Wrong...
Henson did NOT die of HIV.
It is NOT Henson causing the problem but his daughter Lisa - a real Leftard.
Henson was never considerd a Left wing nut job.
Unfortunately, when he died, the powers-to-be decided to implement real leftist-socialist-politically correct BS into their programming.
This is when we lost cookie monster, grouch and a host of others in favor of the androgynous ELMO. This is when Sesame Street lost it.
On another note...I wish they had a Chick-Fil-A here in Rhode Island, but this state is real Leftarded.