Proof - OBAMA Is NO "Elitist" $20.00 Haircut

[kpete]

Come with BuzzFlash.com and take a visit to Senator Barack Obama’s barber shop, home of the “Obama Cut.” If you can judge a man by his barber shop, Obama’s a regular guy, talking sports – and still using the same barber after 13 years. So open the door and learn about the best cut you’ll get for $20, as BuzzFlash.com visits Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood.

http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/video/004

VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO3g7olblIk&eurl=http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/video/004

[npincus]

1. LOL- I'm a poor slob by comparison and my haircuts cost more!

G0-BAMA!

[Adelante]

2. .

[ecstatic]

11. cool

I guess he makes a special appointment after hours.

[lisa58]

3. Mine cosst waaaaayyyyyy more...

...but I color, style, blow-out.

Anyone know what Hillary pays - probably more than me!

[JimGinPA]

7. $1500 Per Hair Styling - $4500 Per Professional Make Up Consultation

Per Matt Tiabbi.

[BattyDem]

19. $1500?

WTF could someone do to her hair to make it worth $1500? She has short hair. Cut, color, style ... $1500?!?

[electron_blue]

20. Yeah, that is too much. But... her hair looks very very nice these days, I have to say.

Short hair that is layered and colored with several tones is expensive. But I bet you could have it done in my town for under $200. Maybe this includes airfare for the hairstylist to style it wherever Hillary is?? dunno

[BattyDem]

25. I noticed that during the debate. It does look very nice.

:-)

But like we say in my neck of the woods: "Nice ... but not 15 hundred dollars worth-a nice!"

I know a couple of people who've had the multi-tone highlighting done. One had a short, layered cut. It cost around $200. The other had long hair, so hers cost closer to $250, I believe.


edited: typo :blush:

[greguganus]

24. $4500 for make up consultation? She's getting ripped off! n/t

[redqueen]

29. Ugh.

Her hair doesn't even look good IMO.

[ecstatic]

10. I think $1500 is what I read somewhere... nt

[Rosa Luxemburg]

14. that would pay my utilities for a year!

[panader0]

4. Proof I'm no elitst: I haven't cut my hair in 6 years

I wonder what Hillary spends for her do's. Any guesses?

[Barack_America]

9. $1500...and yes, the campaign pays for it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x698126

No haircut in 6 years?

What are you, some kind of elitist hippie? ;)

[Texas Hill Country]

30. unfortunately, she has to make sure that her hair and makeup are PERFECT, otherwise people talk

it is the price of being a woman in the public eye.


I am sure that she does not prefer to be spending that much, she could get that extra hour and a half of sleep every morning instead, but in our sexist society, it is unfortunately necessary.

and the best people cost money....

[Oleladylib]

5. Don't pay a dime over 11.

[Kindigger]

33. $11?

That's what Hillary pays for a pantsuit.

[jlpohio69]

6. Went to the barber shop this morning...

Paid $11 for the haircut, and left a couple bucks for a tip...$20??? what a rip-off!!

[blogslut]

13. It depends on where you live

Here in West Texas, no. You won't find many barbers charging 20.00. But in a big, eastern city? I can see it.

[high density]

15. I pay $20

It's more of a hair stylist place but it's the only place around me open on the weekend. A cut in a barber shop near me is about five bucks cheaper (including tip.)

[blogslut]

8. Awww, that makes me happy

I gotta give love to barbers. The fade, the taper...these are not easy cuts. And shaving with a straight razor? Scary as hell. And those chairs...sigh. I love barbers.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

12. everybody wants the "Obama Cut"

loved the video

I do my own highlights but I get mine trimmed but not blow dried for $16

[UALRBSofL]

16. He made 10 million dollars in 07

He finally showed his 07 taxes.

[blogslut]

17. And yet, he visits the same barber he's had for 13 years

And pays 20.00. Sounds pretty down-to-earth to me.

[democrattotheend]

21. Not 10 million

I think it was a little over 4 million. Where did you get 10 million from?

And yes, he has money now, but it was not that long ago when he and Michelle did not have a lot of money. It's only in the last couple years that he has really gotten rich.

[cali]

22. he made 4.2 million and hilly and billy made 20 million +

and haven't yet shown us their 2007 taxes.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

32. Do you have a link for that 10 million figure?

www.StraightOutOfmyAss.com/StuffThatSoundsShocking


Maybe?

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

18. He talks about that barbershop in Dreams From My Father

It's one of the first places he went when he got to Chicago to work as a community organizer.

[greguganus]

23. Cost of one Edward's cut equals about 6 months of Obama cuts. n/t

[powergirl]

26. Ack! Now I'll never get my husband to switch hair stylists

I've been trying to get him to go to another stylist who charges a whopping $35 per haircut. But he likes his $20 guy - even if the haircut has looked the same since 1983. I love the man but now I will never win. I can hear it now: "If a $20 haircut is good enough for the O-Man, then it's good enough for me.":bounce:

[thewiseguy]

27. I will do his haircuts for free!

I am no barber but I can give it a try. :evilgrin:

[nolabels]

28. That might bring up that question about "experience" again

Shame on you :spank:

[thewiseguy]

31. As long as I dont say OOOPS when cutting his hair...

:evilgrin:

He might start wearing a cap after I am done with him.

[nolabels]

34. This one seems to have a good selection

http://www.superobama.com/shop.cgi/caps