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Romney To Lehrer: ‘I Love Big Bird’ But I Would Cut Federal Subsidies For PBS
“I love Big Bird.” That’s how Mitt Romney couched the blow to PBS reporter and tonight’s presidential debate moderator Jim Lehrer when the GOP candidate said that he would like to end federal subsidies...
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PBS Responds To Romney: Cutting Federal Funding Would Have ‘Virtually No...
One of Mitt Romney‘s statements during last night’s debate took particular hold in the Twittersphere: his reference to Big Bird, in explaining that he would cut federal subsidies to PBS. On Thursday,...
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Stewart: ‘Deeply Divided Nation’ Has Agreed On Something – Obama’s Debate...
Jon Stewart agreed with the consensus that President Obama gave a bad performance at last night’s debate, to put it mildly. Stewart was amazed at how Mitt Romney was so easily able to claim a...
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President Obama Touts 7.8% Unemployment, Romney ‘Rounding Up’ Big Bird In...
In a speech at Fairfax, Virginia’s George Mason University, President Obama continued his post-debate resurgence by touting this morning’s jobs report, which saw the unemployment rate fall to 7.8%,...
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Gibbs: Romney Is ‘Taking The Battle Straight To Sesame Street’ But Letting...
Former White House Press Sec. Robert Gibbs joined George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s This Week on Sunday where he went after many of the pledges that Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney made during...
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Jon Stewart Tears Into Conservative Outrage Over Funding Sesame Street’s...
On Monday night, Jon Stewart took on the presidential debate. In particular, the Big Bird Debacle of 2012. “Who fires Big Bird?” Stewart asked. Then proceeding to mock the reasoning behind the...
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NBC News’ Peter Alexander Calls Obama’s Big Bird Ad ‘Absurd’ (UPDATED)
President Barack Obama’s campaign has opened up a second front in in the war to rescue his dispirited debate performance from posterity’s condemnation. The initial response from the Obama campaign was...
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Feather Underground: ‘Evil Genius’ Big Bird Stars In Obama Campaign Ad
President Obama‘s reelection campaign continues to tear into Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney over Romney’s vicious attack on Big Bird at last Wednesday night’s debate. Following...
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John McCain: Obama Campaign’s Big Bird Ad Shows ‘Paucity Of Ideas,’ Obama...
During an interview on The Today Show earlier, Senator John McCain reacted to the latest attack ad to come out of the Obama campaign: mocking Mitt Romney for making Big Bird and cutting funding to PBS...
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Sesame Street Asks Obama Campaign To Take Down Big Bird Ad
President Barack Obama’s campaign is doing all they can to leverage Mitt Romney’s comments about cutting off the federal subsidy to PBS for as much political benefit as possible. To that end, the Obama...
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Chris Matthews And Panel Trash Obama Campaign’s Big Bird Ad
On Tuesday’s Hardball, Chris Matthews and his panel guests took on President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign’s latest ad featuring Sesame Street’s Big Bird. The Obama campaign’s ad hits Mitt Romney...
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Matt Lauer Scolds Robert Gibbs Over Big Bird Ad: Is This A Campaign With...
Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs appeared on NBC’s Today on Wednesday where anchor Matt Lauer scolded him and President Barack Obama’s campaign for introducing Big Bird into the debate...
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WSJ Editorial Hits Obama For Big Bird Jokes, Lack Of Any Real...
The Wall Street Journal‘s editorial board criticized President Obama‘s newfound Big Bird narrative on Tuesday night. The piece, entitled “Big Bird, Small President,” said Obama’s jokes aren’t funny —...
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That’s Infotainment! Why Big Bird Gets Big Coverage
Simpson-Bowles… Dodd-Frank… Big Bird… Which of these three still has traction coming out of the Denver debate? The yellow-feathered icon, of course… But this column isn’t about telling you what you...
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Jon Stewart Ridicules Obama Campaign: ‘Let It Go’ With The Big Bird Stuff...
Jon Stewart hoped against hope that after a poor debate performance last week, President Obama would jump back into the same passion about important issues that he held in 2008. But Stewart immediately...
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Romney Adviser Battles With Obama Deputy Campaign Manager Over ‘Romnesia,’...
Obama Deputy Campaign Manager Stephanie Cutter and Romney campaign adviser Kevin Madden sparred on Face the Nation of President Barack Obama‘s coining the term “Romnesia,” as well as the campaign quips...
View ArticleMichelle Obama and Big Bird Run Around a Grocery Store with Billy Eichner
To promote her “Let’s Move” campaign, First Lady Michelle Obama has done a pushup contest with Ellen DeGeneres and turned the White House into a full-on gym with Jimmy Fallon. But now, things have...
View Article‘You’re Fired’: Trump Axes Big Bird in Kimmel Segment Mocking PBS Cuts
Jimmy Kimmel took aim last night at Donald Trump’s proposed budget, which would enact deep cuts across a number of federal agencies. “President Trump released his proposed budget today,” said Kimmel....
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Shep Smith Compares A Trump Endorsement To That Of ‘Shakira And Big Bird’
Fox News’ Shepard Smith is clearly none too interested in Donald Trump’s endorsement of Mitt Romney. Reporting that the Apprentice host’s speech would be coming up in the next few hours, he gave it all...
View ArticleSesame Street Icon Caroll Spinney, the Man Who Brought Big Bird and Oscar the...
Caroll Spinney has played both Big Bird and Oscar the Ground on Sesame Street since 1969. And after almost 50 years in these iconic roles, Spinney is retiring. The New York Times reported today that...
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