I missed Oompa-loompagate

I was out of town and didn't hear the discussion of Kerry's sudden tan. Or is it orange? I must admit that it sounds kind of trivial, but it's just another absurdity in an astounding series of absurdities. If I were a conspiracy believer, I'd think the Clintons were somehow behind the nomination of this stiff for President, helping clear the field for Hillary! in 2008. The problem with that is that I don't know how it could be done without anybody having discovered it and splashed it everywhere.