When Sesame Street merchandising revenue is a defense for cutting support for PBS what do we say??

[tokenlib]

Honestly, I'd like to see Big Bird dog Romney to the end of the campaign trail. But I don't know how best to respond when that gets thrown in my face.

[Egalitarian Thug]

1. That without the support of "guvmint soshulism", Sesame Street would never have had

the exposure to begin generating that revenue. IMO.

[KurtNYC]

2. PBS is more than Sesame Street

We believe that there is great value in non-commercial television.

A great nation deserves at least one station that embraces and celebrates our culture.

[tokenlib]

3. I agree with you--but my "friends" think charity and profit from toys is enough...

but I'll add your thought to my "arsenal"..thanks

[Donkees]

4. Where are your tax returns, Mitt?

[MrSlayer]

5. Try this on.

"As a nonprofit organization which has a long history of building public and private partnerships, Sesame Workshop has benefited from the generous support of CPB [the Corporation for Public Broadcasting], which most recently provided critical grant support for literacy programs for 6-9 year olds, like The Electric Company," Knell said in a statement released Feb. 15, 2011. "CPB has helped support our work with military families to provide social and emotional coping skills for children of parents serving in Iraq and Afghanistan who have left family behind during deployment. It also has provided important funding for our work helping parents who have lost jobs or been displaced due to the economic recession to keep their families intact and positively motivated. Additionally, CPB has been active in helping transition video content into digital assets to be used in schools and distributed through web-based applications nationwide."

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/feb/28/jim-demint/sen-jim-demint-takes-aim-muppet-lobby/

[tokenlib]

6. Awesome..that helps a lot..thanks!!

[HopeHoops]

7. You get Oscar on the screen popping out of his trash can and yelling "FUCK YOU, ROMNEY!"

"You're TRASH! (cue eyebrows)"