He said it, I didn't! No wait, flip that.

Buried in this article we find a Librarian acting as keen societal observer:
“Kevin Starr, the state librarian, says he has defended California "in season and out," but this time he is "throwing in the towel."
"We sort of deserve it this time, don't we?" he asks. "You've got a leading candidate deciding, or not deciding, on Leno. This is a society melting down into deliberate self-parody."”