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RedEarth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-21-07 01:54 PM
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Commentary: Bush fulfills H.L. Mencken's prophecy
It took just eight decades but H.L. Mencken's astute prediction on the future course of American presidential politics and the electorate's taste in candidates came true:

On July 26, 1920, the acerbic and cranky scribe wrote in The Baltimore Sun: " . . . all the odds are on the man who is, intrinsically, the most devious and mediocre — the man who can most easily (and) adeptly disperse the notion that his mind is a virtual vacuum. The presidency tends, year by year, to go to such men. As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. 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."

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/galloway/story/19824.html
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rusty quoin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-21-07 01:59 PM
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1. LOL. He got that right "downright moron"
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Vincardog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-21-07 02:06 PM
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2. aWoL is not a moran he is just incredibly LAZY and spoiled beyond belief.
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-21-07 02:07 PM
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3. I heart my sig.
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