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Super Bowl LIX Distractions [1]
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Date: 2025-02-11
It wasn't the score that Donald Trump or Taylor Swift wanted. Trump had predicted that the Kansas City Chiefs would win, but it didn't work out that way.
Eagles at 24-0 going into halftime. Bettors must have been ripping out their hair.
Much has been made of Taylor Swift getting a mix of cheers and boos. Trump, of course only mentions the boos.
Donald should really keep his mouth shut about this because he got booed walking through the field to get to his seat. Yes, "MAGA is very unforgiving." They haven't got a Christian bone in their bodies.
This clip, at the end, has Trump getting booed. The first section has Trump signing the Gulf of America Day proclamation on Air Force One over the Gulf.
A major distraction during the game was the on-screen scoreboard, called the scorebug. Even before computerized graphics, it never looked this bad.
During the game, there were all kinds of floating in the air 3D graphics. I wondered if the graphics generator broke down before the game.
This guy put together all the graphic styles Fox had used in the past.
So far, there hasn't been any comment by Fox Sports on the graphic, which has been universally hated. Someone's head will roll for this.
Trump also had his takes on the new kick-off rules days ago.
It doesn't make it more dangerous, Donald. It makes it safer, so players aren't running at each other like two cars in a head-on collision.
He takes a dig at Biden about the pre-game interview. I didn't watch it. Here's the transcript of the interview by Bret Baier.
Donald still had to talk about the kickoff. I don't know why the NCAA hasn't followed suit on this or the onside kick.
I think the worst change is that you have to let the other team know that you're going to try an onside kick. Ruins the whole idea. The element of surprise is gone. It's like outlawing trick plays.
Then, Trump had to make a photo opportunity about the victims and families of the New Year's attack in New Orleans and the First Responders. It's almost all First Responders.
It's always so weird to see Donald in a situation where he should have a somber face, and he's got this big grin on like he's happy people are dead.
Then there was an incident where one of the performers hopped up on a car with a Palestinian flag that had Gaza and Sudan written on it.
He was led away by security but not charged with anything. But he has been banned for life from NFL stadiums.
There was an interesting shot that looks like he's sticking his fingers in NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's nose.
Looks like it.
Then, during the national anthem, he gave a salute instead of hand over heart.
Just seemed out of place as everything the OrangeOne does.
Everybody has their own favorite Super Bowl commercial. Besides the movie trailers, mine wasThe Duracell commercial with Tom Brady, stopping until his arm was opened up and replacing batteries and then tweaking his nose to turn him on again.
The last question about the Super Bowl is whether the Eagles will go to the White House if invited? I hope they make a statement by refusing. I still remember Trump's destruction of Colin Kaepernick's career because he took a knee at the national anthem. There are already too many people on both knees to Donald. The Eagles should not do it to Trump.
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