Hmmmm, I don't believe Dorothy has ever shirked from an issue before. I assume you are familiar with her tenacity and willingness to fight for her beliefs? She is good, make no mistake about that, and she doesn't just bait with snide comments. She is very factual and truly and investigative reporter.
As I stated earlier, I haven't read Ann's book and I am unfamiliar with the history here but given my views of the two women's approaches to an argument, Dorothy would smoke Ann hands down.
I agree with you that Rabinowitz is no dummy, but judging from her comments, she doesn't know much about Joe McCarthy. Ann does.