'''Fox Derangement Syndrome''' is an idiomatic phrase used by some [[conservatives]] to refer to wildly exaggerated overreaction to the news, opinion shows, and very existence of the [[Fox News Channel]]. Although the term did not exist at the time, a good example occurred during the December 1, 2003 broadcast of ''Hardball with Chris Matthews'', in which [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] political commentator [[Chris Matthews]] asked liberal Democrat politician [[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 an idiomatic phrase used by some [[conservatives]] to refer to wildly exaggerated overreaction to the news, opinion shows, and very existence of the [[Fox News Channel]]. Although the term did not exist at the time, a good example occurred during the December 1, 2003 broadcast of ''Hardball with Chris Matthews'', in which [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] political commentator [[Chris Matthews]] asked liberal Democrat politician [[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> |