Puppet Propaganda: Elmo Gets His Covid Shot
CLAY: I believe that anyone who is getting their 6-month-old to 5-year-old the covid shot is so overcome with anxiety that they haven’t looked at the actual data or science. And this is scary to me: We got Sesame Street characters — this is 100% real; this is not made up — Elmo, the Sesame Street character, went to get his covid shot. This is what they played on Sesame Street. Listen.
Elmo got the COVID vaccine today, just like Elmo’s mommy and daddy! Elmo’s daddy had a lot of questions, but Elmo’s doctor said the vaccine would help keep Elmo healthy, and all of Elmo’s friends and family too! #CaringForEachOther https://t.co/do2AcvCfMg
— Elmo (@elmo) June 28, 2022
BUCK: This is puppet propaganda. This is crazy!
CLAY: Does this disgust you as much as it does me?
BUCK: Yeah, of course. First of all, the sound of Elmo’s voice to an adult —
CLAY: (laughing)
BUCK: — to bring this up again, makes me want to jump through a plate glass window. Okay, start with that.