Posted on 10/12/2012 6:44:30 PM PDT by cruise_missile
(Reuters) - Plans to save Big Bird, the fuzzy yellow character on U.S. public television's "Sesame Street," from possible extinction are taking shape in the form of a puppet-based protest next month dubbed the "Million Muppet March."
The demonstration is planned for November 3 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., three days before the general election.
Before the presidential debate between Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney had concluded on October 3, two men who had never met each floated the Million Muppet March idea on social media. They immediately united to defend public broadcasting.
Romney pledged during the debate to end the U.S. federal government's subsidy for the Public Broadcasting Service despite his professed love for Big Bird, one of the characters on PBS's 43-year-old children's educational program "Sesame Street," which features the Muppets.
Michael Bellavia, 43, an animation executive from Los Angeles, and Chris Mecham, 46, a university student in Idaho, separately came up with the Million Muppet March idea in response.
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Bugs Bunny.
Bugs had plenty of enemies. Among them, Daffy Duck (Biden) and Elmer Fudd (Obama)Did he let it phase him?
No way. Bugs was cool and confident with hinself. He let his enemies act like fools, which usually led to their demise.
My point is, if you're gonna march over a cartooon character, by golly, make it worthwhile!
One trillion, two trillion, three trillion.. four trillion..
LOL. I had bird crap on my car the other day. Stuff dries like cement.
I cannot believe that the libs are now going to defend the ‘1%’. The guy that operates Big Bird earns $315,000. Go figure.!?
LOL... Outstanding!
Just pay the taxpayer royalties for all the merchandise they have profited on for the past two generations of, say, 16% and call it a draw.
Muppets of the world unite!
A rally for liars and the ignorant - as the head of Sesame Street has openly admitted, and this article and similar garbage from the partisan press fail to point out, funding of PBS would have no bearing on their ability to continue Sesame Street as very little of their revenue comes from the federal grants and they get a huge amount of revenue from other sources including royalties from toy sales.
This is not being organized by Sesame Street.
Thanks to you guys, I’m laughing on my way to bed tonight, LOL....
Don’t they care what the rest of the world thinks of us?
ROFLMAO.
The image appears to have vanished (dead’s). Do you still see it?
6:10AM ET, the image is back. For at least half an hour it wasn’t there.
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