http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZxs09eV-Vc
The Obama advertisement featuring Big Bird from the PBS kids show Sesame Street has been a popular video on youtube.com since the first presidential debate. Governor Mitt Romney has stated that one way to reduce the debt in the country is to cut the PBS network, which included the very popular children's show Sesame Street. This show has been around for decades and is still prominent in the lives of younger children. How can Romney possibly take this timeless piece of American history away from us? On a more serious note, how can cancelling the network possibly cut the country's debt enough to make a significant difference? Hopefully he has thought this through. I don't believe his statement will keep any of his supporters from voting for him, but I'm sure their children won't be thrilled. He does need to come up with more significant resolutions for the country's issues. And perhaps Obama should attack his opponent's bigger issues instead of the minor details of Romney's potential projects. The ad is not necessarily informative and it seems almost like a joke. Not exactly sure who should be laughed at, Obama for attacking the remark from the debate or Romney for claiming the task will actually help the debt crisis.
It is a silly ad and your point is well taken, but there is something here that is important. Big Bird is an image that stands for something larger than just PBS. Did you notice how the ad begins? What is the argument that is being made here? It's not just about Romney's desire to take funding away for PBS - it's about his unwillingness to do the same for the business & Wall Street. The add uses humor to make a serious point about Romney's priorities.
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