<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - elmo</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/elmo</link><description>Newsvine - elmo</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 3 Apr 2013 11:16:49 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 07:35:22 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Former voice of TV's Elmo sued in NY for 5th time</title>
<description><![CDATA[A puppeteer who was the voice of Elmo on "Sesame Street" is being sued for the fifth time, accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17572996-former-voice-of-tvs-elmo-sued-in-ny-for-5th-time</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17572996-former-voice-of-tvs-elmo-sued-in-ny-for-5th-time</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>accused</category><category>elmo</category><category>us-news</category><category>actor</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2013 21:02:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c21617b7-3d31-4282-a764-e70ac108db0a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="315" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c21617b7-3d31-4282-a764-e70ac108db0a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Jan. 24, 2011 file photo shows Elmo and puppeteer Kevin Clash of the film &quot;Being Elmo&quot; poses for a portrait in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Clash who was the puppeteer and voice of Elmo on Sesame Street is being sued for the fifth time, accused of sexually abusing an underage youth. In a federal lawsuit filed in New York on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 25-year-old Kevin Kiadii says he was 16 when he met Kevin Clash during an online chat. (AP Photo/Victoria Will, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Former voice of TV's Elmo faces abuse suit in Pa.</title>
<description><![CDATA[A man who initially recanted sex abuse allegations against the former puppeteer of the "Sesame Street" character Elmo has sued him, alleging the entertainer lured him into drug-fueled sex when he was 16.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Verena Dobnik]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Verena Dobnik]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17374195-former-voice-of-tvs-elmo-faces-abuse-suit-in-pa</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17374195-former-voice-of-tvs-elmo-faces-abuse-suit-in-pa</guid><category>us</category><category>accused</category><category>elmo</category><category>us-news</category><category>actor</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:50:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=42494f99-9b53-4e8d-9fbc-9286c56e6a6b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="294" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=42494f99-9b53-4e8d-9fbc-9286c56e6a6b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sheldon Stephens, left, accompanied by his attorney Jeff Herman, addresses a news conference, in New York, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Stephens, 24, of Harrisburg, Pa., has filed suit against Kevin Clash, former voice of the &quot;Sesame Street&quot; character Elmo, claiming the entertainer lured him into drug-fueled sex when he was 16. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=17b37a43-dc3d-4355-bc74-ad6a8edb0d26.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="313" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=17b37a43-dc3d-4355-bc74-ad6a8edb0d26.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sheldon Stephens speaks at a news conference, in New York, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Stephens, 24, of Harrisburg, Pa., has filed suit against Kevin Clash, former voice of the &quot;Sesame Street&quot; character Elmo, claiming the entertainer lured him into drug-fueled sex when he was 16. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=26c937b0-5520-40cd-8965-e92f56a08340.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=26c937b0-5520-40cd-8965-e92f56a08340.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sheldon Stephens speaks at a news conference in New York, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Stephens, 24, of Harrisburg, Pa., has filed suit against Kevin Clash, former voice of the &quot;Sesame Street&quot; character Elmo, claiming the entertainer lured him into drug-fueled sex when he was 16. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=aa2a674b-d998-49fe-b969-1d8dd01c1add.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="315" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=aa2a674b-d998-49fe-b969-1d8dd01c1add.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Jan. 24, 2011 file photo shows Elmo and puppeteer Kevin Clash of the film &quot;Being Elmo&quot; poses for a portrait in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Clash is being sued by a man who claims the entertainer lured him into drug-fueled sex when he was 16.  Sheldon Stephens, who's now 24, says he met Kevin Clash at a networking event. He says he was brought by limousine from Pennsylvania to a New York apartment. There, Clash allegedly smoked crystal meth while giving the teenager another recreational drug. Stephens first made the allegations last year, but recanted after failed efforts to reach a settlement. He renewed the accusations in a lawsuit filed Monday, March 18, 2013, in federal court in Pennsylvania.  (AP Photo/Victoria Will, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fla. man sues ex-Elmo puppeteer, claims sex abuse</title>
<description><![CDATA[Another man on Monday sued the former Elmo puppeteer who resigned amid sex abuse allegations, claiming the voice actor befriended him in Miami and promised to be a father figure before flying the teen to New York to have sex with him.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kelli Kennedy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kelli Kennedy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/10/15824006-fla-man-sues-ex-elmo-puppeteer-claims-sex-abuse</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/10/15824006-fla-man-sues-ex-elmo-puppeteer-claims-sex-abuse</guid><category>us</category><category>new-york</category><category>accused</category><category>elmo</category><category>us-news</category><category>actor</category><category>another-florida</category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:39:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=402bef81-95f6-4f39-8833-87e234dea7ab.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="308" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=402bef81-95f6-4f39-8833-87e234dea7ab.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2011 file photo, Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash poses with the &quot;Sesame Street&quot; muppet in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Another Florida man is suing Clash, the former Elmo puppeteer who resigned amid sex abuse allegations, claiming the voice actor befriended him in Miami and promised to be a father figure before flying him to New York to have sex with him. (AP Photo/Victoria Will, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Why kill Elmo???? Do people care about each other?</title>
<description><![CDATA[A child's symbol of friendship love and innocence butchered by the press.&nbsp;&nbsp;Butchering the child's symbol is driven by greed.&nbsp; The only reason to raise the icon at all in the case was to sell more news and Newspaper time and articles.&nbsp; Will we ever go back to m&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ex military Republican]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[ex military Republican]]></source><link>http://tinkledowntheory.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/01/15582996-why-kill-elmo-do-people-care-about-each-other</link><guid>http://tinkledowntheory.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/01/15582996-why-kill-elmo-do-people-care-about-each-other</guid><category>elmo</category><category>world-news</category><category>sesame-street</category><pubDate>Sat, 1 Dec 2012 04:03:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Wouldn't it be better if some things were &quot;kept in the closet&quot;?</title>
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By reading all the&nbsp;news on the "Elmo case", I couldn't help but feel really bad that the&nbsp;puppeteer&nbsp;had to be exposed and as a result it all has ruined the image of a character that&nbsp;has&nbsp;been a part of all the American children and and so many children wor&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cris Guhman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cris Guhman]]></source><link>http://crisgu.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/29/15523005-wouldnt-it-be-better-if-some-things-were-kept-in-the-closet</link><guid>http://crisgu.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/29/15523005-wouldnt-it-be-better-if-some-things-were-kept-in-the-closet</guid><category>lawyers</category><category>elmo</category><category>us-news</category><category>sesame-street</category><category>muppet</category><category>kevin-clash</category><category>underage-sex-accusation</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:19:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Fla. man sues ex-Elmo puppeteer, claims NY abuse</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Florida man on Tuesday sued a former Elmo puppeteer who resigned amid sex abuse allegations, saying the voice actor met him in New York a dozen years ago after trolling gay telephone chat lines seeking underage boys for sex.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/27/15485189-fla-man-sues-ex-elmo-puppeteer-claims-ny-abuse</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/27/15485189-fla-man-sues-ex-elmo-puppeteer-claims-ny-abuse</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>tv</category><category>new-york</category><category>accused</category><category>elmo</category><category>us-news</category><category>actor</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:30:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=504abedb-9a7c-4ec7-a274-a8876f6bf31a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="308" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=504abedb-9a7c-4ec7-a274-a8876f6bf31a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2011 file photo, Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash poses with the &quot;Sesame Street&quot; muppet in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Sesame Workshop says Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash has resigned from &quot;Sesame Street&quot; in the wake of allegations that he had sex with an under-aged youth. Last week a man accused Clash of having sex with him when he was a teenage boy, a charge Clash denied. A day later, the man recanted his charge. A lawsuit by a second accuser was filed Tuesday, Nov. 20, according to attorney Cecil Singleton. (AP Photo/Victoria Will, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Don't Take It Out on Elmo | TIME.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Small kids have a relationship with Elmo, not his unseen puppeteer. And parents, as grown-ups, should be able to distinguish between actor and character, reality and fiction, just as we do all the time with movie actors. The idea that parents would deprive their kids of a chara&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steech]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Steech]]></source><link>http://heliobat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15340632-dont-take-it-out-on-elmo-timecom</link><guid>http://heliobat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15340632-dont-take-it-out-on-elmo-timecom</guid><category>sex-scandal</category><category>elmo</category><category>us-news</category><category>sesame-street</category><category>commentid-us-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:35:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=heliobatD9A8F8D5-65FA-3FF6-44A1-BD57EC89F600.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=heliobatD9A8F8D5-65FA-3FF6-44A1-BD57EC89F600.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Sesame Street: Elmo Actor Resigns Amid Child Sex Allegation</title>
<description><![CDATA[
NEW YORK - Sesame Workshop says Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash has resigned from "Sesame Street" in the wake of allegations that he had sex with an under-aged youth.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15311137-sesame-street-elmo-actor-resigns-amid-child-sex-allegation</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15311137-sesame-street-elmo-actor-resigns-amid-child-sex-allegation</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>2nd</category><category>crime</category><category>voice</category><category>elmo</category><category>us-news</category><category>actor</category><category>sesame-street</category><category>child-molestation</category><category>sex-crimes</category><category>puppet</category><category>allegation</category><category>resigned</category><category>commentid-us-news</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:56:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04677095BB47-3B07-843D-24CD-70FBAE3E083E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04677095BB47-3B07-843D-24CD-70FBAE3E083E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Elmo left behind on 'Sesame Street' as actor exits</title>
<description><![CDATA[Even on "Sesame Street," where everything is famously A-OK, problems can arise for its residents.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frazier Moore]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Frazier Moore]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15308708-elmo-left-behind-on-sesame-street-as-actor-exits</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15308708-elmo-left-behind-on-sesame-street-as-actor-exits</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>tv</category><category>accused</category><category>elmo</category><category>us-news</category><category>actor</category><category>sesame-street</category><category>sesame-workshop</category><category>kevin-clash</category><category>longtime-elmo</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:25:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=504abedb-9a7c-4ec7-a274-a8876f6bf31a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="308" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=504abedb-9a7c-4ec7-a274-a8876f6bf31a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2011 file photo, Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash poses with the &quot;Sesame Street&quot; muppet in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Sesame Workshop says Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash has resigned from &quot;Sesame Street&quot; in the wake of allegations that he had sex with an under-aged youth. Last week a man accused Clash of having sex with him when he was a teenage boy, a charge Clash denied. A day later, the man recanted his charge. A lawsuit by a second accuser was filed Tuesday, Nov. 20, according to attorney Cecil Singleton. (AP Photo/Victoria Will, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=332d8876-b038-4751-bd88-4f0209247ec9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=332d8876-b038-4751-bd88-4f0209247ec9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Cecil Singleton, derecha, escucha a su abogado Jeff Herman, izquierda, durante una conferencia de prensa el martes 20 de noviembre de 2012 en Nueva York.  Singleton, de 24 años, presentó una demanda contra Kevin Clash, el titiritero del personaje Elmo en el programa Sesame Street, acusándolo de tener un comportamiento sexual con él durante dos semanas cuando era menor de edad. Es la segunda demanda de ese tipo que enfrenta Clash. El titiritero renunció el martes a Sesame Street. (Foto AP/Bebeto Matthews)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ffb307f1-4efc-4b0d-90c2-65b57bc9aba7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="356" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ffb307f1-4efc-4b0d-90c2-65b57bc9aba7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="173" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Cecil Singleton habla durante una conferencia de prensa el martes 20 de noviembre de 2012 en Nueva York. Singleton, de 24 años, presentó una demanda contra Kevin Clash, el titiritero del personaje Elmo en el programa Sesame Street, acusándolo de tener un comportamiento sexual con él durante dos semanas cuando era menor de edad. Es la segunda demanda de ese tipo que enfrenta Clash. El titiritero renunció el martes a Sesame Street. (Foto AP/Bebeto Matthews)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d4fcc0e4-8d29-4810-948f-326a1ff5a092.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="356" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d4fcc0e4-8d29-4810-948f-326a1ff5a092.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="173" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Cecil Singleton speaks during a press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 in New York. Singleton, 24, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Kevin Clash, the voice of Sesame Street's &quot;Elmo&quot; character, accusing Clash of engaging in sexual behavior with him over a two-week period while he was underage. Clash resigned Tuesday from Sesame Street amid a second allegation that he sexually abused underage boys.  (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c18b03c6-2910-471a-85ed-7e30bfa8e260.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c18b03c6-2910-471a-85ed-7e30bfa8e260.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Cecil Singleton, right, listens as his lawyer Jeff Herman, left, speak during a press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 in New York.  Singleton, 24, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Kevin Clash, the voice of Sesame Street's &quot;Elmo&quot; character, accusing Clash of engaging in sexual behavior with him over a two-week period while he was underage. Clash resigned Tuesday from Sesame Street amid a second allegation that he sexually abused underage boys.  (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Questions about Elmo young fans won't be asking</title>
<description><![CDATA[First, Big Bird became an unwitting player in a presidential debate that argued for clipping his wings.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frazier Moore]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Frazier Moore]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15164688-questions-about-elmo-young-fans-wont-be-asking</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15164688-questions-about-elmo-young-fans-wont-be-asking</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>questions</category><category>elmo</category><category>big-bird</category><category>about</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:49:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a271ac0f-47da-465f-9cb0-e35d962bef19.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="315" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a271ac0f-47da-465f-9cb0-e35d962bef19.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2011 file photo, Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash poses with the &quot;Sesame Street&quot; muppet in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The man who accused Clash of having sex with him when he was a teen now says it isn't so. The man said in a statement released on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 that his sexual relationship with Clash was adult and consensual. (AP Photo/Victoria Will, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e2e625e2-c3a4-4323-b3ae-98b13149b64d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="308" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e2e625e2-c3a4-4323-b3ae-98b13149b64d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Jan. 24, 2011 file photo shows &quot;Sesame Street&quot; muppet Elmo posing for a portrait with the assistance of puppeteer Kevin Clash in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival to promote the documentary &quot;Being Elmo&quot; in Park City, Utah. Too often, it seems, the happy band of Muppets  on&quot;Sesame Street&quot; are faced with hairpin detours through the mean streets of politics and scandal. Big Bird became an unwitting player in a presidential debate and Elmo puppeteer Clash faced an allegation that he had had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy &amp;#8212; an accusation that was withdrawn the next day. But the show's producers can take solace in one simple fact: Their target child audience remains blissfully unaware.   (AP Photo/Victoria Will, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Man recants story of teen sex with Elmo puppeteer</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a quick turnabout, a man who accused Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash of having sex with him when he was a teenage boy now says they had a relationship as adults and it was consensual.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frazier Moore]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Frazier Moore]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15143813-man-recants-story-of-teen-sex-with-elmo-puppeteer</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15143813-man-recants-story-of-teen-sex-with-elmo-puppeteer</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>accused</category><category>elmo</category><category>us-news</category><category>actor</category><category>kevin-clash</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:35:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=321d8c4b-4c62-4bc0-a934-588fc5edf2f0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="315" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=321d8c4b-4c62-4bc0-a934-588fc5edf2f0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Jan. 24, 2011 photo shows &quot;Sesame Street&quot; muppet Elmo and puppeteer Kevin Clash poses for a portrait in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival to promote the film &quot;Being Elmo&quot; in Park City, Utah. Clash has taken a leave of absence from the popular kids' show following allegations that he had a relationship with a 16-year-old boy. Sesame Workshop says Kevin Clash denies the charges, which were first made in June by the alleged partner, who by then was 23. In a statement issued Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, Sesame Workshop says its investigation found the allegation of underage conduct to be unsubstantiated.   (AP Photo/Victoria Will, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a271ac0f-47da-465f-9cb0-e35d962bef19.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="315" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a271ac0f-47da-465f-9cb0-e35d962bef19.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2011 file photo, Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash poses with the &quot;Sesame Street&quot; muppet in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The man who accused Clash of having sex with him when he was a teen now says it isn't so. The man said in a statement released on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 that his sexual relationship with Clash was adult and consensual. (AP Photo/Victoria Will, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Man-Hating Ball-Buster Sonia Sotomayor Teams With Sesame Street To Indoctrinate Your Princess</title>
<description><![CDATA[You may go elsewhere to read about Elmo maybe raping your children,  because Sonia Sotomayor raping traditional gender roles is the only  Sesame Street story your Wonkette will be covering this fine Veterans  Day. So let&rsquo;s get right to it: why does known feminazi and United&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[newbroom]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[newbroom]]></source><link>http://newbroom.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15135165-man-hating-ball-buster-sonia-sotomayor-teams-with-sesame-street-to-indoctrinate-your-princess</link><guid>http://newbroom.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15135165-man-hating-ball-buster-sonia-sotomayor-teams-with-sesame-street-to-indoctrinate-your-princess</guid><category>women</category><category>education</category><category>supreme-court</category><category>elmo</category><category>choice</category><category>satire</category><category>availability</category><category>gender-bias</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:31:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=newbroomC1C99073-0BF0-AF4B-C1E8-D6B3A0DE2729.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="90" width="120" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=newbroomC1C99073-0BF0-AF4B-C1E8-D6B3A0DE2729.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Elmo puppeteer accused of underage relationship</title>
<description><![CDATA[The puppeteer who performs as Elmo on "Sesame Street" is taking a leave of absence from the iconic kids' show in the wake of allegations that he had a relationship with a 16-year-old boy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frazier Moore]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Frazier Moore]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15111643-elmo-puppeteer-accused-of-underage-relationship</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15111643-elmo-puppeteer-accused-of-underage-relationship</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>tv</category><category>accused</category><category>elmo</category><category>actor</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:59:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=becb971c-5577-4974-82f6-3235bb218bb6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="315" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=becb971c-5577-4974-82f6-3235bb218bb6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Jan. 24, 2011 photo shows &quot;Sesame Street&quot; muppet Elmo and puppeteer Kevin Flash poses for a portrait in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival to promote the film &quot;Being Elmo&quot; in Park City, Utah. Clash has taken a leave of absence from the popular kids' show following allegations that he had a relationship with a 16-year-old boy. Sesame Workshop says Kevin Clash denies the charges, which were first made in June by the alleged partner, who by then was 23. In a statement issued Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, Sesame Workshop says its investigation found the allegation of underage conduct to be unsubstantiated.   (AP Photo/Victoria Will, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ef738117-7102-4c9f-9a5b-85c8563d80c8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="387" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ef738117-7102-4c9f-9a5b-85c8563d80c8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="159" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Dec. 4, 2011 file photo shows &quot;Sesame Street&quot; character Elmo and puppeteer Kevin Clash arrive at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the Kennedy Center Honors gala performance in Washington. Clash has taken a leave of absence from the popular kids' show following allegations that he had a relationship with a 16-year-old boy. Sesame Workshop says Kevin Clash denies the charges, which were first made in June by the alleged partner, who by then was 23. In a statement issued Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, Sesame Workshop says its investigation found the allegation of underage conduct to be unsubstantiated.  (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=321d8c4b-4c62-4bc0-a934-588fc5edf2f0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="315" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=321d8c4b-4c62-4bc0-a934-588fc5edf2f0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Jan. 24, 2011 photo shows &quot;Sesame Street&quot; muppet Elmo and puppeteer Kevin Clash poses for a portrait in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival to promote the film &quot;Being Elmo&quot; in Park City, Utah. Clash has taken a leave of absence from the popular kids' show following allegations that he had a relationship with a 16-year-old boy. Sesame Workshop says Kevin Clash denies the charges, which were first made in June by the alleged partner, who by then was 23. In a statement issued Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, Sesame Workshop says its investigation found the allegation of underage conduct to be unsubstantiated.   (AP Photo/Victoria Will, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Voice of Sesame Street's Elmo accused of having 'sexual relationship with underage boy' </title>
<description><![CDATA[
The man who voices the puppet of Elmo  on Sesame Street has taken leave amid allegations he had a sexual  relationship with a 16-year-old boy.
Kevin  Clash, 52, has taken a leave of absence from the popular children's  show after the programme's lawyers were contacted by a 23-&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mymymy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[mymymy]]></source><link>http://my-my-my.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15111298-voice-of-sesame-streets-elmo-accused-of-having-sexual-relationship-with-underage-boy</link><guid>http://my-my-my.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15111298-voice-of-sesame-streets-elmo-accused-of-having-sexual-relationship-with-underage-boy</guid><category>pbs</category><category>education</category><category>elmo</category><category>child-abuse</category><category>sesame-street</category><category>big-birds-former-friend</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:35:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=my-my-my102DDAFA-9C1E-A7C3-F139-4FA3B40C4E13.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="185" width="308" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=my-my-my102DDAFA-9C1E-A7C3-F139-4FA3B40C4E13.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Voice Behind 'Elmo' Accused of Having Sex With Underage Boy</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The man behind the beloved Sesame Street character Elmo is  accused of having a sexual relationship with an underage teen that started seven years ago, according to a TMZ report.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15110521-voice-behind-elmo-accused-of-having-sex-with-underage-boy</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15110521-voice-behind-elmo-accused-of-having-sex-with-underage-boy</guid><category>boy</category><category>sex</category><category>man</category><category>accused</category><category>behind</category><category>crime</category><category>voice</category><category>teen</category><category>elmo</category><category>us-news</category><category>character</category><category>sesame-street</category><category>child-sex-abuse</category><category>underage</category><category>sex-crimes</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:48:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467BE487A3E-C1E1-8774-3863-21404FCD8D5C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467BE487A3E-C1E1-8774-3863-21404FCD8D5C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>'Sesame Street' switching things for Elmo</title>
<description><![CDATA[Elmo will be carrying a new tune on "Sesame Street." Several, actually.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/24/14071002-sesame-street-switching-things-for-elmo</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/24/14071002-sesame-street-switching-things-for-elmo</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>tv</category><category>elmo</category><category>musical</category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:16:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Crazy Anti-Semitic Elmo Captured In Central Park</title>
<description><![CDATA[Only in New York could you capture video&nbsp;of a man dressed as Elmo cursing and shouting crazy,&nbsp;anti-semitic conspiracy theories.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[bonos_rama]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[bonos_rama]]></source><link>http://bonosrama.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/27/12437800-crazy-anti-semitic-elmo-captured-in-central-park</link><guid>http://bonosrama.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/27/12437800-crazy-anti-semitic-elmo-captured-in-central-park</guid><category>nyc</category><category>new-york</category><category>discrimination</category><category>odd-news</category><category>elmo</category><category>central-park</category><category>conspiracy</category><category>bigotry</category><category>sesame-street</category><category>anti-semitic</category><category>anti-semite</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:04:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bonosrama61CBE89D-14A8-7F50-26B6-BD2B26719930.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="105" width="105" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bonosrama61CBE89D-14A8-7F50-26B6-BD2B26719930.jpg&amp;width=120" width="105" height="105" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Sesame street through cynical adult eyes. Sarc.</title>
<description><![CDATA[
I awoke to burning sinuses, a sore throat and a hacking cough. I have not been this sick in years. My loving wife, took the day off to take care of me, like the baby I was acting. She brought me my childhood sick meal, buttered toast and canned spaghetti and meat balls.&nbsp;She&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[BongINC]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[BongINC]]></source><link>http://bonginc.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/25/11384992-sesame-street-through-cynical-adult-eyes-sarc</link><guid>http://bonginc.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/25/11384992-sesame-street-through-cynical-adult-eyes-sarc</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>drugs</category><category>money</category><category>childhood</category><category>elmo</category><category>muppets</category><category>joke</category><category>funny</category><category>adult</category><category>sarcasm</category><category>sesame-street</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:25:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>'I'm Elmo And I Know It' : Kid-Friendly Version Of LMFAO's Hit Song</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Every toddler's biggest celebrity crush just came out with a new song.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[W. Hawkins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[W. Hawkins]]></source><link>http://w--hawkins.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/16/10166534-im-elmo-and-i-know-it-kid-friendly-version-of-lmfaos-hit-song</link><guid>http://w--hawkins.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/16/10166534-im-elmo-and-i-know-it-kid-friendly-version-of-lmfaos-hit-song</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>music</category><category>television</category><category>elmo</category><category>kids-entertainment</category><category>lmfao</category><category>im-elmo-and-i-know-it</category><category>im-sexy-and-i-know-it</category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:24:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=w--hawkinsEE5EA23F-A429-BD00-442F-54A27F941DAA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="82" width="112" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=w--hawkinsEE5EA23F-A429-BD00-442F-54A27F941DAA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="112" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Elmo's Anti-Bullying PSA Defends Redheads... Except For Conan O'Brien (VIDEO)</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Bullying has never been okay, but recently, a resurgence of anti-bullying sentiment has made its way onto our televisions and Internets.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[jedipunk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[jedipunk]]></source><link>http://jedipunk.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/11/8273600-elmos-anti-bullying-psa-defends-redheads-except-for-conan-obrien-video</link><guid>http://jedipunk.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/11/8273600-elmos-anti-bullying-psa-defends-redheads-except-for-conan-obrien-video</guid><category>education</category><category>elmo</category><category>conan-obrien</category><category>sesame-street</category><category>psa</category><category>red-heads</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:13:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>TODAYMoms - Elmo backlash: Lovable little monster, or furry menace?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Oh Elmo, the lovable little red fur-ball that is Elmo! He is adorable, with a squeaky voice, awkward little limbs, and an abundance of love to share; so why is it that some people (at least on BabyCenter's Momformation Blog) hate sweet little Elmo?&nbsp;
There's a documentary fi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[WandaJ]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[WandaJ]]></source><link>http://wandaj1.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/29/8034625-todaymoms-elmo-backlash-lovable-little-monster-or-furry-menace</link><guid>http://wandaj1.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/29/8034625-todaymoms-elmo-backlash-lovable-little-monster-or-furry-menace</guid><category>elmo</category><category>big-bird</category><category>not-news</category><category>sesame-street</category><category>puppets</category><category>characters</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:30:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null87879E8E-06B3-EC82-4288-CBC4829A132E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="90" width="120" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null87879E8E-06B3-EC82-4288-CBC4829A132E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>  Sesame Street An &amp;#8220;Assault On This Country&amp;#8217;s Moral Foundation&amp;#8221; | Politics + Balderdash = POLDERDASH</title>
<description><![CDATA[Fox News shows its brilliance once again.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[jones377]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[jones377]]></source><link>http://jones377.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/05/6791017-sesame-street-an-assault-on-this-countrys-moral-foundation-politics-balderdash-polderdash</link><guid>http://jones377.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/05/6791017-sesame-street-an-assault-on-this-countrys-moral-foundation-politics-balderdash-polderdash</guid><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>elmo</category><category>fox-news</category><category>big-bird</category><category>morality</category><category>sesame-street</category><pubDate>Sun, 5 Jun 2011 17:33:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjones3772F6791011.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="153" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjones3772F6791011.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="46" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Is Sesame Street Spreading Left-Wing Propaganda? Exec Admits, Yes | The Blaze</title>
<description><![CDATA[While the theme song to the kids show Sesame Street encourages people to ask how to get there, one author just finished an expose exploring what&rsquo;s really&nbsp;in&nbsp;the popular show: left-wing propaganda.
Sesame Street, with its loveable and fuzzy characters, is really a &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Texasguy01]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Texasguy01]]></source><link>http://terry-9.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/31/6756569-is-sesame-street-spreading-left-wing-propaganda-exec-admits-yes-the-blaze</link><guid>http://terry-9.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/31/6756569-is-sesame-street-spreading-left-wing-propaganda-exec-admits-yes-the-blaze</guid><category>street</category><category>pbs</category><category>politics</category><category>elmo</category><category>oscar</category><category>leftist</category><category>sesame</category><category>marxist</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 19:33:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Alcohol + Bonfire + Knife = Attempted Murder</title>
<description><![CDATA[A 45-year-old Gibsonton man cut his neighbor's throat after the neighbor doused a bonfire he started, Hillsborough County deputies said.

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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/22/5696322-alcohol-bonfire-knife-attempted-murder</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/22/5696322-alcohol-bonfire-knife-attempted-murder</guid><category>arrested</category><category>injuries</category><category>jail</category><category>neighbors</category><category>trailer</category><category>man</category><category>cut</category><category>odd-news</category><category>murder</category><category>crime</category><category>elmo</category><category>drunken</category><category>knife</category><category>throat</category><category>attempted</category><category>bonfire</category><category>no-bond</category><category>doused</category><category>alvis-tolson</category><category>chrged</category><category>mark-james-dickens</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:46:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Art Smith, Elmo team up to cook up good nutrition</title>
<description><![CDATA["C" is for cookie. And "N" is for nutrition.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Locke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michelle Locke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/23/5515423-art-smith-elmo-team-up-to-cook-up-good-nutrition</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/23/5515423-art-smith-elmo-team-up-to-cook-up-good-nutrition</guid><category>us</category><category>food</category><category>elmo</category><category>us-news</category><category>eats</category><category>fea</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:17:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9926f13a-03a8-4067-a18c-b7fd9c5a0ff5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9926f13a-03a8-4067-a18c-b7fd9c5a0ff5.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated photo courtesy of Sesame Workshop/Richard Termine shows &quot;Sesame Street&quot; characters Elmo, second from right, and Super Grover, right, as they pose with four new Muppets representing healthy food groups; fruits, vegetables, dairy, and grains as part of their &quot;Food For Thought:  Eating Well on a Budget&quot; initiative in New York. The program is aimed at the 15 percent of households in the U.S &amp;#8212; accounting for approximately 9 million children &amp;#8212; who dont get food that meets basic nutritional needs due to financial instability. (AP Photo/Sesame Workshop, Richard Termine)   NO SALES  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>