Republicans, including Texas Senator Ted Cruz, are outraged with Sesame Street’s Big Bird for advocating Covid-19 vaccinations for children. Well, now that outrage has spread to the far-right media outlet, Newsmax. Host Eric Bolling lost his shit on his show, saying that this wasn’t “the first time these little felt communists have tried to infect the minds of our youngest and most vulnerable children.”
Bolling brought up the time years ago that he compared the Muppets to “communist China” during a 2011 Fox Business segment, and I’m not sure why he’s proud of that.
“Here’s what happened: The Muppets were blaming an oil baron for closing down the studio,” Bolling said. “That’s cute, you little oppressive Muppets. They didn’t even try to hide their disdain for success by naming the guy Tex Richman, but I took them to task.”
As if that wasn’t enough feigned outrage, Bolling played another video from 2011 of him daring a Kermit the Frog doll and Miss Piggy to a debate.
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“Kermit, Miss Piggy, if you want to debate this any time, I’m all for it,” Bolling said on his show. “So let’s bring it. Let’s have maybe; I don’t know, Donald Trump, moderate a debate. What do you say, Kermit?”
Bolling said that The Muppets “never took me up on that offer” just before somehow claiming that the Muppet characters didn’t like him “calling them out.”
“Guess what? The invite is still open, Miss Piggy; if you or your emasculated frog boyfriend Kermit ever want to join this desk, it’s free,” Bolling said as he looked down at a Kermit doll.
“First, I thought they were mere ideologues, and now I think they’re just stuck on stupid,” he added. “I mean, they don’t get it.”
Watch:
Let’s let this nice lady explain the situation for Bolling.
It’s a bird that teaches children things.
Like how to stay healthy.
That’s it. pic.twitter.com/0w0UCcCwDL
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 9, 2021
I’m not sure what’s up with Bolling. It’s as if the Newsmax host thinks that the Muppet characters are real. Fox News got rid of Bolling in 2017 after it was reported that he sent unsolicited lewd photographs and text messages to three female colleagues. So, yeah, he should never be an arbiter of what is wholesome and good. Big Bird is only 6 1/2 years old, and Bolling wants to debate him. Sounds legit!
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