No wonder he was tagged with the reputation of being a numb..... ah.... not real aware.
Something that seems to jump out in the compiled stories is the dates of the stories. All prior to his Governor runs, none around the time of his pres run. Even the WSJ and the American Spec. were digging it out back then, but then were mostly silent for the next Dynasty Placement. Seems like some Powerful Messages were sent for his National run, doesn't it? "Lay OFF", being the idea.
It's just an impression to me.
Gotta have a king.