Comments on: H.L. Mencken Speaks

By: bamabud

bamabud — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:05:42 +0000

Thank you very much …
Thank you very much, KaiserAl32. These Mencken recordings rank among the best uploads ever posted on Youtube.

By: EvansGarden

EvansGarden — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:05:41 +0000

This is amazing. …
This is amazing. Thank you SO much for finding and posting this treasure! I always wanted to hear him speak.

By: paintingtasters

paintingtasters — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:05:41 +0000

It’s H.L. Mencken!! …
It’s H.L. Mencken!!!
wow

By: gln44

gln44 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:05:41 +0000

Any explanation for …
Any explanation for why segment VII is blank/mute?

Everything else is tickiteeboo, but that segment is silent.

By: vidziller

vidziller — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:05:41 +0000

split the audio …
split the audio track at the 10 min mark, select the second part.
under the menu, click extract audio.

just from memory, probably not exact.

By: KaiserAl32

KaiserAl32 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:05:41 +0000

Read the …
Read the Chrestomathy or the Vintage Mencken. He was, in my opinion, the greatest American social critic. He exposed all kinds of fooleries in American Kultur, and you’d be surprised how many such fooleries are still around, so he’s quite relevant. And he’s very funny, so that’s a plus.

By: HeatForce

HeatForce — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:05:41 +0000

Excuse my ignorance …
Excuse my ignorance but who is this Mencken guy? How is he relevant?

By: numberonesurvivor75

numberonesurvivor75 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:05:40 +0000

Cool!!! Mencken …
Cool!!! Mencken you’re a hero to many.

By: yoshimaroka

yoshimaroka — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:05:40 +0000

Thanks!
Thanks!

By: 7hevo1d

7hevo1d — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:05:40 +0000

“I believe it is …
“I believe it is the nature of the human species to reject what is true but unpleasant and to embrace what is obviously false but comforting.” H.L. Mencken