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About Me

I was born in 1706 and rose to be Speaker in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, where I learned that it is more lucrative to become the Chief Clerk and do the legislature's printing. Besides being a printer, I am a scientist, diplomat, oh, and I helped guide this country towards independence. I am also the father of the University of Pennsylvania, among others, furthered the progress in the study of electricity, and established various social institutions such as a library and a fire company.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Deborah Read, Polly Stevenson Hewson

My Blog

The Final Installation

We are sad to announce that Speaker Ben has been canceled.  He was unable to overcome the necessary bounce-back required after the writers’ strike and never regained his audience.  The...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:08:00 GMT

December 2007

..> Speaker Ben discovered City Island.  He is glad to see that we continue to find open spaces and places with trees and grass where one can sit and relax.  Ben particularly enjoyed a ...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:58:00 GMT

November 2007

..> Speaker Ben is pleased to learn his picture is on the $100 bill.  When he learned that they are thinking of redesigning the bill, he suggested that they use a more recent photograph.&nbs...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:44:00 GMT

October 2007

Speaker Ben wishes to learn if the country he helped found was going to the dogs, so he went to the source.  He had a meeting with Klause the dog.  Ben was suspicious of Klause being a redco...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:57:00 GMT

August 2007

Speaker Ben has a new addition to his Almanac of advice: Do not try and fit a larger object into a smaller object.  This includes mailing a letter in the Fifth Floor mail chute drop.  The le...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:28:00 GMT

June, 2007

Speaker Ben is ready to share with his readers his long time secret: who is behind Speaker Ben?  Speaker Ben is a puppet, yet who is the hand behind the Speaker Ben puppet?. As we finally can see...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:07:00 GMT

April, 2007

This month, Speaker Ben ate too many Philly cheesesteaks.  He had a dream that he was in a giant garden with huge flowers.  When he awoke, he realized, because he is only four inches tall, t...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:14:00 GMT

March, 2007

Speaker Ben was delighted to meet Dauphin County's own William Sanderson.  William explained to Ben that he is on a television show called "Deadwood".  Ben is impressed that television is ai...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:35:00 GMT

January 2007

WHERE HAS SPEAKER BEN BEEN RECENTLY?By Leon Czikowski Speaker Ben met with a couple of people recently.  He met with Jewel Shepard, who writes political and media commentary for various publ...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:20:00 GMT

December 2006

  Speaker Ben has been enjoying making new friends and discovering the 21st century. He was horrified to learn of the difficulties our emergency management programs face in getting assistance ...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:34:00 GMT