H.L. Mencken Updated and Applied to Television

"As democracy [TV programming] is perfected, the office of president [prime-time lineup] represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people."

"On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House [ABC Tuesdays at 8/7c] will be adorned by a downright moron [Jim Belushi]."

- H.L. Mencken