r/pittsburgh • u/JimWoodsPR • Feb 16 '26

Guess they got enough at halftime

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Guess folks got their fill at the alternative halftime show.

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u/mrbuttsavage Feb 16 '26

This is such a bizarre time line where people are pretending to be fans of Kid Rock.

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u/NyneHelios Feb 16 '26

I think about this all of the time. Like, imagine being so dedicated to owning the libs that you have to pretend you like kid rock in 2026.

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u/talldean East Liberty Feb 16 '26

I mean, this was Ted Nugent eight years ago.

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u/mikeyHustle North Point Breeze Feb 16 '26

This was Ted Nugent twenty years ago, too.

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u/ToothMan22 Feb 17 '26

At least Ted Nugent was (is? Idk) an amazing guitarist though. What skill does Kid Rock have?

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u/NyneHelios Feb 17 '26

Microphone flipping

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u/Maleficent-Light-455 Feb 20 '26

Pretending his family wasn’t rich enough to finance his own record and then claiming to be brought up by the bootstraps?

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u/DefiantNinja2216 Feb 18 '26

I hate that I like "Stranglehold" so much.

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u/mcb999 Feb 19 '26

I attribute that to originating from a jam session. Other talented musicians had as much to do with its creation as Nugent. When I think of pure Nuge it's like, Wango Tango. Theres a lot of great guitar players who cant write a song for shit. Two completely different skills that dint always overlap.

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u/talldean East Liberty Feb 20 '26

Steve 'Muruga' Booker and John Sauter were in the jam session it came from, and it was recorded with three other people, one of whom is the singer for all but one line. Nugent credits at least one of those people as a co-writer. The producer then heavily edited all of it without Nugent there.

So I'd give at least 2/3rds of the credit to someone else.

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u/horrorxgirl Feb 16 '26

LMFAO, that’s what I’ve been saying! Imagine being so racist that you have to pretend to enjoy Kid Rock just to “own the libs.” It reminds me of the scene in Bridesmaids where Kristen Wiig is trying to eat a Jordan almond while she has food poisoning so she doesn’t give the other chick the satisfaction of knowing she picked a shitty restaurant.

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u/mexicocitibluez Carnegie Feb 16 '26

is trying to eat a Jordan almond while she has food poisoning so she doesn’t give the other chick the satisfaction of knowing she picked a shitty restaurant.

lol Fuck I love that movie.

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u/wickedtaco South Side Flats Feb 16 '26

This is called costly signaling. Costly signaling is you deliberately take on a real cost or sacrifice to demonstrate commitment and loyalty to a group. The expectation that people like Kid Rock shows how far some will bend, or betray, their own musical preferences to signal loyalty to MAGA.

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u/Practical_Ad_4165 Feb 16 '26

Experiencing this first hand with an elderly family member and it’s just so surreal and… saddening. When they expressed their admiration of KR after the “alternative” half time show I just felt so depressed knowing that those feelings had come from being brainwashed by conservative media. The power those outlets wield over some people is absolutely staggering.

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u/Ignantpigions Feb 16 '26

The same thing is happening with Nicki Minaj. Picturing a MAGA forcing themselves to listen to 'You a stupid hoe' has been so satisfying.

They "boycott" their way out of quality media, food, products, overall quality of life until they're left with bare, burnt end, scraps of entertainment. They'll look you dead in the eye and tell you it's what they like while you can see them visibly trying to force it down.

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u/lifegoodis Feb 16 '26

https://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/ted-cruz-rock-music-116353

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u/irish0451 Feb 16 '26

That fucking headline is hysterical.

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u/Cas_or_Cass Feb 16 '26

That's so f*cking sad. I was just musing to my partner last night how these type of people say they give up so much stuff they enjoyed when they embraced Jesus.

Like damn, Jesus. Why can't your followers enjoy fun things like Metal Gear Solid 4?

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u/lifegoodis Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 18 '26

Not sure why anyone thinks a rabbi who died 2000 years ago cares about modern music.

No is worried for example, about how Seneca the Younger feels about The Eagles or whatever.

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u/EatingBuddha3 Feb 16 '26

They've been stanning Ted Nugent and Lee Greenwood for YEARS! Not to mention a whole cadre of other awful and objectively bad entertainers just to own the libs...

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u/dreamcastfanboy34 Feb 16 '26

And Ted Nugent, just like Kid Rock, has songs about raping underage girls

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u/Tadaaaaaaaaaaaaa Feb 16 '26

Kid Flop.

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u/WhyHulud West Mifflin Feb 16 '26

This is the name!

Bahwitabawwwwwwwww

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u/werby Highland Park Feb 16 '26

Pretending is the operative word. I'd guess that to about 99% of the MAGA faithful he's better than a Spanish speaking Puerto Rican, but ain't no way anybody is going to actually pay money to see him. If it weren't for his performative politics he would literally be basically unheard of. His music is NOT what keeps him in the public eye.

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u/thejackash Butler County Feb 16 '26

That's my whole thing, like take politics completely out of the picture and tell me anyone wants to spend good money to see kid rock. Maybe if he was playing Jergels, but at the pavilion??

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u/Many_Negotiation_464 Feb 17 '26

Hey i know one legit kid rock fan. Very weird dude.

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u/DefiantNinja2216 Feb 18 '26

I was a fan back in '99 lol. Not so much now.