Category Archives: Politics

H. L. Mencken: “The human race is incurably idiotic”

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Scott Huffines

H.L.MENCKEN 1524 HOLLINS ST. BALTIMORE December 2nd 1927 Dear Charles:- A few notes: 1. I bought some brown shoes six or eight years ago, and have worn them off and on ever since. I have also taken to brown oxfords. … Continue reading →

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A Pearl Inside?

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Scott Huffines

“A small boy peeps into a papier-mache clam for a look at what turns out to be Cindy Whitelock, who gives Governor Agnew a sample at Chesapeake Bay Soft Shell Clam Festival, Annapolis, Maryland, 1967.” Found on Ebay.com. Tags: spiro … Continue reading →

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Mobtown Muck

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Scott Huffines

By Brennen Jensen (Baltimore City Paper, 11/8/2000) “Aristocratic, historic Baltimore is the slumming-ground for thousands of escaping Washingtonians.” Such a statement could have been written yesterday, given the number of D.C.-area residents who regularly hammer up Interstate 95 for a … Continue reading →

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“The Flight of Abraham” (Lincoln), March 9th, 1861

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Scott Huffines

By the International Team of Comics Historians (1.) THE ALARM. “On Thursday night, after he had retired, Mr. Lincoln was aroused, and informed that a stranger desired to see him on a matter of life and death. A conversation elicited … Continue reading →

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Abraham Lincoln Inauguration Not Assured Until He Gave Baltimore Assassins the Slip

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Scott Huffines

Evading Baltimore assassins earned vitriol, and the chance to fight another day. By Geoff Brown (U.S.News & World Report, 2/26/2009) When president-elect Barack Obama walked down the steps of Baltimore’s War Memorial on Jan. 17, 2009, to deliver a speech … Continue reading →

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