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napkinz

(17,199 posts) Thu Oct 4, 2012, 10:17 PM Oct 2012

Could "Romney Lose The Mommy" Vote Over The Big Bird Debacle?

Seriously, can we pose this as an attack on moms and their children?

And it has a nice ring to it:

"Romney Loses The Mommy!"

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Could "Romney Lose The Mommy" Vote Over The Big Bird Debacle? (Original Post) napkinz Oct 2012 OP

A lot of mothers grew up on Sesame Street skeewee08 Oct 2012 #1

I think when Sesame Street first went on the air in 1969 napkinz Oct 2012 #6

I would go with it... Kalidurga Oct 2012 #2

yes, .... it's screwing with something for the sake of ideaology vs common sense and people LIKE uponit7771 Oct 2012 #3

Hell, yes! Kids LOVE Sesame Street and their moms grew up on it, too. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #4

My husband freaked out over it. Barack_America Oct 2012 #5

It's been on since 1969 napkinz Oct 2012 #10

FREE BIG BIRD! barnabas63 Oct 2012 #7

I don't think we can count on Lynyrd Skynyrd in this election napkinz Oct 2012 #12

It's an attack on education. Tx4obama Oct 2012 #8

Bain would probably buy the rights and charge for viewing. Barack_America Oct 2012 #9

This is what really scares me josh3693 Oct 2012 #18

Hell yeah. NightOwwl Oct 2012 #11

Remember the song, "Who Are The People In Your Neighborhood?" napkinz Oct 2012 #14

Two things... demmiblue Oct 2012 #13

A lot of Grover fans are still upset napkinz Oct 2012 #19

30 years ago, maybe - lynne Oct 2012 #15

yes diabeticman Oct 2012 #16

I'll tell you a secret flamingdem Oct 2012 #17

it's not a secret napkinz Oct 2012 #20

it might be more than that,it's a part of our culture, and people's childhood JI7 Oct 2012 #21

skeewee08

(1,983 posts)

1. A lot of mothers grew up on Sesame Street

Reply to napkinz (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 10:20 PM

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So he should expect some backlash from it

napkinz

(17,199 posts)

6. I think when Sesame Street first went on the air in 1969

Reply to skeewee08 (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 10:24 PM

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Mitt was in France.

I didn't know the Vietcong were in Paris, but they must have been, because I've seen pics of Mitt protesting those who opposed the war.

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)

2. I would go with it...

Reply to napkinz (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 10:20 PM

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Might lose the daddy vote too. I see a lot of dads making an effort to spend more time with their children and they are just as likely to be upset if their children are upset over losing Big Bird. If it was up to me I would put up a Big Bird ad and air it on a Saturday morning.

uponit7771

(90,364 posts)

3. yes, .... it's screwing with something for the sake of ideaology vs common sense and people LIKE

Reply to napkinz (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 10:21 PM

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...Big Bird...few people like rMoney

Indpndnt

(2,391 posts)

4. Hell, yes! Kids LOVE Sesame Street and their moms grew up on it, too.

Reply to napkinz (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 10:22 PM

Oct 2012

Moms do not want their kids to lose what they, themselves, knew and loved. Willard seriously blew it with this idiotic remark. And I am very glad.

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)

5. My husband freaked out over it.

Reply to napkinz (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 10:24 PM

Oct 2012

"Did he seriously say that?!"

I caught him muttering under his breath several times, "...how long has Sesame Street been on?...he'd just cancel it?...."

We watched Sesame Street tonight with our son.

napkinz

(17,199 posts)

10. It's been on since 1969

Reply to Barack_America (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 10:26 PM

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barnabas63

(1,214 posts)

7. FREE BIG BIRD!

Reply to napkinz (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 10:25 PM

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napkinz

(17,199 posts)

12. I don't think we can count on Lynyrd Skynyrd in this election

Reply to barnabas63 (Reply #7)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 10:35 PM

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(Were supposed to play at an event for Romney during the summer, but got rained out.)

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

8. It's an attack on education.

Reply to napkinz (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 10:25 PM

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I think Romney does not understand that MILLIONS of children learn a heck of a lot of what they need to know, before going to school, by watching Sesame Street.

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)

9. Bain would probably buy the rights and charge for viewing.

Reply to Tx4obama (Reply #8)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 10:26 PM

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josh3693

(18 posts)

18. This is what really scares me

Reply to Barack_America (Reply #9)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 12:30 AM

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Sesame Street is pretty popular, so I imagine it would get picked up by one of the corporate broadcast networks. Who would then proceed to destroy a wonderful legacy. I don't want Burt and Ernie selling my child junk food.

NightOwwl

(5,453 posts)

11. Hell yeah.

Reply to napkinz (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 10:34 PM

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He chooses to cut funding to PBS, which is a scant 1/100th of a percent of the budget. Who benefits from PBS? Not his wealthy cronies, that's for sure, but gdamnit that money has to come from somewhere. So firing Big Bird it is!

Shows his true colors. He's always been great at firing people, now he can include firing birds in his resume.

napkinz

(17,199 posts)

14. Remember the song, "Who Are The People In Your Neighborhood?"

Reply to NightOwwl (Reply #11)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 10:59 PM

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I don't think they ever mentioned vulture capitalists!

demmiblue

(36,893 posts)

13. Two things...

Reply to napkinz (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 10:38 PM

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1) the parent vote.

2) everyone knows that Elmo is the new Big Bird.

napkinz

(17,199 posts)

19. A lot of Grover fans are still upset

Reply to demmiblue (Reply #13)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:40 AM

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I remember when Grover got pushed aside for Elmo.

lynne

(3,118 posts)

15. 30 years ago, maybe -

Reply to napkinz (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 11:12 PM

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- but not now. The field for children's educational programming is far larger now. I have a 5 yr. old granddaughter and - while she's seen Sesame Street - it's just one of numerous similar shows. Frankly, I doubt she'd know it was even gone.