Originally Posted by dteowner 
Romney made a much-ballyhoo'd statement back during the debates about cutting funding for Big Bird (Sesame Street is on public television). Kevin Clash, the long-time puppeteer of Elmo, has several lawsuits going over sex with underaged boys. There's another Sesame Street character named Grover that actually looks a fair bit like Grover Norquist, and Norquist is currently being dumped by many republicans.
There is another subtle metaphor - Grover as a puppet of the rich.