Obama ad imagines Big Bird as evil genius

President Obama's reelection campaign knows not to look a gift Muppet in the mouth. For nearly a week, the left has been making hay out of Mitt Romney's pledge to cut PBS's funding — and now Obama for America has followed in the DNC's wingprints, releasing an ad that mocks Romney for vilifying public broadcasting. Update: Sesame Street has disavowed the Big Bird ad on its website, writing,"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."

Whether you're a Democrat or a Republican, you'll probably be amused by this faux-serious clip. "Bernie Madoff. Ken Lay. Dennis Kozlowski," a sonorous movie trailer voice intones as pictures of the aforementioned crooks flash onscreen. "Criminals. Gluttons of greed. And the evil genius who towered over them?" That'd be Big Bird. After all, Mr. Snuffleupagus's best pal is eight feet tall.

Yes, he's big. He's yellow. He's "a menace to our economy." Then comes the kicker: "Mitt Romney knows it's not Wall Street you have to worry about — it's Sesame Street." It isn't fair to pretend like Romney's entire platform is centered on demolishing Big Bird's nest, but hey — at least some fun has come out of that exaggeration. Watch the new ad below:

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