Political Pistachio

By Douglas V. Gibbs

When Bad Bunny stood on the stage at the Grammy’s and threw out a “F*ck ICE” and then went on to include himself with illegal aliens (even though technically he’s an American since he’s from Puerto Rico) explaining who “we” are and adding a globalistic anti-sovereignty line of “We are all Americans” regarding Central America and South America, the final nail in the coffin for the Halftime Show on Sunday was driven into its place.  There was no way I was going to watch an anti-American, pro-criminal-alien show.  So, when halftime came, I switched it to One America News and watched the alternative halftime show put on by Kid Rock and friends – and from what I am reading, I am glad I did.

American Football, while its roots might reach a little bit into rugby, is an American game.  When the two conference champions collide at the end of the season, it’s one of those few moments when Americans of all stripes come together.  For nearly a hundred and fifty years the game of football has grown into something that even challenges baseball as America’s pastime.  It has become a globally watched sport, with a finale like the one in Santa Clara this year, that’s watched around the world.  It has become a cultural cornerstone of American life.  I love to watch football.  I enjoy the game on the field.  But, for some reason, the leadership of pro-football has been trying to use it to flip a middle-finger at America.

This year’s halftime show, as I am learning, was a “clear display of pure contempt for America.”

My support for immigration laws and President Trump’s work to deport illegal aliens, focusing on criminal aliens first, no doubt has leftwing Democrats and their communist allies shouting as they read this that I am “anti-immigration.”  The opposite is true.  I am very pro-immigration.  My wife is an immigrant from Mexico, whose father navigated through the proper channels of immigration law to bring his family here, and my wife naturalized in 2007.  Responsible immigration policies that vets all incoming persons to ensure we weed out those who are not good for America is a wonderful thing.  Immigrants do indeed provide a wonderful flavor in the melting pot that is America, stirring in their skills and cultural accents to make America better.  But there is a reason that when one becomes a naturalized citizen that the candidate must renounce all other allegiances.  The framers of the Citizenship Clause, when they wrote “and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” understood what they were writing.  To be an American you must not be subject to any foreign power.  Countries cannot stand long if foreign ideas and ideological threats designed to challenge its sovereignty infiltrates its borders, seeking to dismantle its foundational institutions and beliefs.  There’s an old saying.  “When in Rome, do as the Romans Do.”  When you are in a foreign place, as the proverb tells us, it is important to adapt to local customs, traditions, and behaviors of the people living there.  One should assimilate, rather than try to force their own habits on others.  If the traditions and cultural pinnings to liberty are beneficial for the prosperity of the land, they typically will stand the test of time.  If they are not, the people of that land will ultimately change the system in the hopes of creating a more beneficial government that honors their rights and freedoms. 

This year’s halftime performance by Puerto Rican singer “Bad Bunny” was conducted almost entirely in Spanish.  One of the flags that followed him off of the stage, after a parade of several foreign flags behind the American Flag, read, “We are all America” while a giant screen read “The only thing more powerful than hate is love.”  In other words, to disagree with his hatred of ICE is to hate him and all of his ideological comrades.  Love is, according to Bad Bunny, defined as turning away from your patriotism and celebrating his hate for America’s heritage and laws.  The clear message of the entire halftime show was full rejection of American sovereignty and culture.  Americans must lay down their disagreements and accept the invasion coming from all directions of anti-American aliens.  Refusal is hatred.

Bad Bunny had no intention of doing as the Romans do, so to speak.  He expected Americans to adapt to his cultural messaging and his language during his performance, or be considered a hater.

The intent was to replace American culture that was being portrayed on the field of play and in the stands with a foreign message, an anti-American sentiment, and humiliation for the American audience who better appreciate it and celebrate it or be considered an enemy.

Thank God for the Turning Point USA alternative show that I watched on OAN.  As NBC proudly broadcasted anti-American propaganda and cultural warfare, I was able to enjoy a show celebrating America, our Christian values, and family values.  While activists, celebrities, and the mainstream media gushed over the message that America’s borders are illegitimate and the foreign looting of our country by criminal gangs, rapists, human traffickers, child molesters, and murderers is something to be defended, I watched a show that proudly waved Old Glory and proclaimed the divinity of Jesus Christ.  While a foreign language sang about pride for foreign ideas and ideologies contrary to American Liberty, I watched an entertaining display of patriotism in English – our national language.  While on the field Americans were being told they have no right to enforce their own laws, I watched a program that defended American patriotism and sovereignty.  While leftists gushed over Bad Bunny’s anti-American performance, Kid Rock and his fellow performers praised Jesus, family, and the American Culture.

The only bright spot, I hear, during NBC’s broadcasted halftime show is that a pro-ICE commercial was played during the intermission.

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