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Big Bird: The debate’s real winner

How Twitter reacted to Mitt's comments about PBS and Big Bird

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The breakout moment of the debate was when Mitt Romney talked about cutting federal funding for the arts, and for places like PBS. “I’m sorry Jim. I’m gonna stop the subsidy to PBS. I’m gonna stop other things,” Romney said. “I like PBS, I like Big Bird, I actually like you too.”

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