Identify Any Fallacies in the Following Passage Either by Naming

Essay

Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.
"Richard Nixon once said, 'Tip O'Neill's the most ruthless speaker in history.' Being called 'ruthless' by Nixon is like Ross Perot criticizing your haircut."
-Sandy Grady, Knight-Ridder Newspapers