“John McCain may pay hundreds of dollars for his shoes, but we're the ones who will pay for his flip-flops.”

at 2008 Democratic National Convention
[Jed, Lewison, http://www.jedreport.com/2008/08/mocking-mccains-shoes-and-flip.html, "Mocking McCain's Shoes and Flip-Flops", 2008-08-28, 2008-09-21]

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