Oscar the Grouch cuts ties with Ted Cruz!

[DrLove]

SESAME STREET (The Borowitz Report)—Ted Cruz’s unprovoked attack on Big Bird has cost the Republican senator the support of a longtime backer, Oscar the Grouch.​

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In a rare press conference at his trash can, Oscar said that he had supported Cruz’s political career for years “to show solidarity with a fellow-monster.”​

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For Oscar, however, the dustup with the popular avian character raised concerns about further association with Cruz: “He could hurt my brand.”​

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“Don’t get me wrong—I can’t stand Big Bird,” he said. “His relentless sunniness, to me, is intolerable. But that’s no excuse for Ted Cruz to go off like an asshat.”​

Oscar the Grouch Cuts Ties with Ted Cruz

Oscar said that he had supported Cruz’s political career for years “to show solidarity with a fellow-monster.”

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[Dont Taz Me Bro]

I've heard bits and pieces of the Sesame Street issue, but I don't really know what the Big Bird controversy is about. My son just started college this year, so we are well past the Sesame Street phase