Athletes Spark White House Flip-Flop Flap

[Sequoia]

There's a flip-flop controversy at the White House, and this one has nothing to do with President Bush and John Kerry.


A photo of Northwestern University's national championship women's lacrosse team, taken during the athletes' visit to the White House last week, shows four of the nine women in the front row wearing flip-flop sandals along with their dresses and skirts.

The choice of footwear has prompted a mini-controversy — a flip-flop flap, if you will.

A front-page story in the Chicago Tribune included the headline "YOU WORE FLIP-FLOPS TO THE WHITE HOUSE?!" inspired by an e-mail sent to player Kate Darmody from her older brother after he saw the photo on the team's Web site.

Family members of other players expressed similar dismay, insisting the summer footwear staple was too casual for a visit with the president.

"Don't even ask me about the flip-flops," said the mother of player Aly Josephs. "It mortified me."

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/07/19/national/a062739D67.DTL

Guess the sound echoed too much and reminded everyone of the Chimpster's flip flop on Rove.

Personally, I hate that sound at work and think it's very unprofessional. We have sales people go out in these flip flop shoes which are better left for going on a date or party, but not work. If I saw a salesperson with them on I wouldn't sign up with that company. They sound slutty and cheap to me. Then at work they kick off their shoes and go around barefoot so we have to see their crusty heels and peeling nail polish.

[Goldmund]

1. Ooooh

the horror... :eyes:

[Sannum]

2. It isn't appropriate.

I hate it when people wear those things.

[Melodybe]

3. FRONT PAGE ON THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE!!! THIS IS FRONT PAGE NEWS!?!?!?!

I hate the media.

[neuvocat]

4. I wonder if it wasn't intentional.

Maybe to make a statement as to the Chimp being a flip-flop himself.

[snippy]

5. In 2002 the Trib apologized for running this photo on the front page.

I think this picture was front page news.

[WeRQ4U]

6. Long black wool dresses, neck doileys and white elbow length gloves

That would be more WH appropriate.

I'd have worn a shirt that says. "Sorry Mom and Dad, They made me come to this fucker's house"

[mark11727]

8. "My mother voted in Ohio and all I got was this lousy president"

Hee!

If this was a team thing, should the coach have said something beforehand?

[Telly Savalas]

7. What's more appropriate in the White House?

A fool who turned a budget surplus into the largest defecit in history, took the nation to war on false pretenses, uses his office as a soapbox to gaybash, and ignores the numerous social problems of our day

OR

A lacrosse player who wears flip-flops?

You tell me.