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"The National Mall in Washington, D.C. has seen its fair share of marches and demonstrations over the years. But marches led by puppets? Now that's a little out of the ordinary. \nA protest group called the Million Puppet March walked from Washington's Lincoln Park to the National Mall this weekend to show support for public broadcasting. And while there weren't quite a million puppets, plenty were dressed as Big Bird, Elmo and other recognizable characters. \n\nSEE ALSO: Romney vs. Big Bird: Internet Defends Scorned Muppet\nThe movement was in response to Gov. Mitt Romney's remarks about subsidizing funding to PBS during the first presidential debate. His remarks, in which he said he \"loved\" Big Bird but would still cut funding, inspired a number of memes, Tumblr pages and Twitter accounts depicting an unemployed Big Bird. The Obama Campaign even picked up on the comment with a satirical commercial. \nAlthough the march itself is over, the group is still working on an Indiegogo campaign to help offset some of the march's cost. At the time of writing, the group was $3,465 into its $10,000 goal.  \nWatch the video above to see some of the protesters \u2014 and puppets \u2014 in action. Do you think public media should continue to receive funding from the government? Let us know.  \n\nImage courtesy of Flickr, akabyam\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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