles Times, Torrenueva [Edwards' barber] said: "That's my cut." The stylist said he couldn't vouch for the source of Edwards' haircuts in other photos. One reason the cost of the cut was so steep even by Beverly Hills standards is that Torrenueva went to Edwards rather than the candidate coming into the stylist's salon a block off Rodeo Drive.Don't get me wrong, I like John Edwards quite a bit as a candidate, but I have a suggestion on the hair matter. Go to a corner barbershop in Iowa or New Hampshire the next time you need a trim. Talk local politics with the people in the waiting room, make a friend or two, pay the $10 or $12 bill, and leave a nice five dollar tip. Kill two birds -- substance and style -- with one inexpensive stone.
Previously on 'The Stump':
· What Is Edwards' Real Position on the War?
· John Edwards Beats Expectations
Reader Comments ( Page 8 of 8)
106. Should this surprise anyone? After all it was easy money for Edwards. Didn't this poor boy get rich taking huge percentages of the money from the settlements for crippled children? DISGUSTING!
Buck at 7:21PM on May 13th 2007
107. Enough about Edward's hair!!!! This issue is nothing more than a Republican Talking Point. They are the ones who are obsessed with Edward's hair. He's just a wealthy southern man doing what wealthy southern men do--- C'mon, Wakeup! $400 for a haircut, these days, is standard among professional people who cater to celebrities. If the man can afford it, God Bless him!
BillSalem at 4:42AM on Jun 4th 2007
108. Edwards can pay anything he wants, but he should can the semi-mullet neck and trim the pompadore---it looks like the rev Al's old do.
waquoit at 10:28PM on Jun 6th 2007
109. Well, to see how you liberal play with the facts:
AFTER ALL IT WAS HIS OWN MONEY! We know that was a campaign expense charged to the Democrats.
IT COSTS THAT MOSTLY TO HAVE THE STYLIST COME TO HIM! Well, I got this info: Well, John Edwards’ campaign for president spent $400 on February 20, and another $400 on March 7, at a top Beverly Hills men’s stylist, Torrenueva Hair
See how the left distorts the facts for its own purposes!
bob2 at 1:53AM on Jun 13th 2007