Sesame Street makers ask Obama to take down Big Bird ad

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Storified by CBC News Community · Tue, Oct 09 2012 09:15:36

Barack Obama's campaign released a snarky political ad this morning sarcastically praising his opponent Mitt Romney for taking on the "criminal mastermind" of the Wall Street scandal, Sesame Street's Big Bird.

Big Bird - Obama for America TV Adbarackobamadotcom

Obama has also attacked Romney's proposed cut to federal PBS funding in his recent speeches. His campaign made one of his quote into what they hoped would be a viral image on Twitter.

President Obama on Mitt Romney's priorities: http://pic.twitter.com/xp3lsWJQtruthteam2012

Big Bird has had a busy few days appearing on Saturday Night Live (and making some decidedly unpolitical jokes about birds and "tweeting") and getting praise from 2008 Republican candidate Sen. John McCain on the Today show this morning.

Behind the scenes on how "SNL" handled the presidential debate and an appearance by Big Bird: http://nyti.ms/Rqx1zyThe New York Times

"I'm for an earmark for Big Bird." -@SenJohnMcCainTODAY

Today's ad had some support among Obama fans.

@BarackObama The Big Bird campaign is a FABULOUS strike back at Romney! Be more incisive and combative in next 2 debates.Mona Claire Ravin

I love that the Obama campaign has a sense of humour. Obama for America TV ad: Big Bird http://youtu.be/bZxs09eV-VcKeris Stainton

Reporters covering the election weren't impressed with the "Big Bird" ad and started asking the campaign some pointed questions about it. .

The Obama Big Bird ad looks like the work of a campaign in panic mode. It's crunch time, when voters get very serious, very smart. So, this?Terry Moran

NBC News Calls Obama's Big Bird Ad 'Absurd' [VIDEO] http://mediaite.com/a/hdkdpMediaite

Obama campaign source confirms my suspicion, Big Bird TV ad is not airing in any battleground states. Nat'l cable onlyChuck Todd

Via @maggiepolitico -- Obama camp is out this morning with a goofy video of the Big Bird variety: http://politi.co/PSsWSZPOLITICO

Politco later reported: "An Obama spokesman claims this is going on national cable and broadcast, during 'comedy shows.'  The spot was intended as parody. But ahead of the next debate, Obama's message so far has been a defensive posture, taking on items he clearly wished he had rebutted on the debate stage."

By mid-morning, Sesame Workshop (creators of Sesame Street and formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop) put out a response to the ad: 

Here's our response to recent campaign ads: http://bit.ly/QQQDyVSesame Workshop

The statement read: "Sesame Workshop is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization and we do not endorse candidates or participate in political campaigns. We have approved no campaign ads, and as is our general practice, have requested that the ad be taken down."

The ad seems to have backfired on the Obama campaign, giving Republicans fodder for their claim that the Democrats' campaign since the debate has been has lacked seriousness.

OBAMA 08: If you don't have a record, "you make a big election about small things" http://youtu.be/fTynx1hnfig (or in this case Big Bird things)Reince Priebus

The Obama Campaign Count: 8 mentions of Big Bird, 5 mentions of Elmo. 0 mentions of Libya and the economy: http://bit.ly/SJscUERNC

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BIG misread of electorate by Team Obama. Yes, folks love Big Bird. No, they don't want govt borrowing to pay for it. StupidTim Albrecht

Obama Jumps the Shark with Big Bird Ad http://nation.foxnews.com/obama-campaign/2012/10/09/obama-jumps-shark-big-bird-adFox Nation

So Romney is talking about Libya and Obama is talking about Sesame Street.John Podhoretz

I, for one, am disappointed that Sesame Street has demanded that Team Obama take down the idiotic Big Bird ad. Too few have seen it.RB

Unemployment, War, Debt, the economy and Obama is giving interviews to Nickelodeon and using Big Bird in ads? Pre-schoolers don't vote!MizAmerica

I don't think it's dumb for Dems to harp on Big Bird. But this ad has the stink of death to it.Jonah Goldberg

What do Barack Obama and Big Bird have in common? One is an imaginary flightless bird, and the other is just a puppet.James Taranto

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