"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 The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920 - ThreadSky

tomnewjersey.bsky.social • 93 days ago

"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
The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920

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mingomonk.bsky.social•50 days ago

https://youtu.be/H0WxH_R2ABc?si=LDydrmhvpZOb7UfL

journeytobliss.bsky.social•54 days ago

thejimjsmith.bsky.social•57 days ago

Miss Cleo ain’t got shit on this this Mencken cat.

6babypeanut.bsky.social•81 days ago

Love King Crimson.

davidgilmourfan.bsky.social•52 days ago

How prescient he was.

mysomerset.bsky.social•77 days ago

Wow!

jimmy-dapoe.bsky.social•2 days ago

Prescient

reactionshots.bsky.social•43 days ago

Two things: 1) Aaaaah, Mencken! Where are ye now, lad, when we could use yer sharp wit and words? Right: you’re having cocktails in heaven with Dorothy Parker and Molly Ivins; 2) King Crimson for the win goddammit! All hail Fripp and every iteration of the Beast!

timethridge2.bsky.social•9 days ago

And sure enough…here we are!

melinda4u.bsky.social•30 days ago

Dude was psychic

garstein.bsky.social•69 days ago

https://youtu.be/xhrMHMNF3vA?si=FtAgWHxcSyh1DPYx

refigman.bsky.social•30 days ago

jblyle.bsky.social•50 days ago

I was just thinking of this very line from H.L. Mencken! One can only imagine what he'd be writing now -- not forgetting his right-wing tendencies, but thinking he would see clearly the state of our Union.