[SuziQ]

the former first lady urged Sen. Kerry to "counterpunch" with his own negative attacks on President Bush.

Counterpunch? That implies that KERRY was hit first by negative ads. If I remember right, he actually threw the first punch, and the second, and the third....

[savedbygrace]

Of course.

[WOSG]

The Democrats have been throwing punches at Bush left and right, many below the belt, the whole primary season. It has been a well organized gang attack on Bush.

They are not held responsible for their epithets and calumnies by the media. Just a part of the media doublestandard.

If the shoe were on the other foot, ie if Hillary/Kerry were Repubs, the headline would be more like:
"Hillary praises Kerry's negative tone, urges Kerry to wage more nasty divisive attacks"