Elisabeth Hasselbeck: Sarah Palin's No "Fashionista"

The View 's Elisabeth Hasselbeck says the focus on Sarah Palin 's wardrobe has been blown out of proportion. Last week it was revealed that the Republican National Committee shelled out more than $150,000 to dress the hockey mom. (Palin said the clothes were not worth that amount; John McCain said her designer duds will be donated to charity after the election.) "Who is the real Sarah Palin? The Wal-Mart hockey mom or a clothes horse?" The View 's Joy Behar asked on Monday's show. Hasselbeck - who introduced Palin at a rally in Florida Sunday - said they "talked" about the issue ... and that Palin is "not a fashionista, by any means." "She called Jimmy Choos Johnny Choos," Hasselbeck said. Look back at Sarah Palin's style on the campaign trail. Barbara Walters said the scrutiny isn't necessarily "Sarah Palin's fault. "I think this is the Republican party's fault. ... I traveled all over the country, took black pants, a black skirt and three jackets and did not have to ... (link)