Mitt Romney Threatens to Fire Big Bird in PBS Debate

Via @pollybeam

This will be known as the Big Bird Debate.
— Dave Winer ☮ (@davewiner) October 4, 2012

"I like being able to fire Big Bird" ~ Mitt Romney (: #DenverDebate PBS
— THE m_arevlos (@olvera_m) October 4, 2012

8000 followers because you know... Romney is a disaster ...
— Big Bird (@FiredBigBird) October 4, 2012

Organizing a Million Muppet March against Mitt... #MuppetsAgainstMitt
— Big Bird (@FiredBigBird) October 4, 2012

"I worked with Big Bird. I served with Big Bird. You, sir, are no Big Bird,"
— Big Bird (@FiredBigBird) October 4, 2012

I like Sesame Street... the trees are the right heights
— Big Bird (@FiredBigBird) October 4, 2012

@firedbigbird It may have seemed like Mitt won the #debate but I know a couple voters that swung towards Obama twitter.com/anDsheld/statu…
— Andy sheldon (@anDsheld) October 4, 2012

Keep Big Bird Employed! Mitt I like you so please dont fire the bird. Now Oscar the grouch is a bad seed. That guy should go!
— adrianna greer(@AdriannaGreer) October 4, 2012

Big Bird lost his job, Oscar was evicted, Bert & Ernie can't wed, Elmo's speech is pre-existing condition & Count was deported #debates
— Kristine Vruno Huson (@Vruno) October 4, 2012

Mitt Romney Has Spoken About Big Bird Before. In December, He Said He Wouldn't Kill Him. bit.ly/SHB4q9
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) October 4, 2012

That awkward moment when Mitt Romney runs into Big Bird at the Denver airport.
— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) October 4, 2012

PBS response to Romney's proposed cut. twitter.com/tyduffy/status…
— Tyler Duffy (@tyduffy) October 4, 2012

I want to see Big Bird's long form birth certificate. I have reasons to believe he wasn't actually hatched on Sesame Street...
— Calvin (@aurosan) October 4, 2012

Mitt Romney definitely looked poised and confident. Especially when he looked America in the eyes & threatened to kill Big Bird.
— Benari (@BenariLee) October 4, 2012

In all seriousness, Big Bird got more attention than women did in this debate. COAL got more attention than women did in this debate.
— Kelly Jensen (@catagator) October 4, 2012

Obama: "I killed Bin Laden!"... Romney: "I'm gonna kill Big Bird!"
— Previs or Previnardo (@Previs) October 4, 2012