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A black woman won a Ben Franklin lookalike contest and CNN was eating it up
Not The Bee ^
| July 06, 2026
| Cardinal Pritchard
Posted on 07/06/2026 7:47:49 PM PDT by Red Badger
This is America, folks.
Philadelphia to be exact.
Looks just like him!
🤣🤣🤣 This happened on Independence Mall near the Liberty Bell.
I'm guessing liberals loved this.
CNN reporters Laura Coates, Brianna Keilar, and Danny Freeman were just eating it up:
VIDEOS AT LINK................
Yes, Kiya Burgess, a black woman, won the Ben Franklin lookalike competition. And let me tell you, I've seen the copyrighted images of the event, and there were definitely a boatload of people there who actually looked like Ben Franklin.
Glad you got to cover this with such glee, CNN! Happy for you!
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To: Red Badger
Maybe the Judges had no idea how Ben Franklin even looked, since they “only barely even heard of him in school.”
To: HereInTheHeartland
More like she sees a chance to ‘Go Viral and get a few minutes of spotlight.
To: lee martell
Probably thought he had a discount store...............
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posted on
07/06/2026 8:50:27 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
07/06/2026 9:11:52 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
To: Red Badger
Na, Abe, definitely Abe. The smartest in the room.
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posted on
07/06/2026 9:27:42 PM PDT
by
Varsity Flight
( "War by 🙏 the prophesies set before you." ) I Timothy 1:18. Nazarite warriors. 10.5.6.5 These Days)
To: HereInTheHeartland
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posted on
07/06/2026 9:32:52 PM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(12/14/12- 930am -rampage begins... 12/15/12 - 1030am - Obama team scouts photo-op locations.)
To: Red Badger
Ben Franklin didn’t wear blackface.
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posted on
07/06/2026 9:36:39 PM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
To: Sicon
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posted on
07/06/2026 10:33:06 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: Sicon
(And yet... And YET...
We have not yet reached Peak Stupid.)
Have faith.
Have faith in your fellow Democrat countrymen.
There is Yet Hope for Peak Stupid.
Yes We Can. I mean Yes They Can. The wHOle Democratic Party is Leftist, Godless and Weird 
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posted on
07/06/2026 10:46:26 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: Red Badger
Look at the other contestants.
She should’ve won from what I saw.
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posted on
07/06/2026 10:47:45 PM PDT
by
ifinnegan
(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
To: Red Badger
(This is America, folks)
This WAS America, folks
CNN and The View and MSNBC MSNOW 🤦♂️🤦♀️🤦
—+
Hosea 4:6-7
21st Century King James Version
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to Me. Seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
7 “As they were increased, so they sinned against Me; therefore will I change their glory into shame.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hosea%204%3A6-7&version=KJ21
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posted on
07/06/2026 10:57:53 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: Red Badger
The organizer is Elena Jackendoff. Looks like a dude. The winner was determined using an applause-o-meter.
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posted on
07/07/2026 12:14:44 AM PDT
by
FoxInSocks
("Hope is not a course of action." — M. O'Neal, USMC)
To: FoxInSocks
Like the old Queen For A Day! show...............
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posted on
07/07/2026 12:26:39 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
To: Red Badger
Good for her! Having a little 4th of July fun and reminding everyone of Ben Franklin at the same time.
Down with the sourpusses.
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posted on
07/07/2026 3:20:10 AM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
To: Tijeras_Slim
“Uncle Ben Franklin perhaps.”
Very clever.
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posted on
07/07/2026 3:39:48 AM PDT
by
KingLudd
To: Red Badger
I suspect Ben would have loved this contest.
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posted on
07/07/2026 3:43:30 AM PDT
by
Vision
(“Our Democracy” means "Our Slush Fund." The Left is hate.)
To: Red Badger
Wasn’t Ben Franklin half black?
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posted on
07/07/2026 3:44:42 AM PDT
by
Mashood
To: jeffersondem
Cultural appropriation much?🤔😂
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posted on
07/07/2026 3:46:50 AM PDT
by
blitz128
To: Red Badger
To: Red Badger
This was a NETFLIX talent search.
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posted on
07/07/2026 4:43:04 AM PDT
by
maddog55
(The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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