Over the years we’ve received countless calls and emails from listeners asking us how to deal with Republicans who refuse to accept facts and embrace reality. Unfortunately, there really isn’t a way to do that. Studies have proven that conservatives will actively seek out media outlets and relationships that foster the beliefs that they already hold, and will prevent any new information that doesn’t fit into their belief system from making it into their heads. Mike Papantonio talks about the odd ways in which the minds of a conservative function with Chris Mooney, author of the new book “The Republican Brain.”
