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Big Bird’s defense team

Charles M. Blow

Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 | 2 a.m.

Mitt Romney’s Big Bird swipe during Wednesday’s debate raised some hackles: PBS’, many on social media and mine. Romney told the debate moderator, Jim Lehrer: “I’m sorry, Jim. 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 — I’m not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for it.” Those are fighting words. Social media, and others, exploded in Big Bird’s defense. PBS itself issued a tersely worded statement Thursday, ...

Charles M. Blow writes for The New York Times.

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By CarmineD (Carmine DiFazio)

Oct. 9, 2012

5:28 a.m.

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On a good note, with the impending demise of the yellow buzzard by the words spoken by Governor Romney, sales of Big Bird have gone skyward and beyond. By most accounts, they have been record breaking. Kiddies are crying out: All I want for Christmas is Big Bird. And adults are accomodating them.

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By Just_Me

Oct. 9, 2012

8:14 a.m.

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Sesame Street is a billion dollar brand - seriously, they don't need any government subsidies - they will be just fine.