Leroy N. Soetoro
2019-10-18 00:07:49 UTC
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/9/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-
spends-300-hairdo-last-ta/
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has allowed life in Washington to go to her
head literally.
The self-declared socialist, who regularly rails against the rich and
complains about the cost of living inside the Beltway, spent nearly $300
on her hairdo at a pricey salon she frequents in downtown Washington, The
Washington Times has learned.
The New York Democrat ventured into Last Tangle Salon on 19th Street
Northwest last month and shelled out $80 for a haircut and $180 for
lowlights, according to sources familiar with the salon.
A 20% tip would have added $52 to the bill.
Her stylist did not respond to a request for comment about the tip.
A staff member at Last Tangle Salon talked about the lawmaker as if she
were a TV superstar, saying AOC was extremely nice and even took several
selfies with patrons.
AOC is the Eva Peron of American politics. She preaches socialism while
living the life of the privileged, said Richard Manning, president of
Americans for Limited Government, referencing the former first lady of
Argentina who was known for dressing in designer gowns and jewels while
advocating a socialist agenda.
There is nothing wrong with spending money to make yourself look better,
especially as a personality who depends upon visual mediums for her power.
But it is a bad look to spend hundreds of dollars to get your hair done to
make a video decrying income inequality, Mr. Manning said.
Ms. Ocasio-Cortez declined to comment.
She could have saved roughly $100 for the same hairstyle at the
government-subsidized Capitol Hill barbershop.
The lawmaker could have saved money on the same services by visiting
highly reviewed salons in her own district in the Bronx.
Her high-dollar hairdo stands in stark contrast to that of former Attorney
General Jeff Sessions, a former senator from Alabama who is a regular
customer at Senate Hair Care Services in the basement of the Russell
Senate Office Building.
At that place, open to members of Congress and the public, a mens cut
runs about $20, though mens haircuts there and everywhere else are
cheaper than womens.
Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, who makes $174,000 a year representing a district that
straddles the Bronx and Queens, has supported legislation to give herself
and other Congress members a pay raise. She once argued that the
congressional salary was too low and that higher pay would discourage
corruption.
Members are paid more than average but the job requires 2 residences
and we cant take tax deductions for work costs, she tweeted at the time.
No one wants to be the one to bring up increases, so instead people take
advantage of insider trading loopholes & dont close them for the extra
cash.
She also has complained about the cost of living in Washington, though she
lives in a luxury apartment building in the trendy Navy Yard neighborhood,
where rent for a no-frills studio apartment starts at $2,000 a month.
Ms. Ocasio-Cortez has plenty of company in the hair club for extravagant
politicians.
Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, once spent $100 on a haircut.
The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, splurged $600
on a hairdo during the campaign, prompting Vanity Fair to ask in a
headline: Is $600 too much for a haircut?
Former Sen. John Edwards, who ran for the 2008 Democratic presidential
nomination and was the 2004 vice presidential nominee, was known to pay
more than $500 to his hairstylist. President Bill Clintons $200 haircut
in 1993 at Los Angeles International Airport made headlines when two of
the airports runways had to be shut down for nearly an hour during the
procedure.
--
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party ran out of gas and got run over by a Trump
truck.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for cleaning up the disaster
of the Obama presidency.
The Obama-led Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
approved Uranium One in fall 2010. With a little luck, we'll see
compulsive liar Hillary Clinton in jail before she dies.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he was in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood queer
liberal democrat donors.
spends-300-hairdo-last-ta/
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has allowed life in Washington to go to her
head literally.
The self-declared socialist, who regularly rails against the rich and
complains about the cost of living inside the Beltway, spent nearly $300
on her hairdo at a pricey salon she frequents in downtown Washington, The
Washington Times has learned.
The New York Democrat ventured into Last Tangle Salon on 19th Street
Northwest last month and shelled out $80 for a haircut and $180 for
lowlights, according to sources familiar with the salon.
A 20% tip would have added $52 to the bill.
Her stylist did not respond to a request for comment about the tip.
A staff member at Last Tangle Salon talked about the lawmaker as if she
were a TV superstar, saying AOC was extremely nice and even took several
selfies with patrons.
AOC is the Eva Peron of American politics. She preaches socialism while
living the life of the privileged, said Richard Manning, president of
Americans for Limited Government, referencing the former first lady of
Argentina who was known for dressing in designer gowns and jewels while
advocating a socialist agenda.
There is nothing wrong with spending money to make yourself look better,
especially as a personality who depends upon visual mediums for her power.
But it is a bad look to spend hundreds of dollars to get your hair done to
make a video decrying income inequality, Mr. Manning said.
Ms. Ocasio-Cortez declined to comment.
She could have saved roughly $100 for the same hairstyle at the
government-subsidized Capitol Hill barbershop.
The lawmaker could have saved money on the same services by visiting
highly reviewed salons in her own district in the Bronx.
Her high-dollar hairdo stands in stark contrast to that of former Attorney
General Jeff Sessions, a former senator from Alabama who is a regular
customer at Senate Hair Care Services in the basement of the Russell
Senate Office Building.
At that place, open to members of Congress and the public, a mens cut
runs about $20, though mens haircuts there and everywhere else are
cheaper than womens.
Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, who makes $174,000 a year representing a district that
straddles the Bronx and Queens, has supported legislation to give herself
and other Congress members a pay raise. She once argued that the
congressional salary was too low and that higher pay would discourage
corruption.
Members are paid more than average but the job requires 2 residences
and we cant take tax deductions for work costs, she tweeted at the time.
No one wants to be the one to bring up increases, so instead people take
advantage of insider trading loopholes & dont close them for the extra
cash.
She also has complained about the cost of living in Washington, though she
lives in a luxury apartment building in the trendy Navy Yard neighborhood,
where rent for a no-frills studio apartment starts at $2,000 a month.
Ms. Ocasio-Cortez has plenty of company in the hair club for extravagant
politicians.
Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, once spent $100 on a haircut.
The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, splurged $600
on a hairdo during the campaign, prompting Vanity Fair to ask in a
headline: Is $600 too much for a haircut?
Former Sen. John Edwards, who ran for the 2008 Democratic presidential
nomination and was the 2004 vice presidential nominee, was known to pay
more than $500 to his hairstylist. President Bill Clintons $200 haircut
in 1993 at Los Angeles International Airport made headlines when two of
the airports runways had to be shut down for nearly an hour during the
procedure.
--
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party ran out of gas and got run over by a Trump
truck.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for cleaning up the disaster
of the Obama presidency.
The Obama-led Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
approved Uranium One in fall 2010. With a little luck, we'll see
compulsive liar Hillary Clinton in jail before she dies.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he was in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood queer
liberal democrat donors.