Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Erin Andrews: The DWTS Outfit Scandal Timeline

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If you hold a Man Card and you didn't get to see the horrific ESPN-ABC crossover event that landed her on "NFL Live" for a day, you may not know Elizabeth Hasselbeck.

She fills the airhead blonde panelist spot on "The View". Somehow she has fashioned herself into a conservative pundit by pulling clips off of Fox News.com and regurgitating them on air.

Can you tell I'm not a fan? Well, she took an even bigger step into the Real Man Doghouse Tuesday.

Hasselbeck, she formerly of "Survivor" fame when she was the cute girl in the skimpy shirt, took Erin Andrews to task for her choice of outfits on "Dancing with the Stars".

The argument: Should the woman infamous for the peephole video be flaunting her sexuality?

Let's get all Joy Behar here and break it down.

First, the Argument

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Tuesday, Hasselbeck took issue with Andrews in a bizarre Walt inter-company vixen snit.

While wearing a plunging-neckline summery ditty herself, Hasselbeck took issue with the idea that Andrews is being so openly sexy and provocative given her recent history with stalkers.

“In light of what happened . . . and as inexcusable as it was for that horrific guy to go in and try to peep on her in her hotel room . . . I mean, in some way if I [was] him,” Hasselbeck said, “I [would be] like, ‘Man! I just could’ve waited 12 weeks and seen this — a little bit less — without the prison time!’”

The Outfit That Sent Lizzie On a Tizzy

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I've got to admit it. I did a double take when I heard that Andrews was going to be on "DWTS" this year.

The hot chick fan in me said, "Schweet."

The adult and media purveyor in me said, "Hmmm. Too soon?"

It rang a little Alanis Morrisette ironic for me. You're upset about people looking at you naked, yet you're going on the No. 1 celebrity soft-core porn show on TV?

Outfits like this have only fueled that debate.

A Little Late to the Soap Box?

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It's surprising that it's taken Hasselbeck this long to bark.

After all, Andrews set the tone in Week 1, looking more like Pam Anderson than even Pam Anderson did that night.

The outfit worked. Even those who had never watched ESPN before were smitten.

A Little Classier Cleavage

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Andrews' Week 2 look was more subdued yet still showed off plenty of curves, especially in the splits.

I hate this Maksim guy.

Andrews is in a contract year with ESPN. She may be ready to trade her fame in for something more Hollywood. If so, this show was definitely the right play.

Playing to the Themes

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"It was a teenage wedding and the old folks wished them well ..."

The couple peaked creatively during Movie Week, when they played Travolta and Uma from "Pulp Fiction".

Voyeurs went even more ga-ga as Andrews put on the short blonde wig and showed off plenty of skin.

Fighting Back

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The whole point of the show is to look good. The basic argument is not about what she's wearing -- she's doing what she's supposed to do.

Should she even be on the show at this point? Gabby Sidibe made a great point in rebutting Hasselbeck.

She's getting paid to do this. It's her choice. The stalker dude violated her privacy.

We shouldn't judge her because she's willing to stand up and say that the stalker freak isn't going to send her into hiding.

Andrews as Tanith Belbin

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Monday's outfit looked more like something ice dancer Tanith Belbin would wear. When you've got the knockers, it's hard to hide them with that little fabric.

Her partner, the aforementioned luckiest-dude-in-America Maksim Chmerkovskiy, blasted Hasselbeck Tuesday after the comments made Andrews cry.

""I'm the one designing [Andrews'] dresses for the show, so I'll just assume that [Hasselbeck] is jealous... and stupid," he told Us Magazine.

Oh, My Bad

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Apparently, it took her daughter to knock some sense into the 32-year-old dimbwit.

When her daughter told Lizzie that she made Erin cry, she suggested that Mom call Erin and make it right.

Hasselbeck apparently did and then did a tearful mea culpa Wednesday. She offered up very little other than her own overactive tear ducts.

The national tragedy is over. We can get back to debating the Tasered fan again.

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