John Moltz

so is this all a result of faux news channel and its "reporting"?

It's not just Faux, although they're the worst. The rest of the media has done a piss-poor job debunking the myths and lies spread by this administration.

If you look back to the original University of Maryland study itself, they have an interesting explanation for the gross idiocy displayed by Bush supporters:

So why do Bush supporters show such a resistance to accepting dissonant information? While it is normal for people to show some resistance, the magnitude of the denial goes beyond the ordinary. Bush supporters have succeeded in suppressing awareness of the findings of a whole series of high- profile reports about prewar Iraq that have been blazoned across the headlines of newspapers and prompted extensive, high-profile and agonizing reflection. The fact that a large portion of Americans say they are unaware that the original reasons that the US took military action--and for which Americans continue to die on a daily basis--are not turning out to be valid, are probably not due to a simple failure to pay attention to the news.

The roots of the resistance to this information very likely lie in the traumatic experience of 9/11, and equally in the near pitch-perfect leadership that President Bush showed in its immediate wake. In response to an unprecedented attack on US soil, with the prospect of further such attacks, Bush responded with a grace and resolve that provided reassurance to an anxious public. In the war with the Taliban he showed restraint as well as effectiveness. Large numbers of Americans had a powerful bonding experience with the president--a bond that they may be loath to relinquish.

That doesn't make me feel any better, but at least sombody has some theory on how such a large group of people can be almost completely oblivious to reality.

Crumbs, looks like you don't honor the blockquote tag, or any tags for that matter. Everything between "... supporters:" and "That doesn't make ..." is quoted from the study and isn't my analysis.

crumbs, indeed.

Happy?

much better

Yay! Much happier.Thanks.