It used to be a truth in politics that you must ignore slander for if you deny it, you add to it and really prove it.
This is going by the boards, since people today are so ignorant and have such lack of knowledge of history, politics, and just plain common sense, that now you have to spoon feed them with sound bites, press releases and talking points for the press whores to spread on the electronic media and blogs. Indeed you must attract their attention to tear them away from Paris Hilton 24/7 coverage.