John McCain gets made up, 'American Idol'-style
Make-up artist Tifanie White (l.) gets John McCain ready for his close-up. John McCain wants to be your American idol. And he is prepared to look the part.
The Republican presidential nominee got a touch-up from an "American Idol" makeup artist before a recent TV appearance, US Weekly magazine reports.
Makeup artist Tifanie White was paid $5,583.43 to make McCain, 72, look spiffy for the small screen, according to the Federal Election Commission.
The first of the presidential debates between McCain and Democratic rival Barack Obama takes place Friday.