* I’ve been saying for months that Gov. Pat Quinn’s campaign has not properly publicized the work of their underpaid, over-performing in-house video guy. The young man has cranked out one good video after another in almost complete obscurity.
Well, the Sun-Times picked up on his latest effort today…
In the never-ending battle over gubernatorial hair, Gov. Quinn is sending a video to supporters that aims to kill two birds with one stone.
It shows Quinn getting a haircut from the same Hinsdale barber, “Herb,” Quinn has gone to for 32 years.
This comes after a Quinn commercial that made fun of rival Dan Hynes for going to a “spa” during budget negotiations. The “spa,” Hynes said, was his barber. Quinn uses this video, likely to become a commercial, to show that his barber works at a barber shop with a blue-and-red-striped pole — not a fancy place called “Tou Jours.”
Herb charges $16 for a men’s hair cut. Tou Jours charges $40.
A debate over hair isn’t exactly the way I’d like to see things go in the campaign, but this is a bit of fun, so whatever. Plus, I’ve been demanding it, so I can’t say much now. Have a look…
*** UPDATE 1 *** The Hynes campaign responds…
Haircuts aside, the video is nice and Herb seems like a great guy. It’s a real shame Pat Quinn wants to stick him with a 50% tax increase.
*** UPDATE 2 *** From the Andy McKenna campaign…
It’s good to see “Hair Today” has generated so much talk from the Democrats…however, it would be nice instead of talking about who pays the most for a haircut, if they would talk about how to fix our state’s budget problems without a tax increase on Illinois families.
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* Also, the Illinois Republican Party has posted video of last week’s gubernatorial candidates forum…