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Interesting theory, but my impression of Kerry is that, while he is a glib and articulate (if factually inconsistent) speaker, he's not really all that bright. It takes a very clever person to lie and contradict themself without it becoming obvious or a problem. Gore (who along with Joe Biden is one of the more patently stupid politicians I've ever seen) couldn't pull it off and neither could Kerry. I don't believe your theory is correct but it is an interesting idea nonetheless.

I agree.

Kerry told and retold the Christmas in Cambodia in 1968 lie some 50 times over 35 years (in speeches and in print). No one ever bothered to scrutinize the event until Kerry ran for the Presidency.

Under that scrutiny, the lie didn't hold up.

It was initially told to discredit Nixon by implying that Nixon authorized spying actions in Cambodia. [No one bothered to look at the fact that Nixon was only President-elect in Christmas 1968.]

The facts under scrutiny start to unravel the lies. The CIA secret mission story was the only way Kerry would contain what was left -- by claiming he was on a secret mission and still is prohibited from revealing what it was.

The MSM bought the CIA story to give Kerry cover. Otherwise, the whole Christmas in Cambodia story turns into a humongous lie.

Even in 2004, Kerry's story is that he was sort of confused and there were actually two different missions/stories and he muddled them together. [But even that excuse doesn't hold up under scrutiny because Kerry still can't/won't give the details. He expects everyone to buy his excuse like they would a pig in a poke---and the MSM bought it hook, line and sinker.]

Gore (who along with Joe Biden is one of the more patently stupid politicians I've ever seen)

If you think these chaps are morons, try Barbra Boxer on for size. With her room-temperature IQ, her sole function on this planet appears to be to make Dianne Feinstein, Joe Biden, and Jean Querrie look intelligent.

Biden does possess a certain feral cunning absent in Gore and Kerry. But all of these people, and Ted Kennedy too, are the captives of deucedly clever, agenda-driven, left-wing staff wonks who choreograph their every move and utterance. It's one reason the 5 different Damnocrats you see on TV all say the EXACT same thing in their appearances on 5 different shows of a Sunday.

Maybe having the easily-managed stupid up front is a good thing for them.