Roger Ebert, whom I often find a bit obnoxious, has written an excellent article about just how crazy the American populace has become thanks to the tsunami of disinformation they are fed daily.  http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2010/09/put_up_or_shut_up.html
When even the old school fear mongers (eg. Bush and Bush) are trying to prop up the side of truth, what does that say?