and i quote him: joining me now, via skype is the aforth mentioned michael fumento.h for your time sir and for joining us from columbia. >> my pleasure, really. >> it's great to have you. i really enjoyed your article. have you gotten any flak from your conservative friends over the content? >> it's too early. i think we're still in the stun grenade stage. where they are blinded and deaf right now. but i think even as we speak they are preparing to let loose the fly monkeys on me. >> you make reference to mass hysteria that have taken over the gop. what do you mean by that? >> that refers to a phenomenon in which a large number of people have completely lost touch with reality on a given issue. the most famous mass hysteria is the salem witch trial. you may remember when abe was supposed to kill absolutely everybody, and i lead the person that lead the way in chilling no toyotas don't take on lives of their own. that too was mass hysteria. so too when we see that 50% of likely voters in the gop believe that barack obama was not born in the united states. that is an a