What?? We did it but Karl Rove made us do it? How dumb do these people think the public is?
embarrass the opposition.
Now that is an interesting choice of words here.
This goes way beyond embarrassing the opposition - this is criminal for both CBS and the DNC. The Democrats will pay for this stunt at the voting booth.
No, this won't be downplayed as merely "flushed cheeks".
Nice trying to downplay it, though.