King: was it P T Barnum who famously said: you never go broke underestimating the intelligence of the public. The media usually allows outrageous comments to go unchallenged, and the public "only know what I read in the newspaper". Personally, I think HD/Upp are not far from the truth; it is the truth because the public lets it occur, and so how smart are they, really? America, first as a slogan, yes. America, the brilliant, discerning, politically, economically aware?? Probably not....
Oddlot