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Next up we've got a question from Jerry who listens to Air America on the mic 92.1 out of Madison,

Wisconsin. Jerry wants to know if there is any way that we can get Americans to wake up and realize

that Fox and other so-called news sources are just opinion and often give false information

as fact such as Bill O'Reilly stating that Minnesota had declared Norm Coleman the winner in

Minnesota when really they did not. Well you know the old saying you can lead a horse to water but

you can't make him drink. That's basically the case with Fox News. The viewers of Fox are almost

like this fanatic religious cult. You know they will swear on their mother's graves that this

channel really is fair and balanced and that none of the hosts, not one of them, has a political

agenda. In their minds they honestly believe that these people are reporting them facts

and not just opinions or completely made up stories. But you know in doing some research on this

question came across a personality disorder known as delusional disorder and the symptoms of

this disorder seem to perfectly fit the description of a Fox News viewer. Now here they are,

this is you know textbook delusional disorder. The person expresses an idea or belief with

unusual persistence or force. The idea appears to exert an undue influence on the person's life

and the way of life is often altered to an inexplicable extent. Despite their profound conviction

there is often a quality of secretiveness or suspicion when the person is questioned about

their views. The individual tends to be humorless and oversensitive especially about their beliefs.

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