This seems like a good theory, because him not knowing about Noriega or Operation BARBarossa is one thing, but him not knowing who Ian Brandon Anderson is just impossible to me.This has either got to be some serious cash or we are correct about Barb's state and Chris is panicking about his future post-Barb. Or both.
Maybe it's getting to the type of money that could afford in home care for Barb, though I wager even if it was his intent to do something like that he'd still squander the funds.
Because whenever anyone screams their head off multiple times about something, that something tends to stick in their mind, tard or not. Not to mention him possibly getting ween calls about it too.