After Mitt Romney said he'd end Sesame Street in last week's debate, conservatives started railing on the Public Broadcasting Network. Why do they hate it so much? Jon Stewart checked it out last night on The Daily Show. 

It's brainwashing and "propagandizing" children, Fox News contributors said. "So Fox News is upset that empty headed puppets are trying to brainwash and indoctrinate Americans," Stewart said. "Perhaps you could sue them. The charge could be copyright infringement."

And then, of course, there's Grover, aka "Che Grovera," who asks a little girl what she'd do if someone didn't have food. What? She'd share it? "How dare you," Stewart said. 

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