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Offline formerlurker

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Time to pull the plug on ‘Sesame Street’ fixation
« on: October 10, 2012, 04:48:02 AM »
Time to pull the plug on ‘Sesame Street’ fixation
Boston Herald
By Joe Battenfeld
Wednesday, October 10, 2012



Nothing like a good Elmo joke to show voters you’re taking the campaign seriously.

After a week of getting battered around for putting his campaign in sleep mode, President Obama is hoping that anger over “Sesame Street” will trump anger over the ailing economy.

If this is the Democrats’ new plan to keep the White House, Mitt Romney might as well start packing up the Jet Skis for the Potomac.

Obama is already facing Big Bird blowback. Democratic strategists who blasted the president’s debate performance are now questioning why the Obama campaign is fixating on the Muppets. Even PBS is going after Obama for putting the 8-foot tall yellow bird in new TV ads.

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Re: Time to pull the plug on ‘Sesame Street’ fixation
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2012, 06:04:20 AM »
Ahhh the timing on this is excellent considering just last night one of my moronic liberal fbook friends decided to rant on this like it was some gotcha moment on conservatives.y response... Umm do you really think this is important right now? Really?
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Re: Time to pull the plug on ‘Sesame Street’ fixation
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2012, 09:00:33 AM »
If even a Commie rag like the Globe recognizes how Obama is killing himself with this stupid shit, all I can say is...keep it up, Team Obama!

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Re: Time to pull the plug on ‘Sesame Street’ fixation
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2012, 09:50:07 AM »
Biden will certainly "take one for the team".
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Re: Time to pull the plug on ‘Sesame Street’ fixation
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2012, 10:42:04 AM »
Let's hope Barry puts on a little presentation about saving "The Count" on top of his Big Bird antics.

After all, the more time Barry wastes on the Muppets, the more days slip away and the more Romney can keep his momentum going.

Like the Herald's reporter said, "It’s almost too easy for the Romney campaign right now."
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Re: Time to pull the plug on ‘Sesame Street’ fixation
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2012, 10:47:46 AM »
When the choice is big bird or Libya 0bama will choose big bird.
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Re: Time to pull the plug on ‘Sesame Street’ fixation
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2012, 02:46:56 PM »
Big Bird has probably made more money than Romney. Obama is supporting the 1%ers.
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Re: Time to pull the plug on ‘Sesame Street’ fixation
« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2012, 06:56:13 PM »


I love to count!  One...two...three...wait, what?

16 TRILLION?  Are you ****ing nuts?

(Someone needs to make a commercial about that.)
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Re: Time to pull the plug on ‘Sesame Street’ fixation
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2012, 06:57:12 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on October 10, 2012, 06:56:13 PM


I love to count!  One...two...three...wait, what?

16 TRILLION?  Are you ****ing nuts?

(Someone needs to make a commercial about that.)

Excellent idea.   H5.
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Re: Time to pull the plug on ‘Sesame Street’ fixation
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2012, 09:14:41 PM »
I agree it has gone way over the top...Mitt Romney never said he didn't like Big Bird. I thought he meant that Sesame Street is a big enough corporation, that it doesnt need funding from the government or public viewers like you!! Essentially it can hold its own. As Sparky said in another thread. PBS needs Sesame Street, but Sesame Street doesn't need PBS.
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Re: Time to pull the plug on ‘Sesame Street’ fixation
« Reply #10 on: October 10, 2012, 10:13:55 PM »
Quote from: Wineslob on October 10, 2012, 09:50:07 AM
Biden will certainly "take one for the team".

If it was not for Big Bird, Biden could not count to 10.
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Re: Time to pull the plug on ‘Sesame Street’ fixation
« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2012, 10:23:29 PM »
Any takers on Uncle Joe doing a Sesame Street character impression during the debate tomorrow night?
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Re: Time to pull the plug on ‘Sesame Street’ fixation
« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2012, 10:28:16 PM »
Quote from: RobJohnson on October 10, 2012, 10:13:55 PM
If it was not for Big Bird, Biden could not count to 10.

The Count is the one that teaches numbers on Sesame Street.  Unfortunately he never reached 16 trillion.
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Re: Time to pull the plug on ‘Sesame Street’ fixation
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2012, 11:09:10 PM »
Quote from: BattleHymn on October 10, 2012, 10:23:29 PM
Any takers on Uncle Joe doing a Sesame Street character impression during the debate tomorrow night?

My money's on Oscar the Grouch.
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Re: Time to pull the plug on ‘Sesame Street’ fixation
« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2012, 11:58:16 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on October 10, 2012, 11:09:10 PM
My money's on Oscar the Grouch.

No, as I recall, Oscar is a reasonably intelligent character.
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Re: Time to pull the plug on ‘Sesame Street’ fixation
« Reply #15 on: October 11, 2012, 07:55:11 AM »
Quote from: NHSparky on October 10, 2012, 11:09:10 PM
My money's on Oscar the Grouch.

Joe Biden?  Fozzy the Bear.
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Re: Time to pull the plug on ‘Sesame Street’ fixation
« Reply #16 on: October 11, 2012, 09:22:36 AM »
Quote from: WinOne4TheGipper on October 10, 2012, 11:58:16 PM
No, as I recall, Oscar is a reasonably intelligent character.

However, he does live in a garbage can........
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Re: Time to pull the plug on ‘Sesame Street’ fixation
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