Mitt Romney Wants to Fire Big Bird. The Monster!
Romney's Big Bird comments spark response from the bird himself
Uh oh.
In Wednesday night's first presidential debate, Republican candidate Mitt Romney upset an unlikely...person?
"I'm sorry, Jim. I'm going to the stop the subsidy to PBS. I like Big Bird. I like you," Romney said.
Debate moderator Jim Lehrer works for PBS.
But, while Mitt may like Big Bird, the Bird doesn't like him - and he quickly expressed his feelings via Twitter.
Within an hour of setting up the Twitter handle @BigBirdRomney, the Sesame Street icon had nearly 6,000 followers. Just before midnight he had more than 7,300.
Through the debate Big Bird expressed anger, concern and even saddness that the Republican presidential candidate wanted to put him, and his friends from the Street, out of work. And he wasn't shy about sharing his endorsement for president.
"If you don't vote Obama, Mitt Romney is going to be eating me by the end of November."
However, in a cryptic Twitpic, the Bird seemed to suggest he and Ann Romney had a "thing" at one point - but he didn't elaborate.
Check out some of his most retweeted and favorited quips:
@ mittromney just DM-d me. He told me if I don't shut my beak, he's going to tie me to the roof of his car. =( #Debates - Big Bird (@BigBirdRomney) October 4, 2012
Under Mitt #Romney, Cookie Monster won't receive the care he needs to overcome his addiction. #FactCheck. #Debate2012 - Big Bird (@BigBirdRomney) October 4, 2012
Mitt Romney just mentioned the Middle East. As a bird from that part of the world, I am appalled. #Debate2012 #BigBird - Big Bird (@BigBirdRomney) October 4, 2012
The bird even made his own political commitments:
If this gets 10,000 Retweets, I pledge to run in the 2016 elections. #BigBird2016. #Debates #PresidentialDebate201 2 - Big Bird (@BigBirdRomney) October 4, 2012
The Romney campaign has yet to respond to Big Bird's requests for comment or clarification.
@BigBirdRomney can also be contacted through bigbirdromney@gmail.com, and he's already making headway on his potential 2016 presidential bid.
Big Bird Takes To Twitter And Responds To Mitt Romney
The presidential candidate asserted he would cut funding for PBS, the home of Sesame Street. It's safe to say that Big Bird was not happy.
Prior to the debate, Mitt Romney is all like
Some of these things, like those endowment efforts and PBS I very much appreciate and like what they do in many cases but I just think they have to stand on their own rather than receiving money borrowed from other countries, as our government does on their behalf.
Which he echoed live on TV.
Via: hollywoodreporter.com
At first, Big Bird was like
Big Bird @BlGBlRD
WTF Mitt Romney... :(
Big Bird @FiredBigBird
Look what Mitt Romney has done to me... twitpic.com/b0syqt
Via: twitpic.com
And then he got really angry
Big Bird @BlGBlRD
Yo Mitt Romney, Sesame Street is brought to you today by the letters F & U! #debates #SupportBigBird
And then super sad
Big Bird @BlGBlRD
If Romney wins, this could be me... :( flickr.com/photos/arianaf… #SupportBigBird #Debates
Via: arianaflorence
But then he made jokes
Big Bird @FiredBigBird
Romney will fire Big Bird and Cookie Monster and replace them with the replacement refs #bigbird
And echoed the complaints of his friends
Big Bird @BlGBlRD
Even Ernie is mad! :( #SupportBigBird #Debates
Then he started a late-in-the-game campaign with Elmo
Big Bird @BlGBlRD
Big Bird / Elmo 2012! #debates #SupportBigBird
But then got curious about a different VP candidate
Big Bird @FiredBigBird
Herman Cain / Big Bird 2016
And wondered if he was a part of the 47 percent
Big Bird @BlGBlRD
I guess I'm the 47%... #debates #denverdebate
But then Grover got overly-dramatic
XPhile1908 @XPhile1908
THIS http://t.co/oeZCMMRW
Big Bird @BlGBlRD
OMG, they arrested Grover for defending me. :( RT @XPhile1908 THIS pic.twitter.com/JLDlmp5h
And it was like... seriously, gurl, chill
But honestly, he really felt...
Big Bird @BlGBlRD
This is me after Romney gets elected: farm3.static.flickr.com/2267/158056830… | #denverdebate #debates
Depression
Via: imwithkanye
Romney vs. Big Bird: Internet Defends Scorned Muppet
Don’t mess with Big Bird, Mitt Romney. That’s the message the Internet sent Wednesday night when the GOP presidential candidate confirmed that he “loves Big Bird,” but would cut subsidies for PBS.
The zing had amateur Photoshoppers working in overdrive to defend the beloved Sesame Street character.
The comment also generated 17,000 tweets per minute for “Big Bird” and 10,000 tweets per minute for “PBS,” according to @gov. Within minutes, parody Twitter accounts began popping up, including @ FiredBigBird and @ BigBirdRomney.
Romney will fire Big Bird and Cookie Monster and replace them with the replacement refs #bigbird
- Big Bird (@FiredBigBird) October 4, 2012
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Uh oh.
In Wednesday night's first presidential debate, Republican candidate Mitt Romney upset an unlikely...person?
"I'm sorry, Jim. I'm going to the stop the subsidy to PBS. I like Big Bird. I like you," Romney said.
Debate moderator Jim Lehrer works for PBS.
But, while Mitt may like Big Bird, the Bird doesn't like him - and he quickly expressed his feelings via Twitter.
Within an hour of setting up the Twitter handle @BigBirdRomney, the Sesame Street icon had nearly 6,000 followers. Just before midnight he had more than 7,300.
Through the debate Big Bird expressed anger, concern and even saddness that the Republican presidential candidate wanted to put him, and his friends from the Street, out of work. And he wasn't shy about sharing his endorsement for president.
"If you don't vote Obama, Mitt Romney is going to be eating me by the end of November."
However, in a cryptic Twitpic, the Bird seemed to suggest he and Ann Romney had a "thing" at one point - but he didn't elaborate.
Check out some of his most retweeted and favorited quips:
@ mittromney just DM-d me. He told me if I don't shut my beak, he's going to tie me to the roof of his car. =( #Debates - Big Bird (@BigBirdRomney) October 4, 2012
Under Mitt #Romney, Cookie Monster won't receive the care he needs to overcome his addiction. #FactCheck. #Debate2012 - Big Bird (@BigBirdRomney) October 4, 2012
Mitt Romney just mentioned the Middle East. As a bird from that part of the world, I am appalled. #Debate2012 #BigBird - Big Bird (@BigBirdRomney) October 4, 2012
The bird even made his own political commitments:
If this gets 10,000 Retweets, I pledge to run in the 2016 elections. #BigBird2016. #Debates #PresidentialDebate201 2 - Big Bird (@BigBirdRomney) October 4, 2012
The Romney campaign has yet to respond to Big Bird's requests for comment or clarification.
@BigBirdRomney can also be contacted through bigbirdromney@gmail.com, and he's already making headway on his potential 2016 presidential bid.
Big Bird Takes To Twitter And Responds To Mitt Romney
The presidential candidate asserted he would cut funding for PBS, the home of Sesame Street. It's safe to say that Big Bird was not happy.
Prior to the debate, Mitt Romney is all like
Some of these things, like those endowment efforts and PBS I very much appreciate and like what they do in many cases but I just think they have to stand on their own rather than receiving money borrowed from other countries, as our government does on their behalf.
Which he echoed live on TV.
Via: hollywoodreporter.com
At first, Big Bird was like
Big Bird @BlGBlRD
WTF Mitt Romney... :(
Big Bird @FiredBigBird
Look what Mitt Romney has done to me... twitpic.com/b0syqt
Via: twitpic.com
And then he got really angry
Big Bird @BlGBlRD
Yo Mitt Romney, Sesame Street is brought to you today by the letters F & U! #debates #SupportBigBird
And then super sad
Big Bird @BlGBlRD
If Romney wins, this could be me... :( flickr.com/photos/arianaf… #SupportBigBird #Debates
Via: arianaflorence
But then he made jokes
Big Bird @FiredBigBird
Romney will fire Big Bird and Cookie Monster and replace them with the replacement refs #bigbird
And echoed the complaints of his friends
Big Bird @BlGBlRD
Even Ernie is mad! :( #SupportBigBird #Debates
Then he started a late-in-the-game campaign with Elmo
Big Bird @BlGBlRD
Big Bird / Elmo 2012! #debates #SupportBigBird
But then got curious about a different VP candidate
Big Bird @FiredBigBird
Herman Cain / Big Bird 2016
And wondered if he was a part of the 47 percent
Big Bird @BlGBlRD
I guess I'm the 47%... #debates #denverdebate
But then Grover got overly-dramatic
XPhile1908 @XPhile1908
THIS http://t.co/oeZCMMRW
Big Bird @BlGBlRD
OMG, they arrested Grover for defending me. :( RT @XPhile1908 THIS pic.twitter.com/JLDlmp5h
And it was like... seriously, gurl, chill
But honestly, he really felt...
Big Bird @BlGBlRD
This is me after Romney gets elected: farm3.static.flickr.com/2267/158056830… | #denverdebate #debates
Depression
Via: imwithkanye
Romney vs. Big Bird: Internet Defends Scorned Muppet
Don’t mess with Big Bird, Mitt Romney. That’s the message the Internet sent Wednesday night when the GOP presidential candidate confirmed that he “loves Big Bird,” but would cut subsidies for PBS.
The zing had amateur Photoshoppers working in overdrive to defend the beloved Sesame Street character.
The comment also generated 17,000 tweets per minute for “Big Bird” and 10,000 tweets per minute for “PBS,” according to @gov. Within minutes, parody Twitter accounts began popping up, including @ FiredBigBird and @ BigBirdRomney.
Romney will fire Big Bird and Cookie Monster and replace them with the replacement refs #bigbird
- Big Bird (@FiredBigBird) October 4, 2012
Image courtesy of gifwich
Image courtesy of jestcomedy
Image courtesy of the-lion-hearted-girl
Image courtesy of prettyannamoon
Image courtesy of eclecticspectrum
Image courtesy of normalheart
Image courtesy of hoppinglamb
Image courtesy of chzbgr
Image courtesy of modernprimate
Image courtesy of 8plus9
Image courtesy of bugattibeez
Image courtesy of nihilsinenefas
Image courtesy of @TechyDad
Image courtesy of bboypatches