(CNN) -- Last week, the "Republican War on Women" morphed into the "Democrat War on Mommies." The shots that started both wars were fired by two commentators, Rush Limbaugh and Hilary Rosen. Whose words were worse? Rush wins that contest, in my book. His words were offensive in and of themselves. Hilary's words were offensive because the context they were used in led people to see them as a slight to stay-at-home moms. Later in the week, Mitt Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom and President Obama adviser David Axelrod got into a Twitter duel, or maybe we should just call it tweet-for-tat. Fehrnstrom took umbrage with recent anti-Ann Romney comments made by comedian and Obama donor Bill Maher. Axelrod, in turn, accused Fehrnstrom of "studied outrage."
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Ana Navarro: In recent weeks we've seen two commentators face firestorm of criticism
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She says Mitt Romney's forces were slow to respond to Rush Limbaugh attack on Sandra Fluke
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Obama's team responded with ferocity to Hilary Rosen's comments, Navarro says
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Navarro: Responding quickly is essential, but substance is getting lost in rhetorical wars
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