Uhhh....no

During a conversation with my mother:

Her: I was listening to the radio yesterday and there was some man on there talking about...you know...that Europe thing?

Me: The European Union?

Her: That's it. That they wanted to get together to try to annihilate Israel.

Me: What?

H: Something like that. That they wanted to annihilate Israel.

M: That doesn't make sense. Why would the European Union want to do that?

H: I don't know. It's just what he said. That they wanted to get together with Iran. I just wanted to know if you've heard that there.

M: No, Mama. That's not right.

H: Are you sure?

M: Mama, the European Union has no interest in annihilating Israel. I can't speak for Iran. They're not in the European Union.

H: Do they want to be?

Me: Well, they're going to have to get over the hurdle of their human rights record. And, you know, have the country actually be in Europe.

There's something wrong when you're not sure if the goofy-ass conversation you've had with your mother is due to the fact that she has Alzheimer's disease or because she's been listening to conservative talk radio again and both reasons seem equally plausible.