"That Big Bird Comment did more to Harm Romney than anything Obama could have said last night."

[diabeticman]

My wife was commenting to a friend that Romney said what he did about firing Big Bird is going to really upset Soccer moms and more average americans than anyone realized.

[qanda]

1. Yep!

And I love it.

[Coyotl]

32. Big Bird got more tweets than anything else last night.

Tweet this Mitt, "I killed a bird and lost an election in one shot."

[theKed]

34. Two birds

with one sound bite?

[bluemarkers]

36. I didn't watch

(long story) but I was following tweets when I could. Then a few came up with Big Bird and could NOT figure out wth was going on. Quite the surprise this morning, and have been chuckling all day.

For every dollar "given" to pbs member stations, they raise $6. That money is not all coming from Democrats! both sides of the aisle love PBS and donate when they can. It creates a sense of ownership.... Rmoney just coming out and saying he was killing Big Bird and saying to Lehrer's face he would fire him.... just shows how callous and cold the psycho is.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Romney is his own worst enemy.

The best way to take him down seems to be to just stand back and let him talk. A lot of people are complaining about Obama's debate performance, that he wasn't aggressive enough, but maybe just hanging back and letting Mittens strangle himself with his own tongue isn't such a bad strategy.

[2on2u]

13. +1000 n/t

[CrispyQ]

54. "The best way to take him down seems to be to just stand back and let him talk."

Word.

He's a bigger disaster than W.

[Downwinder]

3. More than that, Big Bird is the best international Ambassador we have.

Go any place in the world and they know Big Bird.

[hifiguy]

4. There may be a basketball-sized grain of truth

in that observation. "I am gonna fire Big Bird" doesn't seem to me to be a great vote-getting strategy.

[anneboleyn]

9. I know it was big on Twitter last night, and it became a meme right away

Buzzfeed has images of Big Bird and his friends responding to the news. They are awesome.

[monmouth]

5. The thought of no "Masterpiece Theater" on Sunday nights gives me chills..LOL..n/t

[RichGirl]

23. No Downton Abbey!!

[monmouth]

27. I am addicted to that show. Maggie Smith...great stuff..n/t

[CBHagman]

50. Mr. Bates only has one good leg...

...but I'd bet he could kick Romney's butt.



That I should like to see.

[madinmaryland]

37. I'm watching "Sherlock Holmes" on PBS tonight. Agatha Christie's Poirot is on after that.

[diabeticman]

44. Who is playing Poirot? My wife only likes a certain actors version of the character but I can't

remember his name.

[madinmaryland]

46. David Suchet. Thanks to my wife for helping me spell "David".

[diabeticman]

53. Yeah I think that's the guy my wife likes.

[WinkyDink]

52. What station? My Wednesday is SH and Wallender. :-(

[napkinz]

6. here ya go ...

[Coyotl]

29. Big Bird: "I'm too big to fail!"

[ailsagirl]

7. BWA-HA-HA-HA!!!

Serves him RIGHT!!

Now he's ticked off PBS.

Another visa conquered.

[BarackTheVote]

8. Once again, to cut funding to PBS

is the put thousands of people out of work. Big Bird is the personification of the death of a respected American institution. Sesame Street, Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, Captain Kangaroo, Nova, the Cosmos with Carl Segan, Bob Ross's Joy of Painting, Frontline, The News Hour, the McLaughlin Group, Masterpiece Theater, the FUCKING LAWRENCE WELK SHOW... Everyone knows and has some connection to these programs, even some very deep connections... do not underestimate childhood nostalgia or the power of public television. PBS has touched out lives at every single stage of our lives, Big Bird is an avatar for something much greater.

[Solomon]

10. I thought it was a huge mistake. as soon as he said it

my wife and I looked at each other and said "wow". He just really fucked up".

I think that is the biggest thing people will come away with. The ugly way he said to Leher _" I like you too but...'

There was no reason for him to go there but he just couldn't help himself.

[uponit7771]

11. +1!..people, as funny as it sounds screwing with Big Bird is bad...no really, it just sound aweful

[NightOwwl]

49. I'll bet he's had plenty of practice.

" I like you too but...'

I'm buying your company to bankrupt it in order to make massive profits I can stash in the Caymen Islands. And btw, you're fired!

[Starry Messenger]

12. This.

I don't know why so many people were ready to drink bleach over the debates last night...I read that 69% of the US loves public television and wants to keep it. Firing Big Bird is not likely to play well with anyone but the fringe. People will remember a line like that, and talk about it.

[WinkyDink]

14. Haha! Rev. Al just called it "a fowl story"!

[Indpndnt]

15. Very true!

And it's been all over the MSM today. They may be piling on Obama today, but they're also acknowledging the importance of the Big Bird issue to Willard's support. Willard blew it big time with that remark.

Perfect!

[AsahinaKimi]

16. Right....

[pinboy3niner]

17. LOL! No more Mr. Nice Bird!

[alphafemale]

19. Most people alive today either grew up watching Sesame Street or have children who grew up with it.

Really bad move for Rmoney. He might as well of gutted Santa with a horn from Bambi's severed head on that stage,

He astounds me with how clueless he is.

[mnhtnbb]

20. Romney thinks he's so funny...but he's just a big lying, bullying, sack of shit.

[SurfingScientist]

21. can someone take care of the #18 post troll? (n/t)

[abumbyanyothername]

24. I reported it. nt.

[pinboy3niner]

26. Done

MIRT comes through again!




http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=292427&sub=trans

[SurfingScientist]

33. Thanks ...

... I had figured out in the meantime how to report a post, jury hid it.

Kudos to the jury members for their service.

[Matariki]

22. It nicely illustrated what the Republicans want to do to the social contract

in a way that even the most low information voter can understand.

Good show Governor Rmoney, keep up the good work.

[marions ghost]

25. I have to agree

although I didn't see it at first...but y'know it was such a crazed performance by Bombney that maybe it all boils down to:

SAVE BIG BIRD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[OmahaBlueDog]

28. Defund Big Oil, Not Big Bird!

[flamingdem]

30. This is GOOD

save big bird!

[Liberalynn]

42. Excellent image

[diabeticman]

47. That needs to go viral!

[Aerows]

31. People won't remember a damn thing about the debate

except firing Big Bird. Hell, I watched it and I know there was a zinger in there somewhere by Obama, but all I remember is "Big Bird will die under Romney".

[ejbr]

35. Yes, I even saw one gloating partisan

republican pundit say we should "leave Big Bird alone."

[CatWoman]

38. ...

[nadinbrzezinski]

43. Ok that toon is ... how shall I put it

problematic... (even if true)

[David Zephyr]

39. I"ve heard more about that from people today than anything else.

And I would have never guessed the impact it would have had. K&R.

[Brother Buzz]

40. Boomerang zinger!

[rustydog]

41. "I like to fire people" apparently even Sesame Street people

[Indpndnt]

45. Oh, definitely. Most people love Big Bird. Either they grew up with it or love someone who did.

Big Bird is a cultural icon! This was the STUPIDEST thing Willard could have put out there. Thank you, Gawd!!

[WinkyDink]

48. Yes, because Big Bird symbolizes the innocent victims that Romney is willing to sacrifice.

[cr8tvlde]

51. Yes, he likes to fire people, and showed us by threatening to fire the Debate Host on international

TV before millions and mow down children's symbols like Big Bird. He just pissed in the Fruit Loops and Cherios of two generations of kids. Nice job, Mittwitt.