Sesame Street Funding - Lloyd Morrisett says Romney 'stretching the truth' by asserting it will save much money. News sends own Big Bird out on streets to get fans' reaction to candidate's comments
One of the creators of Sesame Street rushed to the defense of Big Bird Thursday, calling Mitt Romney’s threat to pull the plug on funding for PBS “silly.”
Lloyd Morrisett said he was baffled that Romney made his yellow-feathered friend a talking point in Wednesday’s debate with President Obama.
One of the creators of Sesame Street rushed to the defense of Big Bird Thursday, calling Mitt Romney’s threat to pull the plug on funding for PBS “silly.”
Lloyd Morrisett said he was baffled that Romney made his yellow-feathered friend a talking point in Wednesday’s debate with President Obama.
“I rolled my eyes. I thought to myself, ‘What the hell is this?’” Morrisett told the Daily News.
During the debate, the GOP nominee for the White House said he liked Big Bird, but not enough to borrow money from China to fund him and his Sesame Street pals during an economic crisis. “To argue that’s going to save much money is a stretch of the truth,” Morisett said. “I think it’s sort of silly.”
The Daily News took the issue to the streets, sending a reporter to Washington Square Park dressed in a Big Bird costume to get reaction from fans. After spotting Big Bird, Wendy Saltzstein’s two kids clamored for a photo and she expressed dismay that Romney would want to pluck his feathers. “If elected, I wouldn’t be surprised if Romney went through with it,” Saltzstein said.
A PBS spokeswoman said that only 15% of its $475 million budget comes from the government.
“If you don’t vote Obama, Mitt Romney is going to be eating me by the end of November,” tweeted @BigBirdRomney, one of many parody accounts on Twitter.
During a campaign stop in Colorado Thursday, President Obama made light of his opponent’s deficit-closing concept. “Thank goodness someone is finally getting tough on Big Bird!”
“Elmo, too!” he said.
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During the debate, the GOP nominee for the White House said he liked Big Bird, but not enough to borrow money from China to fund him and his Sesame Street pals during an economic crisis. “To argue that’s going to save much money is a stretch of the truth,” Morisett said. “I think it’s sort of silly.”
The Daily News took the issue to the streets, sending a reporter to Washington Square Park dressed in a Big Bird costume to get reaction from fans. After spotting Big Bird, Wendy Saltzstein’s two kids clamored for a photo and she expressed dismay that Romney would want to pluck his feathers. “If elected, I wouldn’t be surprised if Romney went through with it,” Saltzstein said.
A PBS spokeswoman said that only 15% of its $475 million budget comes from the government.
“If you don’t vote Obama, Mitt Romney is going to be eating me by the end of November,” tweeted @BigBirdRomney, one of many parody accounts on Twitter.
During a campaign stop in Colorado Thursday, President Obama made light of his opponent’s deficit-closing concept. “Thank goodness someone is finally getting tough on Big Bird!”
“Elmo, too!” he said.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/sesame-street-co-creator-slams-mitt-romney-article-1.1175433#ixzz28SVTaUNT
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