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On the recordOctober 4, 2012
Don't worry. Somebody's finally getting tough on Big Bird. Elmo, you better make a run for it. Governor Romney is going to let Wall Street run wild again but he's going to bring the hammer down on Sesame Street.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama criticizes Romney's economic policies while making a humorous reference to Big Bird.

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