PoliticsNation   |  February 21, 2013

Big Bird kept his job – and made it to the White House!

After threats of firing by Mitt Romney, Rev. Al Sharpton is happy to report that Big Bird has kept his job and is now helping the First Lady promote her “Let’s Move” campaign for healthy eating and staying active.

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>> it's been a tough couple of months for mitt romney . it's been tough to be mitt roam knee. thank you, america. god bless you. >

>>> president obama wasn't the only one that romney wanted to be out of a job. remember this?

>> i'm going to stop pbs. i like pbs. i love big bird . i actually like you, too. but i'm not going to keep spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for it.

>> romney wanted to fire big bird . and he talked about him on the campaign trail all of the time.

>> i'm not going to kill big bird , i promise.

>> it was aparentally a big priority for the romney campaign. so this video must be very painful for mitt to watch.

>> hi, we're here in the white house kitchen looking for a healthy snack to eat.

>> not only did big bird keep his job, he made it all the way to the white house . his words must really ruffle mitt's feathers.

>> and now i'm dancing.

>> 2k3w50d for you, big bird . big bird is dancing in the white house . certainly seems like november was a long time ago. this segment was brought to you by the letters o and r and the number 47, percent that

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