Funny stuff
(WRAL) Two University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill business majors are capitalizing on the furor that flew after Mitt Romney suggested defunding the public television stations that air Big Bird.
The Republican presidential nominee mentioned the 8-foot, talking canary who stars in “Sesame Street” by name when discussing cutting taxpayer money for the Public Broadcasting System.
“I like PBS. I love Big Bird,” Romney said. “But I’m not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for it.”
UNC freshmen Andrew Bauer and Taylor Robinette were among those who quickly took to social media to express dismay over Big Bird’s potential demise.
“I just remember Big Bird and how happy he made me feel and other Americans feel,” Bauer said. “When Mitt Romney took a shot a Big Bird, he was taking a shot at all the Americans that cared about their childhood hero.”
And they love Big Bird. Both also state that aren’t for Romney or Obama (sure). So, they went ahead and started FireBigBird.com, selling t-shirts with a caricture of the Obama “Hope” poster. But, they’re not for Obama. And they’ve done pretty well, apparently, having sold out of their t-shirts, getting orders from around the world. It’s been a great learning point for capitalism.
But, they say they aren’t keeping the money
Bauer and Robinette are applying the lessons about sharing that Big Bird taught them. They’re donating 100 percent of the profit from the T-shirt sales to charities, including the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
“Not only did we see a great opportunity to have some social impact and give money to charity, but we also do treasure the Big Bird icon,” Robinette said.
Um, why not send 100% of the money to……PBS? You know, the station which carries Big Bird, and receives taxpayer money for operations, along with…..donations!
Crossed at Right Wing News and Stop The ACLU.
