Mark
I believe it was rhetorical. Of course, socialists and communists will rage about the accusation in public, particularly regarding the role of humiliation in "rightwing" media criticism. But in private, they will all agree on their goal for the President.
BTW, Bill Parcells gets so much credit as a coaching genius, but how about that Dick Vermeil? If he'd stayed in St. Louis, he would have at least two rings by now, and he may end up with a ring this year, though we'll have to see what Manning and McNair have to say about that. (Which would be sweetest of all for Trent Green. It would be pretty sweet for Priest Holmes, too. Last year, I saw a TV interview, where he observed wryly, that he wasn't even considered the best back in the State of Missouri!)
P.S. I got confused regarding the role of "humiliation." It's hard sometimes to distinguish between American lefties and "Palestinian" Islamofascists.