The final score of last night's Super Bowl LX was Seattle 29-New England 13. The game was not as close as the final score indicates, or as entertaining. Unless, of course, you are a Seahawks' fan, in which case was a thing of absolute beauty. If you are a Patriot fan, not so much. New England's quarterback, Drake Maye was harassed and pounded all night by Seattle's defense. So much so, it looked like the Patriot's offensive line was purchased directly from Wile E. Coyote's gadget supplier, the Acme Corporation.
Let's face it, when the game is 12-0 after three quarters and there hasn't been a touchdown scored, you know you're watching a contest only the hometown fans can love.
Given the pace of the first half of this Super Bore, (a 9-0 Seattle lead) all eyes and ears turned to the MAGA manufactured controversy of the week--the official halftime show. It was headlined by singer and sometimes pro wrestler, Bad Bunny. Meanwhile, Turning Point USA's alternative, "All American Halftime Show," starred Kid Rock. Unfortunately, TPUSA's production, also featuring, Lee Brice, Gabby Barrett, and Brantley Gilbert, didn't make it onto either network, or cable TV. Plans to stream it on Elon Musk's social network, "X," also fell through. To see it, viewers had to go onto a couple of different TPUSA You Tube channels.
This morning organizers of the show claimed that the production drew over five million viewers. One of them, however, was not President Donald J. Trump. He was busy watching Bad Bunny. We know that because afterward he posted on social media, "The Super Bowl halftime show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst EVER!"
Then the President told us why he thought it was, "the worst EVER." He also wrote, "It makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn't represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence. (Presumably Trump considers Kid Rock belting out a 27-year-old rock/rap number titled, Bawitdaba," which he was doing over on You Tube, representative of the American standard of creativity.)
Mr. Trump went on to write, "No one understands a word this guy is saying (unless you're one of the 635 million people worldwide who speak Spanish) and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the U.S.A. and all over the World. This Show is just a slap in the face to our Country..." Then he went on to cite how his economic policies are making the nation great again. Well, it wouldn't be a Trump rant if he didn't give himself credit for a bunch of make-believe shit, would it?
The tirade ended with him writing, "There is nothing inspirational about this mess of a halftime show and watch, it will get great reviews from the Fake News Media because they haven't got a clue of what is going on in the REAL WORLD."
While not knowing what the reviews, other than Trump's, are of Bad Bunny's performance--all I can personally say is, I liked it. Since I don't speak Spanish, I didn't understand the lyrics, but the production was lavish and enthusiastic. To me it felt like a celebration of history and culture as it exists with other cultures and traditions. The final words of it, displayed on a huge screen in the stadium, were, "The only thing more powerful than hate is love."
Ah yes, now there is that slap to America's face if there ever was one.
Turning Point's production, on the other hand, did attract a couple of reviews. The online publication, The List said, "Applaudingly in some folks' opinion nothing says, 'Super Bowl Halftime Show' like a 55-year-old Kid Rock seemingly lip syncing to a song from 1999 while wearing shorts and a fedora."
In, "Variety," William Earl wrote, "Breaking it down with a big fedora and jean shorts, Kid Rock resembled someone's fun-loving uncle four drinks deep in a Tampa Karaoke bar." He described other acts as, "not ready for primetime."
But hey, all reviews are subjective. It's just too bad these days, thanks to MAGA and its Grand Poohbah, Donald Trump, so is the truth.
2-9-26
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