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Romney: ‘I love Big Bird’ but I would still cut PBS funding
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney repeated his pledge to cut funding for public television during Wednesday’s debate with President Barack Obama. “I would stop the subsidy to PBS,” Romney told moderator Jim Lehrer. “I like PBS. I love Big Bird. I actually like you, too. But I’m not gonna keep…
Romney: ‘Big Bird is going to have advertisements’
If Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has his way then toddlers could be getting a dose of fast food advertising with their Bert and Ernie. During a campaign event in Clinton, Iowa Wednesday, the former Massachusetts governor told supporters that there were a number of things he would do to…
Bachmann: Be more like China, end ‘Great Society’ programs
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says that the U.S. should be more like China and do away with Great Society programs like Medicare and Medicaid. At a debate with seven other Republican candidates in South Carolina Saturday night, National Journal‘s Major Garrett asked Bachmann what programs she would eliminate as…
Lewis Black: Beck uses more swastikas than the History Channel
“I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!” Claude Rains’ Captain Renault declared in Casablanca just before collecting his winnings. Critics say controversial talk show host Glenn Beck is acting in a similar fashion. Recently, Glenn Beck has claimed to be outraged that a new Arizona…
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