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New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez Says Gay Ex-Stylist Was Too Chatty Anyway

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez speaks at the hangar facility at Spaceport America, northeast of Truth Or Consequences, on October 17, 2011 in New Mexico. Sir Richard Branson was on hand to host guests and media at the Keys To A New Dawn event, for the dedication of Virgin Galactic's new home at Spaceport America, the world's first purpose-built commercial spaceport in southern New Mexico, where the Spaceport America Terminal Hangar Facility will serve as the operating hub for Virgin Galactic and is expected to house two WhiteKnightTwos and five SpaceShipTwos, in addition to all of Virgin's astronaut preparation facilities and mission control. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images) You can't quit, you're fired!

New Mexico governor Susana Martinez doesn't even care that, because of her opposition to gay marriage, stylist Antonio Darden refused to provide her with his services. She never really liked him anyway:

"First of all, if reporters would ask me the first question, which would be 'Is he my hair stylist?' The answer is no," Martinez said, after having left a meeting of the nation's governors at the White House. "He did my hair three times when I first moved to Santa Fe. But frankly he talked too much ... I just went, 'You know, I go here to relax."

What a coincidence that Darden's chattiness started to bother Martinez at the exact moment that she was banned from his salon!

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