[Dr. Scarpetta]

I have read in the local papers that Cunningham did exactly what the McCain crowd asked of him.

I doubt if the McCain campaign crowd would ask Cunningham to call Obama a 'hack.'

I didn't attend a Ronald Reagan rally, but I'm sure they were upbeat, and speakers didn't call other candidates 'hacks.'

[xzins]

They told him to whip up the crowd with “red meat.”

Be honest, and tell me if that means pulling out all the stops.

Nonetheless, I don’t think using a rightful middle name or calling someone a “hack” even comes close to what I think of as “red meat.” It’s probably closer to “medium with a pink center.”

Some would consider it to be infant formula.

It surely isn’t “red meat.”