H.L. Mencken was psychic -- breaking news.

[autorank]

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)

Corporate America controls the media and we get manufactured news.
Corporate America now controls the voting machines and we get manufactured elections.

http://www.blackboxvoting.org/

[NC_Nurse]

1. Wow

I got chills....:scared:

the man was a prophet!

[FloridaPat]

2. That explains a lot! And the inner soul of America - ouch! Too scary.

[jrandom42]

3. More from H. L.

And wasn't H.L. the same guy who said, "No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public"?

[autorank]

4. I think so but P.T. Barnum stole it (if he didn't say it first).

[CaptainCorc]

5. Here's a version of that quotation....

No one in this world has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.

source: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/h/hlmencke134033.html

According to that site he also said:

I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.


And: In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.


And: Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public. <I guess he must have revisited his themes from time to time>

And something to think about in these parlous times: The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.

[flamingyouth]

6. He did indeed say that

And welcome to DU, jrandom42!:hi:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

7. no, that was Will Rogers