Obama Outed Edwards' $400 Haircut
One of the sillier, more trivial stories from the presidential campaign, and perhaps the one that got people on the left most consistently riled, was what started out as a pretty short blog post by Politico's Ben Smith, who reported that John Edwards had been getting $400 haircuts. Though other scandals have since overshadowed memories of Edwards' 2008 campaign, it was a big deal at the time, and it stuck around for quite a while.
Well, now we know who was responsible for the distraction and the silliness that emanated from that story: Obama's campaign. Campaign Manager David Plouffe revealed the truth in his new book, writing, "We did much less of this [opposition research] than other campaigns did, but there were times we indulged -- it was our researchers who found John Edwards's infamous $400 hair cut expenditures." Read more here.
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becauseIcare
We are not surprized. Obama and his cabal work just like the Chicago Mafia. They are pure evil, and do anything to get their way. We would be safer with Darth Vader in our Oval Office. Can we IMPEACH him yet??? He is LOUSY , and so are his communist, criminal friends. We are disgusted by all of them! (Edwards was bad too, but not as bad as Obama)
62andAngry
Obama spends OUR money on his mob queen... I want an AUDIT!!! $ 400 hair cut? John Edwards could have gotten the same cut at Hair Cuttery for $20 plus tip! But then again, maybe $380 was the "tip"!!
joeyblueyes
OBITLA HAS A BLACK MUSLIM HAIRCUT, AND DEMEANOR, HE IS JUST MISSING THE SPINNING BOW TIE, AND AMERICAN DOPES STILL VOTED 4 HIM
westtexasmare
He did that kind of chit in Chicago,,,,,,,but only with more devious ways.....this was really childish on bo & comrades.
Jeannieology
I'm not defending Edwards but don't Michelle and Barry go on $250K dates? You know romantic quarter of a million dollar dates in NYC for homegrown organic food?
http://jeannie-ology.com/?p=3781
joeyblueyes
EDWARDS THE BABY MAKER AND DENIER, SHOULD HAVE WENT WITH CORN ROWS, THEN OBITLA MAY HAVE LEFT HIM ALONE
cooperscopy
That is a classic video. I want to know why he let anyone tape that little primping session. Obama is a brutal politician and uses every thing available to vanquish his opponents. In 2012 his enemies are going to use everything possible to defeat him..
http://cooperscopy.blogspot.com/
Billy Ed
As much as narcissist the Breck Girl is, I would take him over BHO any day of the week,and "twice on Sundays" (mmmmm,mmmmmm, mmmmm)
Billy Ed
The above post should have read:
As much as a narcissist the Breck Girl is, I would take him over BHO any day of the week,and "twice on Sundays" (mmmmm,mmmmmm, mmmmm)
110pct
Hmmm, I wonder if Sarah went to Kohl's to get all her new duds for the big book tour?
NoleFan
I don't care how much Edwards' haircut cost.......as long as the taxpayers didn't pay for it. I am not surprised that Obama's team spilled the beans about it. After all, that is the Chicago way. I hope to hell we didn't pay for her highness's tennis shoes.
nickel
You have to love these guys. Talk about superficial. Obama is a shallow massiah. No wonder our country is carreening towards bankrupcy and our deficit is out of control, we allow morons like this to lead us. Get a grip America think about what a bunch of fools we run for President on both sides. John McCain hasn't exactly distinguished himself with letting his little incompetent staffers grill Sarah Palin repeatedly with off the record BS in order to make his totally lame campaign seem less his fault. And for Obozo, what an incompetent empty suit. The only thing that jerk has ever accomplished is allowing the world to see what a moron Hillary Clinton is by making her Secretary of State with no portfolio. How to go. Now pick up your gang of thugish crooks and get out of our Leadership before you get us in real trouble.
Sharon in Mn.
You democrats are all greasy,slimy politicians.
Politicsisdirty
The point in all of these is while then Sen Obama was against all the silliness what comes with the campaign, his minions were doing the silliness themselves.....and will you believe that Obama doesn't know about it?
itaba
I wouldn't think that his look alikes all over the world had to pay that much.
NotsoSilent
Hey lord, you know where Karl Rove pee'd? Good grief man get a new hobby before you get arrested as a pervert........
NotsoSilent
What the hell can you possibly get for $400????? Oh wait I know, A mtotel room and the hairdresser for a few minutes....nevermind
Skull
What a mommies boy he is
Jim in JAX
The "lord": At least Rove and conservatives can hit the target. You liberal/socialists are all over the place then expect everyone else to clean up after you make a mess. Of course, you are handicapped by size, too.
KC Mob Member
I'm sure out tax dollars paid for it. Hell, we probably buy the senators tampons and maxi pads...oh and Bwarney Fwank's maxipads too.
Texan Casanova
What a wimp.
biker
All the people surrounding obama are walking around with knives in their backs or throwing them....they throw stones also. These people are out for themselves..they don't care about Americans.
TeriOhio
But, it's ok for Miss Michelle to buy $500 sneakers.
mark nc
Did he have a hot date with Miss Dunn?
sobemike
A millionaire (billionaire) like Edwards can aford to spend $400 on a haircut. What of it? It's nobody's business but the person who paid for it.
shipley130
It kind of shows me that they don't understand the value of money and worries me about their control of tax payer money.
Captain Obvious
Obama knows how to get rid of competition. He sabotaged Hillary by infiltrating her campaign with his FRIEND Patti Solis Doyle. It's the Thuggish Chicago way.