The haircut saga continues
The Washington Post scored an interview with the Beverly Hills stylist who gave John Edwards his much-commented-upon $400 haircut and, in a Style section story today, reports that the expensive trim was just one of many for the Democratic presidential candidate.
Indeed, Joseph Torrenueva says that on one occasion in 2004, he charged $1,250 because he flew to Atlanta to work his tonsorial magic on Edwards and missed two days' worth of other clients.
The Edwards camp parries the news fairly well, saying an aide dealt with haircut logistics --- including costs --- and the candidate himself didn't focus on the tab. And spokeswoman Colleen Murray adds: "He didn't lie about weapons of mass destruction or spring Scooter Libby; he just got some expensive haircuts."
Good quote. Still, we imagine Murray's had better days.
-- Don Frederick
Photo: John Kerry; Credit: Evan Agostini/Getty Images
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Andrew Malcolm's immigrant parents repeatedly stressed the importance of active participation in a democracy. Early lessons included learning the alphabetical list of states by watching televised roll calls of national political conventions. That childhood exposure led to a lifelong fascination with politics, including 40-plus years of covering them and a brief stint practicing them as press secretary to Laura Bush in 1999-2000. A veteran foreign and national correspondent, Malcolm served on the Times Editorial Board and was a Pulitzer finalist in 2004. He is the author of 10 nonfiction books and father of four.
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