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Big Bird however is not allowed to vote in Texas. AP file photo

The Austin American Statesmen humor columnist, John Kelso, discovered that it’s not illegal in Texas to vote in a Big Bird costume.

Kelso writes that he decided to vote in a Big Bird costume, even though he would have preferred to dress as Daffy Duck or Tweety Bird, after Mitt Romney said in a debate that he would cut funding to PBS.

The line to get in and vote was long. Edd (the personal security guard) and I stood in it for more than half an hour. The Bird suit was like Lady Gaga — hot and itchy. An old guy standing in line in front of me the whole time was trying to ignore me, and he was doing a pretty good job of it. He probably thought I was an idiot. But a lot of women wanted to take my picture.

“I’ve got to get a picture of Big Bird going to vote,” one woman said. “That’s very good.”

“I shaved my legs for this?” Edd said.

“Vote right, Big Bird,” said a woman who was walking by. Maybe she was a Republican.

You can read more about his adventure here.

H/t Buzzfeed

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Chris Rock went on the Jimmy Kimmel show with a “special message for white people.” The provocative comedian then went on to describe Barack Obama as a “white president you can trust.”

The pre-recorded video message has since gone viral with many viewers questioning if the clip is in good taste. Your opinion in the comments below.

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Meet Abby. She’s just your average red-haired, blue-eyed four year old but from now on she may be forever known as the “Bronco Bamma Girl” after her mother posted the following video of her crying because she just can’t stand to listen to anymore election 2012 talk.

“I’m tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney,” she says.

Aren’t we all, Abby? Aren’t we all?

“It’ll be over soon Abby. The election will be over soon,” says her mother.

Let’s all remind ourselves of that.

As an aside: the first person to post a photo of themselves in a Bronco Bamma Halloween costume wins the internet.

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The Chicago alderman whose opposition to Chick-fil-A over the restaurant owner’s  santi-gay marriage stance made national headlines last month, has announced the company has agreed to stop funding those organizations, according to the Chicago Tribune.

A press release posted on a Chicago-based civil rights advocacy group web site quotes a letter said to have been sent to the alderman from Chick-fil-A’s Senior Director of Real Estate”

“The WinShape Foundations is now taking a much closer look at the organizations it considers helping, and in that process will remain true to its stated philosophy of not supporting organizations with political agendas.” Winshape, a non-profit funded by Chick-fil-a, has donated millions of dollars to anti-LGBT groups, including some classified as hate groups, such as Focus on the Family and the National Organization for Marriage. In meetings the company executives clarified that they will no longer give to anti-gay organizations.

An internal memo declaring the company will “treat every person with honor, dignity and respect-regardless of their beliefs, race, creed, sexual orientation and gender” and that their “intent is not to engage in political or social debates,” was also said to have been distributed and included in an official company document called “Chick-fil-A: Who We Are.”

The Chicago Tribune notes the language is similar to a July 19 Facebook post the company made:

The Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in our restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect – regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender. We will continue this tradition in the over 1,600 Restaurants run by independent Owner/Operators. Going forward, our intent is to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena.

Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy previously told the Baptist Press the company supported “the biblical definition of family.”

The stance caused a controversy with some calling for a boycott of the restaurant, while others came out en masse to support the stance including staging a “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day.”

In July, Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Baptist minister, declared Aug. 1 national “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day,” in support the chain owner’s recent comments against gay marriage and supporting the right to free speech and thousands flocked to the franchises to show their support.

– with reports from Erin Mulvaney, chron.com

Miguel Martinez, left, kisses partner of five years, Sergio Andrade, right, during National Same-Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A on Richmond Avenue in Houston on Aug. 3, 2012. (Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle)

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Michael Paulsen: Chronicle photo

She’s only 4 feet, 9 inches tall and nearly a decade away from the legal drinking age.  But give her a box to stand on and a parent chaperone and 12-year-old Elle Morgan can be found at clubs throughout Houston getting the party started.

The daughter of two parents who work in the club industry, Morgan fell in love with DJing at age 9 after a Tiësto concert. Her musical idols include people like Steve Aoki, Afrojack, Nervo and even some Skrillex. Now she can be found spinning at nightclubs around town and is working on an album.

“She doesn’t run amok. She’s always backstage. She’s not kickin’ it and having a good time. She’s there to work,” her father, Christopher Freeman told the Houston Chronicle’s 29-95.com. “As long as she has fun and her grades are up and she’s having fun, that’s all that matters.”

Those late nights at the club mean less time for hanging out with friends, but Morgan doesn’t mind.

“I’m happy with what I’m doing. I think I have a great career ahead of me. I just wish I had a little more free time,” she says. “But this is what I want to focus on. This is my career. Not a lot of kids have parents that are supportive of what they want. I’m lucky.”

You can catch a video of her performance here:

Full story found here.

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Walter White, left, and Walter White. Not related. That we know of.

Police in Alabama are searching for a man they say violated his probation after a methamphetamine manufacturing sentence, according to Al.com.

Not Walter White methamphetamine manufacturer and fictional star of “Breaking Bad,” a real life Walter White.

The real life White, whose middle name is “Eddy,” was on probation after a 2008 meth-related conviction.

H/t al.com