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The New York Times has the statement from Sesame Street: Sesame Workshop’s mission is to harness the educational power of media to help all children the world over reach their highest potential. Kevin Clash has helped us achieve that mission for 28 years, and none of us, especially Kevin, want anything to divert our attention from our focus on serving …

The Smoking Gun has revealed the identity of the young man who accused Sesame Street actor Kevin Clash. The mystery man who accused Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash of engaging in an underage sexual relationship–only to recant the allegation a day later–is a struggling 24-year-old model/actor who was once arrested for the knifepoint robbery of $250,000 in jewelry from a music …

The New York Times reports that the young man who accused Sesame Street actor Kevin Clash has recanted his claim that their relationship began when he was underage. Clash provides the voice of Elmo. Andreozzi & Associates, a law firm that said it represented the accuser said in a statement that “he wants it to be known that his sexual …

Kevin Clash, the openly gay actor who voices Sesame Street’s Elmo, has taken a leave of absence after accusations that he had a sexual relationship with 16 year-old boy. Earlier this summer, the accuser, then a 23-year-old man, reached out to Sesame Workshop alleging Clash had a relationship with him when he was still a minor. After the accuser came …

On this morning’s episode of Sesame Street, Big Bird returned from hurricane evacuation to discover that his nest had been destroyed. In the episode, Big Bird checks on his home only to find the storm has destroyed his nest. His friends and neighbors soon pitch in and fix his home — but Mitt Romney’s fowl foil experiences a range of …

Reuters has the story: Plans to save Big Bird, the fuzzy yellow character on U.S. public television’s “Sesame Street,” from possible extinction are taking shape in the form of a puppet-based protest next month dubbed the “Million Muppet March.” The demonstration is planned for November 3 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., three days before the general election. Before …

Using this graphic for a story that actually cites a 2009 chat show comedy skit that overdubbed Big Bird’s words? That’s for the course at World Net Daily, where it’s likely that many readers will think this actually happened.

As Mitt Romney’s Big Bird comment continues to draw shots from both sides, the Daily Beast’s Michael Daly observes the gay history behind one of television’s most beloved characters. [Christopher] Lyall and [Kermit] Love were partners in work and life for half a century and in the 1980s traveled with Big Bird to the White House for the annual Easter …

“Liberals will do anything to distract from the President’s debate performance–even if it means sticking their beak into Big Bird’s business. For now, the Obama campaign is turning its attention to the only economy it can sustain: Sesame Street’s. In a new ad, the President mocks Mitt Romney for suggesting that America has more important priorities than taxpayer-funded puppeteering. While …

I love it. UPDATE: JMG reader Matthew tips us that Sesame Street has asked the Obama campaign to pull the ad: “Sesame Workshop is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization and we do not endorse candidates or participate in political campaigns. We have approved no campaign ads, and as is our general practice, have requested that the ad be taken down.”

“I’ve voted to kill Big Bird in the past. So, I have a record there that I have to disclose. That doesn’t mean I don’t like Big Bird. I mean, you can kill things and still like them, maybe to eat them, I don’t know.” – Rick Santorum, endorsing Romney’s call to defund PBS.

Happy and sad to see Mr. Noodle. (Tipped by JMG reader Daddy Ray)

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In a grim marker of the times, Sesame Street will launch a new “hungry” Muppet character whose family faces regular food deprivation. Pink-faced Muppet Lily, whose family deals with food insecurity, will join Big Bird, Elmo and other favorites on a one-hour prime-time special featuring country star Brad Paisley and his wife Kimberly Williams Paisley called “Growing Hope Against Hunger,” …