Mayor Lori Lightfoot defended getting a haircut over the weekend even though barbers and stylists were shut down under the state’s stay-at-home order, saying she’s the face of the city and the woman who cut her hair wore a mask.
Asked about photos on social media showing her with a stylist, Lightfoot acknowledged getting a haircut, then said the public cares more about other issues.
“I think what really people want to talk about is, we’re talking about people dying here. We’re talking about significant health disparities. I think that’s what people care most about,” Lightfoot said.
In response to a follow-up question, she said, “The woman who cut my hair had a mask and gloves on so we are, I am practicing what I’m preaching.”
A reporter asked the mayor about one of her “stay home, save lives” public service announcements where Lightfoot admonishes an off-screen person by saying, “Getting your roots done is not essential.”
Asked about that, a visibly annoyed Lightfoot said, “I’m the public face of this city. I’m on national media and I’m out in the public eye.
“I’m a person who, I take my personal hygiene very seriously. As I said, I felt like I needed to have a haircut,” Lightfoot said. “I’m not able to do that myself, so I got a haircut. You want to talk more about that?”
Socialist Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, 35th, criticized Lightfoot’s explanation for the haircut.
“She is under no obligation to look good on national TV. She is under no obligation to book national interviews. But she is under an obligation to follow and promote social distancing in order to save lives,” Ramirez-Rosa, a frequent Lightfoot critic, tweeted. “This is a bad example for our city.”
Asked about Lightfoot’s haircut, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he couldn’t speak to the mayor’s situation but hasn’t had a trim since the stay-at-home order.
“I’m going to turn into a hippie at some point,” he said.
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“Socialist Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, 35th, criticized Lightfoot’s explanation for the haircut.”
* Socialist idealists believe Everything and everybody should be equal in Everything.
* But in reality Socialism is only for the citizens. Government and their supporters are exempt.
* The citizens only get what the wealthy dictators of government want them to have.
** The destructive Democrats have been systematically brainwashing our children for decades, that the government owes them Everything and the only way for them to get what the government owes them is to support the Socialist Democrats.
*** But we the “deplorables”, the intelligent, the well educated and the rational know that the Democrats Lie and their only objective is to control the citizens and their money. 👿 🙁 🙁
do as i say, not as i do.
the socialist mantra.
Good for thee but not for me. THAT is the socialist mantra in a nut shell.
I am sorry I have to agree with the Mayor and defend her decision. I wont appear in public with that appearance. I will get all the help i need. The choice is very easy between the virus and the looks.
You are a moron JPB.. IF THIS law is being FORCED via threats of fines and jail times on WE THE PEOPLE, why should the Politicians be able to ignore it?!?!
It would be different if she looked good after it……………………..
Typical Hypocrat.
As we often say, if it wasn’t for their TOTALLY OBVIOUS AND OVERT Double standards, the left wouldn’t have any standards!
I “like” her comment about being the “face” of Chicago. She looks more like an extra from “Night of the Living Dead”.
I’ve often remarked if we ever DID get a zombie outbreak, libtards like her would be the only safe ones.. AS THEY HAVE NO BRAINS for the zombies to want to eat!
If she is the face of the city of Chicago then she should either let her hair grow longer and comb it over her face or get photographed from the back. Ugly as well as demented!
Reminds me of the old insult we used to use back when I was in grade school.
“If I had a dog that looked like you I’d shave its butt and teach it to walk backwards.”
I prefer
“You’re so ugly, we’ll have to tie a pork chop to you, just so the dog would play with you!”
Thanks, “Werewolf481”. The comments from you and “old climber” was the best laugh I’ve had in a month! Too funny!
Anothe elitist socialist who believes in for thee, not me, because I am special. Just ask me and I will tell you.
With leftists, it’s always “Rules for thee but not for me because I’m more important than you”. Was this lesbian afraid she’d look less butch if her hair grew out? Wear a head wrap!
The face of the city is sure ugly!
No one is above the law ….. except Democrats
They keep proving it, YET NOTHING ever changes..
That’s the ‘face of the city’ ? Horrifying indeed. She definitely should be wearing a face mask.
More like a full black bag over her head. Medusa would be jealous of her uglyness.
She needs a WHOLE LOT more than a hair trim or perm. Since medical quality masks or supposed to be used by medical personnel, and regular masks are not to be used without social distancing, I sure hope that the hairdresser had 6 foot long arms!
And she looks better…how? Sorry, haircut or no haircut, she is not someone I would want to wake up next to!