Mr. McCain dismissed the ad as a sideshow — but was quick to affirm his support for the 8-foot-tall talking bird and star of public broadcasting's "Sesame Street."
"It may show a paucity of ideas and ways to criticize Mitt Romney," Mr. McCain said on NBC's "Today." "The one thing President Obama can't run on is his record, so Big Bird, I guess, is a fun thing to talk about. I love Big Bird. I'm for an earmark for Big Bird."
McCain mocks Obama's Big Bird attack ad - Washington Times
Emphasis is mine. What a friggin joke. I'm waiting on Lindsey Graham to weigh on this.