‘Fund me Elmo’ cartoon lampoons Sesame Street debate By Charlie Spiering October 9, 2012 4:00 am FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Back in 2011, Democrats were making the same argument about Republicans and Sesame Street: Republicans want to kill Big Bird and Elmo. Our cartoonist at the time, Nate Beeler, authored this excellent cartoon. Related Content Business Venezuela raid is about the oil — keeping it from Russia and China Magazine - Your Land Seattle rings in the new year with more failed progressive policies Magazine - Your Land A Real bust Defense Maduro operation shows Trump administration wasn’t planning wholesale regime change Editorials Democratic anti-ICE rhetoric is getting people killed