"Too repetitive. Too mundane. He could have killed Kerry five times (by my count) and let the opportunity pass."
The things he did are the things he always did - stay on his message, repeat it as necessary.
Those are the things all his democrat debating opponents (who said they lost to him) are his most effective debating techniques. He stays on message.
Dishonest? Of course it is. We're surprised that Kerry is dishonest, after his Winter Soldier capers and subsequent activities?