In Arguing with Idiots, Beck compares FDR's actual electoral victories to Saddam Hussein's “electoral” victories

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From Glenn Beck's Arguing with Idiots, p. 225:

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

“He was elected four times, obviously he was popular!”

FDR is anpther president who is inexplicably ranked near the top of many “best presidents ever” polls. The fact that he is the only president to ever be elected four times is oft cited as proof of his popularity, and popularity, as we all know, always equals competence.

A.D.D. Moment: Saddam Hussein was elected a lot of times too.

A.D.D. Moment: Did I just use the word “oft”? Wow, I really need to stop reading history books.