John McCain Gives Away. . .Flip Flops?

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John McCain likes to call the press "his base," and they seem to like it a lot. They go to barbecues at his house, they get special treatment on his bus and plane. And they get little gifties from the candidate. But why would the McCain campaign give away little flip flops? I mean, come on.

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Are beach flip-flops (the foot kind) from John McCain a smart idea?

This morning, aboard John McCain's Straight Talk Express jet, one of the Arizona senator's favorite traveling companions -- Steve Duprey, who co-chaired McCain's Republican primary effort in New Hampshire and has been hanging around ever since -- handed out little customized bottles of McCain sunscreen.

News reporters on the plane also received yellow-and-blue flip-flops printed with the message "McCain ... Another Day at the Beach. . ."

Read more at: Los Angeles Times