Fred won't need a $400 haircut.
Posted on 04/18/2007 5:59:06 PM PDT by CheyennePress
Americans have given $160 million so far this year to the declared presidential candidates, according to recent candidate filings. [4x-2003-totals]
But the great joy of digging into the campaign-finance reports is...learning how they spent it, from the $16,000 John Edwards spent on campaign paraphernalia to Obama's $10,000 on electronic equipment to the McCain's $1,600 on flowers. ...
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Romney: ($21 million raised; $13 million cash on hand.) Romney has raised the most money of any Republican, but he also likes to spend it. That money didn't go to staff perks. Romney, the richest candidate, was stingiest with his staff members' salaries and often had them fly discount airlines and double up on accommodations like the Super 8 Motel. Instead of free drinks and food at the campaign, they're only subsidized (sodas at 25 cents a can; snacks in the vending machine are 50 cents). His Mormon ties appear to be paying off. So far, Utahns have contributed more than residents of any other state except California.
Giuliani: ($15 million raised; $12 million cash on hand.) The mayor has the best-paid top staffers: Seven made more than $25,000 in the first quarter, and his campaign manager made $44,375, more than the managers of other campaigns. But Giuliani also showed the most spending discipline on the Republican side. It's a smart play. He is courting Republicans nervous about his stances on abortion, gun control, and gay rights by stressing his fiscal restraint.
McCain: ($13 million raised; $5 million cash on hand.) McCain's famous bus, the Straight Talk Express, cost $66,000 last quarter. That seems a reasonable expense since in 2000 it helped create the election magic that McCain is trying to revive. But $16,317 in catering costs for an event at the swank Beverly Hilton hotel seems more politically problematic ...
(Excerpt) Read more at slate.com ...
And I feel ripped off paying $15 for a haircut. However, I need a haircut not a coiffure … could be the difference? Coiffure = $400, haircut = $15, I’ll stick with the haircut.
Should call it the $800 haircut as he went back for a second trim within the month.
Boy, I hope somebody at the RNC is keeping track of this stuff. $400 for a haircut plus going to a spa for....whatever you do at a spa. That John Edwards is a real man isn’t he?
I really don’t see how the Breck Girl thinks he can get away with $400 haircuts...... he should be paying $1000 to ensure that every silky strand gets personal attention......
I guess it does answer why a candidate who doesn’t have a prayer (Biden) would enter the race (Kook Kucinich), it must simply be for the temporary raise in “pay” as they live off the campaign.
Edwards definitely is not the person I would feel comfortable leading the WOT. Besides, that haircut was all that great.
Fred won't need a $400 haircut.
Amny dude who spends 400 on a haircut is a faggot!
SJB’s Law PV007
Wow, I bet that hairdresser is happy. He is getting away with a lot by charging $400.00 a cut. Wonder what his tip is?
Most definitely. The Plagarist’s ego is so large that he needs the attention. Sadly, he doesn’t seem to be getting much this time around.
When was the last attention grabbing headline written with Biden in bold font?
Does anyone in the Democratic Party even remember that he is running?
krinton spent $200.00 on his hairdo back in his first years and I puked then. Now, I just laugh. We’ve got a bi-sexual running against a jihaadist and a lesbian for President of the United States of America.
And they’re serious!
LMAO, funny stuff.
“We’ve got a bi-sexual running against a jihaadist and a lesbian for President of the United States of America”
Like the dam Twilight Zone : )
Fake, but plausible.
“Romney, the richest candidate, was stingiest with his staff members’ salaries...”
Have often seen those who earn, save, and invest their way to relative prosperity unable to relax, enjoy, or share.
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