Glenn Beck- Founders' Friday: Benjamin Franklin

Glenn Beck Show- June 4, 2010: Founders' Friday- Benjamin Franklin

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Tonight, Founders' Fridays continue with Ben Franklin. There's a lot missing in what's taught about our Founders like Franklin. Did you know that Franklin, who so hated the poor, helped create the nation's first hospital?

He is also often lumped in with the "Founders were racist" claims. Well..if he was a racist, then he wasn't really good at it, because he was the head of the Abolition Society, a group demanding an end to slavery.

Benjamin Franklin practically defined Americanism: duty, innovation, personal responsibility, self-improvement.

Tonight, we restore the history of one of the greatest Americans ever to live.

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• Founders Friday
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• June 4
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[Matthiasthesecond]

I got news for you Glenn, Ben Franklin was in truth a very charitable man and gave to the poor all the time for god's sake he was RAISED POOR! oh and by the way remember when your "messiah" George Bush passed the Patriot act well here's a little Ben Franklin quote for you:

"Those who would give essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety"

[AtlasShruggery]

Ben Franklin would clearly have recognized that Glenn Beck is a buffoon.

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I would hate to be one f the people in the audience getting a class from Glenn Beck.

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I wou

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This whole segment on Franklin did to make much sense. Fox, do the American people a favour and close down. Americans are a laughing stock around the world,in no small part to Fox for the daily bout of brain washing of the American mind.

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Because of the capitalist excess of the 1980s and 1990s, the social divide is at all time highs. Now the government is needing to help the poor through taxation by trying stimulate demand in the economy by creating jobs.

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Continued: shouldn't help the poor. Actually giving free or very low cost internetbto poor households will help in the long run as homes with broadband are likely to be more productive than those without. It helps with many things - research, financial management, students attaining better grades and many other benefits. Too much free capitalism isn't good. When idiots like Beck are paid 10s of millions, what has the world come to? I do believe in capitalism, but there must also be significant

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Glenn Beck sounds so dumb. When he is out of is comfort zone, notice how long he takes to say things. And I bet his salty with Fox is $30mn a year. Talk about waste of money. And he has the audacity to suggest you shou

[Jzubbs301]

Why do liberals harbor such a rabid hatred for people like glenn beck, Ann Coulter, and Sarah Palin? Conservatives do have some people they don't like but aren't anywhere as deranged about it as the libs are! All you have to do to see it is read some of the posts on pages like this one.

[samadamsronzio]

I Think Glenn Beck Should Stick To History And Get Out Of Politics because when he talks about The Founders We Know That's The Truth !!

[exiledathenian]

@Matthiasthesecond WELL argued.....and supported; respectfully though, how do you negate the quote from Franklin he cited in the beginning????? Paraphrasing: "....Handouts prevent the poor from doing better...."

[fireking9934]

@KylePW1986 you also forget that franklin was an abolitionist, and a smart inventor