Did Mencken have it pegged?

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JimO — 10/13/2006 7:38:14 AM (archived)

H. L. Mencken -- â€The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginaryâ€¦. The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it.â€ Boy, did he have Al Gore's number!

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Jupiter's Smaller Spot gets REDDER - carl - 10/12/2006 4:10:46 PM
- "And Leon's getting LARGER!" (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/13/2006 1:37:35 AM
- Jupiter's hurricanes getting stronger -- that darned 'global warming'!! - JimO - 10/12/2006 5:46:01 PM
  - I usually look to you for a clear-headed view of science-related issues - free of innuendo - alcaray - 10/13/2006 3:27:29 PM
  - I'd expect better from you, Jim - pwokenyaw - 10/12/2006 7:50:12 PM
    - Not to mention that there is a huge body of evidence that it's NOT solar forcing on Earth or elsewhere. - et - 10/13/2006 2:19:53 AM
      - what's next, heresy trials? - JimO - 10/13/2006 4:37:44 AM
        
        No Jim. Just continuing referral to the data. - et - 10/13/2006 4:32:42 PM
        
        Agenda driven hysteria for personal gain... - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/13/2006 7:02:00 AM
        
        Did Mencken have it pegged? - JimO - 10/13/2006 7:38:14 AM
        
        re: Did Mencken have it pegged? - Fox - 10/14/2006 2:05:04 AM
        
        re: Did Mencken have it pegged? - Pugs - 10/14/2006 3:40:04 AM
        
        re: Did Mencken have it pegged? - Fox - 10/14/2006 4:46:50 AM
        
        re: Did Mencken have it pegged? - Pugs - 10/14/2006 6:58:34 AM
        
        re: Planetary situation - Fox - 10/14/2006 3:25:20 PM
        
        re: Did Mencken have it pegged? - Laurie Street - 10/13/2006 5:58:03 PM
        
        re: Did Mencken have it pegged? - pwokenyaw - 10/13/2006 3:38:41 PM

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