Seems like Mitt Romney will never be able to live down those devastating comments he made during his 2012 presidential campaign when the candidate stated that he promised to identified PBS as a model of wasteful governmental spending and would slash funding if he was to be elected president.
On Sam Champion's talk show America's Morning Headquarters, Champion along with long time Weather Channel meteorologist Carl Parker discussed Halloween costumes between segments. When Parker stated that he planned on dressing up like Big Bird, he added that he would "try to irritate Mitt Romney."
As you all know, Mitt Romney wants to foreclose Sesame Street and tell Big Bird to go the way of Oscar the Grouch
But this clip from Thursday's "Conan" shows that Mittens might want to go even further, and reenact a famous scene from "North by Northwest" with ol' BB. Except in Hitchcock's version, Cary Grant got away.
Eight-year-old Alabama resident Cecelia Crawford wasn't happy during the presidential debate on Wednesday night after Mitt Romney said he would stop government funding for PBS.
On Thursday morning, she was still upset, so she wrote Mr. Romney a letter, sent along to The Huffington Post by her mother. Crawford wrote that she is a fan of "Sesame Street" and that it was her "favorite show on earth" when she was younger.
"When I grow up I'm going to get married and I want my kids to watch it so do not cut it off," Crawford wrote. "You find something else to cut off!"
Romney told PBS host Jim Lehrer, who moderated the presidential debate, that he would stop the subsidy to Lehrer's network. "I’m sorry, Jim, I’m gonna stop the subsidy to PBS ... I like PBS, I love Big Bird -- I actually like you, too -- but I am not going to keep spending money on things [we have] to borrow money from China to pay for," Romney said.
Crawford's mother mailed the letter on Thursday to Romney's campaign headquarters.
The third straight day of protest on Sesame Street brought more violence and more arrest as police struggle to keep the peace.
It all started during Wednesday night’s presidential debate when GOP candidate Mitt Romney said he would end subsidies to PBS. Romney said to the moderator and PBS newsman Jim Lehrer “I’m going to stop the subsidy to PBS. I’m going to stop other things. I like PBS. I love Big Bird. I actually like you too. But I’m not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for things we don’t need.”
Since Wednesday night, Muppets along with thousands of supporters have occupied Sesame Street as a show of protest with no end in sight.
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Chaos and civil disobedience escalated for a second straight day as the Muppets are joined by thousands of supporters in the Occupy Sesame Street protests.
Posted by Gabriel Lorden of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Romney VS Romney
Grover arrested early yesterday afternoon
Chaos and Civil Protest eruptted on Sesame Street following Wednesday nights debate in which presidential hopeful Mitt Romney stated that he would cut federal funding to programs like PBS.
In a showing of unity, multiple characters of Sesame Street united in response to Mitt Romney’s threats to cut PBS funding at Wednesday nights presidential debate.
During the debate with President Barack Obama, Romney said to moderator and PBS newsman Jim Lehrer that: “I’m going to stop the subsidy to PBS. I’m going to stop other things. I like PBS. I love Big Bird. I actually like you too. But I’m not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for things we don’t need.”
"We Kill The Big Bird"
In a statement issued early today, PBS stated “We are very disappointed that PBS became a political target in the Presidential debate last night. Governor Romney does not understand the value the American people place on public broadcasting and the outstanding return on investment the system delivers to our nation. We think it is important to set the record straight and let the facts speak for themselves.”
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