Let's see here. Overwhelming evidence that the Saturn V booster worked... hmmm... oh, I know: We could use the MILLIONS OF EYEWITNESSES ALL OVER THE GLOBE who watched the thing launch. Yep, that'll work.
As far as smokiness, who cares? The "more powerful" Russian booster, the N-1, WAS rated for more thrust, but did it work? In a word, no. Not once, not ever. Here's a site about it:
http://astronautix.com/lvs/n1.htm (and by the way, you're allowed to post these, too)
I have a feeling, though, that we won't be hearing from you about this.