don't know ..
(Those are the folks that elected GWB, Bow. Well, there's a connection, true.)
Unfortunately it seems this is a bi-partisan (or multi-partisan) thing. I'd say the rot has set in across the board.
These days, it's the heart-gripping goings-on of that internet slut. 20 years ago it was Madonna and her 'art'.
That's why Google News works for me .. I can pick & choose, and ignore the rest.