Pulling out the hair

A nation divided. A nation at war. An economy in peril. The Democratic National Convention in full swing. The Republican vice-presidential nominee and convention upcoming. An historic and vital Presidential election just weeks away.

And, as was expected, the nation’s discourse moves to the topic of Joe Biden’s hair:

“A quick Politico survey of stylists and hair transplant surgeons — some of whom have followed Biden’s career path for years, while others didn’t know about him until yesterday — found that there was little mystery.” — Politico

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“Joe Biden does bring one big constituency with him – the Hair Club for Men. …This man is a role model to millions of American men. He beat a disease – male pattern baldness.” – Boston Herald

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“I like Joe Biden, despite snide asides that he’s been preparing a 500,000-word acceptance speech since Iowa – and the hair plug jokes. (Is America ready for its First Plugged President? Must Biden be unplugged to lead?)” – Boston Herald

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“Also, America is no longer a place where citizens care about plagiarism or hair plugs” – Time Magazine

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“Sam Donaldson and his hair walk by, presumably to interview Joe Biden and his hair.” – Anderson Cooper 360, CNN

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“With tragedy sprinkled throughout his life, he’s earned every white hair (fill in your own hair-plug joke).” – Bloomberg

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“In fact, everything about Biden, from his hair plugs and capped teeth to his working-class Irish Catholic upbringing to his extremely long tenure in the nation’s most exclusive club, screams vain old white guy.” – Guardian Unlimited, UK

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“Biden has taken ribbing over the years for his changing hairline — there’s been talk about hair plugs since his first run for president in 1987 … ” – Delaware Online

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“(P)lus the widespread rumor that his hair is … not his own.” — Albany Times Union

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“It’s going to be wall-to-wall hair plugs today, a continuous stream of Joe Biden … ” – Michigan Messenger

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“Joe Biden, Senator Barack Obama’s vice-presidential running mate, is a career politician who has taken big contributions from lobbyists, been mocked for his hair transplants and admitted plagiarising speeches and exaggerating his academic record.” – Telegraph (UK)

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“But the juxtaposition between rich Romney and Biden – who bears a common touch from his hair plugs to his loafers – probably wouldn’t help McCain much.” – New York Post

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“He’s tan, rested and, thanks to exquisite teeth and some excellent hair plugs, camera-ready.” – Hartford Courant

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“Does Joe Biden Have Butt Hair on His Head?” – New York Magazine

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“And that leads to the easy warning that I’ve been telling friends for years, ‘Never trust a man who gets hairplugs.’ ” – Chicago Daily Observer

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“Biden’s hair. Look, it doesn’t really matter, okay? But it was distracting. Joe needs to tell his barber to take a little more off the back and sides.” – Huffington Post

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“I have to say his inability to shut up drives me up the wall. But there’s also an appealing lack of guile to the man; he wears his flaws like his hair-plugs – out and proud.” – Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic

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“… and the dubious distinction of becoming the first national party nominee with known hair plugs.” – Huffington Post

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“Hair plugs don’t bounce” – Jules Crittenden

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” … the mysterious hair helmet still sported by Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden … ” – Press of Atlantic City

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“The problem is that, whereas Obama is a young lightweight, Biden is an old lightweight–Obama with a hair transplant.” – Power Line

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“There is no doubt he had hair transplants. The guy is wearing Barbie’s hair.” – Debbie Schlussel

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“(I)s there anyone that thinks that Biden brings much of anything to this ticket? Aside from hair-plugs and an over-inflated sense of self-worth, that is.” – Ace of Spades

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“The selection of Joe Biden, the oldest functioning white liberal senator with a foreign policy background who is Catholic with hair-plugs in the Democratic party … ” – National Review

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“But I don’t see what Biden gains him. Biden is a slightly risible figure, what with his hair plugs (or whatever) … ” – National Review

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“Joe Biden now has an unfair advantage in the game of politics with hair that is not where God intended it to be. It’s just so unfair to Dick Cheney.” – Rush Limbaugh

Of course, media pundits and reporters are also piling on John McCain regarding his hairstyle:

“(M)aybe it’s because John McCain’s comb-over tells you everything you need to know about the man, and it’s not pretty.” – Bacon the Robot Monkey

Well, maybe not so much.

–WKW

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