Funny Video Art

Slate has a hilarious (and hilariously long) video outtake of John Edwards fussing with his hair. It's part of a collection assembled by comedian Harry Shearer, now on display at a Washington art gallery.

Slate's comment on the Edwards clip:

"For a guy who's been known derisively to the Bush crowd as the Breck girl," observes Shearer, vice presidential candidate John Edwards seems "way too interested in his hair." He tries to straighten it with his fingers. A makeup technician approaches with a comb, but the senator likes it just so and does the combing himself. He signals he's ready for hair spray by closing his eyes expectantly, like a child. Then Edwards and the technician straighten a little more with their fingers. Please don't tell me that thing in his hand is a compact. Oh, dear. It is.