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RNC: McCain campaign asked for the clothes (video)
youtube.com - 10/27/2008
RNC: McCain campaign asked for the clothes (video)
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Mike Duncan, chairman of the RNC, says the McCain campaign asked the RNC to purchase $150,000 of clothing for Sarah Palin.
politico.com - 10/23/2008
McCain: 'She needed clothes'
— politico.com — McCain defended the RNC’s decision to spend more than $150,000 dollars on clothing for Palin. (more) McCain: 'She needed clothes'

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americablog.com - 10/22/2008
Sarah Palin spent on clothes in one month what the average American household spends on clothes ...
— americablog.com — Sarah Palin spent on clothes in one month, $150,000, what the average American household spends on clothes in 50 years 80 years . Good God . The Republican National Committee appears to have spent more than $150,000 to clothe and accessorize vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her ... (more) Sarah Palin spent on clothes in one month what the ...

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corner.nationalreview.com - 10/23/2008
The Clothes
— corner.nationalreview.com — In her critique of the Palin wardrobe, Post fashion critic Robin Givhan lets slip in passing that Barack Obama's suits go for $1500 and that Michele wears designer duds all the time (except when appearing on The View when she boasted of wearing an ... (more) The Clothes

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Ben Smith's Blog:  Clothing call dispute

Firedoglake:  McCain Campaign vs. the RNC: It’s the Ruffle Kerfuffle!

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Clothing call dispute
Ben Smith's Blog — RNC Chairman Mike Duncan throws back the blame for Sarah Palin's wardrobe by telling MSNBC that the McCain campaign asked for the RNC to pay for the clothes, and it came as part of the coordinated campaign. This comes after a McCain advisor had said that it was entirely the RNC's call to purchase the clothes (at around the 2:45 mark), and Palin blamed it on party bureaucracy. Neither wants to be seen as responsible for the clothing blunder.

McCain Campaign vs. the RNC: It’s the Ruffle Kerfuffle!
Firedoglake — Not since Pat Nixon's "respectable Republican cloth coat" has White House wardrobing created such a fashion faux pax! Then again, Richard Nixon wasn't married to Sarah Palin, professional beauty contestant and hobbyist governor. McCain's Keystone Kops campaign has been tripping over itself to ...

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