BarkGrowlBite | July 6, 2014
In his book “On Politics: A Carnival of Buncombe” which was published in 1920, H. L. Mencken wrote:
The Presidency tends, year by year, to go to such men [who can most adeptly disperse the notions that his mind is a virtual vacuum]. As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and 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.
By golly, it sure looks like the prediction of that renowned essayist and satirist has finally come about. Jimmy Carter came close, but it took Barack Obama to fulfill Mencken’s prediction.
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