The Big Game is today, and folks are gathering in pubs and private fancy man caves (or heated garages) to watch the Seattle Seahawks meet the New England Patriots on the gridiron, battling for the ring and the big trophy that says “we’re number one” without the toxic foam finger. The Super Bowl has become increasingly political – and this year is no different with the controversial Bad Bunny providing halftime entertainment. But before kickoff, heartlanders were also jawing about the video triggering leftists, and some conservatives, to the tune of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” And finally, the multi-million-dollar question: How the heck did another Squad member go from broke to loaded in just a year?
The Super Bowl halftime show will never be as great as it was 19 years ago, when Prince gave a performance of Purple Rain in an absolute downpour. Super Bowl XXVIII was all about the King of Pop. Michael Jackson blew the crowds away with a snippet or two of his greats – Billie Jean, Black or White, and Heal the World. Not politics. Just Love. U2 performed a poignant halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVI on February 3, 2002, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. On the heels of the 9/11 attacks, the band delivered a memorial-themed performance, opening with “Beautiful Day,” “MLK,” and closing with “Where the Streets Have No Name,” while projecting names of 9/11 victims.
In Chardon, OH, Jeff Atchley wondered what went wrong again: “Alex; I’ll take ‘Completely clueless regarding your fan base’ for $2000.”
In Bastrop, TX, Debbie Teague commented as well. “I doubt we have the same values, but I won’t become fluent in Spanish to figure it out,” said Teague, reacting to a Mr. Bunny declaration that he was only going to sing in Spanish. The Honey Bunny later backed down and said viewers “don’t even have to learn Spanish,” but at least “feel” the music and “learn to dance.”
There was not a lot of openness to the Rabbit Half Time in the heartland – and not because they don’t like the guy personally, but because they haven’t watched the halftime show since “Nipplegate” – also known as a “wardrobe malfunction” with Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake.
Kimberly Whitney in St Charles, MO, was unimpressed with either option: “I plan on going to the bathroom when he’s on, if it’s political I will be watching dr pimple popper.”
An equestrian business in Canton, GA, True Horizon Farm, commented: “Haha does the Super Bowl half time show EVER represent the audience’s values? Huh? It’s art. Love it or leave it.” Whoever posted did not say if they’d be tuning in to TPUSA.
Wappapello, MO, Mr. Bob Jackson redirected the crowd: “Let’s ask Bud light.”
The battle on the interweb gridiron will be decided today. Finally.
Making another round just in time to trigger the lefty progressives, President Donald Trump’s administration somehow managed to repost a video that has Democrats losing their collective minds and some conservatives clutching their pearls. It is a parody set to the tune of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” with heads of Democrats superimposed on animals from “The Lion King.” This could be confusing for some, but the video in question is two seconds long and is of former first couple, Barack and Michelle Obama, boogeying along as primates. That’s the entire problem.
The administration claims it was an “accident,” but the crazies say it was the evil Orange Man himself. Lots of problems with that line of thought.
Tracy Seeger could not wait to weigh in: “Lol, here’s what we Leared…No, Trump did not post a video of the Obama’s as apes. Trump posted a screen recording of a video on election fraud and when it ended the feed scrolled to the next video which auto played for a split second which was a video of politicians heads on different animals singing The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”
In Washington, NC, James Thompson asks “why is nobody offended that Joe Biden is shown as an ape eating a banana?”
“How is it racism to be depicted as a face on a monkey,” asks Magnolia, North Carolina’s Lynne Sheffield. “After all, there are millions who believe man evolved from apes?”
We had to ask Justin Gilbert in Rogers, AR, to slow his roll, but he was adamant: “I don’t give a damn what these liberal Karen bastards have to say about it, “ Gilbert proffered. “They have mocked trump, plenty of vile and despicable memes the left have posted over the past decade depicting trump as everything from Hitler to Satan and worse and now they’re offended?”
Even Chicago had to have a say as Slavko Pervan posted: “The meltdown from it is far more entertaining than the video itself.”
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) entered Congress in 2018, and Ballotpedia published that her net worth was in the tank. So how did she go from nearly nothing to a reported cool $8 million in a few short years? Well, the Squad member claims it was due to multiple rental properties in Massachusetts and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She explained it all in a segment that aired on “The Bottom Line,” hosted by Chad Pergram. Then she veered off topic, though, as the congresswoman actually replied: “Nothing to see here” when asked. Oh, but the questions are mounting.
Pressley’s ex-con husband, who served a prison term for drug trafficking, has reportedly raked in as much as $1,000,000 in 2024, according to the latest financial disclosure. How?
Pressley also banked between $250,000 and $500,000 when she sold the Fort Lauderdale rental property in 2024. The property was not listed in any of her previous financial disclosures. C’mon man.
In Henderson, TN, Lee Peterson asked: “Does her husband have a winery too?”
But when Ry-dawg Ftc (you can’t make that up) in Milwaukee joined the discussion, he just said: “She must sell hair.” And in Kingsport, TN, Gregory Yankee joined in suggesting: “She has a Turtle Wax contract.”
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