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Default H.L. Mencken Debunked

On Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:04:30 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

Mencken famously stated ""No one ever went broke underestimating the
taste of the American public."
GM has proven him wrong.


It worked for a while but they lost touch and started coasting. When
you look back at some of the barges they were selling in the 70s it's
a wonder they lasted as long as they did.