Twitter erupts in mockery as CPAC disinvites Big Bird and his pals

Few conservative meltdowns in recent history so perfectly encapsulate the inanity and absurdity of the modern GOP as the crusade against Big Bird. The beloved avian mascot for the children’s educational program Sesame Street ignited the ire of the right-wing media sphere when the character announced that he had been “vaccinated” in an effort to promote lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines.

Republicans pounced on the message, decrying it as “propaganda” and an attempt at “brainwashing children.” Some slammed Big Bird as a “f*cking puppet” and a “communist.” One right-wing preacher went so far as to call it “demonic.”

These are obviously not the opinions of people that we should take seriously but they do showcase the degree to which anti-vaxxer sentiment has infiltrated a Republican Party increasingly dominated by conspiracy theorists.

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Seemingly oblivious to how ridiculous the Big Bird drama makes them look to normal people, the people behind the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) blasted out a tweet today decrying “Big Bird & Big. Gov Mandates” along with an image promising that Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie are “NOT INVITED” to CPAC 2022.

The embarrassing tweet is perhaps not surprising since Mark Schlapp, the President of CPAC, recently called for the defunding of PBS — the broadcaster that produces Sesame Street — over the Big Bird vaccination incident.

These people want Americans to entrust them with running our country and then waste their time litigating the politics of literal puppets. Their brains are completely rotted by culture war nonsense and rather than address the material needs of Americans living in a country more and more dominated by income inequality they focus on rubbish like this.

https://twitter.com/CPAC/status/1461154311006834690?s=20

Not surprisingly, the incredibly childish tweet provoked an avalanche of mockery.

I'd call them children, but children are more intelligent, have compassion, and give me hope for the world. This is just a sad sad group of people desperate for attention #GOPTraitors #RightWingLunacy https://t.co/72Kx3KIqJx

— Drew at Home (@NiceDrewishFela) November 18, 2021

cancelling my cpac tickets. these were the speakers i was hoping to see but guess thats not happening https://t.co/xt1EWW9YTg

— hottiepants (@punishedpants) November 18, 2021

https://twitter.com/AnnaForFlorida/status/1461400446191423490?s=20

From the people who could not remove Trump’s hand from their ass with a team of mules… https://t.co/M9mbEd0VYx

— Hal Sparks (@HalSparks) November 18, 2021

CPAC 2021: They're Trying to Cancel Dr. Seuss!
CPAC 2022: We Will Cancel Big Bird!

Well, well, well, how the turntables… https://t.co/wKf8ERJVdZ

— Clyde McGrady (@CAMcGrady) November 18, 2021

https://twitter.com/prime_bee/status/1461390393283596289?s=20

So many domestic issues to tackle:

– Climate change
– Worker rights
– Wage compensation
– Corporate anti-trust
– Rising COVID rates (again)

… and THIS is what you choose to headline with? Culture war nonsense. Just meat for the wolves.

Conservatives are a joke. https://t.co/8yE0WXSsTT

— trihex @ fitness (15.3% body fat) (@trihex) November 18, 2021

The right becoming cartoon villains sometimes gives me hope but then I remember people actually believe this shit https://t.co/2DQ7JccbCL

— Cameron Carsten (existentialist arc) (@CameronCarsten) November 18, 2021

"The largest and most influential gathering of conservatives in the world." https://t.co/0vyPx1jlxv

— stephen fowler (@stphnfwlr) November 18, 2021

But Big Bird, Bert, & Ernie would have been the smartest ones at CPAC.

— Fully Vaccinated and Boostered Geraldo (@gvravel) November 18, 2021

I thought you guys were against cancel culture. Make up your minds.

— Grace (@PinballToCrease) November 18, 2021

Big Bird / Sesame Street have always promoted vaccines (image from 1970’s), but now the fringe anti-vaxx movement has become mainstream Republican. Vaccines are the greatest medical advancement in history, but now it’s political because the right has no other platform. pic.twitter.com/CRbcZgIaAs

— notallheroeswearcapes (@chipdugless) November 18, 2021

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