Fox Derangement Syndrome Bake-Off

Earlier this week I went to the local oil & lube shop to get my A/C serviced, as it has been extremely hot and sticky here in Georgia. But hey, that’s typical for July, you know? Anyway I walked into the waiting room to wait for my vehicle to get done, and I noticed one gentleman sitting reading a magazine. Some insipid soap opera was playing on TV, so I asked one of the guys in the shop if I could use the remote to change the channel. “Sure,” he replied, and then showed me how to work it.

As soon as I turned it to Fox, Studio B was on and Shepard Smith was interviewing some guy who had recently completed a swim in the waters at the North Pole, something he said was supposedly previously thought not possible. He had completed his swim to prove a point about global warming.

Now at this point in time, I notice the guy in the waiting room glance up at the TV a couple of times, briefly shake his head in a “I don’t believe this” back-and-forth fashion, and then look back downward to continue reading his magazine. My first thought was “is he really ticked off that I changed the channel to Fox News, or is he skeptical about the global warming swimmer guy?” It wasn’t quite clear, so I just ignored him and continued to watch the TV.

Then some lady and her pasty-looking son came in after their truck was pulled into a bay to be worked on, and they began to walk toward the chairs. The woman looked up at the TV, grabbed her son’s hand and exclaimed “Oh my God, that’s Fox! Come on… we’re waiting outside!” She proceeded to lead her son out the front door to sit on a bench in the blazing 90-degree Atlanta heat while her truck was in the garage. I kid you not – this woman would prefer to sit outside in the smoldering heat than sit inside the cool air-conditioned environs just because she might be subjected to being present in the same room while Fox News was playing on the TV! And this was Shepard Smith folks… not O’Reilly or Hannity… but Shepard Smith??? Oh, COME ON! Are you kidding me?

If I were faced with the same “dilemma,” would I subject myself to the blazing heat or endure a near hour watching Chris Matthews slinging spittle on the TV where the air conditioning was? I could laugh my way through the whole Hardboiled hour and not be bothered at all. But this woman, and her son, were so incensed by Fox News that they sat out there for longer than 45 minutes. And mama lib was such a putz, when her truck WAS finished being serviced, she sent in her pasty-pale son in to pay for it! Come on, people! Get over it already!

If the Democrat candidates are so beholden to kooks like this, it’s no wonder they refuse to participate in a debate and be asked questions by Brit Hume or Chris Wallace. My first up-close and personal experience with FDS (Fox Derangement Syndrome) was quite enlightening and quite amusing all at the same time. I really should get out more because I have a feeling I could find more of this here in Atlanta.

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