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davidpdx

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26. I think the Big Bird thing is worth milking until the debate on Thursday

Reply to customerserviceguy (Reply #10)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 09:16 AM

Oct 2012

Remember this only happened Thursday night and it's Tuesday morning (at least it is for you guys in the US). A few days of playing this ad is worth embarrassing a grown man.

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Big Bird the focus in sarcastic new Obama ad [View all] cal04 Oct 2012 OP

K&R pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #1

Greaty ad! K&R avebury Oct 2012 #2

Excellent malaise Oct 2012 #3

That has to be the best FlaGranny Oct 2012 #4

This will easily be the most memorable ad of the campaign. Itchinjim Oct 2012 #5

KNR Great Ad n/t Earth Bound Misfit Oct 2012 #6

LOL GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 #7

Finally an ad that can break through all of the other ads on both sides that look the same 7worldtrade Oct 2012 #8

Lol! What was he thinking? Glimmer of Hope Oct 2012 #9

It's been fun, but it's time to move past Big Bird customerserviceguy Oct 2012 #10

I think you are probably right, it has been milked enough. Quantess Oct 2012 #13

Millions who were touched by this aren't ready to move on. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #20

I disagree; Mittens brought it up treestar Oct 2012 #22

+1 pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #24

I think the Big Bird thing is worth milking until the debate on Thursday davidpdx Oct 2012 #26

It's not about Big Bird - it's about cutting less than .01% of the Federal budget mikeytherat Oct 2012 #29

k and r Berlum Oct 2012 #11

The 'easy on Wall Street, tough on Sesame Street' line is going to stick. reformist2 Oct 2012 #12

this should get a lot of play Ghost of Tom Joad Oct 2012 #14

Cute! And it reminds Americans what the Pukes glowing Oct 2012 #15

This ad pissed off the RW bloviators on Morning Joe this morning BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #16

It pissed off Mutt Lauer, too. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #18

And that means they know it hurts treestar Oct 2012 #23

Bingo. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #25

Oscar in hiding in trash can... Haywood Brothers Oct 2012 #17

Ads with humor stick, they really do. You don't even need to throw them at a wall. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #19

The Bird is everywhere. yardwork Oct 2012 #21

Perfect! This is great. Whovian Oct 2012 #27

This is the kind of thing that sticks for quite awhile. Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #28

K&R Indpndnt Oct 2012 #30

K&R Wednesdays Oct 2012 #31

There are no words. Best ad EVAR!!! underthematrix Oct 2012 #32

This one will live on forever, like "Where's the beef?" lindysalsagal Oct 2012 #33