I used to work in Children's Theatre and I am certain that my two year old grandson (who loves Sesame Street)will not be influenced by the joke. It was a joke designed to keep adults interested in the show with their children.

But I still maintain that it was not appropriate. Sesame Street receives funding from a variety of sources, some of which is government money. As such, it really should stay above the fray. If for no other reason, than why would you want to make it even more difficult than it is to get funding for arts projects?

I agree it's funny, it made me laugh...but overall, it does more harm than good. How many crazy right wing whack job parents will use this as an excuse to keep their kids from watching? This is particularly sad when those are the kids who don't get the exposure to different cultures that other kids get. I know when I was three...the only black people I knew lived on Sesame Street.

BTW: I do urge everyone to watch the clip cause it is a classic.

He does have great potential & we have to remember that he is a young Congressman in a very strange political season. He's still a little wet behind the ears but he's got GREAT potential.

He's like any adolescent, he just needs to learn to jack off in private & not in the living room!

I like a lot of what he says...but I also think that in his quest to fight fire with fire he runs the risk of turning off a lot of moderate independents. When I listen to him call someone a whore or cry on the House floor, I keep remembering all the times that we on the left have screamed about those same tactics from the Right. Is it ok to do something wrong just because the other side is doing it?

He's sort of like political masturbation...it feels good but it doesn't really do anything for anyone but you. And it embarresses anyone not involved who walks in on it.

You can't point fingers at the GOP if your own house isn't in order. There were a great many other ways he could have expressed his displeasure without providing Fox News with cannon fodder!

This isn't about feeling good...it's about moving the country forward.

I'll stand by my nomination on this one!

Thanks!

WHO DO YOU THINK OWNS THE BUILDINGS THAT HAVE AVAILABLE SPACE DOWNTOWN BUT SUPPORTERS OF KIT BOND?