[NU Sports] Flip-Flop Flap Featured on NBC Nightly News

[Tom Maycock]

--- "Roy S. Lamberton" <rstetson at capps-assoc.com> wrote:

> The "flap" started when Kelly Amonte-Hiller mentioned the fund raiser
> on the
> Today Show. Of course NBC ran with the story, forcing NU to get the
> Trib to put
> out something about the kids' parent's reaction.

Actually, I believe the flap, of flop, or whatever started with the
Trib story with the "YOU WORE FLIP FLOPS TO THE WHITE HOUSE???"
headline. 

The Today Show appearance (and decision to auction off the shoes)
followed after.

See Erik Zorn's recap here (from today's Trib):

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-0507210046jul21,0,7696356.column?coll=chi-news-col


Tom