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Was that the point of the History Channel’s documentary on Ben Franklin that debuted over the weekend? At the very least, it’s a paraphrase of one of the headlines in a four-page insert in Saturday’s New York Times, which, on its front page, depicted the inventor of electricity and signer of the Declaration of Independence being caressed by two cartoon lovelies under the headline, “Ben Franklin left his electricity on.” Then on the back, in case we didn’t get it the first time, there’s a color photo of “Ben” being escorted by several model types, seemingly several sheets to the wind, looking as though he is on his way into—or being thrown out of—Bungalow 8.
Those for whom the titiillation worked would open up the insert to find out that there’s even more about ol’ Ben than even those with more than a passing familiarity with his sex life could have...
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