[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

One can improve IQ substantially by diligent studying but merely 'trying to be smart' is a futile exercise in applied arrogance. One can TRY to appear brilliant wearing much egg on the face and that prevents learning anything from the experience (also called denial) and prevents enjoying the omelette (also called wasting food).

And Kerry shows that feigned intelligence certainly doesn't equate to wisdom.

[Wally_Kalbacken]

I think the best part of it was that while the script was ascribed to some speech-writer named Wade, I'm certain it was a riff from Bob Scrum - source of decades of horrendous speeches from Kerry. And Kerry ad libbed it! Freudian slip of the century.