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Greg Gutfeld and his Gutfeld! panel didn’t pull punches after the Super Bowl halftime spectacle, blasting the idea that the gridiron’s biggest commercial break should double as a civics lesson. “We don’t want entertainers who are trying to ‘educate’ us,” the panel argued, insisting the stage belongs to music and showmanship, not political sermons.
The halftime headliner, Bad Bunny, delivered a widely watched performance at Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium on February 8, 2026, a set that fused Puerto Rican imagery, celebrity cameos, and pointed moments that some saw as political messaging. For millions of working Americans who tune in for a break from daily life, the spectacle felt less like neutral entertainment and more like an intentional cultural statement.
That reaction quickly crossed into Congress, where Republican Rep. Andy Ogles and other critics demanded a probe into the NFL and NBC over what they called indecent or overtly political content during a family-friendly broadcast. Conservatives aren’t asking for censorship so much as accountability: if the league greenlights a halftime narrative, taxpayers and viewers deserve transparency about how and why it was approved.
Meanwhile the NFL, led by Roger Goodell, defended the pick, saying the decision to book Bad Bunny was “carefully thought through” and rooted in the star’s global popularity and business sense for the league. That justification may satisfy balance sheets and advertisers, but it does not address the deeper grievance many Americans have: that mass cultural institutions have quietly switched from neutral platforms to partisan stages.
This dispute is not merely about one artist; it’s emblematic of a larger culture war. Turning Point USA’s counterprogramming, petitions calling for traditional artists, and public fury from MAGA figures revealed how the halftime choice became a proxy fight over identity, language, and values. The NFL’s insistence on “diversity of acts” may score in boardrooms, but it increasingly alienates heartland viewers who want halftime to uplift families and neighborhoods, not lecture them.
For patriotic, working Americans, the solution is straightforward: demand entertainment that entertains and leave politics to elected officials and the ballot box. If the cultural gatekeepers continue to use megaplatforms to preach, conservatives must push back with boycotts, ratings pressure, and by supporting artists who celebrate, rather than lecture, American life.
The moment should remind every red-blooded patriot that culture matters because culture shapes behavior. We don’t need halftime sermons; we need halftime songs that bring Americans together, not divide them, and we should hold those who profit from our attention to that simple standard.
