Faking it.

"Now, I know this may offend those who suffer from this particular condition, and these individuals might not like it much when I suggest that a certain person with this diagnosis is exaggerating his symptoms, but I have to say, I think Rush Limbaugh is just pretending to be a dick."

TheStar.com - Everyone knows Rush Limbaugh's just faking

In a follow-up interview, Rush stated that he believed that Christopher Reeve's wheel-chair antics were just for show, and he's only pretending to be dead, or at least embellishing his death, for political reasons.

I should be surprised that a lot of Americans listen to this asshole, but I'm not. I should also be thankful that Americans are as stupid as they are, making it inevitable that people such as Dr. Keller, who is among the world's top stem-cell scientists, have left the States in favor of setting up shop in Canada.

Being stupid for political reasons is an American tradition, and in this specific case I'm thankful for that.