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 6 of 8)
76. i would vote for hime just for that i am a hairdresser and he should know better the cost is in haveing a hairdresser go to him tell him to go to the local barber of unisex shop we can do that do for $20.00 these people running for office do not know what a gallon of milk cost. this is a joke
this country being run by the cooperation and millionares makes me sick to live and the poor defend and die for their country. makes me sick.
adele hametz at 4:27PM on Apr 18th 2007
77. Every President has a vice, for Bill Clinton it was women, for George W. Bush, its war and human lives, I'll take a $400 haircut anyday of the week!
Lisa at 5:11PM on Apr 18th 2007
78. Before everybody gets all upset over Mr. Edwards' haircut price, perhaps you should find out what EVERYBODY ELSE pays for their haircuts -- now that's a great way to decide who to vote for. The guy with the cheapest haircut wins! Talk about much ado about nothing........don't you have any real news?
Jo at 4:47PM on Apr 18th 2007
79. How rediculous, I can find more important things to do with $400.
Denise at 5:13PM on Apr 18th 2007
80. Who cares what his haircuts cost?! If I had his looks and hair I would do the same. He's handsome and looks great. Probably some baldheaded joe with a touch of envy.
dorothy at 5:23PM on Apr 18th 2007
81. $400.00? Only two kinds of people get $400.00 haircuts, idiots and assholes...you decide...
cvinnyfree at 5:32PM on Apr 18th 2007
82. yeah...and this "democrat" is for the commmon man??
B.S.....................
W. EARP at 5:45PM on Apr 18th 2007
83. Give me a break. Let's get down to the common
person. I keep thinking of him with his hands on
his hips down in New Orleans declaring his
candidacy. Body language says it all.
Who can relate to him?
Carol at 6:32PM on Apr 18th 2007
84. I believe he got ripped off. It's a nice haircut, but not that nice!
Linda Dillon at 8:03PM on Apr 18th 2007
85. I am from North Carolina and Edwards won't even carry the state's vote, so go get a haircut from a local barber/stylist in Charlotte for $25, and accept that you are, at best, the 3rd (5th realistically) Democratic candidate. Pretty hair doesn't win elections (ask Kerry)so show the world that you are grass roots in contrast to the "power brokers" that you are trying to replace. Ooops, $400 for a stupid haircut shows that Edwards is willing to accept personal privilege just like everyone else in DC. Nothing distinguishing or unique about this ill-equipped candidate.
Roger at 8:50PM on Apr 18th 2007
86. I'm sorry Mr. Edwards, but you just lost my vote.
rongieh1951 at 9:40PM on Apr 18th 2007
87. I'm sorry but you just lost my vote Mr. Edwards. A man of the people..... right!!!!
rongieh1951 at 9:43PM on Apr 18th 2007
88. Do you think he'll tie up the apron at LAX to get his hair cut on air force one?
Steve Bonomo at 10:06PM on Apr 18th 2007
89. Four hundred and seventy dollars is a months rent where I live, a haircut at that price outrageous. A weeks worth groceries for a family of three, maybe four.
Shelly at 10:23PM on Apr 18th 2007
90. I work for Supercuts. We charge $14.95 for haircuts. There are a couple of full-service salons in the neighborhood that would very likely do his makeup for a television appearance for about $30. If that were the cost, I'd have less of an issue, or if it came from HIS pocket, but why should others pick up the tab? I do fantastic haircuts, and so do all the women I work with. This "I need my celebrity hairdresser" attitude is so false and pretentious it's ridiculous - I don't even want to vote these days - it's just a choice between the lesser of two evils, and the lesser is still evil. I can't afford to have the dental work I need done, even WITH insurance. I could use that $400 - it would pay for the non-insurance portion of my crown. Pay for your own haircuts and fix the stupid national debt!
Laurie at 11:12PM on Apr 18th 2007