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Anyone who blames TV for the dickhead behavior of their parents should have their head examined. Wil's father acted like an asshole because he's an asshole: I disagree with people all the time - often on issues of politics, and I don't scream or yell. If the person I'm talking does, I shut the argument off right there, though I sometimes enjoy when my neocon brother-in-law sputters incoherently on social issues. Something tells me that Wil's father has always had a temper - that he was always a dick, because TV doesn't change a man's personality - certainly not over the course of a year or two. My brother is big into talk radio - left and right - he's become quite the conspiracy monger, and though his ideas have changed, his delivery is the same as it always was. Don't blame Bill O'Reilly for your bad Xmas, blame bad genetics, bad upbringing or a general lack of class. Full Disclosure: I come from a family of loudmouths, so I've learned how to handle my business with this type of personality.
