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Now look, if there's one rule in politics, and they're probably isn't, but let's, for

the sake of the centric pretend there is. It's pick your battles. Battle, your opponents,

battle, the status quo, battle, ideas, but don't pick a fight with the children's cartoon

character. Because the cartoon character will always win. We think, maybe not, but this

week your favourite Texas senator forgot all that Ted Cruz took on Sesame Street's Big

Bird over Big Bird's proselytizing attitude to children's COVID vaccinations.

I got the COVID-19 vaccine today. My wing is feeling a little sore, but it'll give my

body an extra protective boost that keeps me and others healthy. Miss Erica Hill even

said, I've been getting vaccine since I was a little bird. I had no idea.

Okay, full disclosure here. A little bit of Big Bird there was, that was, that was

a big bird, was it? It was, it was, it was, it was, it was our producer, Phil, who was

discovered too late, that working for the BBC's leading American racing podcast sometimes

involves Sesame Street impersonations. I'm so sorry Phil, but at least we didn't make

you wear the bird costume. And after Big Bird's tweet all eight

foot two of Big Bird, Ted Cruz weighs in Senator for Texas, as says government propaganda

for your five year old. Arguably, it leaves one of them looking like a real muppet. Welcome

to America's. America's from BBC News.

We're going to walk down to the Capitol. It's the protest. It's insurrection. Today we

are able to breathe the key. While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not

be the last. I do hug and kiss people casually. Women and men. Where are you from?

At BBC. Here's another beauty. Hello, this is Emily in London. And I'm John Soaple at

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