During first presidential debate, Mitt Romney stated he loved Big Bird, but would cut funding to PBS. (Photo: Matt Sayles, AP)
WASHINGTON -- More than 1,000 puppeteers and public broadcasting
supporters have signed on for a march on the National Mall in Washington
three days before the election.
The so-called Million Puppet
March being planned online is scheduled for Nov. 3. By Wednesday
morning, more than 1,000 participants had responded on Facebook, saying
they would attend.
It comes after Republican presidential
candidate Mitt Romney's remarks during a presidential debate calling for
the elimination of funding for PBS, which airs the popular children's
show Sesame Street.
Organizers originally called the event a
Million Muppet March. But they note that they've changed the name to
include sock puppets, hand puppets, marionettes, shadow puppets and
mascots.
Associated Press