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question:Here is a piece of text: As President Obama set out to do some damage control following his unenthusiastic debate performance last Wednesday, he decided to shift the discussion away from the future of his campaign and instead toward the future of Big Bird and Elmo. I’m sorry, Jim, I’m going to stop the [federal] subsidy to PBS. I’m going to stop other things. I like PBS, I love Big Bird. Actually like you, too. But I’m not going to—I’m not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for. That’s number one. The campaign took it a step further today by releasing an ad featuring Big Bird and mocking Romney for treating the Sesame Street character as menace to the economy. The satirical ad didn’t go over well with the Republicans or the Sesame Workshop, which demanded that the ad be taken down. “You have to scratch your head when the president spends the last week talking about saving Big Bird. I actually think we need to have a president who talks about saving the American people and saving good jobs,” Romney said of the ad while campaigning in Van Meter, Iowa. The Republican nominee called for the current president to start campaigning on big issues rather than small ones like Big Bird. The Republican National Committee also slammed Obama for campaigning on Sesame Street, highlighting that while he mentioned Big Bird and Elmo at his recent campaign events, he remained mum on issues such as Libya and how he plans to fix the economy. Based on the text material above, generate the response to the following quesion or instruction: Can you summarize the controversy between President Obama, Mitt Romney, and Big Bird?

answer:The controversy between President Obama, Mitt Romney, and Big Bird started after Obama released a satirical ad mocking Romney for treating the Sesame Street character as a menace to the economy. Romney responded by calling for Obama to campaign on big issues rather than small ones like Big Bird. The Republican National Committee also criticized Obama for focusing on Sesame Street instead of important issues such as Libya and the economy. Sesame Workshop, the organization behind Sesame Street, demanded that the ad be taken down. Overall, the controversy centered around whether or not President Obama should have used Big Bird as a campaign issue.

question:Can you tell me more about why the Republicans were upset with Obama's campaign focusing on Sesame Street characters?

answer:The Republicans were upset with Obama's campaign focusing on Sesame Street characters because they believed that the President should have been focusing on more important issues instead. They felt that Obama's focus on Big Bird was a distraction from more pressing issues, such as economic concerns and foreign policy. Additionally, they felt that Obama was using Sesame Street characters as a political prop to appeal to younger voters rather than addressing important policy issues that affect all Americans. The Republicans argued that American voters deserve a leader who focuses on big issues that matter, rather than trivial topics like Big Bird.

question:It's a good thing Jay Cutler seems to easily shrug off the criticism that comes his way. Entering his 10th NFL season, the Chicago Bears quarterback is in position to catch more flak than ever, based on the latest data from New York-based Q Scores, which measures athletes' and celebrities' likability among the general population. Among respondents familiar with Cutler, 34 percent rate him as "fair" or "poor" in terms of likability, according to the company's most recent survey of about 1,800 U.S. Adults. That measurement, which Q Scores identifies as an athlete's "negative Q score," is more than twice the average of 16 percent for all sports personalities and celebrities. It's also an indication that more people dislike the embattled Bears field general than did just two years ago, when just 23 percent of respondents who knew of Cutler disliked him. Cutler aversion is significantly greater than it was when he joined the Bears in 2009. That summer, his negative Q score was 27. Looking at it from another angle: The number of respondents who know Cutler today and list him as one of their favorite athletes has dropped. That group was just 6 percent of respondents, down from 8 percent in 2013 and 9 percent in 2009, according to the company. The negativity is more pronounced in the Midwest, the data show: Thirty-six percent of respondents in our region who know Cutler rated him fair or poor, and only 4 percent listed him as a favorite. The numbers show the magnitude of public distaste for Cutler, whose recent tenure with Chicago's most popular sports franchise has been marked by more losing than winning, as well as three general managers and head coaches. Contributing to the recent plummet in appeal: He signed a seven-year contract last year worth as much as 126.7 million, at the time making him one of the league's highest-paid players. This came right after the Bears missed the playoffs for the third straight year. Those factors have trumped the fact that the 32-year-old is the Bears' all-time leader in passing yards, completions and passer rating (which speaks to the team's quarterback history as much as it reflects well on Cutler) and likely will pass Sid Luckman this season as the Bears' all-time leader in passing touchdowns. He consistently handles himself professionally in front of the local media and has been active in local charity work. But his constant grimacing and apathetic appearance on the sidelines have combined with on-field mistakes to make him particularly unmarketable. And while Q Scores Executive Vice President Henry Schafer warns of assigning specific causes to athletes' negative Q scores, because some may market themselves as villains, that's hardly Cutler's intention. "Cutler is very polarizing," Schafer said. "He's brash, he speaks his mind." Q Scores conducts the surveys every six months on a wide range of athletes and celebrities, polling a mix of the U.S. Population based on census data, asking questions about which celebrities they know and how they feel about them. The most recent data came from surveys taken in July that measured the public perception of nearly 2,000 celebrities, 15 percent of whom were sports personalities. Despite being far from a fan favorite, you can say this for Cutler: People know him. The numbers show that he dominates his fellow Chicago sports stars in name recognition among the general population—even if that's partly a product of his marriage to reality television star Kristin Cavallari. According to Q Scores, 35 percent of U.S. Adults know who Cutler is, compared with 28 percent awareness for the average sports personality. In what ways has Jay Cutler's appeal decreased in recent years? How do his constant grimacing, apathetic appearance, and on-field mistakes affect his marketability?

answer:According to a survey conducted by Q Scores and reported by the Chicago Tribune, Jay Cutler's negative Q score is more than twice the average for sports personalities and celebrities, with 34% of respondents who know of Cutler rating him as "fair" or "poor" in terms of likability. This is up from 23% two years ago, and is likely due to the recent losing record of the Chicago Bears, his recent 7-year 126.7m contract and the constant criticism he faces. However, despite not being a fan favourite, the numbers show that he is still widely recognised, with 35% of US adults knowing who he is, compared with 28% awareness for the average sports personality.

question:Can you provide more details on how Cutler's recent contract and the team's losing record have impacted his Q score? Also, could you give some examples of why his on-field mistakes contribute to his unmarketability?

answer:Jay Cutler's recent contract, worth as much as 126.7 million, at the time making him one of the league's highest-paid players, came right after the Bears missed the playoffs for the third straight year. This, along with the team's losing record, has impacted his Q score negatively. Additionally, Cutler's on-field mistakes contribute to his unmarketability as they show a lack of leadership skills and poor decision making. His constant grimacing and apathetic appearance on the sidelines have also highlighted his lack of passion and enthusiasm, further decreasing his marketability.

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