Well, a lot of what Bernie is saying around Clinton's speeches to big banks is sort of push innuendo as well, since he has no proof that this was anything but what it looks like. tl;dr: politics is dirty.

Also, if you are looking for an anti-pattern for how to influence people, this is a great example. The author makes it about the poorly paid worker instead of about the tactic, which makes you more sympathize with the worker being battered by this know it all.