Politics
Big Bird responds to Mitt Romney's U.S. debate comment
During the first U.S. presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, the latter said he loves Big Bird but he would cut funding to PBS, which is home to Sesame Street. His comments sparked a @FiredBigBird account on Twitter, which has been suspended, and plenty of parody. Here's a look.
- VIDEO: What were Mitt Romney's exact words about Big Bird? Watch the clip:
- From Barack Obama's official Twitter account:
- A @FiredBigBird account on Twitter was suspended by Twitter hours after its creation, but that didn't stop thousands of people from following it before it was made unavailable. Romney's name and PBS were both trending words in the U.S. and in Toronto today.
Some of @FiredBigBird's tweets live on through others who had previously retweeted them, such as this one: 
- With or without that Twitter account, plenty of people had a laugh at Romney's mention of Big Bird.
@NickKristof And a pig roast featuring Miss Piggy. And don't forget Kermit the Frog-Legs. Tastes like chicken.
Big Bird was not available for comment, but this gentleman has released a statement: http://pic.twitter.com/fRMDXtjn
Do you like Green Energy as much as, less than, or more than Big Bird, Mitt? #ToughQuestions- Maybe Big Bird will be OK afterall...
"Center for Public Broadcasting, which funds @PBS, made up .00014% of the federal budget last year. But whatever." bit.ly/UH4ciD- While others expressed themselves using parody photos:
