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Only in New York: Elmo Has an Anti-Semitic Meltdown in Central Park

Okay, Elmo from Sesame Street didn’t really go off on an anti-Semitic tirade in Central Park on Sunday. A grown man in an Elmo costume went off on an anti-Semitic tirade in Central Park on Sunday.

Does that make it any better?

Seriously, regardless of whether it was a sock puppet or a six-foot man, the only thing we know for certain is this: the fact that authorities on Sunday had to put a Jim Henson character on a stretcher and take him away for observation makes this the oddest article we’ve ever written.

Only in New York: Elmo Has an Anti Semitic Meltdown in Central ParkPhoto courtesy Gothamist

“An Elmo imposter who has hassled tourists for money for years was taken away from Central Park in an ambulance Sunday afternoon after cops got a call about an emotionally disturbed person,” the New York Daily News reports.

The obviously unbalanced man “began yelling obscenities when security guards booted him from Central Park Zoo for pestering tourists to pay him to pose for pictures,” the report adds.

Only in New York: Elmo Has an Anti Semitic Meltdown in Central ParkWhat “Elmo” looks like behind his mask (image courtesy: New York Daily News)

But here’s the kicker: Sunday‘s outburst wasn’t even a first. Apparently, the Central Park Elmo has been harassing park-goers with obscene, anti-Semitic speeches for a while now and there’s a boatload of cell phone footage to prove it.

For instance, the following video was uploaded to YouTube last week:

We tried our best to transcribe Elmo’s speech, but because the audio quality is poor, we were only able to make out the following:

  1. You should definitely read “The International Jew,” an anti-Semitic pamphlet written in the 1920s by Henry Ford.
  2. If you try to start your own business, the Jews will harass you.
  3. The “Jewish costume companies” are stopping this guy from making money. We assume that has something to do with his “business” revolving around dressing up as a trademarked character, for whom he doesn’t have the rights.
  4. This is the scariest Elmo we’ve seen in all our life.

And let‘s not forget Elmo’s April 23rd “I work for John Gotti” outburst [warning – coarse language]:

Lastly, there was Elmo’s May 28th “random obscenities” meltdown [again – coarse language]:

Difficult though it is to make anything out in this last video, we do have to note one thing: Elmo starts yelling “Viacom is bulls**t” midway through the video, and then yells “They’re trying to hurt Elmo!” Presumably, since Viacom is the company that owns Sesame Street, this has something to do with those “Jewish costume companies” that are harassing him. After all, we can totally see why Viacom would object to this particular person dressing up as one of their most beloved characters as a ploy for cash.

Either way, we always thought it was only a matter of time before Elmo snapped.

UPDATE — There is now video of Elmo being arrested while partially out of his suit. If you thought the anti-Semitic comments in the first few videos were bad, they are nothing compared to this:

(H/T: Mediaite)

Comments (74)

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  • Impudence
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 8:25pm

    My first impression, this idiot should have been wrestled to the ground, unmasked and beaten. My second impression, is How DUMB are these NY’rs with children just standing there listening to this.. with their kids right there??? Come on…. Take your spoiled little darlings away from this PSYCHOPATH and send your husband in with a shirt over his head to levy some justice on the raving lunatic.

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  • jespasinthru
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 8:17pm

    That’s not Elmo. That’s a big, noisy red monster that would scare the living cr*p out of the average toddler. Isn’t Elmo supposed to be a cuddly little cat-sized creature with a squeaky baby voice? No wonder people don’t let their babies watch Sesame Street anymore. It’s become way too moonbatty over the years, and they threw away all the good animators. If it weren’t for our tax dollars supporting Public Television, it would have been long gone. Especially now, when there are so many baby-friendly alternatives on commercial TV that are much better and teach babies a lot more.

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  • Mother of JZS
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 8:13pm

    Dagnabit, if you think i’m going to bail you out this time your crazy.

    Love,
    Your Mother

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    • swoods08
      Posted on June 26, 2012 at 1:01am

      You just made me laugh so hard through a stupid Lexus commercial, and then have to click another stupid pop up window just to reply because I had to because… You seriously made my day with this!! Ty!!!!

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  • GoodStuff
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 8:13pm

    This narcissist needs to get punched in the face.

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  • qpwillie
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 8:09pm

    I remember back in the 70s when one of the human Sesame Street characters, David was picked up for running down the street naked. Seems he had a bad experience with drugs.

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  • Baddoggy
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 8:08pm

    Mel Gibson get a new gig?

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  • LeadNotFollow
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 8:04pm

    …
    Ever notice how haters get away with their hate filled rants, by going in for a little mental evaluation?

    Why don’t the authorities wise up. These people aren’t mentally unstable. They are just filled with hate. They should be charge with hate crimes.

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    • BO_Bill
      Posted on June 25, 2012 at 9:10pm

      One observable character trait of Gentiles who spend extended time in a Jewish environment is that they either go Ted Danson / George Clooney (we are the world, copulate with Whoopi Goldberg, raise money for black causes) or Mel Gibson / Charlie Sheen (throw things). I believe that one’s destiny in this environment is governed by pre-existing testosterone levels.

      The latter types are always characterized as ‘crazy’ by the media, although I believe that they are the more mentally stable, if lower earning, of the two groups. In any case, Elmo’s advice to read Henry Ford’s investigative journalism is very good. Read the texts and make your own judgments as to the validity of Henry Ford’s opinions.

      Glenn’s link won’t get you to the words, so here you go.

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 8:03pm

    Now we know what Bill Maher does in his spare time…..

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on June 25, 2012 at 10:48pm

      Hi Monk, I say just zip tie that suit on him and just leave him in the park. Its summer time hot. I had to wear the McGruff The Crime Dog suit one Halloween night in Germany back in ‘92. I wore nothing but sneakers, gym shorts and a T shirt under that suit on a late fall German night and still almost roasted in the thing. Serves this idiot right.

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  • 13th Imam
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 8:01pm

    There’s something out on the wing of the plane. I swear , I saw it. It’s ripping the wing apart. Someone stop it.

    Must be a Hebrew, right techie.

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    • jespasinthru
      Posted on June 25, 2012 at 8:43pm

      William Shatner’s a fat old guy on the Priceline commercials, but in that old black-and-white Twilight Zone episode he looks like a young boy. And it’s a funny episode!

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  • searching for the Truth
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 7:57pm

    He has been that way ever since they took their hand out.

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  • mcgrawactor1
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 7:54pm

    Sesame Street has become (and kinda always was, but never moreso than now) an arm of the liberal and mostly communist-leaning party!! Except for a bad decision on a relative’s part, when she bought my daughter a “Tickle-Me-Elmo Doll”, I never had my kids get to know the gang.They are now 12 1/2 and 8 1/2 and have thankfully, no connection to the show. It rubbed me the wrong way long ago.

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    • encinom
      Posted on June 25, 2012 at 8:12pm

      Just another rightwing loon. If you honestly believe the Seseame Street is communist, than ther eis no help for you.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on June 25, 2012 at 8:21pm

      @encinom

      Am I correct that I read once that you said you lived near England? Just curious, : )

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    • DIVINEPROVIDENCE1776
      Posted on June 25, 2012 at 8:25pm

      ENCINOM “Sesame Street holds gay wedding”

      The Communist goals of 1963 #26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy, and promiscuity as “normal, natural, and healthy.

      “Sesame Street teaches social justice” Social justice is code word for Communism. social justice” = “equal outcomes” aka as Communist “utopia”

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on June 25, 2012 at 9:32pm

      @DIVINEPROVIDENCE1776

      Yep, you are so correct….

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on June 25, 2012 at 10:51pm

      ENCINOM, I personally say this is a left wing loon who now hates Jews. That is after all where the left is now.

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on June 25, 2012 at 11:28pm

      @Encinom

      Rightwingers never dress-up as Elmo or any other Seseme Street character….NEVER!
      Its a “We hate PBS” thing. This guy is a lefty.

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    • dblaess
      Posted on June 26, 2012 at 8:31am

      @encinom
      Posted on June 25, 2012 at 8:12pm
      Just another rightwing loon. If you honestly believe the Seseame Street is communist, than ther eis no help for you
      ————————————————————————————————————
      Actually it most likely was one of the Beck trolls having a reaction to an exorism.

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  • mcgrawactor1
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 7:50pm

    Wow!! This article has trolls lining up to comment!! Go ahead. You are still on the WRONG SIDE and anyone with a brain, a heart, or courage (channeling The Wizard of Oz) can see how evil you are.

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 7:48pm

    They should keep a closer eye on Biden when he’s drunk and in his Halloween custom.

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on June 25, 2012 at 10:53pm

      Dang Monk, you made me scare a couple of the cats again while I was laughing out loud!

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  • AmericanLass
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 7:40pm

    Man’s voice, but dude really, a purse.

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  • DenisWTexas
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 7:39pm

    It’s Occupy Sesame Street.

    Next week, Snuffleupagus is going to tell us why the New Black Panther Party is the way to go.

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  • theblazerunner
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 7:38pm

    the jews he was talking about are zions , they run the world.

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    • DIVINEPROVIDENCE1776
      Posted on June 25, 2012 at 8:15pm

      Left self loathing jews like Soros want to rule the world. The Protocols of the Elders of Zion has been debunked as a lie.

      “When people criticize Zionists they mean Jews, you are talking anti-Semitism. ~Reverend Martin Luther King Jr

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    • theblazerunner
      Posted on June 25, 2012 at 11:59pm

      racist…funny.
      i suggest you research more.

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  • DenisWTexas
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 7:37pm

    See what happens when you don’t let them get to their 32 oz. big gulp…

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  • newview
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 7:35pm

    WH press report states that after great study Elmo has “evolved” on this issue.

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  • newview
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 7:23pm

    This might be the clip to play to show how far our culture has come since Hollywood took over selecting our politicians. Elmo could be symbolic for education, health care, economy and so on. Sometimes we need a visual aid to really “get” it.

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  • Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 7:18pm

    Someone needs to take the one in the White House away.

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  • scuba13
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 7:17pm

    I didn’t know Encinom likes to dress up as Elmo and harass the people in the park.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on June 25, 2012 at 8:08pm

      @scuba13

      I read from one of Encinomunist’s posts a while back that it lives near England.

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on June 25, 2012 at 10:57pm

      0bama-Sham told us a couple of times who Encinom was. Can’t remember the guys actual name now, but when I ran my search engine it turned up an uber fat slob of an actor. If it is true, he is really a site to behold.

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  • beckwill
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 7:16pm

    What the hell goes on at Sesame Street that makes Elmo flare up like this? Step aside Oscar the Grouch…Elmo has taken grouchy to a new level.

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  • JACKTHETOAD
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 7:14pm

    Bloomie has a strange effect on some people.

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  • de31372
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 7:13pm

    That has to be one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time, except, of course, for the bigoted rhetoric which isn’t funny at all. What was this guy thinking? Are you ready? http://www.bigrede.com

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  • EP46
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 7:11pm

    Bath salts ? I keep readiing more and more about some type of ‘drug’ that is being handed out that causes complete mental breakdown and greatly increases physical strength. Sounds like what happened on the airplanes…wonder where else besides Central Park and flying the great blue skyes would be appropriate to test that kind of ‘weapon’ ?

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    • BenKatz
      Posted on June 25, 2012 at 7:21pm

      The photo of the red, furry, over sized feet being loaded into the ambulance is kinda funny.

      Also: seek help, EP46

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    • EP46
      Posted on June 26, 2012 at 7:17am

      @BENKATZ You have NO sense of humor do you ! lol

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