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Zorro

(15,691 posts)
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 03:53 PM Feb 2017

NRA urges Lady Gaga to avoid anti-Trump tirade in Super Bowl halftime show

Lady Gaga has already made history with her Super Bowl halftime performance, even though it won’t happen until early Sunday evening at the midway point between the Atlanta Falcons/New England Patriots’ NFL championship game in Houston.

She is the first halftime show performer to receive an admonition from the National Rifle Association about what she should — or, rather, should not — do during her Super Bowl performance.

Speaking on NRA TV, conservative political commentator Bill Whittle strongly implored Gaga to leave any political statements out of her 13-minute Sunday performance at Houston’s NRG Stadium.

Whittle began by taking a shot at the NFL for picking Gaga just a year after Beyoncé fueled criticism from conservative corners for her 2016 Super Bowl halftime show performance. It featured the live debut of her overtly political song “Formation,” which found her and her dancers wearing quasi-military outfits inspired by the Black Panthers.

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sd-et-music-gaga-nra-20170204-story.html

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NRA urges Lady Gaga to avoid anti-Trump tirade in Super Bowl halftime show (Original Post) Zorro Feb 2017 OP
Fuck the NRA Blecht Feb 2017 #1
This nt avebury Feb 2017 #2
... liberalmuse Feb 2017 #3
+1,000,000,000 gopiscrap Feb 2017 #29
Yeah. BadgerMom Feb 2017 #30
Agreed ellie Feb 2017 #33
Nope. What you said... Raster Feb 2017 #34
agree bdamomma Feb 2017 #44
Fine, maybe she can do an NRA tirade. Pretty much the same crowd. Hoyt Feb 2017 #4
Sure, go ahead and help them flaunt their intellectual base. :-))) justhanginon Feb 2017 #8
Teddy-boy Shittypants in his hater drag. Raster Feb 2017 #35
It doesn't matter IdiotsforPalin Feb 2017 #5
True. 2naSalit Feb 2017 #18
WTF malaise Feb 2017 #6
HUGE Hillary supporter. I'll be surprised if she doesn't. underpants Feb 2017 #10
Same here - now I'll watch half time malaise Feb 2017 #11
She does know how to put on a show underpants Feb 2017 #14
Oh yeah, like she's going to take orders from the NRA. Glamrock Feb 2017 #7
I guess they want The Mormon Tabernacle Choir again world wide wally Feb 2017 #9
Hey NRA, go fuck yourselves! Initech Feb 2017 #12
Afraid of one woman? Cracklin Charlie Feb 2017 #13
One woman with a big voice. 2naSalit Feb 2017 #20
If I was a big ol coward... Cracklin Charlie Feb 2017 #25
They are afraid of woman period. bdamomma Feb 2017 #43
Where the NRA is concerned.. PoiBoy Feb 2017 #15
Or what? You do realize how small she is, don't you? Pathwalker Feb 2017 #16
I'm SURE she MFM008 Feb 2017 #17
haha....this is so fucking pathetic it's funny.... dhill926 Feb 2017 #19
I wish Ms. Germanotta the artistic freedom to do whatever the hell she wants. Stinky The Clown Feb 2017 #21
Snowflake Whittle sarcasmo Feb 2017 #22
I hope she performs in a countingbluecars Feb 2017 #23
I'll actually be disappointed if she doesn't get at least a little political. butdiduvote Feb 2017 #24
I'd pay money to see her do the show in a PPH (Pink P*ssy Hat) ! n/t CincyDem Feb 2017 #26
And the NRA finds a way to be relevant to the Super Bowl. aikoaiko Feb 2017 #27
There is no NRA atreides1 Feb 2017 #28
The NR who? liberal N proud Feb 2017 #31
Wow Lucinda Feb 2017 #32
aren't stadiums gun free zones? pstokely Feb 2017 #36
And we take you now to Lady Gaga's halftime show planning meeting jmowreader Feb 2017 #37
all the more reason to go full out!!!!! spanone Feb 2017 #38
Preview on Twitter: Denzil_DC Feb 2017 #39
Or else what, gun guy? MineralMan Feb 2017 #40
Oh, poor, precious snowflake! GoCubsGo Feb 2017 #41
She's chosing song choice. joshcryer Feb 2017 #42

IdiotsforPalin

(168 posts)
5. It doesn't matter
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 04:01 PM
Feb 2017

what she says or how she performs. The right will be attacking her tomorrow.
Poor little trumpatinas weren't able to get Billy Bob and the Butt Lickers to perform.

underpants

(182,280 posts)
10. HUGE Hillary supporter. I'll be surprised if she doesn't.
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 04:09 PM
Feb 2017

But I'm okay if she doesn't. It's the Super Bowl - just let it be about football.

underpants

(182,280 posts)
14. She does know how to put on a show
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 04:13 PM
Feb 2017

My first impression of her ("Pokerface&quot was way off. Not normally my kind of music but she gets you moving and can build a wall of sound.

Glamrock

(11,781 posts)
7. Oh yeah, like she's going to take orders from the NRA.
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 04:03 PM
Feb 2017

I really can't stand her music, but I'll be watching in anticipation. I'm expecting a very strong statement from a very strong woman.

PoiBoy

(1,541 posts)
15. Where the NRA is concerned..
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 04:13 PM
Feb 2017

.."urge" = threaten...

Wouldn't it be ironic if Gaga was intending to not politicize her performance until this...

Can't wait to see what she does..




Pathwalker

(6,597 posts)
16. Or what? You do realize how small she is, don't you?
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 04:16 PM
Feb 2017

You NRA people sure are easily intimidated by women who speak their minds. So sad. Pathetic. Don't you have guns to clean?

dhill926

(16,234 posts)
19. haha....this is so fucking pathetic it's funny....
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 04:27 PM
Feb 2017

I'm sure she's huddling with her people right now to make sure not to piss them off. God, what idiots....

Stinky The Clown

(67,697 posts)
21. I wish Ms. Germanotta the artistic freedom to do whatever the hell she wants.
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 04:32 PM
Feb 2017

FUCK . . . . the small penis set at the nra

butdiduvote

(284 posts)
24. I'll actually be disappointed if she doesn't get at least a little political.
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 04:52 PM
Feb 2017

She was a big Hillary supporter. Show them you won't go down without a fight, girl!

aikoaiko

(34,127 posts)
27. And the NRA finds a way to be relevant to the Super Bowl.
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 05:00 PM
Feb 2017

If Gaga doesn't speak out, they claim a win and are interviewed by Fox News.

If she does, they get interviewed by CNN about the "war between our pop culture people and the actual citizens."


atreides1

(16,046 posts)
28. There is no NRA
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 05:09 PM
Feb 2017

The NRA died a long time ago...and in it's place is nothing more then an organization funded by gun makers, whose only interest is in making a buck!!!

jmowreader

(50,453 posts)
37. And we take you now to Lady Gaga's halftime show planning meeting
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 07:25 PM
Feb 2017

"Stefani, we have a problem. The NRA says it doesn't want you to attack the president during your show."

'They do, huh?'

"Yeah, and they were pretty emphatic about it."

'I guess we're gonna have to attack him, then.'

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