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John McCain’s $5,500 makeup bill
John McCain, whose ads skewer Barack Obama for his “celebrity” status, has his own close ties to show business, the new issue of Us Weekly reports exclusively.
The 72-year-old was recently made TV-ready by makeup artist Tifanie White, who’s worked on So You Think You Can Dance and American Idol. McCain paid the 2002 beauty-school grad $5,583.43 for her services, according to the Federal Election Commission. That’s a whole lot of CoverGirl.
This election would be SO much fun if it weren’t so deadly serious.
UPDATE: Fair and balanced? Hardly, but we try. And we DID look for info on Barack’s makeup bill — this is the best we could find. He loves his Bobbi Brown.
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By Gangrene
September 24, 2008 2:08 PM | Link to this
I woulda thought the local mortician would have done it pro bono.By t
September 24, 2008 3:22 PM | Link to this
Gangrene That is hilarious. Thanks for that comment.By Disgusted
September 24, 2008 4:11 PM | Link to this
I could use and do a lot with $5,583.43. Pay for gas, food, and my mortgage. Can McCain ever understand the poor and middle class? He can’t even remember how many houses he owns.By StillLoveHillary
September 24, 2008 4:18 PM | Link to this
In all fairness, it would be quite enlightening to see how much other candidates paid for special facial services — I’m thinking my girl Hillary is all over the Olay line of anti-aging products, and Barack himself probably makes good use of some lightly applied Maybelline. But $5,583.43 worth? HmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmBy ohio lady
September 24, 2008 4:25 PM | Link to this
i cant laugh hard enough, i guess this is obama’s fault too?By Monkey
September 24, 2008 4:29 PM | Link to this
I wonder how much the Lipstick cost him?By HuberTucky
September 24, 2008 4:32 PM | Link to this
$5500 is a nice start, but that cadaver needs another $5500 just to look like he’s alive! He was my senator for many years living in Arizona and he is the whitest white man I ever saw… probably the ONLY Arizonan without a tan.By Disgusted
September 24, 2008 4:33 PM | Link to this
Hey as long as he shares the lipstick with the pig and Palin.By bigrob
September 24, 2008 4:40 PM | Link to this
can it cover-up his dementiaBy REGGIN
September 24, 2008 4:46 PM | Link to this
Wow our next president wears make-up. That is funny!By Dave D.
September 24, 2008 4:47 PM | Link to this
Gads, he looks like that WITH five grand in makeup? Imagine how he’d waste taxpayer money! Whew, who’s his makeup artist, someone from House of Wheat?By REGGIN
September 24, 2008 4:53 PM | Link to this
Yea, Barack should take that money and anyone who has earned their money and give it to lazy no-good bums waiting for more government hand-outs. That is the way it should be. Unbelievable!!!By ohdave
September 24, 2008 5:15 PM | Link to this
But—but—but— He’s a POW!!!! Don’t forget he’s a POW!!!!By Jayne
September 24, 2008 5:17 PM | Link to this
I wish Obama would remove that wart/skin tag/zit off his nose. Very distracting and a dead giveaway of his voodoo policies.By HuberTucky
September 24, 2008 5:56 PM | Link to this
I remember Regan’s vodoo economics. I wonder if Obama’s policies could be as effective as the wonderful 20 years of Republican/ neocon/conservative “trickle down” we’ve experienced that has brought us to our current financial mega-disaster? Thanks so much, Republican expert know-it-alls! The Dems, as bad and incompetent as they are are slightly better and smarter than these PROVEN loser Republican failures we’ve experienced.By Patrick
September 24, 2008 6:47 PM | Link to this
Laura, You are unquestionably one of the most biased individuals associated with the Dayton Daily News. Your liberal drivel is beyond tiresome; it’s simpleminded and predictable. If you’re not complaining about McCain’s makeup, you’re bemoaning the “massacre” of dolphins in Japan. Why don’t you report on Michelle Obama’s $10,000 manicures? Or Barack’s $5,000 massages? I’ll tell you why, because YOU have and AGENDA, and that agenda is to sway the mind of the American public toward Obama to whatever extent you’re able. So much for objectivity … but I guess with the DDN that’s never any pretense of it in the first place. I’m probably wasting my time with someone with a worldview as myopic as yours.By Nate
September 24, 2008 7:41 PM | Link to this
Newspapers ARE NOT nuetral when it comes to politics, never have been, never will be. They have agendas too!!By Citizen
September 24, 2008 8:00 PM | Link to this
What’s worse? Covering your wrinkles and P.O.W. scars with make-up or covering the Democratic party with Socialist/Communist Theology?By helllllooo
September 24, 2008 8:11 PM | Link to this
I could care less how much he spends on makeup. Obama spends money on makeup too. Great newsworthy story…By ohdave
September 24, 2008 8:16 PM | Link to this
Ah, now you GOP’ers get worked up about the injustice of it all. Where was your righteous indignation when the story was Bill Clinton’s or John Edwards’ haircut? Yukking it up, I’m sure.By tanker
September 24, 2008 11:03 PM | Link to this
THis s**t is funny. Wasting money on stupid sit like make-up. What about the lower class people who can use $5500 to makes ends meet.By toomuchtv
September 25, 2008 1:59 AM | Link to this
He has alien looking eyes, he needs a plastic surgeon. he should get a refund the make-up didn’t help his old butt. what about that slut bristo, i hope sara don’t name the grandchild.By toomuchtv
September 25, 2008 2:08 AM | Link to this
PATRICK, you nipwit. Stop telling lies, you quear. No one has ever spent this much for a facial make up for a few moments on TV. Check your factsBy mike
September 25, 2008 7:19 AM | Link to this
LIPSTICK AND DRESS ON A PIG WOULD OF BEEN CHEAPERBy mike
September 25, 2008 7:29 AM | Link to this
IT DID NOT HELPBy ohio lady
September 25, 2008 8:04 AM | Link to this
i was going to end thkis blog on a laugh but it read it this morning and noticed how stupid patrick sounded. there isnt even a such thing as a 10,000$ manicure. good bluff though, there is also no 5000.00 massage another good try. but we know for a fact 5000 makeup and 450,000 outfits for cindy mccain are real.