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CaliforniaPeggy

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31. Welcome to DU, sborg94!
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 05:28 PM
Oct 2012

I can explain; this is an American joke on Romney.

The picture of Big Bird is there because Romney threatened to cut funding for PBS, our public television network. The children's program Sesame Street is part of PBS, and Big Bird is one of the stars there.

The second image shows women in binders. Romney talked about women in binders when he claimed that he searched for women to put in his government when he was governor of Massachusetts.

And the last image is about bayonets. Obama told Romney that we don't have bayonets and horses any more. This was in the last debate, when Romney claimed that our Navy was smaller than at any time since 1914 or so. Obama's remark was a real put-down for Romney.

I hope this helps!

Three debates in pictures [View all] EarlG Oct 2012 OP
exactly. was discussing with hubby. and though two zingers are romney, they are negative. seabeyond Oct 2012 #1
Oupha! ffr Oct 2012 #2
K&R! LOVE IT :) n/t Tx4obama Oct 2012 #3
Big Bird, Binders, Bayonettes, Battlestar Galactica. tridim Oct 2012 #4
mitt having Big Trouble with the Cha Oct 2012 #27
LOL! Spazito Oct 2012 #5
"Back to the 80's! I mean the 50's! Or is it the 20's? Golly, I've confused myself" FailureToCommunicate Oct 2012 #6
. ProSense Oct 2012 #7
Oy Vey ellisonz Oct 2012 #8
KnR big lu Oct 2012 #9
EarlG, you've out done yourself man Hutzpa Oct 2012 #10
What Htuzpa said ailsagirl Oct 2012 #12
Perfect! K&R. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #11
There's a commonality in all three images. politicaljack78 Oct 2012 #13
lol dmr Oct 2012 #14
good 1. funny. limpyhobbler Oct 2012 #15
Outstanding!! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Oct 2012 #16
Forwarded to the White House. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #17
Can I steal that? drm604 Oct 2012 #18
I don't know whether to laugh or cry Oilwellian Oct 2012 #19
Nice bookends for those binders! nt Xipe Totec Oct 2012 #20
Thank you for my new Desktop! tavalon Oct 2012 #21
Yes! James48 Oct 2012 #22
ROFL! wicket Oct 2012 #23
Fabulous graphic, EarlG Auggie Oct 2012 #24
Eerily Similar Toon posted today: n2doc Oct 2012 #25
It's Universal! nm Cha Oct 2012 #28
Thanks for the Rmoney highlights! Blue Owl Oct 2012 #26
Romney's threatening to do away with Big Bird, Cha Oct 2012 #29
I'm confused? sborg94 Oct 2012 #30
Welcome to DU, sborg94! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #31
Bromance sborg94 Oct 2012 #33
Best yet! K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #32
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