[ironSkillet]

He is quoting political comedian Stephen Colbert, referring to the fact that different political groups all independently believe that their perspective is actually a reflection of reality.

[jancsika]

To the contrary-- his neocon character is admitting that his perspective does not align with reality. That's a much more scathing critique of the neocons than the generic upshot you wrote above.

[ethbr0]

And it is! If everyone's reality == their politically-oriented news.

Which is why objective, quality journalism is so critical to a democracy.

Or, as Daniel Patrick Moynihan (and Schlesinger et al.) succinctly put it, "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts."