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Sesame Workshop Response to Campaign Ads
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Posted on 10/09/2012 9:11:20 AM PDT by Perdogg

Sesame Workshop is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization 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.


TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: ads; bho2012; bigbird; ernieluvsobama; obamamateur; obamasfsult; pbs; pissprize; sesamestreet
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1 posted on 10/09/2012 9:11:22 AM PDT by Perdogg
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To: Perdogg

Oh my!

Obozo has angered the big yellow bird.

He had better cease before bird sends in Snuffleupugus the Enforcer!


2 posted on 10/09/2012 9:13:58 AM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: Perdogg

Wait till team obama hears about this. I bet they threaten to cut their funding...oh wait... nevermind...


3 posted on 10/09/2012 9:15:14 AM PDT by barmag25
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To: Perdogg

Translation: They don’t want this to escalate to the point where Romney or Ryan put out a soundbyte that tells the public how much they are making on merchandising!


4 posted on 10/09/2012 9:15:14 AM PDT by GraceG
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To: Perdogg

bfl


5 posted on 10/09/2012 9:16:47 AM PDT by sauropod (Only two of God's creatures can employ the term "we": newspaper editors and men with tapeworms-Hayes)
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To: Perdogg

If only that were true.

Otherwise, Oscar is telling Bird to shut up before he blows their easy gig.


6 posted on 10/09/2012 9:17:28 AM PDT by Leep (Forward! To Surfdom)
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To: Perdogg
“I like PBS. I love Big Bird. Actually, I like you, too, But I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for."


7 posted on 10/09/2012 9:18:34 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (bOTRT)
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To: SeekAndFind

haha they stepped in it didn’t they. dumb O.


8 posted on 10/09/2012 9:19:55 AM PDT by Qwackertoo (Romney/Ryan 2012 The Future of Our Children and Their Children are at stake.)
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To: Perdogg

First AARP, then Big Bird.

I wonder if Biden will ask Romney to stop quoting him.


9 posted on 10/09/2012 9:23:32 AM PDT by MNDude (OWS Movement RIP)
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sure.. they’ll comply, just like the complied with NBC when they asked on Friday to remove their footage from an ad that has been running for the last five days.


10 posted on 10/09/2012 9:27:26 AM PDT by newnhdad (Where will you be during the Election Riots of 2012/2013?)
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To: Perdogg
The IRS needs to act on this, a blatant political ad which should eliminate their nonprofit(tax exempt?) status. An audit should be done on the Unrelated Business Income they receive.
11 posted on 10/09/2012 9:28:30 AM PDT by immadashell
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To: SeekAndFind
Non partisan but look who the "street gang" was hanging out with.

13 posted on 10/09/2012 9:31:05 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio

Telegraph headline:
>Michelle Obama and Jill Biden team up with Sesame Street
Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice-President Joe Biden, teamed up with Rosita and Elmo when they visited Sesame Street as part of the White House’s ‘Joining Forces’ Initiative in New York.


14 posted on 10/09/2012 9:33:08 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: immadashell

Sesame Workshop did not run the ad, 0bama did. If Sesame Workshop ran the ad, they would be in trouble with the IRS. In fact, even though they didn’t run the ad, they probably had to ask that the ad be pulled in order to maintain their tax exempt status, which they have done.

No tax consequences here for Big Bird.


15 posted on 10/09/2012 9:33:09 AM PDT by henkster (With Carter, the embassy staff was still alive.)
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To: raccoonradio

If I remember correctly Big bird and the basket bunch gave Moochelle a real hard time that episode. Have a look.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rupuEkIh9G4


16 posted on 10/09/2012 9:34:09 AM PDT by barmag25
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To: Perdogg

LOL Big Bird throws Obama under the bus.


17 posted on 10/09/2012 9:42:16 AM PDT by CitizenM (Obama - The architect of the decline of the U.S.)
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To: henkster
I agree with you. I think its grossly unfair and frankly counter-productive to blame Sesame Workshop for this ad.

If people on FR have a beef with PBS for its programming or even its very existence, then fine...make your point, campaign for change. But its utterly reprehensible to slap them when they actually do the right thing. Surely that is the kind of behavior we should be applauding?

18 posted on 10/09/2012 9:42:35 AM PDT by Vanders9
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To: StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; DKNY; ...

Check out #7 and #13 on this thread...


19 posted on 10/09/2012 9:45:44 AM PDT by nutmeg (I'm with Sarah Palin and Ted Cruz: Romney / Ryan 2012)
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To: Perdogg

I want to see big Bird’s tax returns.


20 posted on 10/09/2012 9:48:16 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys=Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best for you.)
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