This Halloween when the streets of your hometown look more like Sesame Street then suburbia, there is one person to thank: Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
During the first presidential debate in Denver on October 3, Mitt Romney decided to discuss his plan to cut what he considers non-essential items to the budget. "I’m going to stop the subsidy to PBS. I’m going to stop other things," Romney said. "I like PBS, I like Big Bird."
Social media immediately picked up on the "zinger" by Romney with Big Bird continuing as a trending topic even hours after the debate. A week later, with the media's focus shifted towards the upcoming VP debate, new job numbers and information out of Libya, the backlash about Big Bird still continues to have a lasting impact. Big Bird has inspired memes, Democratic campaign ads, and t-shirts. The famous Bird even made his way onto Saturday Night Live.
On October 31, the impact of Mitt Romney’s statement will be seen clearly.
According to ABC News, the “Sassy Big Bird” Halloween costume sold on costumecraze.com has been flying off the shelves. Although Big Bird Halloween costumes were already a big seller prior to the presidential debate, sales have increased 500 percent. Halloween Express has had hundreds of searches for their Big Bird costume since the debate.
Costume World’s CEO and founder, Marilynn Wick, told ABC News that this year’s couple costume winners were Big Bird paired with Obama and its counterpart, Big Bird and Mitt Romney, with one addition. The Romney/Big Bird pairing also included “a machine gun doing Big Bird in.”
Who ever said Mitt Romney was bad for the economy?
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Just a note - if anyone is reading. I logged on MSNBC.COM and there were 6 Republican/conservative articles. Its Hogwash, but they are creating noise...noise and they are very good at it. I don't hear a squeak from us.
Because we know that since 1980 Reagan and the religious right have been gunning for PBS because they dare to educate the population with science and stuff they don't like. Or did you forget the Teletubby nonsense.
More nonsense from whomi! Really whomi, you need to get out of you parents basement!
Your party is just trying to keep American from exercising their right to vote. Much ado about nothing my arse!
http://illuminate.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/27/4985921-trolling-trolling-trolling-keep-those-trolls-from-trolling
Who does this sound like.
Alert!!!! Alert!!!!! Obama's Regional Field Director in Houston, caught on tape telling a potential voter how she can vote in Texas and Florida. She said they've done it and gotten away with it. Please pass the word. Google search "Stephanie Caballero, Obama's regional Field Director. We should be angered. Obama and his administration have helped with making it simple for voter fraud. How many more people like this woman are out there in the United States? She said they've been getting away with it. Where is the Main Stream Media on this? MIA like on the Benghazi attack!
A liberal group in New Mexico claims to have undercover video showing the vice chair of the Sandoval County Republican Party training poll challengers to use illegal tactics that could suppress voters' rights.
ProgressNow New Mexico on Wednesday published video of a September 26th official "Poll Challenger Training," in which former Republican Sandoval County Commission candidate Pat Morlen misinformed voters about ID requirements and assistance for Spanish-speaking citizens.
"At the request of two or more precinct board members of different political parties, a voter shall still present the required physical form of identification," Morlen says in the video.
Rules posted by the New Mexico Secretary of State, however, state that a verbal ID -- such as name, birthday and address -- are all that can be required from a vast majority of voters.
The trainer also falsely claims that voters who changed their address but stayed in the same voting district should receive a provisional ballot and that no assistance would be provided to non-English speaking voters.
Morlen, who is now a tea party activist, later mocks disabled voters in New Mexico.
"In this state, if you're in a coma [laughing] and your parent wants you to vote, they can vote for you," she quips. "My own opinion is if the person can't even say their name, at least their name, I don't see why they should be voting."
ProgressNow New Mexico warned that the faulty poll challenger training "could potentially restrict the voting rights of as many as [one in eight] New Mexicans in November."
http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/david/new-mexico-republican-official-caught-traini
10 cases of voter fraud recorded in the last election out of all the millions of voters. Cool your heals and go have a drink. Pennsylvania had ZERO so a judge ruled to dismiss id's until after the election. Let's stop the hysteria over nothing. The Republicans simply want to keep Dems away from voting. It is overly obvious. America stand up for your rights and re-elect Obama. He doesn't keep Americans from voting.
Put this hogwash where the sun don't shine. It's the Republicans who keep people from voting. We have a documented history of this. Nothing new to the American people.
I suppose you, like Fib Romney, have all the facts before you step in it!!!! Mitt steps in it so often and then tells us it smells like perfume. This guy is as annoying as a nit on a knats nut. Insignificant politician who is a fraud, a con man.
DNFTT
Then how do you explain Al Franken(D) stealing the Minnesota Senatorial election. Norm Coleman(R) had won the election then the DNC started finding thousands of votes for Franken and turning them in. The Democrats have no shame!
Good bye sully I'm tired of your repetitious posts and meaningless trolling.
I don't see how anybody could vote for "Mittens"
Anybody that doesnt like Big Bird has a serious character flaw