Mitt's $690 beauty session

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Mitt could be documented as having had:

facials
manicures
pedicures
electrolysis
highlights in his hair
even a bikini wax

and it wouldn't matter.  Rich Republicans can spend money any way they want and they are above criticism. 

This story will get zero traction in the MSM, print and TV, because it doesn't fit the approved narrative.

"In order to maintain an untenable position, you have to be actively ignorant."  The Colbert Report

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by: Lev Raphael @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 12:12:50 PM CDT

Here's yet one more reason why I consider you a genius:

"This story will get zero traction in the MSM, print and TV, because it doesn't fit the approved narrative."

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by: Holly Capote @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 12:25:51 PM CDT

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Holly!

I wish all my fans had your perspicacity.

Or half your perspicacity.

Or half my fans had all of your perspicacity.

You get what I mean.

Thanks, he said, with the hint of a blush.

Natural blush, all natural!!!  None of your Mitt Romney blush:

http://www.studio5iv...

"In order to maintain an untenable position, you have to be actively ignorant."  The Colbert Report

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by: Lev Raphael @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 12:31:37 PM CDT

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Lev, they might consider you a genius, but they're probably not as frank as me.

I wonder what foundation Mitt uses.  I'd like to ask.

Remember when Reagan denied ever using make-up? 

And make-up artists came forward to say, "Uh, I applied it to him."

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by: Holly Capote @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 12:34:55 PM CDT

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Foundation Mitt uses

  If he were to answer that, then it would make the MSM.

But it would be interesting if Edwards and Mitt had a debate and Edwards did ask him.

If I make sense? it was quite by accident.

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by: HappyCat @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 12:41:13 PM CDT

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How much make-up does $690 buy ya?

I haven't purchased that much make-up in my life.  I'm down to an eyeliner pencil once every two years.  And chapstick: one tube for the summer.  What's Mitt doing: buying blush for his tongue too?

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by: Holly Capote @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 12:47:02 PM CDT

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Tongue

Holly, he needs lots of tongue blush because of his forked tongue and speaking out of both sides of his mouth at once.

"In order to maintain an untenable position, you have to be actively ignorant."  The Colbert Report

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by: Lev Raphael @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 12:58:00 PM CDT

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Ahh, that makes sense. Thanks for explaining.

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by: Holly Capote @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 13:01:38 PM CDT

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He's not paying for the makeup, but the applicator

When one hires a make-up artist the artist brings the make-up with them and the person paying is paying for the artists time and expertise.  The make-up is included in the price of the service. (although he may have his own mascarra and eyeliner in order to avoid pink-eye.)

And depending on what make-up you buy, 690 dollars doesn't buy much.  Have you seen the prices at Sephora lately?  Maybe he bought some "Hope in a Jar" to top things off.

The trollish sounding blogger formerly known as BURNSEY

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by: R.K. Wright @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 13:29:25 PM CDT

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The rightwing would go nuts and say this:

How dare Edwards attack a flourishing American industry!  Why does he hate this country so much when jobs are going overseas?

Think of all the hard-working makeup artists with two jobs who support family values and Edwards is mocking them!  Has he no shame?

And then they'd imply that only a man who wasn't a "real man" would even raise such a question, and maybe he's jealous, or even attracted to Mitt.

"In order to maintain an untenable position, you have to be actively ignorant."  The Colbert Report

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by: Lev Raphael @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 12:56:54 PM CDT

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I'm gazing into my crystal ball

...and I see...

Hannity will blame Mitt Romney's makeup expenditures on JFK's television campaign.

Ann Coulter will blame "fags" and the "nancification of America."

O'Reily will claim it is much ado about nothing.

Larry King will get the inside scoop with an interview with Mitt Romney.

...but he will have a heart attack half way though the interview.

...and Fred Phelps will picket his funeral.

20/20 will air a special with Mitt Romney's makeup artist.

ABC will try to capitalize on the campaign by asking Romney to subscribe to an Osbournes-style reality show. (okay, maybe not)

The D.C. Madam will reveal that the 650 dollars was for the "happy ending."

Romney will loose the campaign.

Afterwards, he will join Hanes as an underwear model.

<3 Sam

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by: Samie D @ Fri Jul 20, 2007 at 00:55:31 AM CDT

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Here's a comment from the Boston Globe

on Romney's answer to the haircut question:

"You know I think John Edwards was right. There are two Americas. There is the America where people pay $400 for a haircut and then there is everybody else."

http://www.boston.co...

What about the America where a man spends $$$s on makeup? 

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by: BB @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 13:14:07 PM CDT

Cosmetic advantages are important

for someone who is distinctly unprincipled, and is not especially bright.

Is it rather similar to Katherine Harris's intentionally breasts-centric presentations.

If Mitt weren't a skank, I'd have to say, he'd be a babe.  But skank trumps babe.  Evil just isn't good-looking.

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by: KC @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 13:42:15 PM CDT

Katherine Harris, breast-centric presentation,

  Like this;

http://youtube.com/w...

If I make sense? it was quite by accident.

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by: HappyCat @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 14:04:31 PM CDT

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I want to hurl

<3 Sam

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by: Samie D @ Fri Jul 20, 2007 at 00:27:06 AM CDT

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Blenders, read this:

http://www.alternet....

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by: Holly Capote @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 13:56:47 PM CDT

Thanks, Holly

I love a good horror story.

Where is a case of ship-wide food poisoning when you need one?

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by: JoshWatermanMN @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 14:24:07 PM CDT

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That was a horror story.

I especially liked the evacuation of Europe in 8 years, except, of course, for the French.

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by: Holly Capote @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 14:51:29 PM CDT

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Oh, yeah, and the one black guy on the cruise, who loved...

...the Klan and was loved by them in return.

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by: Holly Capote @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 14:52:20 PM CDT

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Oh, he was the greatest!

Q: We don't ask a person if they are a Klansman when they buy grocieries, why do we get upset when one runs for office?

A:  Because a Klansman can't fuck up the lives of Americans by scoring a great deal on raspberries, dipshit.

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by: JoshWatermanMN @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 14:55:51 PM CDT

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You make me laugh, Darlin'!

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by: Holly Capote @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 14:58:10 PM CDT

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Great find!

That's a great link Holly.  I can't wait to read it more carefully later.

Electricity's for light bulbs!

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by: n8nyc @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 14:39:03 PM CDT

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Yeah, it is. I lifted it from Pandagon.

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by: Holly Capote @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 14:54:37 PM CDT

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I should visit there

more often. I always forget how good it is.

Electricity's for light bulbs!

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by: n8nyc @ Fri Jul 20, 2007 at 08:01:51 AM CDT

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Ship of Tools

I saw that the other day at another blog and will make the same comment here.  It could be worse.  Imagine what the Free Republic cruise would be like!  :^@

My America includes LGBT families.

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by: Mena @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 15:02:33 PM CDT

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Would they kill the other-than-white waitstaff in the name of God...

...and run their cruise ship onto the U.S.-Mexican border, ala Speed II, and then declare, "There, we've got the wall started!"

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by: Holly Capote @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 15:06:34 PM CDT

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Not to mention

the throwing overboard of the RINOs and anyone else who didn't fit into the "No true conservative" definition, like that episode of Star Trek. 

My America includes LGBT families.

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by: Mena @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 15:22:15 PM CDT

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Holly, this is why I read British Newspapers

I routinely check out The Independent, The Guardian, The Times, BBC News, Reuters and read this Dawn of the Dead profile when it first appeared.  American news sources have been corrupt and incompetent for the entire Bush presidency, and one often has to read foreign news to find out what's going on here, in Iraq, or in that place America knows so little of: The World. We're like the Romans, arrogant and ignorant, speaking of which, I highly recommend ARE WE ROME? by Cullen Murphy.  Just finished it and he's witty, erudite, and on target.  It helps if you've read books like Rubicon by Tom Holland, but it's not necessary.

"In order to maintain an untenable position, you have to be actively ignorant."  The Colbert Report

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by: Lev Raphael @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 15:04:29 PM CDT

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Thanks for the suggestion. I'll have to get both those books.

More and more, I'm thinking that Josh, given his obsession with sexuality (lingering here where he's not wanted) and Clinton, must masturbate to an image of himself in the blue dress and on his knees before the presidential phallus.

Speaking of presidential sexual appetites, remember when Laura admitted that W isn't exciting in the bedroom?  That's another reason the Right reverts to hating Clinton.  Their King's cock isn't cocked.

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by: Holly Capote @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 15:10:57 PM CDT

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"The Muslims Are Coming"

  Thanks for posting this Holly.  I am not stunned, I have heard this around where I live from conservatives. 

If I make sense? it was quite by accident.

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by: HappyCat @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 15:06:57 PM CDT

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Man, I can't keep up with all their enemies.

I thought we were THEIR enemy!

Then it seemed like we were replaced by the Mexicans.

Now, have the Muslims replaced the Mexicans?

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by: Holly Capote @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 15:12:05 PM CDT

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I guess it depends on what day of the week it is,

Monday-hate GLBT and gay muslims

  Tuesday-hate the MSM (except fox news)

  Wednesday-hate mexicans

  Thursday-hate muslims

  Friday-TGFI hate everyone that isn't conservative christians

  Saturday-open season-chose who to hate

  Sunday-Go to church-love everyone as Jesus says-leave church-hate the laws that say you can't buy booze on sunday, blame the Liberals and hate em

If I make sense? it was quite by accident.

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by: HappyCat @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 15:34:38 PM CDT

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Can you imagine a queer Muslim who was a Mexican national?

He or she would be to the right wing as the Joker is to Batman!

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by: JoshWatermanMN @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 15:38:19 PM CDT

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Funny, Cat!

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by: Holly Capote @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 15:43:43 PM CDT

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Enemies

I thought the Mexicans had replaced the Muslims, honestly.  What do I know?  I have never been one to follow trends.

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by: JoshWatermanMN @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 15:37:07 PM CDT

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They need to hate and fear

They have to have somebody, some Menace to rally against.

The Fall of Communism was a huge blow to their psyche and worldview.

Say what you will, you just can't replace the fear of a Commie under every bed (anyone remember that?) with a homo in every bed, but you can imagine hordes of Mexicans refusing to make those beds or Muslims using the sheets to wrap their heads in.
Mexicans and Muslims make better fantasy hate material, plus there are way more of them.

"In order to maintain an untenable position, you have to be actively ignorant."  The Colbert Report

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by: Lev Raphael @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 15:47:54 PM CDT

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Where is a good outbreak of the Noro Virus when you need one?

A planned event should have been the Burka Party.

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by: RogernDC @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 17:18:00 PM CDT

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I wonder how many of Mitt's makeup artists are gay?

I hope the ones that are spit in his blush before applying.

"Yeah. Sylvia-Louise. You know, with a hyphen?" - Barbara Streisand in What's Up Doc?

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by: jonnyt @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 14:39:43 PM CDT

Great question!

Holy Eyeliner, Batman! 

"In order to maintain an untenable position, you have to be actively ignorant."  The Colbert Report

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by: Lev Raphael @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 15:05:07 PM CDT

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Ken Doll Mittler, must be a troll under $690.00 of make-up

I know drag queens who's whole transformation including hiding heavy beard lines can be beautiful on less than twenty bucks. Of course it could be some queer make up artist who is jacking up his prices 200 times what he'd charge someone who isn't a fag-hating racist pig.

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by: underbear1 @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 18:36:39 PM CDT

Queer Eye for the Mormon.

Mitt Romney had an expensive makeover that would make John Edwards look like a cheap bastard.  The next thing you will know is that Mitt's "holy Mormon undergarments" will be custom-made by 2(x)ist.

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by: Blood From Machines @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 19:11:38 PM CDT

Mitt's handlers were dismayed

when he bought some snug 2(x)ists in response to their telling him not to flip-flop so much.

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by: KC @ Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 20:40:13 PM CDT

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