# Why do politicians feel the need to have that poofy combed hair?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-politicians-feel-the-need-to-have-that-poofy-combed-hair/366785>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 31, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-politicians-feel-the-need-to-have-that-poofy-combed-hair/366785 "2006-07-31T22:00:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-politicians-feel-the-need-to-have-that-poofy-combed-hair/366785/21 "2006-08-01T22:18:20Z")

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Yay, I get to be the first to mention [James Traficant](http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/traficant1.html)!

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**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-politicians-feel-the-need-to-have-that-poofy-combed-hair/366785/22 "2006-08-01T22:30:01Z")

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[QUOTE=Troy McClure SF]  
Eighteen posts about politicians’ hiar and no mention of [Gavin Newsom](http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/general/NewsomLecture05.asp)? For shame!  
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Well, I just found the thread, dammit. 😛  
He’s always [perfectly coiffed](http://www.somethingcomplicated.com/mtarchives/2005-01-newsom.bmp). Most definitely the best looking pol out there.

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