Questions I have, part 2: what's worse, being stupid or hypocritical?

Thinking about Lou Dobbs and the birther nonsense, and then thinking about Hannity and Limbaugh and Beck, I wonder this:

Would it be worse if they really believed the nonsense and hate and animus and lies that they spit, or would it be worse if they were just feeding their audience?

As former CNN producer Chez puts it:

What's worth elaborating on when it comes to Lou Dobbs's alliance with the birther movement, though, is this: There's just no way Dobbs really believes the horseshit he's spouting in this case. He may be a demagogic buffoon; he may even enjoy playing the fascist paranoiac afraid of Mexicans infiltrating his precious bodily fluids; but he's by no means a blithering idiot. There's simply no way Dobbs is dumb enough to believe that Barack Obama isn't a U.S. citizen -- or even that the jury is still out on the issue. Like a lot of the nonsense Lou Dobbs spews, this is simply another case of a popular talking head knowing his audience and playing it like a badly tuned fiddle.

So is it worse that Dobbs will continue to spout what he knows are un-truths, just so he can keep up with the nutjobs who are beating him in the ratings?

I think it might be. We can't fault the insane for their insanity, but a sane man should know better.