Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Obama Hiding Behind Big Bird

The owners of the children's show "Sesame Street" have asked the Obama campaign to pull down an ad released Tuesday that shows an image of Big Bird and mocks Republican nominee Mitt Romney for holding up the popular children's character as a symbol of unnecessary government spending.

"We have approved no campaign ads and, as is our general practice, have requested that both campaigns remove Sesame Street characters and trademarks from their campaign materials," said Sesame Workshop, a nonprofit educational organization that produces and owns the show, in a statement.

The Obama campaign is reviewing Sesame Workshop’s request.

A reporter traveling with the Obama camp asked Jen Psaki aboard Air Force One, “Thinking back to the last campaign of ‘08 and this time, too, the President has bemoaned at times the focus on trivial things.  And even though you made the point about cutting the deficit, a lot of people will read about it, hear about this ad—we‘re a month away from the election and we’re talking about Big Bird.  Is this the kind of focus that the campaign should have?

And from the Left:


And from the brilliant mind of an American Weasel in darkest England:


2 comments:

  1. If your last graphic is asking me if I'd vote for a stuffed puppet over the Empty Suit - my answer is an unhestitant YES!

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  2. @LibertyAtStake,

    The last graphic is courtesy of S. Weasel, but your championing of the puppet is shared by so many.

    I want to thank you so much for visiting this site. I am proud to know that you are a regular reader.

    Enjoy your day.

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