 Dole's quote would have been perceived as _________________if it had included included the exclamation points from his tone?
On Tuesday, Dole was still at it, referring to the 28 words of the 10th Amendment, and quipping, "That's about what I got in the New York Times today." Reporters traveling with Dole caught a glimpse of the enmity Oct. 9, when Nelson Warfield, Dole's press secretary, staged a public confrontation with Seelye. No Dole staff would be quoted by name for this story, but speaking on background, a senior campaign official elaborated upon the complaint. As an example, the official cites a September story in which Nagourney lumped together Dole's fall from a platform in Chico, Calif., and his mistaken reference to the "Brooklyn" Dodgers as "a rough stretch of politicking."
 more inflammatory
 less impartial  more inflammatory  less dignified  more misguided