Presidential debate spawns campaign to save Big Bird
If you were monitoring the presidential debate between Mitt Romney and President Obama in Denver last night via Twitter, you might think that Big Bird and Sesame Street were the sole topic of conversation.
In the midst of pledging to cut federal funding for PBS if elected, Romney apologized to moderator Jim Lehrer — who hosts the PBS Newshour — saying, “I like PBS, I love Big Bird. Actually like you, too.”
Almost instantly, satirical Big Bird accounts like SadBigBird, Fired Big Bird, and BigBirdRomney sprung up on Twitter and gathered thousands of followers over the next hour. At one…
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