Re: Oprah winfrey tv show
Quote:
Originally Posted by vonmazur
It proves that H.L. Menken was correct in his assessment of US culture....
"No one ever went broke underestimating public taste!"
Dale in Ala
|
The exact Mencken quote is
Quote:
|
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.
|
But you got the gist of it. 
Here's another great one
Quote:
|
It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.
|
Re the show in the OP, I'm proud to say I've never seen it nor do I have any intention ever to see it.
__________________
A person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.
|