First debate, first Mitt Romney fires Big Bird, saying he loves the bird but Big Bird has to go.
Predictable next: Obama campaign ad for loving Big Bird.
And thenโฆ Repubs jump on it, saying Obamaโs milking Big Bird.
Yellow bird jokes aside, public television in the U.S. is no joke.ย Wall St. Mitt wants to cancel public broadcasting, still showing heโll do anything rather than raise top bracket tax rates on his friends and contributors.
This is the main and most important alternative to commercial television the U.S. has.ย Surely Mittโs big family that he surrounds himself with as accessory in campaign appearances were raised to love Big Bird.
Big Bird, casualty of the Romney axe?ย Seriously?
Next, public television asked the Obama people to remove the ad, since it wants to keep its non-partisan image.ย NPR story here.
Are you getting the impression itโs too serious around here?
Carole