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'''Fox Derangement Syndrome''' is a political term referring to the acute onset of paranoia and the loss of rationality in otherwise normal people in reaction to the news, opinion shows, and very existence of the [[Fox News Channel]]. An early example of FDS occured on the December 1, 2003 broadcast of ''Hardball with Chris Matthews'', in which [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] political commentator [[Chris Matthews]] asked liberal Democrat politican [[Howard Dean]], "Would you break up Fox?". To which Dean replied, "On ideological grounds, absolutely yes."<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3607157/</ref> | '''Fox Derangement Syndrome''' is a political term referring to the acute onset of paranoia and the loss of rationality in otherwise normal people in reaction to the news, opinion shows, and very existence of the [[Fox News Channel]]. An early example of FDS occured on the December 1, 2003 broadcast of ''Hardball with Chris Matthews'', in which [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] political commentator [[Chris Matthews]] asked liberal Democrat politican [[Howard Dean]], "Would you break up Fox?". To which Dean replied, "On ideological grounds, absolutely yes."<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3607157/</ref> | ||
| − | Political commentator [[Michelle Malkin]] mentioned the condition on her website on February 16, 2006<ref>http://michellemalkin.com/archives/004571.htm</ref> Journalist Bernard Goldberg uses the phrase as a chapter title of his book, ''Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How One Side Lost Its Mind and the Other Lost Its Nerve,'' which was reviewed by U. S. News and World Report.<ref>http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2007/4/11/have-you-got-fox-derangement-syndrome.html</ref> | + | Political commentator [[Michelle Malkin]] mentioned the condition on her website on February 16, 2006<ref>http://michellemalkin.com/archives/004571.htm</ref> Journalist [[Bernard Goldberg]] uses the phrase as a chapter title of his book, ''Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How One Side Lost Its Mind and the Other Lost Its Nerve,'' which was reviewed by U. S. News and World Report.<ref>http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2007/4/11/have-you-got-fox-derangement-syndrome.html</ref> |
Fox Derangement Syndrome has been said to have been shown by [[Keith Olbermann]], [[Al Franken]], [[Janeane Garofalo]], [[Chris Matthews]], [[Angelina Jolie]], [[John Edwards]], [[Barack Obama]], [[Hillary Clinton]], [[Howard Dean]], [[Robert Greenwald]]. | Fox Derangement Syndrome has been said to have been shown by [[Keith Olbermann]], [[Al Franken]], [[Janeane Garofalo]], [[Chris Matthews]], [[Angelina Jolie]], [[John Edwards]], [[Barack Obama]], [[Hillary Clinton]], [[Howard Dean]], [[Robert Greenwald]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:52, June 20, 2007
Fox Derangement Syndrome is a political term referring to the acute onset of paranoia and the loss of rationality in otherwise normal people in reaction to the news, opinion shows, and very existence of the Fox News Channel. An early example of FDS occured on the December 1, 2003 broadcast of Hardball with Chris Matthews, in which liberal Democrat political commentator Chris Matthews asked liberal Democrat politican Howard Dean, "Would you break up Fox?". To which Dean replied, "On ideological grounds, absolutely yes."[1]
Political commentator Michelle Malkin mentioned the condition on her website on February 16, 2006[2] Journalist Bernard Goldberg uses the phrase as a chapter title of his book, Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How One Side Lost Its Mind and the Other Lost Its Nerve, which was reviewed by U. S. News and World Report.[3]
Fox Derangement Syndrome has been said to have been shown by Keith Olbermann, Al Franken, Janeane Garofalo, Chris Matthews, Angelina Jolie, John Edwards, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, Robert Greenwald.