You read that correctly. A man who goes by “will.i.am” is DJing for the president’s campaign appearance at Ohio State University, and introduced the president with a remix of the Sesame Street theme.
Beyond parody. RT @reidepstein And now @iamwill is playing the Sesame Street theme song for the Obama crowd.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 9, 2012
The crowd either went wild, was confused or had “some reaction,” depending on the media outlet.
And now http://t.co/eXM19ESE is doing a remix of the "Sesame Street" theme song. Crowd goes wild. #campaign2012
— Sarah Boxer (@Sarah_Boxer) October 9, 2012
http://t.co/u2XQh4Rk now playing Sesame Street theme song…some reaction from the crowd…but not a ton
— Joe Vardon (@joevardon) October 9, 2012
At Ohio State, http://t.co/BxJpasek picks up Big Bird theme, playing Sesame Street song as a warm up act for Obama. Crowd looks confused.
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) October 9, 2012
Much, much more enthusiasm when @iamwill plays Journey than for the Sesame Street theme song.
— Reid J. Epstein (@reidepstein) October 9, 2012
Conservatives online had “some reaction” as well.
Party of Ideas (TM) RT@reidepstein: And now @iamwill is playing the Sesame Street theme song for the Obama crowd.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) October 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/KristinaRibali/status/255772746519306240
Somebody got ahold of Biden's iPod. RT @toddstarnes Sesame Street theme song being played at Obama Columbus rally.
— Aaron (@a_ryan88) October 9, 2012
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Even Obama fans are getting a little tired of the Big Bird meme.
Hoping the O team was listening 2 criticism 2day & Sesame Street may die down. Then, http://t.co/HDCsojXP opens rally w/ theme song. Sigh.
— ML (@just_mindy) October 9, 2012
The Obama campaign apparently wasn’t listening to Sesame Workshop either, who earlier asked the campaign to take down its pitiful ad featuring Big Bird, saying that as “a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization” it does not endorse candidates or participate in political campaigns. Will.i.am is such a huge fan of Sesame Street, though, he’s ignoring their request.
Guess they didn't get Big Bird's memo. RT @toddstarnes: Sesame Street theme song being played at Obama Columbus rally.
— #NeverTrump Meredith (@Mermaz) October 9, 2012
RT @reidepstein: And now @iamwill is playing the Sesame Street theme song for the Obama crowd. | Sesame Workshop lawyers, line one.
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/255779936915312641
Can someone please tell us how to get away from Sesame Street? Please?
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