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D.C.’s ‘Million Puppet March’ To Save PBS

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Sunday November 4, 2012 @ 6:08am PSTTags: Big Bird, PBS

News reports say about 1,000 marchers took part in the ‘Million Puppet March’ held Saturday in Washington DC to counter Mitt Romney’s debate pledge that he would end federal funding for Big Bird and public broadcasting.
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‘Million Muppet March’ Planned In DC To Protect Federal Funding For PBS

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday October 12, 2012 @ 8:19pm PDTTags: Big Bird, PBS

Mitt Romney’s now infamous pledge to eliminate federal funding for PBS despite his affection for Big Bird and Jim Lehrer is getting still more pushback. Today a Los Angeles animation exec and an Idaho student are planning a ‘Million Muppet … Read More »

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Jon Stewart Batters Obama Campaign’s Big Bird Ad: Video

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Thursday October 11, 2012 @ 12:50am PDTTags: Barack Obama, Big Bird, Mitt Romney, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

First the production company behind Sesame Street wanted President Obama’s campaign to take down the ad they put out Tuesday using Big Bird to slam Mitt Romney’s plan to cut PBS federal funding. Now The Daily Show With Jon Stewart has gone after the incumbent for … Read More »

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UPDATE: Sesame Workshop Wants Obama’s Big Bird Ad Taken Down

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday October 9, 2012 @ 10:22am PDTTags: Barack Obama, Big Bird, Mitt Romney, Sesame Street

UPDATE, 10:22 AM: The production company behind Sesame Street is not happy with the new Obama campaign ad slamming Mitt Romney and featuring footage of Big Bird (see it below). “Sesame Workshop is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization and we do not endorse candidates or participate … Read More »

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Presidential Debate Most Tweeted-About Event In US Politics, Big Bird Big Star

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday October 4, 2012 @ 9:30am PDTTags: Big Bird, presidential debate, Twitter

Not only was last night a big night for President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, it was a huge night for Twitter … Read More »

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