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Bette

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159. Theories!

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 03:43 AM

Nov 2012

Oh I have been hearing all kinds of crazy theories. Just in the last few days and I gotta wonder, really who thinks up this shit? I mean it's so far out there most of the time, I just can't imagine where they come up with it? My friend has lost it from watching fox and he is convinced the Obama is a muslim who is infiltrating our army with muslims, and planning a big take-over, (worldwide) and cutting VA services...well, his list is long and this person used to be very level-headed..
And what's worse, my husband is also a fox watcher and gets so upset over things that I know are just untrue...can't tell him that. He walks around all mad, and he's one that needs to blame someone. Plus he drives over the road and gets nothing more than rightie talk radio, telling him all these horrors...But he refuses to see the truth...

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Obama's re-election causing mental disorders [View all] nichomachus Nov 2012 OP

So true! Couldn't talk Beckbatshitcrazy Sis out of 'We can't take 4 more years! What will we do?' freshwest Nov 2012 #1

posting this again...... bariloche Nov 2012 #7

BINGO!!! agracie Nov 2012 #53

Welcome to DU, agracie! calimary Nov 2012 #116

Ah yes, the "poor loserman" meme arikara Nov 2012 #129

these heaven05 Nov 2012 #199

Aww... I'm gonna miss the obligatory, "Now get to work". :) NT Grown2Hate Nov 2012 #225

Yes. Insidious and aggressive. dchill Nov 2012 #62

If I was a Republican and saw the election results after being fed all of that bullshit bulloney Nov 2012 #115

+1 that's what I've been sayin' today, bulloney. Same bullshit they've been Cha Nov 2012 #126

Surprisingly, that's exactly the response I've witnessed in a couple of instances. Doremus Nov 2012 #136

wtf! heaven05 Nov 2012 #202

But they can't because they don't have any logical reasoning thought processes left. Zoeisright Nov 2012 #143

Causality and exacerbation need to be distinguished Coyotl Nov 2012 #2

The mental disorder is delusion liberal N proud Nov 2012 #3

Exactly Liberalynn Nov 2012 #103

Fox created the fantasy they subscribe to but iemitsu Nov 2012 #203

wow. i stopped watching the news oct 2004. kerry finally got on tv, they finally showed one of his seabeyond Nov 2012 #4

Thank you for sticking up for the Senator politicasista Nov 2012 #148

always... seabeyond Nov 2012 #150

Exactly n/t politicasista Nov 2012 #153

i felt the same way about Kerry's speeches musette_sf Nov 2012 #151

same with me. on both of what you say. nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #152

Strange that only a few people can answer politicasista Nov 2012 #154

I started volunteering for Kerry in June 2003 MessiahRp Nov 2012 #165

Reccing this post for the good Sen. Kerry BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #179

that was a great reminder of the good parts of 2004--thank you! renate Nov 2012 #207

Same here, politicasista Nov 2012 #213

Thanks for the on the ground report politicasista Nov 2012 #210

This message was self-deleted by its author heaven05 Nov 2012 #204

so, you were motivated to post this BS musette_sf Nov 2012 #208

no heaven05 Nov 2012 #212

It seems you do not have command of the facts here. MessiahRp Nov 2012 #215

hey heaven05 Nov 2012 #216

Interesting eye-opener politicasista Nov 2012 #219

Not causing mental disorder, revealing it...n/t Blue Meany Nov 2012 #5

Yep. n/t GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #9

I thought of that after I posted it nichomachus Nov 2012 #11

I think you can go along ways with that model: Fox is the only one telling the truth. Blue Meany Nov 2012 #37

You post should be in bold letters on the home page of Freeperville. Reality need to shine in their The Wielding Truth Nov 2012 #43

yes marions ghost Nov 2012 #52

We had a 'saw the light' man come xxqqqzme Nov 2012 #96

Thanks for the story, xxqqqzme! I know it's bad..so incredibly sad.. Cha Nov 2012 #127

They bring in all kinds of unrelated things OnyxCollie Nov 2012 #157

Most of the Fox viewers have been conditioned since early childhood FiveGoodMen Nov 2012 #38

Agreed, Typical Authoritarian Mentality n/t LarryNM Nov 2012 #155

Well said - the authoritarian mindset TrogL Nov 2012 #162

Fox reminds me of religion. JNelson6563 Nov 2012 #40

Don't give them any ideas. Smickey Nov 2012 #104

Sounds almost cultish treestar Nov 2012 #90

I like the meme of associating the Republican Party and Fox Noise watchers with a cult. StrictlyRockers Nov 2012 #137

My mom finally started replying to the crazy RW emails she was getting by referring the sender (and Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #99

It's how cults operate. OnyxCollie Nov 2012 #156

Indeed. When they're willfully ignorant, it's hard to be terribly sympathetic. calimary Nov 2012 #117

Exactly donheld Nov 2012 #145

there should be fox news deprogramming centers quinnox Nov 2012 #6

+1 calico1 Nov 2012 #10

First sign of cult - isolate from all other viewpoints that disagree with the cult dogma. freshwest Nov 2012 #12

If I can control your access to information, I can control you. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #73

The GOP has done that in most rural, very red areas. Impossible to get away from them, even if just freshwest Nov 2012 #80

New anti-trust legislation to break up any entity that controls more than 10% of any segment Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #83

We were warned. Then the big boogeyman was to get our minds off of it, thanks to the Koches. freshwest Nov 2012 #87

Great post! Wind Dancer Nov 2012 #108

Start a thread with the words, then. Thanks. freshwest Nov 2012 #128

excellent! this fits in quite well: Gabi Hayes Nov 2012 #186

That is a great quote! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #190

Thank you for calling Faux what it is: A cult. callous taoboy Nov 2012 #97

My one really rabid right-wing friend Blue_In_AK Nov 2012 #119

I don't know if you are being serious or not reflection Nov 2012 #16

Yes, I appreciated that one. freshwest Nov 2012 #196

we actually seriously DO need this, and not just from Fox News RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #29

Seriously, that's not a bad idea. tavernier Nov 2012 #192

If you live by propaganda, you will go insane by propaganda n/t socialindependocrat Nov 2012 #8

A suggestion texshelters Nov 2012 #13

I'm picturing a lady that came into my polling place Patiod Nov 2012 #14

I can picture her lying on the bathroom floor on her belly while kicking her feet and savannah43 Nov 2012 #71

I thought it was Alexis de Tocqueville? Spider Jerusalem Nov 2012 #75

This is serious as a heart attack. I've also had to tell people to stop listening to talk radio 24/7 reformist2 Nov 2012 #15

detoxing from hate and fear? NuttyFluffers Nov 2012 #17

+1 nailed it - fear is absolutely a drug trailmonkee Nov 2012 #18

Cognitive dissonance... RevStPatrick Nov 2012 #19

I haven't gotten up the nerve ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #20

Now it's their turn. PossumSqueezins Nov 2012 #21

Oh ya! ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #23

Here in WA state today, a guy with 2 big sandwich boards: "STOP AND IMPEACH OBAMA" CakeGrrl Nov 2012 #22

But that was FOUR long years PatSeg Nov 2012 #25

YES! PossumSqueezins Nov 2012 #27

That Obama sure is crafty. AlbertCat Nov 2012 #49

Theories! Bette Nov 2012 #159

Welcome to DU, Bette! With all that BS you're subjected to, you can japple Nov 2012 #197

I think this is happening all over the country PatSeg Nov 2012 #24

I think that Fox is probably thrilled that Pres Obama won Debau2005 Nov 2012 #30

Wow, you're right PatSeg Nov 2012 #47

IMO, if Romney had won Rob H. Nov 2012 #78

GOP Double-Standards GatorLarry Nov 2012 #185

welcome to DU! renate Nov 2012 #209

well heaven05 Nov 2012 #220

I don't think there are any simple answers to what is happening PatSeg Nov 2012 #221

you are right heaven05 Nov 2012 #222

You're so kind! PatSeg Nov 2012 #223

all of the media has been lying to us, for their own benefit $$, on our public airwaves RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #26

I'd stage an intervention for my own family if possible abelenkpe Nov 2012 #28

I'm actually more concerned about O's safety zentrum Nov 2012 #31

I'm glad this lenghty campaign is over. Amonester Nov 2012 #146

Just tell them what they told us in 2004, "YOU LOST. GET OVER IT." catbyte Nov 2012 #32

Your last sentence skydive forever Nov 2012 #33

I agree! GermanDem Nov 2012 #42

BE CAREFUL OUT THERE! moondust Nov 2012 #34

You got that right! tavernier Nov 2012 #194

Not causing them, they were there all along. hobbit709 Nov 2012 #35

What's scary is, Pres Obama is hardly a leftist VWolf Nov 2012 #36

Can you imagine if a true liberal (eg, Ted Kennedy) were elected? AlbertCat Nov 2012 #55

Fox news and Rush Limbaugh are poisoning 1/2 of our country. denvine Nov 2012 #39

No, just 25%. Another 25% are just plain racists. kelliekat44 Nov 2012 #57

This is accurate. But we need to get those 25% some help! reformist2 Nov 2012 #107

I'm sorry.... that's just fucking pitiful. AlbertCat Nov 2012 #41

I have to agree Skittles Nov 2012 #67

Bwaa ha ha ha..... callous taoboy Nov 2012 #98

I don't understand it IL Lib Nov 2012 #218

Faux News Bubble Disorder: Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2012 #44

"Put down the remote and back away slowly! We can beat this! yellowcanine Nov 2012 #45

The fear just rolls off em toby jo Nov 2012 #46

The 1st thing a cult does is claim that everyone else is lying to you. ErikJ Nov 2012 #48

Great thread!! I also think the RW mindset is a cult--their sheeple are addicted!! hue Nov 2012 #50

Fox is a dangerous cult that lies and abuses people... CoffeeCat Nov 2012 #51

+1 Dangerous, poisonous, insidious, sophisticated, and divisive. BellaKos Nov 2012 #77

I refer to the condition as "Faux psychosis". go west young man Nov 2012 #106

Ain't it Great??? sebastianj333 Nov 2012 #54

Suppose I could just irritate some friends on that site by saying Fox News is the Devils channel PatrynXX Nov 2012 #56

And it's only Day 3 of 365,256 Days of Darkness aletier_v Nov 2012 #58

Well, if it's any consolation nobodyspecial Nov 2012 #59

Oh boy, one of these threads again. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #60

Yes, one of these threads BellaKos Nov 2012 #72

Where in the world did she get this idea? That's a new one right out of the blue! Auntie Bush Nov 2012 #95

Well, BellaKos Nov 2012 #147

The Ammo, what is with the Ammo?? Bluegene Nov 2012 #125

That's true. BellaKos Nov 2012 #149

wow. barbtries Nov 2012 #61

That's how I probably would have felt if Romney had won. savannah43 Nov 2012 #63

I would have been upset and concerned nichomachus Nov 2012 #69

Faux Nooze -- the gateway drug to insanity. n/t BellaKos Nov 2012 #64

Fox is a dangerous force marions ghost Nov 2012 #65

So let them go crazy. begin_within Nov 2012 #66

Nobody likes to see their family like that nichomachus Nov 2012 #68

But what can you do about it? begin_within Nov 2012 #70

My cousin's cousin is postive it's the end of the world... StarryNite Nov 2012 #74

WOW Johnny2X2X Nov 2012 #76

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #79

I think some of these people may have been mentally challenged to start with AndyA Nov 2012 #81

Obama will take care of her. oldbanjo Nov 2012 #82

David Frum even called them out on Morning Schmo today. meeshrox Nov 2012 #84

Not causing, triggering. The underlying problem has to be there. nolabear Nov 2012 #85

Exactly, these people were already mentally ill. Fox and the election dynamics "trigger' anneboleyn Nov 2012 #109

The right-wing propagandists, including Fox News, drm604 Nov 2012 #86

My wingnut relatives seem about the same DaveJ Nov 2012 #88

Glad we are out of town for the holiday. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #93

Basically these people are fascists employing fascist propaganda tactics. olegramps Nov 2012 #89

I would like to see Psychologist numbers this week compared to the last four years of the same week. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #91

These types don't see psychiatrists. They should though. DaveJ Nov 2012 #92

Is there a way to get them to watch just one hour of another news outlet like PBS? SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2012 #94

Yes, these folks are totally wacko...... Swede Atlanta Nov 2012 #100

FoxNews folks will eventually realize this 'sugar high' Fox feeds them is hollow of nourishment tomm2thumbs Nov 2012 #101

FOX IS a CULT undergroundpanther Nov 2012 #102

Fox is dangerous to this country. ivanincali00 Nov 2012 #105

Welcome to DU, ivanincali00! calimary Nov 2012 #123

Suck it up like we were told to do in 2000 when it literally was stolen from us. No sympathy at Raine Nov 2012 #110

AND in 2004. Don't forget how vicious and smug and cruel they were then, too! calimary Nov 2012 #122

The Fox media bubble is seriously freaky Politicub Nov 2012 #111

"end of the country" mechtech Nov 2012 #112

Welcome to DU, mechtech! calimary Nov 2012 #121

These are pre-existing conditions gulliver Nov 2012 #113

Doesn't Obamacare cover mental health? Incitatus Nov 2012 #114

Well she can always immigrate to Argentina .. Oh wait.. YOHABLO Nov 2012 #118

I have an 'acquaintance' whose been crying over and over since the election stuntcat Nov 2012 #120

Best Advice Ever. Step Away From FoxScrews. You will see Cha Nov 2012 #124

Fox is a pox The Wizard Nov 2012 #130

Similar? ffr Nov 2012 #131

It's the nacebo effect. jtuck004 Nov 2012 #132

Ever since the President's victory speech, I have fallen victim. Kennah Nov 2012 #133

I know, right? Doc Holliday Nov 2012 #171

Poor Losers elbloggoZY27 Nov 2012 #134

Soon after Obama's first win, I posted about neighbor who lost it. EmilyAnne Nov 2012 #135

Forced reality is the cure for the Faux disease MN Treehugger Nov 2012 #138

Couldn't even speak his NAME??? Beartracks Nov 2012 #139

You want ridiculous? Doc Holliday Nov 2012 #173

Only conservatives think liberals regard Obama as a god. Beartracks Nov 2012 #214

friggin sheep Shankapotomus Nov 2012 #140

Those who watch Fox News already have a mental disorder..... DeSwiss Nov 2012 #141

Love LBJ! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #193

A few years ago I saw my 74 year old mom sitting Zoeisright Nov 2012 #142

scary! Bette Nov 2012 #160

I know a right-winger who's actually RELIEVED Romney lost.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #144

Geez, I was pretty damn angry about the eight years of Bush and tavalon Nov 2012 #158

If I were that guy... RandySF Nov 2012 #161

screaming !! outsideworld Nov 2012 #163

This one girl I know regrets having children sarahoopla Nov 2012 #164

im watching frequently MFM008 Nov 2012 #166

Several members of the Third Reich went through similar breakdowns. no_hypocrisy Nov 2012 #167

Visited our son's.... GTurck Nov 2012 #168

Post WWII Germany had a problem like this. So many had believed the lies for so long. Ford_Prefect Nov 2012 #169

Same thing in West Virginia Hubert Flottz Nov 2012 #172

Pre-existing Condition. aandegoons Nov 2012 #170

It's a shared psychosis by 47% of the population justiceischeap Nov 2012 #174

Fox news always on in public areas in GA. 4 more years Nov 2012 #175

idiots. that is what they get from watching fox day in day out. If they are that distressed, might still_one Nov 2012 #176

My mormon, Romney fan sister in law just posted something today on FB bushisanidiot Nov 2012 #177

Garbage in, garbage out BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #178

I think it's just bringing it out. alarimer Nov 2012 #180

Fox is dangerous because..... vduhr Nov 2012 #181

Their mental disorder wasn't caused by Obama. bowens43 Nov 2012 #182

I am so thankful for this site... TXDem1984 Nov 2012 #183

Get out more. Coyotl Nov 2012 #211

oh well SHRED Nov 2012 #184

Some of my Facebook friends coeur_de_lion Nov 2012 #187

Not voodoo.... TXDem1984 Nov 2012 #191

Yeah that's the thing TXDem no legitmate beef coeur_de_lion Nov 2012 #201

On 2nd thought you're right... TXDem1984 Nov 2012 #217

it is NOT a mental disorder: Gabi Hayes Nov 2012 #188

I know exactly how to get people to turn off Fox. mwooldri Nov 2012 #189

It's not causing mental disorders. It's revealing them. ancianita Nov 2012 #195

Bingo~! milestogo Nov 2012 #200

re:Obama's re-election causing mental disorders allan01 Nov 2012 #198

Obama is now "He who must not be named." Agnosticsherbet Nov 2012 #205

I had a normally rational coworker... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2012 #206

Glen Beck was one of the absolute WORST and most irresponsible. progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #224