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October 27, 2008

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Another WardrobeGate. MSNBC’s Norah O’Donnell talking to RNC Chairman Mike Duncan just now about how “the brouhaha” that is WardrobeGate somehow continues:

O’DONNELL: Let me ask you, did you sign off on the purchase of those clothes?

DUNCAN: Norah, I’m so disappointed. You of all people, someone who receives their clothing free as an anchorperson, to be talking…

O’DONNELL: No, I don’t. Absolutely not.

DUNCAN: …when we could be talking about taxes. When we can be talking about energy. There’s so much more to this campaign than the wardrobe of our vice presidential candidate. I’m disappointed.

O’DONNELL: Well, just to be clear, I do pay for my own clothing. That’s different than other networks, but just to be clear….

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Liz Cox Barrett is a writer at CJR.