Man eats McD's for a month and is healthier afterwards

[alkemyst]

Supersize me had some rules.

IF THE STORE ASKED YOU TO INCLUDE SOMETHING YOU HAD TOO.

It was about how McD's was messing up health, not how you can eat healthy at McD's...I think you can if you shop smart. Still for my needs it doesn't suffice.

My meals are:

40g protein shake
1/2 cups oats

workout

40g protein + 1/2 cup malt/dex

20g protein

lunch

20g protein

dinner

pre-bed cottage cheese.


weekends = beer and bad diet though. Grabbing 3 figures of weight in each hand then using them in the gym is a good thing.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: RedPickle
Dude, it's just stupid to think you can eat McDonalds for a year and be healthy. Just stupid. Most NORMAL people can't do that. Most NORMAL people don't even get 3 hours of exercise a week. Supersize Me may have been over the top, but it's not far from the truth, nor is it media spin. Eating Fast Food = Your health is at great risk.

McDonald's has grilled chicken, salads, and water. How is that any less healthy than any other restaurant? How are McDonald's or any other fast food burgers any less healthy than the burgers at sit down restaurants?

It is not. It is beef and chicken, just like we all eat at home. The beef and chicken served at McDonald's is not somehow less healthy than any other beef and chicken.

This unreasonable hate of McDonald's and blame game is absurd.

Now THAT is a joke. I don't know where you're buying your beef or chicken, but you might want to do a little more research and start shopping somewhere else.

The joke here is your absurd, unfounded belief that the beef and chicken is somehow different. Please provide proof that the beef they sell is not 100% beef. Same with the chicken.

You cannot, because that's exactly what it is. Just beef and chicken. Not some evil alien food some of you think it is.

I didn't know about the beef, but I was responding to your "beed AND CHICKEN" remark, so my refutation was accurate with respect to the chicken. I think the irony is that people eat chicken because they often feel it's a healthier alternative to beef, but the chicken is more processed than the beef.

To me, there is a large degree of beef quality as well, but I don't want to get into that argument with you because you'll just tell me that GMOs, antibiotic and hormone-laden meat, etc. is perfectly acceptable in practice and nutritional value. I feel such disgusting food practices are part of the problem and so refuse to eat them.

Please provide proof that hormones used in the growth of livestock are harmful to humans using valid peer reviewed and repeated studies. Oh wait, you can't. OOPS!

And, again, you listed BREADED DEEP FRIED chicken as proof that their chicken is not 100% chicken? WTF??? How about listing the ingredients of their grilled chicken?

Processed is not always bad. It's frightening how much people fear simple chemistry used to preserve and enhance foods in the face of absolutely no proof of harm.

The "organic" scam has become a religion based mostly on blind faith and fear.

Ahh, now we're back into your organic scam nonsense.

In my eyes, you represent the pervasive mentality that I believe serves as a microcosm of all that is wrong with nutrition in America. That's not necessarily an attack on you, but since you so vehemently oppose any movement in the food industry to promote better quality foods I think it's appropriate to point that out. It's that same "trans fats aren't bad and it's so much cheaper to use" mentality that leads to epidemics when people realize the detriment when it's too damn late. It's lazy and it's irresponsible, imo. You can wait for studies that link any of the hundreds of chemicals used in processed to gastrointestinal disease or chronic allergies if you want, but I'd rather just try to eat healthier, and to me that starts with better quality foods.

Enjoy your processed foods all you want. It's your choice and I couldn't care less whether or not you express it. I grew out of it and I'm all the better for it.

<-- I don't have a flippant reply for you

Trans fats and the organic food scam are two entirely different things. I can avoid trans fats all day long for the rest of my life and never touch an over-priced organically labeled food item.

Not all chemistry is bad. The religion that is the "organic" food scam throws the baby out with the bathwater. It's irrational, illogical and based mainly on fear. What else besides fear would induce you to nearly double, or even triple your food bill for no valid reason?

Organic food is not a scam. We can argue this all day long. You simply don't understand it, and that makes you ignorant. I can't fault you for that; however, I can fault you for not making a better effort to understand the movement, its purpose, the people behind it, and the results. Any movement/program/whatever that is successful is not without exploitation of course.

Do you realize that you sound EXACTLY like a religious missionary?

I fully understand the organic food fad. It's pointless and, as I said, throws the baby out with the bath water. The main drive behind it is fear. Nearly every pro-organic website you see is filled with unfounded fears, propaganda and fear mongering.

Have fun paying 2-3x the price for food I do.

 

[fitzov]

Mc Donalds is not a RESTAURANT

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
Supersize me had some rules.

IF THE STORE ASKED YOU TO INCLUDE SOMETHING YOU HAD TOO.

It was about how McD's was messing up health, not how you can eat healthy at McD's...I think you can if you shop smart.

This is absurd in and of itself. It implies people are powerless against suggestive selling. They are not. For his movie to have any validity, it would mean that people will eat past the point of feeling ill on a regular basis because of suggestive selling. They do not.

In no way, shape or form is any part of his movie valid.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: fitzov
Mc Donalds is not a RESTAURANT

res·tau·rant (res't?-ränt', -t?r-?nt)
n.
A place where meals are served to the public.

Stop watching Steak n Shake commercials.

 

[AbAbber2k]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: alkemyst
Supersize me had some rules.

IF THE STORE ASKED YOU TO INCLUDE SOMETHING YOU HAD TOO.

It was about how McD's was messing up health, not how you can eat healthy at McD's...I think you can if you shop smart.

This is absurd in and of itself. It implies people are powerless against suggestive selling. They are not. For his movie to have any validity, it would mean that people will eat past the point of feeling ill on a regular basis because of suggestive selling. They do not.

In no way, shape or form is any part of his movie valid.

Weren't many of the McD's workers in the movie quoted as saying that almost all the people they asked about super sizing agreed to do so? Plus you have to remember, Morgan's issues with the amount of food were pretty much limited to the initial days... he quickly adapted to the increased intake to the point of being able to cram it down easy. I'd also argue that it wasn't simply how much he was eating that made him throw up. When I go a significant amount of time without fast food, that first time back I can never eat much just because the food doesn't sit well with me.

I'm not saying the movie is a good portrayal of general reality, but as far as the "heavy/super heavy users" go, I think it was fairly accurate. You have to consider that people who eat at McD's on a regular basis WILL be able to stuff that much food down, and it will infact get easier and easier each time they go back. No, they won't eat themselves sick (at least not most people), but they will become (or be in danger of becoming) engaged in a sort of circular pattern of consumption and increased appetite.

Still, as with most things it does come down to a matter of will power. If people don't want to be fat-asses, then they need to just take more control of their lives. If refusing to super size is their first step, then so be it. You really can't blame McD's for gluttunous morons.

As far as organic food goes. rofl, what a bunch of crap. I'm with Amused on that one. I eat VERY healthy and I never touch organic food. Too fvcking expensive. Show me studies of significant disparities in mortality between groups eating only organic and groups eating only non-organic foods... maybe then I'll start listening to the propaganda. :roll:

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: RedPickle
Dude, it's just stupid to think you can eat McDonalds for a year and be healthy. Just stupid. Most NORMAL people can't do that. Most NORMAL people don't even get 3 hours of exercise a week. Supersize Me may have been over the top, but it's not far from the truth, nor is it media spin. Eating Fast Food = Your health is at great risk.

McDonald's has grilled chicken, salads, and water. How is that any less healthy than any other restaurant? How are McDonald's or any other fast food burgers any less healthy than the burgers at sit down restaurants?

It is not. It is beef and chicken, just like we all eat at home. The beef and chicken served at McDonald's is not somehow less healthy than any other beef and chicken.

This unreasonable hate of McDonald's and blame game is absurd.

Now THAT is a joke. I don't know where you're buying your beef or chicken, but you might want to do a little more research and start shopping somewhere else.

The joke here is your absurd, unfounded belief that the beef and chicken is somehow different. Please provide proof that the beef they sell is not 100% beef. Same with the chicken.

You cannot, because that's exactly what it is. Just beef and chicken. Not some evil alien food some of you think it is.

I didn't know about the beef, but I was responding to your "beed AND CHICKEN" remark, so my refutation was accurate with respect to the chicken. I think the irony is that people eat chicken because they often feel it's a healthier alternative to beef, but the chicken is more processed than the beef.

To me, there is a large degree of beef quality as well, but I don't want to get into that argument with you because you'll just tell me that GMOs, antibiotic and hormone-laden meat, etc. is perfectly acceptable in practice and nutritional value. I feel such disgusting food practices are part of the problem and so refuse to eat them.

Please provide proof that hormones used in the growth of livestock are harmful to humans using valid peer reviewed and repeated studies. Oh wait, you can't. OOPS!

And, again, you listed BREADED DEEP FRIED chicken as proof that their chicken is not 100% chicken? WTF??? How about listing the ingredients of their grilled chicken?

Processed is not always bad. It's frightening how much people fear simple chemistry used to preserve and enhance foods in the face of absolutely no proof of harm.

The "organic" scam has become a religion based mostly on blind faith and fear.

Ahh, now we're back into your organic scam nonsense.

In my eyes, you represent the pervasive mentality that I believe serves as a microcosm of all that is wrong with nutrition in America. That's not necessarily an attack on you, but since you so vehemently oppose any movement in the food industry to promote better quality foods I think it's appropriate to point that out. It's that same "trans fats aren't bad and it's so much cheaper to use" mentality that leads to epidemics when people realize the detriment when it's too damn late. It's lazy and it's irresponsible, imo. You can wait for studies that link any of the hundreds of chemicals used in processed to gastrointestinal disease or chronic allergies if you want, but I'd rather just try to eat healthier, and to me that starts with better quality foods.

Enjoy your processed foods all you want. It's your choice and I couldn't care less whether or not you express it. I grew out of it and I'm all the better for it.

<-- I don't have a flippant reply for you

Trans fats and the organic food scam are two entirely different things. I can avoid trans fats all day long for the rest of my life and never touch an over-priced organically labeled food item.

Not all chemistry is bad. The religion that is the "organic" food scam throws the baby out with the bathwater. It's irrational, illogical and based mainly on fear. What else besides fear would induce you to nearly double, or even triple your food bill for no valid reason?

Organic food is not a scam. We can argue this all day long. You simply don't understand it, and that makes you ignorant. I can't fault you for that; however, I can fault you for not making a better effort to understand the movement, its purpose, the people behind it, and the results. Any movement/program/whatever that is successful is not without exploitation of course.

Do you realize that you sound EXACTLY like a religious missionary?

I fully understand the organic food fad. It's pointless and, as I said, throws the baby out with the bath water. The main drive behind it is fear. Nearly every pro-organic website you see is filled with unfounded fears, propaganda and fear mongering.

Have fun paying 2-3x the price for food I do.

Please show me organic producers' websites that are full of unfounded fears, propaganda, etc. I don't want to see Mercola links or any of that nonsense; no, I want to see actual organics producers that have fear-derived marketing practices.

Show me all this propaganda Amused.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: RedPickle
Dude, it's just stupid to think you can eat McDonalds for a year and be healthy. Just stupid. Most NORMAL people can't do that. Most NORMAL people don't even get 3 hours of exercise a week. Supersize Me may have been over the top, but it's not far from the truth, nor is it media spin. Eating Fast Food = Your health is at great risk.

McDonald's has grilled chicken, salads, and water. How is that any less healthy than any other restaurant? How are McDonald's or any other fast food burgers any less healthy than the burgers at sit down restaurants?

It is not. It is beef and chicken, just like we all eat at home. The beef and chicken served at McDonald's is not somehow less healthy than any other beef and chicken.

This unreasonable hate of McDonald's and blame game is absurd.

Now THAT is a joke. I don't know where you're buying your beef or chicken, but you might want to do a little more research and start shopping somewhere else.

The joke here is your absurd, unfounded belief that the beef and chicken is somehow different. Please provide proof that the beef they sell is not 100% beef. Same with the chicken.

You cannot, because that's exactly what it is. Just beef and chicken. Not some evil alien food some of you think it is.

I didn't know about the beef, but I was responding to your "beed AND CHICKEN" remark, so my refutation was accurate with respect to the chicken. I think the irony is that people eat chicken because they often feel it's a healthier alternative to beef, but the chicken is more processed than the beef.

To me, there is a large degree of beef quality as well, but I don't want to get into that argument with you because you'll just tell me that GMOs, antibiotic and hormone-laden meat, etc. is perfectly acceptable in practice and nutritional value. I feel such disgusting food practices are part of the problem and so refuse to eat them.

Please provide proof that hormones used in the growth of livestock are harmful to humans using valid peer reviewed and repeated studies. Oh wait, you can't. OOPS!

And, again, you listed BREADED DEEP FRIED chicken as proof that their chicken is not 100% chicken? WTF??? How about listing the ingredients of their grilled chicken?

Processed is not always bad. It's frightening how much people fear simple chemistry used to preserve and enhance foods in the face of absolutely no proof of harm.

The "organic" scam has become a religion based mostly on blind faith and fear.

Ahh, now we're back into your organic scam nonsense.

In my eyes, you represent the pervasive mentality that I believe serves as a microcosm of all that is wrong with nutrition in America. That's not necessarily an attack on you, but since you so vehemently oppose any movement in the food industry to promote better quality foods I think it's appropriate to point that out. It's that same "trans fats aren't bad and it's so much cheaper to use" mentality that leads to epidemics when people realize the detriment when it's too damn late. It's lazy and it's irresponsible, imo. You can wait for studies that link any of the hundreds of chemicals used in processed to gastrointestinal disease or chronic allergies if you want, but I'd rather just try to eat healthier, and to me that starts with better quality foods.

Enjoy your processed foods all you want. It's your choice and I couldn't care less whether or not you express it. I grew out of it and I'm all the better for it.

<-- I don't have a flippant reply for you

Trans fats and the organic food scam are two entirely different things. I can avoid trans fats all day long for the rest of my life and never touch an over-priced organically labeled food item.

Not all chemistry is bad. The religion that is the "organic" food scam throws the baby out with the bathwater. It's irrational, illogical and based mainly on fear. What else besides fear would induce you to nearly double, or even triple your food bill for no valid reason?

Organic food is not a scam. We can argue this all day long. You simply don't understand it, and that makes you ignorant. I can't fault you for that; however, I can fault you for not making a better effort to understand the movement, its purpose, the people behind it, and the results. Any movement/program/whatever that is successful is not without exploitation of course.

Do you realize that you sound EXACTLY like a religious missionary?

I fully understand the organic food fad. It's pointless and, as I said, throws the baby out with the bath water. The main drive behind it is fear. Nearly every pro-organic website you see is filled with unfounded fears, propaganda and fear mongering.

Have fun paying 2-3x the price for food I do.

Please show me organic producers' websites that are full of unfounded fears, propaganda, etc. I don't want to see Mercola links or any of that nonsense; no, I want to see actual organics producers that have fear-derived marketing practices.

Show me all this propaganda Amused.

http://www.organicconsumers.org/

Oh hell, just type in "organic foods" in a google serach and have fun.

 

[AbAbber2k]

Originally posted by: Amused
http://www.organicconsumers.org/

Oh hell, just type in "organic foods" in a google serach and have fun.

rofl, I was just moments away from posting the EXACT same link (I'm pretty sure I found it the same way too). Mad Cow, Bird Flu and Pesticides, oh my!

 

[BudAshes2]

LOL amused has almost 37000 posts. I hope like 30 people post under that account.

Anyway, where i live organic is like 30-100% more expensive and it seems well worth it if i dont have to consume as many pesticides or hormones. I could see if it was 3x as much how it would be harder to justify.

 

[OCNewbie]

Originally posted by: echow87
I know some ppl that eats like 3-4 burgers each time they hit up mcd's haha

Yes, nothing beats the wendys spicy chicken sandwich, best thing there is!

Actually, the new Premium Spicy Chicken Sandwich from McD's is quite good. If you haven't had it yet, give it a try. I also very much enjoy the Wendy's one, but after being familiar with the McD's one, sometimes I'm more in the mood for it than the one from Wendy's.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: BudAshes
LOL amused has almost 37000 posts. I hope like 30 people post under that account.

Anyway, where i live organic is like 30-100% more expensive and it seems well worth it if i dont have to consume as many pesticides or hormones. I could see if it was 3x as much how it would be harder to justify.

More proof that the driving force behind the scam that is organic labeling is driven by irrational and unfounded fears.

 

[blckgrffn]

Wow, wow, wow. Organic food, what a waste.

Is it harder on the environment to raise "organic" corn to feed those poor unmedicated animals? Yep.

I don't see how you can feel good about eating food that lets animals suffer and causes massive erosion. Organic farmers love you guys, I just don't see how they do it, except as a last out to keep their operation viable. It is harder work for the farm for basically no real world benefit, but only because misguided consumers pay a hefty markup that makes it so a 40 to 80 acre farmer can keep going.

What would be better is an end to farm subsidies (many mid size and small farmers agree, although they don't have the big bucks for lobbyists to say so).

Keep eating that organic food, at least you are keeping a small farmer in business if you're lucky. If not, you are just feeding more money than you need to into the big commercial organic food mahcine.

 

[rh71]

thanks for reminding me today is 2 Big Macs for $3 Tuesday here.

I'd like to ask something of the fitness buffs around here though... eating healthier... does that make you FEEL better (not talking looks here) on a day-to-day basis ? Is it really worth all the effort (watching what you eat, spending more money, etc.). Honest question - is it worth the effort as a result of how you feel ?

I'll tell ya something, junk food / fast food tastes GOOD to me. That makes me feel good as I eat it - I enjoy it thoroughly. Am I missing out on something by eating healthier ? I'm 5'10 160lbs if it matters.

 

[mrchan]

The difference is Supersize Me ate what McDonalds considered to be a meal, the breakfast meals, extra value meals, etc. This guy only ate a small burger. Hell, you can eat nothing but fat and lose weight, just don't eat very much of it.

 

[archcommus]

Still tastes nasty.

 

[Raduque]

now i want a double 1/4lber w/cheese and a medium fries

 

[BudAshes2]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: BudAshes
LOL amused has almost 37000 posts. I hope like 30 people post under that account.

Anyway, where i live organic is like 30-100% more expensive and it seems well worth it if i dont have to consume as many pesticides or hormones. I could see if it was 3x as much how it would be harder to justify.

More proof that the driving force behind the scam that is organic labeling is driven by irrational and unfounded fears.

Really? Well thanks for that tidbit. You forgot to put "zinger" at the end though.

Seriously, you crack me up dude, i think you might be the most rediculous person ive found on ATOT yet

 

[AnitaPeterson]

Les is in Canada... could it be that the ingredients in Canada are different than in those in the U.S. ? different flour, less bovine growth hormones?

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: BudAshes

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: BudAshes
LOL amused has almost 37000 posts. I hope like 30 people post under that account.

Anyway, where i live organic is like 30-100% more expensive and it seems well worth it if i dont have to consume as many pesticides or hormones. I could see if it was 3x as much how it would be harder to justify.

More proof that the driving force behind the scam that is organic labeling is driven by irrational and unfounded fears.

Really? Well thanks for that tidbit. You forgot to put "zinger" at the end though.

Seriously, you crack me up dude, i think you might be the most rediculous person ive found on ATOT yet

That may be, but at least I can spell "ridiculous."

Meanwhile, the true ridiculous people are those buying organic foods for fear of perfectly safe farming practices that, quite frankly, the world would starve to death without.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: mrchan
The difference is Supersize Me ate what McDonalds considered to be a meal, the breakfast meals, extra value meals, etc. This guy only ate a small burger. Hell, you can eat nothing but fat and lose weight, just don't eat very much of it.

No, the difference is Spurlock ate 5000+ calories a day. To do so he ate past the point of feeling ill. He force fed himself. The symptoms he suffered, especially the liver problems, are the SAME symptoms farmers intentionally inflict on geese by force feeding them to enlarge their livers to make foie gras.

Not even the obese force feed themselves. They turn to food for comfort, not pain.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: rh71
thanks for reminding me today is 2 Big Macs for $3 Tuesday here.

I'd like to ask something of the fitness buffs around here though... eating healthier... does that make you FEEL better (not talking looks here) on a day-to-day basis ? Is it really worth all the effort (watching what you eat, spending more money, etc.). Honest question - is it worth the effort as a result of how you feel ?

I'll tell ya something, junk food / fast food tastes GOOD to me. That makes me feel good as I eat it - I enjoy it thoroughly. Am I missing out on something by eating healthier ? I'm 5'10 160lbs if it matters.

Eating a well rounded diet makes you feel better, yes. That does not mean cutting all fat out of your diet, or cutting all carbs out of your diet, or cutting all meat out of your diet, or cutting all beef. It means eating a good balance of meats, whole grains, fruits/nuts and veggies.

Moderation and balance are the keys to a healthy diet.

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: Specop 007
GO figure. Supersize Me was all hype and spin. No suprise to me really, you cant take in that many calories and sit on your fat ass and not have health problems.

Click

You never saw the movie supersize me, did you? God, it's so infuriating when people like you make comments on the movie DESPITE the fact that your comments have been contradicted in the movie. The guy proved that you CAN be healthy with fast food, in the case with that guy who eats bigmacs like everyday and weighing 180lbs, good cholesterol and all. Eating a hamburger is one thing but eating french fries, soda, and other garbage is what causes the weight gain, they provide no nutrients and aren't filling at all which causes more eating..

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Philippine Mango

Originally posted by: Specop 007
GO figure. Supersize Me was all hype and spin. No suprise to me really, you cant take in that many calories and sit on your fat ass and not have health problems.

Click

You never saw the movie supersize me, did you? God, it's so infuriating when people like you make comments on the movie DESPITE the fact that your comments have been contradicted in the movie. The guy proved that you CAN be healthy with fast food, in the case with that guy who eats bigmacs like everyday and weighing 180lbs, good cholesterol and all. Eating a hamburger is one thing but eating french fries, soda, and other garbage is what causes the weight gain, they provide no nutrients and aren't filling at all which causes more eating..

No, what is infuriating are people so blinded by Spurlock's scam that they can't think for themselves. Spurlock FORCE FED himself. He ate past the point of feeling full, past the point of feeling stuffed, and past the point of feeling physically ill on a regular basis. He did to himself the very thing farmers do to geese to enlarge thier livers for foie gras.

Not even the obese eat past the point of feeling ill. Even those with eating disorders use food as comfort, not a torture device.

Spurlock did not make himself hungrier, as your claim implies, he made himself sick.

It simply amazes me how people can turn their brains off and blindly believe obviously skewed information as long as it conforms to their world view.

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Philippine Mango

Originally posted by: Specop 007
GO figure. Supersize Me was all hype and spin. No suprise to me really, you cant take in that many calories and sit on your fat ass and not have health problems.

Click

You never saw the movie supersize me, did you? God, it's so infuriating when people like you make comments on the movie DESPITE the fact that your comments have been contradicted in the movie. The guy proved that you CAN be healthy with fast food, in the case with that guy who eats bigmacs like everyday and weighing 180lbs, good cholesterol and all. Eating a hamburger is one thing but eating french fries, soda, and other garbage is what causes the weight gain, they provide no nutrients and aren't filling at all which causes more eating..

No, what is infuriating are people so blinded by Spurlock's scam that they can't think for themselves. Spurlock FORCE FED himself. He ate past the point of feeling full, past the point of feeling stuffed, and past the point of feeling physically ill on a regular basis. He did to himself the very thing farmers do to geese to enlarge thier livers for foie gras.

Not even the obese eat past the point of feeling ill. Even those with eating disorders use food as comfort, not a torture device.

Spurlock did not make himself hungrier, as your claim implies, he made himself sick.

It simply amazes me how people can turn their brains off and blindly believe obviously skewed information as long as it conforms to their world view.

I think you repeated yourself enough now.