If their leaders say that freedom exists in Iraq, bigawd freedom exists in Iraq. If their leaders say suicide bombers do so because they hate freedom, then they hate freedom. If their leaders say we don't torture, then we don't torture. They have nothing to compare their leaders statements with reality. It's just not there.

If their leaders say the polls are lying, the polls are lying. If their leaders say Democrats won't vote in bad weather, then Republicans will prevail. If their leaders say that asking what a leader reads is an unfair question, then the vicious liberal media sandbagged their innocent candidate. (Who should be expected to read??!!)

If their leader stands before an audience and says "We're going to the White House!", they pack their knives and forks for the Big Feast. They just believe it.

If the DoD says Jessica White fought until she ran out of ammunition, then bigawd she was killing infidels until she could kill no more. Same with Pat Tillman - he died protecting his squad members, sacrificed himself so that others might live.

It's not simply gullible, not simply stupid. It's unfathomable, an inability to process that which is uncomfortable. As a child iodine might have helped, but it's too late now. They simply cannot compare reality with what they are told by their leaders.