of course they're going to buy into the hype.
Dude, there are americans out there who TRULY believe in their hearts that we liberated the Iraqis because we love to spread democracy - that we spend 2 tril longterm on a war to do the right thing. Oil, bases, dollar hedge - NONE of it mattered to Bush - he just wanted to save the suffering Iraqis. Yes, dumb shits said it wasn't about oil or bases - and they're still believing it despite the mountain of evidence to the contrary.
Likewise, there are americans out there who think obama will lead us to this utopian state where everybody gets equal everything, and hard work doesn't mean shit.
Americans are going to cheerlead the next 'me toooo!' crap their TV tells them to cheerlead. not all of them - but the majority of those 10% in the middle that decide every election - the swing voters.
And unfortunately, if Schiff ran for prez in 2012, hannity and olbermann would both shit all over him for his silly CTs and lack of experience - all while telling us Obama and Palin have PLENTY of experience and are surely ready for the job!