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Downturn Hits Sesame Street
Financial Times ^ | 3/11/2009 | By Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson

Posted on 03/12/2009 1:45:46 AM PDT by ComputerGuy

The recession has spread from Wall Street to Sesame Street. The home of Elmo and Oscar the Grouch announced on Wednesday that it would eliminate a fifth of its 355-strong workforce as market turmoil ate into its income and assets.

(Excerpt) Read more at ft.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: downturn; layoffs; pbs; sesamestreet
Not to worry, folks - 0bama's hiring.
1 posted on 03/12/2009 1:45:47 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: ComputerGuy

Are they going to put a foreclosure/sales sign on Oscar’s trashcan?! ; )


2 posted on 03/12/2009 1:49:11 AM PDT by Tamar1973 (Riding the Korean Wave, one Bae Yong Joon drama at a time!)
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To: ComputerGuy

the sesame union don't look too pleased
3 posted on 03/12/2009 1:53:32 AM PDT by ari-freedom (Hail to the Dork!)
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To: ComputerGuy

A couple of years ago, “Mad TV” did some skits about Sesame Street during hard times.


4 posted on 03/12/2009 1:56:18 AM PDT by johnthebaptistmoore (Conservatives obey the rules. Leftists cheat. Who probably has the political advantage?)
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To: ComputerGuy

"Obama doesn't care about muppets..."
5 posted on 03/12/2009 2:13:10 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Tamar1973

see post 5


6 posted on 03/12/2009 2:13:36 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: ComputerGuy
What?

The prime promotors of Socialist group think from the Sesame cell have been discovered to be THEY are the ones that is not like the (American) others?


Since 1983 my children have never been allowed to view Sesame Street, Disney nor Nickelodean.

7 posted on 03/12/2009 2:29:26 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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To: Recovering_Democrat
"Obama doesn't care about muppets..."

LOL! ...good one...reminds me of the movie, "Head of State."


8 posted on 03/12/2009 2:51:40 AM PDT by familyop (As painful as the global laxative might be, maybe our "one world" needs a good cleaning.)
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To: knarf

#7 How many children have you had since 1985 ;o)


9 posted on 03/12/2009 2:57:14 AM PDT by Dedbone
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To: Dedbone

3 .. 2 prior to ... Homeschooled them all until my wife died in 2004.


10 posted on 03/12/2009 3:03:48 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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To: knarf
"...... Homeschooled them all until my wife died in 2004."

I'm so sorry that you have experienced the loss of your wife. God bless you and your family.

11 posted on 03/12/2009 3:14:07 AM PDT by Mila
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To: ComputerGuy

Recessionry Street...


12 posted on 03/12/2009 3:22:45 AM PDT by Jagman (POTUS Interruptus: The natural way to prevent unwanted stimulus packages!)
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To: Mila
Thank you.

I have first hand experience how devastatingly quickly "they" can unravel good, Christian values.

My kids are OK, but incremental, creeping evil just sneaks up on them and me.

I never truly digested how insidious evil is until the last couple of years ... and that comprehension is SO connected to the politics of America.

I have a sincere appreciation for the prayer/plea, "God ... bless America."

13 posted on 03/12/2009 3:49:31 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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To: ComputerGuy

Did some work for Children’s Television Workshop years ago.

You would be shocked to see their opulent offices. No expense spared.

To think that this entity is subsidized with taxpayer funds is ludicrous. Their licensing brought them hundreds of millions of dollars over the years.


14 posted on 03/12/2009 4:37:06 AM PDT by Carley (President Obama ~ Leaving No Tax Cheat Behind)
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To: ComputerGuy
This is not entirely on point; but, a while ago I remember that they decided to rate the older eps of SS because there were things in there that were simply not PC enough. Can't have the Cookie Monster eating cookies, ya know. Here is the article:

Parental Warnings on Older Episodes of Sesame Street

15 posted on 03/12/2009 12:23:28 PM PDT by LibertarianLiz
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To: knarf

After I was warned about the insidious assumptions and creeping evil in EVERY bit of information in our society,

I chose to conduct my own (ongoing) worldview research and study. It has really opened my eyes and increased my discernment.

And I will continue this study and discernment for the rest of my life, because I do NOT intend to let it creep into my kids through me.


16 posted on 03/12/2009 12:27:01 PM PDT by MrB (The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)
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