Powers game plan (which failed):
Deny anything bad happened.
If that doesn’t work, use the race card and claim she is afraid of a “scary black man”
If that doesn’t work, blame Bush.
Repeat as necessary.
You forgot the most frequently used talking point. “This was blah blah blah ago, we need to move on to the important things facing the nation” EVERY time they utter that phrase, every one of them, no matter what the issue being discussed.