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I'm afraid not, though if one were to cross the line in an extremely obvious way, negative reaction might bubble up--but not necessarily because the guy appeared to be rude but because he would appear to be desperate.
What we've learned from this search is that Clinton had a shameful affair with an intern and covered it up--but also that the truth wasn't worth the search.
Brady started with the "good news"--retail sales were up--but quickly uncovered the "bad news" embedded in the good news.