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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I don’t know what her competitors looked like, but I can see some merit to the judges’ verdict.
Did she bring someone to represent Ben Franklin's held-to-service help?
so now does she get a Netflix series?
Uncle Ben Franklin perhaps.
We have not yet reached peak stupid.
Bernice Franklin!..............
There is no ‘peak’.................
No, she gets to play him on Broadway!.........
It's possible that she had the best costume. If that's the case, no big deal here.
We're not like the Left. Outraged all the time.
After all, it was the 4th of July. Good for her to celebrate the holiday.
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) must be proud.
Did Disney sponsor this contest?
She does look a bit like him, but is that a compliment for a woman?
Agreed. I have no problem as long as an American won.
She does not look like him.
Funny you mention DAR. They just voted to allow biological men to become members. True story.
This woman sees positive things in Ben Franklin .
That’s a good thing
Maybe after he had a Florida vaycay.............
obviously a talent search sponsored by Netflix.
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