Things Are So Bad In America That Now Even Sesame Street Muppets Are Poverty-Stricken And Hungry

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Things Are So Bad In America That Now Even Sesame Street Muppets Are Poverty-Stricken And Hungry

Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie are about to get a new friend. This new character comes from a family that is poverty-stricken and that struggles to get enough food. She is going to teach the other residents of Sesame Street the facts about hunger in America. Her name is Lily, and she will be appearing on a special one hour primetime special of Sesame Street that will focus on the plight of hungry children all over the nation. You can see video of this new Sesame Street character right here.

This is yet another sign that things are so bad in America that nobody can really deny the reality of what is happening anymore. When you have more than one out of every five children living in poverty and one out of every four children on food stamps, it would be an injustice to call it anything less than a national crisis. Our economy is dying because of our foolishness and our children are paying the price.

But a new Sesame Street character that is poverty-stricken and hungry is not the only unusual sign that things have changed in America.

-Things are so bad in America that now Hallmark is actually offering a 6 card line of "job loss" greeting cards.

-Things are so bad in America that now gangster rappers are actually making rap videos about using food stamps.

-Things are so bad in America that the number of Americans that are submitting applications for temporary work visas in Canada has approximately doubledsince 2008.

-Things are so bad in America that thieves are now stealing air conditioners, drain covers, hair extensions and even embalming fluid.

But things are especially bad for children.

The following are some jaw-dropping statistics about how children are faring in our declining economy.... Read the rest on: