Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that House Republicans want to strip government funding of PBS because they have a "vendetta against Elmo."
Boxer made the comments during a floor speech where she made the case for her bill that would ensure that the president and lawmakers are not paid if a government shutdown occurs.
Boxer believes that the GOP has more than just a vendetta against Elmo. She added that Republicans hold a "vendetta against healthcare" and a "vendetta against clean energy."
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Astoundingly, Babs only manages to take home the silver medal in the "Idiotic Democratic Demagoguery on PBS Budget Cuts" contest. The gold standard:
UPDATE - Boxer video added:
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