During his lawn concert the other day, Glenn Beck told his congregation that he visited the National Archives where he "held the first inaugural address written in his own hand by George Washington."
Turns out, that's not entirely true.
Beck did receive a special VIP tour of the archives, arranged by an as-yet unidentified member of Congress. During that tour, he did get a peek inside the "legislative vault," which isn't open to ordinary visitors. But Archives spokeswoman Susan Cooper insists that Beck didn't lay a finger on any precious documents, much less George Washington’s inaugural address. That would be a major violation of policy. "Those kinds of treasures are only handled by specially trained archival staff," she explains.
Way to "restore honor," Beck.
This isn't earth-shattering news, but it's indicative of the larger scam that Beck is getting away with.