Conspiracy theories.
Rush Limbaugh and many, many other American commentators are busy weaving webs of conspiracy theory, putting Hillary Clinton on the hook for the allegations of adultery against John Kerry. They say she is doing it to become the Democratic presidential nominee.
Not a single shred of evidence supports it. If they employed Ockham’s razor, they would adopt the simpler explanation: the allegations from Drudge are coming from somewhere that we are not aware of. That may not be appealing to feckless pundits, but it has the advantage of being solidly grounded in fact.
If we do the same thing ourselves, who are we to decry Iraqis for conjuring up conspiracy theories about the US secretly using super weapons, using alien technology, keeping Osama secretly in custody, or trying to steal all the oil?
The public should demand that conspiracy theorizing pundits produce evidence and supportive arguments for their claims, or the public should start listening to new pundits.