"Cookie, are we at the right Party??"
Posted on 10/13/2012 12:35:38 PM PDT by John Semmens
Gloating over what they consider a “colossal blunder,” the Obama campaign has launched a series of ads promising that Obama will save the Sesame Street character from “extinction” at the hands of the GOP.
Obama Campaign spokesperson, Jennifer Psaki boasted that “the cruel side of Governor Romney is now on display for every voter with school-aged children to see. The idea that he would even consider defunding this American icon is the unkindest cut of all. We won't let voters forget it.”
Whether Big Bird or Sesame Street would face extinction without federal subsidies seems dubious. The Sesame Street operation grossed over $100 million last year and has nearly $300 million in assets on the company's books. Merchandise sales, copyright licensing fees, and corporate sponsorships account for 90% of their revenues. Federal subsidies make up less than 10% of total revenues. Ironically, at a salary of over $300,000, the actor who plays Big Bird falls in the group the Obama Administration says needs to pay higher taxes.
A lawyer for Sesame Street has requested that the Obama Campaign refrain from using its characters in its ads. Psaki acknowledged receipt of the complaint, but declined to confirm the campaign would comply with the request. “If the President feels he needs to use these characters to make his point he will continue to use them,” Psaki asserted. “After all, the needs of the nation surely override this organization's hope to make a profit. Besides, it is by no means clear who owns the rights to these characters. If the government subsidizes Sesame Street why shouldn't it control how the benefits of that subsidy are dispersed?”
Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs seconded Psaki's take. “The fact of the matter is that what the President says or does about anything takes precedence over what anybody else has to say or do,” Gibbs argued. “He represents all Americans. As such, whatever he determines is right for the country supersedes the private interests of any other individual or organization.”
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news posts you can find them at...
http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/120635-2012-10-12-semi-news-a-satire-of-recent-news-october-14-2012.htm
Why, that sounds positively Southren!
it sure got me......I was livid.....
I’m glad it’s only satire, but you all know it’s what he really thinks....
"Cookie, are we at the right Party??"
I aspire. :)
Watching SNL tonight, an Obama commercial comes up, to wit... “Bernie Madoff, Ken Lay (Corzine and Maxine Waters not mentioned)... and who does Romney attack? Big Bird!”. I swear I thought at first it was an SNL parody, but it had real commercials before and after, and claimed to be from Obama for America, I think. C’mon, was this really from the Obama campaign? It’s so hard to tell whether I’m supposed to laugh at Obama campaign spots.
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