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    USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY 4 Oct 2012

    Big Bird for president?: http://usat.ly/PSPIve  Twitter users defend one of Sesame Street's most beloved muppets during the #debate

    5:27 AM - 4 Oct 2012
    • 98 Retweets
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    • Marco Flores Jr. Karen DaltonBeninato Karla Berezoski Deanna E. H. Arza Joshua McGovern elisabompani Top Trending Top news Top News
    20 replies 98 retweets 14 likes
      1. Norm Says Vote Nov 6th‏ @NormDGuerreIndy 4 Oct 2012
        Replying to @USATODAY

        @USATODAY Whenever someone threatens to cut funding to PBS and the arts, we're going to have a fight. Big Bird is just the poster child.

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      1. Debra Cooley‏ @VegasDebbie123 4 Oct 2012
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        @USATODAY Moms & kids should picket in front of Romney's campaign offices w/ signs saying,"Don't kill our Big Bird! - I love Elmo!" RT

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      1. Debra Cooley‏ @VegasDebbie123 4 Oct 2012
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        @USATODAY Moms and kids of the US need to picket Romney's campaign offices with signs that say, "Don't let Mr. Romney kill Big Bird!"

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      2. Research_Institute‏ @ResrchInstitute 4 Oct 2012
        Replying to @USATODAY

        @USATODAY The ironic thing is that Big Bird has EARNED millions for decades just in merchandise..not to mention Elmo, Ernie & Kermit!

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      3. Research_Institute‏ @ResrchInstitute 4 Oct 2012
        Replying to @ResrchInstitute

        @ResrchInstitute @USATODAY Oh, don't forget about Miss Piggy...I'm sure her bank is quite full. I do NOT see they need USA money.

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      1. Pooetryman‏ @POOetryman 4 Oct 2012
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        @USATODAY Vote for #BigBirdForPresident! Send #MittTheTwit back to SLC or Boston; #anywherebutWashington!

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      1. Benjamin‏ @jhjmoritz3 4 Oct 2012
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        @USATODAY http://BIGBIRDFORPRESIDENT2012.COM --------For Sale

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      1. Benjamin‏ @jhjmoritz3 4 Oct 2012
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        @USATODAY ------BIGBIRDFORPRESIDENT2012.COM For Sale-Contact Me

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      1. Anjul Nigam‏Verified account @AnjulNigam 4 Oct 2012
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        @USATODAY #Kimmel's Indian Call Center Guys headline #HuffingtonPost Politics section regarding Romney outsourcing:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/mitt-romney-zingers-outsourced-kimmel-indian-call-center_n_1938887.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003&ir=Politics …

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      1. Lisa Bialac-Jehle‏ @laserenita 4 Oct 2012
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        @USATODAY Save Big Bird!pic.twitter.com/ozPfkWqB

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      1. Juliana L'Heureux‏ @julianawriter 4 Oct 2012
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        @USATODAY #foxnews It must B value added 2 debate followers of both persuasions R&D 2 know #Big_Bird took the #Romney #zinger, not #POTUS

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      1. Leesa39211‏ @Leesa39211 4 Oct 2012
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        @USATODAY Shame on you - you know a network would pick up Sesame Street. (and check your spelling)

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      1. Devoted Voter‏ @DevotedVoter 4 Oct 2012
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        @USATODAY Obama would cut tax breaks for big oil; Romney would cut Big Bird. #2012debate #debate2012

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      1. Big Bird Fights Back‏ @cutbigbird 4 Oct 2012
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        @USATODAY Well, since Romney wants to fire me, I guess I could run. Gingrich could be my running mate. He's like Oscar the Grouch

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      1. Jack W. Orf‏ @JackWOrf 4 Oct 2012
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        @USATODAY If elected, #MittRomney will fire #BigBird & replace him with a lower-paid 4'6" Mandarin-speaking Chinaman with slated eyes.#dnc

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      1. Jack W. Orf‏ @JackWOrf 4 Oct 2012
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        @USATODAY #MittRomney says #BainCapital will be taking #PBS private, merging it with #Playboy Ent. #Coming soon: #BigBird NUDE! #tcot #dnc

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      1. Lytom‏ @aksym 4 Oct 2012
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        @USATODAY fun is fun, but why can't we channel the defense into something "bigger" voting for 3rd party!

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      2. Blackword‏ @Blackword 4 Oct 2012
        Replying to @USATODAY

        @USATODAY Romney means KFC Big bird is code.

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      3. Kyle Ogden‏ @ogden_kyle 4 Oct 2012
        Replying to @Blackword

        @Blackword @USATODAY that was just racist against buzzards

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