Super Bowl Halftime Politics

The Super Bowl halftime show was once about music and fireworks. Now it’s about statements that make Congress look subtle. Eyewitnesses recall last year’s show opening with a drone spelling "Tax the Rich" over Kansas City. Professor Linda Markson of NYU says: "It’s inevitable. The biggest stage in America became the biggest soapbox." Anonymous staffers leaked that producers secretly compete to sneak policy messages into choreography. A national poll revealed 63% of viewers don’t know if they’re watching entertainment or a campaign rally. Trace evidence includes leftover protest signs backstage and a confetti cannon loaded with shredded IRS forms. Cause and effect? The more political halftime gets, the more advertisers scramble to look patriotic in 30 seconds or less. Football may have four quarters, but halftime now belongs to the politicians.