“Glenn, the library isn’t free. It’s paid for with tax money. Free public libraries are the result of the progressive movement to communally share books. The first public library was the Boston public library in 1854. Its statement of purpose: ‘Every citizen has the right to access community owned resources.’ Community owned? That sounds just like communism! You’re a communist! It’s like saying diet plans can’t help you people, I learned that by dropping weight at Weight Watchers.”

—Jon Stewart, in response to Glenn Beck saying he “educated” himself against the progressive movement with the “free” books at the library (via soupsoup) (via savingpaper)