Posted on 02/07/2011 1:27:34 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
If anyone thinks politics and football don't mix, they should have checked Twitter after halftime. For starters, up popped the best Twitter hashtag of the day — #Superbowel; and it wasn't a typo. No, many considered "bowel" an apt description of the Super Bowl XLV half time entertainment, featuring the Black Eyed Peas. Disappointed, angry football fans took to Twitter leveling insults at liberals — and President Obama.
"No matter how many awesome LED effects they could distract us with, you couldn’t mistake the fact that we were watching a small pack of four musicians — with plenty of sound problems," was the report by Music Mix — a problem also reported on Twitter.
That doesn't mean the "Blame it on Bush days" are ending, after all, it wasn't only conservatives who took their anger out on politicians. Keith Olbermann even twittered an ending insult at conservatives:
KeithOlbermann Well, it was entertaining anyway, and who can argue with a #Superbowl win by a team that exists thanks to NFL Socialism!
After halftime, disappointed fans set out to prove politics and football do mix - and it was all a fun political tweet fest from that point forward. Following is a transcript of some of the best political halftime tweets:
Sirmudgeon Now it can be revealed. The password to get into tonight's White House Superbowl party was "Born in the USA"
sirmudgeon When the game ended, the president shooed his guests out of the White House. "Egypt, you know. I have to get up early to procrastinate."
derekahunter Black Eyed Peas performing halftime show just proves liberals don't mind cruel and unusual punishment when it's their side inflicting it.
ohnkim_pga We should threaten to send the Black Eyed Peas to Egypt unless they get their crap figured out. You can mail my Nobel Prize to my office.
sirmudgeon - When the Cowboys field filled with brawlers who kick and tackle, Mubarak said "Aha! They are demanding that their president resign!"
MarkSimoneNY President openly defies first lady's nutrition campaign - White House superbowl menu - wings, pizza, pretzels, chips, cheeseburgers
sirmudgeon Golly gee, it hurts the elite media to talk about a game that will be shown on ... on ... gotta say it ... F-f-f-ox.
PatrickRuffini Let's just say this is no "Yes We Can"
sirmudgeon If Ronald Reagan had seen this year's half-time show, he would say, "Jerry Jones, tear down this stadium."
philipaklein Repeal and replace the Black Eyed Peas.
urner97 Judging by that half time show, we aren't winning the future
DanRiehl No way, a shout out for Obama and the stimulus? Ghetto rap meets the welfare state - just wunnerful
KateOH Better not get a flag for praying in the end zone!
Worst Super Bowl halftime performance EVER.
I watched it. I thought the show was spectacular, but the “talent” sucked. If that makes any sense. I didn’t see last years (or any other Superbowls this century) but a guy on my audio site said last year it was the who and they were great.
I’ve been watching it on Youtube and they were absolutely right. It is on a whole different level than what we saw tonight.
Yeah, Twitter was more entertaining than a bunch of O-Bots on auto-tune.
Fergie cant sing a lick! The. BEP’s are C level openers for Kenny G....
To Kenny G’s credit, he plays an actual instrument.
So glad I did not catch one play this year and it is a thing I am going to do from here on out. The NFL is ruined and I will never watch another game. The dip$hit who couldn’t sing the right lyrics to the National Anthem and then celebrity dung singing to the ineligible POC in the white house topped it off.
Ever? The last half time show of any kind I ever enjoyed was the Grambling marching band.
And somehow he makes a saxophone sound as good as a vuvuzela.
You made perfect sense. Spectacular lighting, etc., etc.....HORRID “music”, or what passes for “music” these days. Absolutely abysmal.
Exactly.
I was sitting in another room and the noise coming from the television was making me ill...Rolling Stones, The Who, Black Guy Pees...great call, NFL. I’m sure Zero felt a tingle run down his skinny leg, though...
I set the whole game up on my Dish PVR and took a nap, watched the whole game but I skipped every single commercial and the halftime.
I believe that is the first time I have ever heard a Superbowl Halftime show get booed. It was painful to watch and listen to.
I’d rather listen to Garbanzo Beans.
They should have the Super Bowl in Tampa every time.
The problem with the halftime show, IMO, was the sound system. You could not hear the music, just the singers. It was a technical problem, I think.
At least when Janet Jackson performed a few years back we got to see a real boob.
Last evening, the boobs were doing the performing.
a #Superbowl win by a team that exists thanks to NFL Socialism stockholders!
Have to agree with this completely. The NFL is one of the biggest welfare queens we have in this country. Maybe they wouldn't be so worthy of contempt if they paid for their own playgrounds instead of socializing the cost of them to the lowly taxpayer.
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