Big Bird pimp slaps Obama

[Forever_frost]

Evidently, Seseame Street has told the Obama campaign to pull Big Bird from their ads as they are non partisan and not to be used in campaigns. The Obama administration has 'promised to look into their complaints.'

[Trip McNeely]

Probably because after the debate they realized as they probably have for years if Mitt is elected they will be bought by a private organization and actually make some money. You realize all of that merchandise that they profit from....oh wait, they don't.

[The King]

Big Bird is a perfect mascot for the Obama campaign, since they both appeal to juveniles.

[Forever_frost]

Probably because after the debate they realized as they probably have for years if Mitt is elected they will be bought by a private organization and actually make some money. You realize all of that merchandise that they profit from....oh wait, they don't.

Big Bird made 211 million 03-06 and the CEO made 1 million in compensation

[Forever_frost]

Barack Obama's campaign team says it is "reviewing" a request from Sesame Street to stop using images of Big Bird in a TV advertisement.

The ad, shown on national cable stations and on the campaign's YouTube page, mocks a pledge by Mitt Romney to cut public funding to America's Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), which shows the children's show.

A narrator says: "Big … Yellow … A menace to our economy … Mitt Romney knows it's not Wall Street you have to worry about, it's Sesame Street.

"Mitt Romney - taking on our enemies, no matter where they nest."

Sesame Workshop, which produces the show, said: "Sesame Workshop is a nonpartisan, non-profit organisation and we do not endorse candidates or participate in political campaigns.

"We have approved no campaign ads, and as is our general practice, have requested that the ad be taken down."

Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters: "We've received that request. We're reviewing it.

"I will say it doesn't change the fact that there's only one candidate in this race who is going to continue to fight for Big Bird and Elmo, and he is riding on this plane."

She added: "The point that we're making here is that when Mitt Romney was given the opportunity to lay out how he would address the deficit, when he said, I will take a serious approach to it, his first offering was to cut funding for Big Bird.

"And that is absurd and hard to take seriously (as) his specific plan."

Mr Romney made the comments about Sesame Street during the first debate of the presidential race last week, saying that although he "liked" Big Bird, he no longer wanted PBS to be subsidised by the American public.

Mr Obama's performance in the debate was widely described as lacklustre and a poll of voters has since shown Mr Romney is edging ahead of the president by 49% to 47%.

http://news.sky.com/story/995572/big-bird-obama-told-to-pull-sesame-street-ad

[talisman]

hahahaha, desperation is a stinky cologne.

[DON SVO]

It's bad when your PR person says, "well fuck it... Let's see how long we can ride the Save Big Bird train" while having no other rebuttal to Mitt's "we have to cut spending and Obama hasn't done shit but spend MORE."

[big_tiger]

Obama is used to the tactic of "Catch me if you can." By the time they stop using it, the message is old.

[4eyedwillie]

I wonder if they told the GOP to stop using The Count in their ads?

[Blackpony]

Wouldn't this be a sort of copyright infringement with them using images of big bird?

[ceyko]

The almighty USA has reduced its politics to fucking Big Bird. All the shit wrong with his country and Big Bird is making the news for a POTUS election.

[DON SVO]

I wonder if they told the GOP to stop using The Count in their ads?

Was he counting the trillions of dollars Obama has spent after failing to curtail spending (as per his first campaign standpoint)? If so, we're gonna be here a while.

[HOOCBB]

Wouldn't this be a sort of copyright infringement with them using images of big bird?

It would probably fall under trademark infringement.

[SMEGMA STENCH]

It's bad when your PR person says, "well fuck it... Let's see how long we can ride the Save Big Bird train" while having no other rebuttal to Mitt's "we have to cut spending and Obama hasn't done shit but spend MORE."

cut spending is directly opposite any socialist agenda and is an affront to the left

without spending the left shrivels and they know it

[Treasure Chest]

Wouldn't this be a sort of copyright infringement with them using images of big bird?

Didn't you get the memo? Laws and precedent don't apply to Obama.