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In other words...
...if Clinton really wanted to help (and I know you're not suggesting she's vetting him for the good of the party), she would simultaneously bring forth potentially damaging stories like Wright, while at the same time dismissing their relevance or legitimacy.
That way, they'd be out there already, which would still serve the purpose you suggest, which is to preempt McCAin's using them, but the actual smearing would be left to McCain.
Since McCain has made intimations about not going negative, the ball would be in his court and he'd run the risk of making himself look venal if he tried to capitalize.