MAGA were complaining that he wasn’t “American”……..when the NFL first announced it.
Who's Bad Bunny?
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Pedro Pascal is Chilean he was in the show. He didn't have with Bad Bunny's diction. Speaking of diction, The Oracle is a big fan of Mike Hunt and The Shaft.
This is kind of a silly, predisposed article.Turning Point USA’s “All-American” Super Bowl show might have been held for “underserved” Americans – but the majority opted to watch Bad Bunny’s half-time performance instead.
The Maga-friendly show streamed live at the same time the Puerto Rican artist stunned viewers with a star-studded set featuring special appearances from Lady Gaga and Pedro Pascal.
Turning Point USA’s stream, meanwhile, featured performances from Kid Rock, who appeared to mime his way through, and country musicians Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice and Gabby Barrett.
Frank Luntz, a veteran political consultant and pollster, said that Turning Point USA’s halftime show drew “more than five million” viewers, but The New York Times reports that 6.1 million people opted to watch the event, which was streamed on YouTube.
At the time of writing, the Trump-endorsed concert has been viewed 19 million times, with many noting on social media that they clicked on the video once the Super Bowl ended out of curiosity.
This is a far cry from the figures amassed by the Super Bowl. Official numbers are yet to roll in for Bad Bunny’s performance, but they’re being projected to be around the 128 million mark, which would make it one of the most-watched half-time shows in history.
The record was achieved by Kendrick Lamar, whose set in 2025 reached highs of 133.5 million viewers.
Turning Point USA, founded by late far-right commentator Charlie Kirk, announced its alternative halftime show last October amid mounting conservative criticism over the selection of Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl halftime performer. The award-winning rapper has been a vocal critic of US president Donald Trump.
Musician Kid Rock, an outspoken supporter of the president, went on to say that the Turning Point show was engineered for conservative Americans to celebrate their patriotism, adding that right-wing views are not represented in mainstream media.
“There’s a big portion of this country, like it or not, that’s underserved entertainment-wise,” Kid Rock said. “We’re just [going to] go play for our base. You know, people who love America, love football, love Jesus.”
The White House expressed support for Turning Point’s show, reposting a video of it on social media. Secretary of defence Pete Hegseth wrote on X that his family had tuned in.
More than 120 million tuned in to watch Bad Bunny perform (AP)
President Trump also bashed the official Super Bowl mid-game show in a post on Truth Social, labelling it “absolutely terrible” and “one of the worst, EVER!”
But, despite harsh criticism from Trump and his allies, more Americans were interested in watching Bad Bunny perform in Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show than Turning Point USA’s Maga fest.
A YouGov America survey released Friday found that 35 per cent of respondents prefer Bad Bunny’s show compared to 28 per cent who said they were more interested in the Kid Rock-headlined event.
This year’s Super Bowl saw the Seattle Seahawks triumph over the New England Patriots by 29 points to 13 to claim their second-ever victory.
Of course a shit load of people "watched" Bad Bunny. It's because 130 million people already had the game already on their television. As I noted, people are also heading to the bathroom and the food table. Halftime shows have a large share of uncommitted viewers.
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Of course. But they could have tuned in to Kid Rock instead and didn't.
What it really underlines is the silliness and nutty-ass racism of the MAGA Base staging a vendetta against a fairly inoffensive pop music mega star doing a show that many people - like me - would have paid no attention to if there had not been the wave of adverse publicity.
The other note is that Kid Rock pretty much defines the essence of "washed up". He hasn't had a hit for 20+ years. The clear counter weight to Bunny would have been sulky, MAGA-ish Morgan Wallen. But stars of Wallen's clout were nowhere to be found.
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Chileans and Puerto Ricans have very heavy, very distinct accents. Sort of like Glaswegians and Brooklyners trying to understand each other in a bar.
I think you missed the point.
It took some effort to tune in and watch Kid Rock. Apparently, a lot of people made that commitment. Granted it was at various times.
Bad Bunny held on to the enormous Super Bowl audience which is normal for a Super Bowl halftime regardless of the performer(s).
I myself "watched" Bad Bunny, but like most people at the party I was not totally engaged. This is not any commentary on Bad Bunny one way or another. It's just how the Super Bowl halftime is consumed.
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Kind of like Chileans have Patagonian Toothfish.
Puerto Ricans call it Chilean Sea Bass.
According to MAGA only Caucasians are US citizens.
Even Caucasians who are non-citizens will be considered as belonging to the US, but not a natural born person of colour.
It is because of their obsession with race, gender and sexual orientation.
The StonesBest show since prince? Jesus christ... you just shat on the following:
The Weekend
Bruno Mars
Coldplay
Beyonce
Madonna
Eminem
Maroon 5
lmao...let me guess...you understand spanish?
Bruce
The Who
I dug Beyonce and Rihanna too.
And I love mashing up artists like Aerosmith, Britney, Justin, etc.
Apparently Puerto Rican Is a separate language that other Latinos cannot understand...Best show since prince? Jesus christ... you just shat on the following:
The Weekend
Bruno Mars
Coldplay
Beyonce
Madonna
Eminem
Maroon 5
lmao...let me guess...you understand spanish?
Anyways I just did the dishes and skipped the whole fiasco.
I saw bed bunny wrestle once or twice. The guy is entertaining. I enjoyed the half time show even though I don’t speak Spanish. I usually vote centre right on things but I can also be objective, the bad bunny show was entertaining. Certainly more so than the actual Super Bowl game 
ROTFLMFAO.....Richy you never cease to amuse me. Maroon5, that fucking tattooed jabroni who took his shirt off. That is the worst half-time show ever. JLow flashing her Tampax was just as bad.
To be perfectly honest Bad Bunny's show was better than Kendrick Lamarr from last year. Bunny has lingered with me while Lamarr was forgotten the minute I got home. The Weeknd's show was spectacular.
This is my favorite halftime show.
To be perfectly honest Bad Bunny's show was better than Kendrick Lamarr from last year. Bunny has lingered with me while Lamarr was forgotten the minute I got home. The Weeknd's show was spectacular.
This is my favorite halftime show.
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Well didn't you just bullshit your way on this thread then? Your statement was Bad Bunny was the best since Prince...lmao....man up and own it...
Better than Coldplay?
Madonna?
Beyonce?
Eminem?
Kid Rock should have done the show on the rubble of the White House.
Its a perfect symbol for trump's success.
Tear it down, no plans to rebuild and then take off with the $400 million for the construction.
