Harold Ford Jr.: Loves The Smell Of NY, Doesn't Love Pedicures

After a disastrous Q and A with the Times in which former Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford Jr. revealed he officially moved to New York last year, gets chauffeured to work, and has only visited Staten Island by helicopter, the likely Senate candidate tried to prove he's a real New Yorker in an interview with the Daily News. "I love New York, I love the smell of New York. ... I love the subway," said Ford, who listed his hobbies as walking down Fifth Avenue at sunrise with a cup of coffee, strolling in Central Park, and jogging along the Hudson River. (Gawker has drafted a handy map so you can track Ford's appearances around the city).

Ford has come under fire from Democratic brass for considering challenging Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. He has also taken heat for his record on abortion and same-sex marriage. So it's not too surprising that he only agreed to sit down with the tabloid on the condition that he wouldn't speak about "issues." But that strategy backfired when a reporter asked Ford about his alleged love of pedicures, and Ford acknowledged: "This race isn't about feet, it's about issues."

Ford's campaign denies reports that the 39-year-old gets regular pedicures, and insisted the possible candidate — who announced today he's taking a 30-day leave of absence from his Wall Street job so he can focus on his possible Senate bid — favors foot scrubs to treat his severe athletes' foot.

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By Ben Muessig in News on January 19, 2010 4:54 PM

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grizzzly

He's about as much of a New Yorker as the Clintons.

Also, while Massachusetts may have lost "The people's seat," with Harold Ford in office New York will have won the People's Eyebrow.

NannyState

Wait 'til those slack-jawed beer cozies in Buffalo get a load of this bitch...

hunter.blatherer

Pedicures? He probably has a full time staff member to clean his eye boogers.

handsomedevil

"who announced today he's taking a 30-day leave of absence from his Wall Street job..."

Oh yeah, this'll play great with primary voters.

Rocknrope

So sick of this carpetbagger. Get the F outta here, you.

art

ugh. did we really need to know he has footrot? a spraycan of Lamisil® is all he needs. can i have $50 now?

art

lol. the only time in my entire life i was almost mugged in the city I was walking down 5th avenue at dawn with a cup of coffee. i turned around when i heard the running footsteps just in time to see some loser lunging for my backpack. instinctively i tossed the scalding cup of coffee in his face, and took off running myself. he certainly wasn't expecting that sort of caffeine jolt, lol. that was probably 15 years ago. not that i'm wishing this on Ford, Jr, i'm just sayin'........