Giuliani blasts Beyoncé's 'outrageous' Super Bowl halftime performance

[47of74]

Source: The Hill

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) is blasting Beyoncé’s latest single, “Formation,” and her "outrageous" performance in a headline-making Super Bowl halftime show.

“I think it was outrageous,” Giuliani said in a Monday Fox News interview. “I think the half-time show was ridiculous anyway. I don’t know what the heck it was. A bunch of people like bouncing around and doing strange things. It was terrible.”

Donning a gold-embellished jacket and black leotard, Beyoncé took to the field alongside Coldplay and Bruno Mars late Sunday in Santa Clara, Calif., at halftime of the showdown between the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos. The pop and R&B star’s backing dancers were “dressed in attire that paid tribute to the Black Panthers and, by extension, the Black Lives Matter movement that Beyoncé sings about on the new cut,” Entertainment Weekly wrote of the performance.

“This is football, not Hollywood — and I thought it was really outrageous that [Beyoncé] used it as a platform to attack police officers, who are the people who protect her, and protect us, and keep us alive,” Giuliani said on Monday.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/268621-giuliani-blasts-beyonces-outrageous-super-bowl-halftime

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STFU Rudy.

[katsy]

1. Always the asshole Nt

[lob1]

2. Amazing! He didn't say "9/11" once.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

76. Well, that answered my question.

I was going to ask how many times he said 9/11 while so doing.

[onehandle]

3. 9/11 and a verb yells at cloud! nt

[roguevalley]

78. he's mad because he tried to get wood and failed.

[Fast Walker 52]

4. Now get off my lawn!

Seriously, he sounds like a cranky old reactionary dude. What a joke.

[dixiegrrrrl]

60. I agree...I immediately pictured this.

[Dustlawyer]

64. Beat me to it!

Besides Rudy, police have been doing the direct opposite to black people. "Thank you officer, may I have another (bullet in the head)"!

[phantom power]

5. The devil's music, with their dirty hip-thrusting "dance moves!"

[SoapBox]

6. Oh...ohhhhhh...

Mayor Ghoul...you just need to shut your fucking pie hole.

[PoliticAverse]

7. Looks like he sees an opportunity in the Republican primaries...

Florida strategy part II?...

[Plucketeer]

8. Rudy

the living EMBODIMENT of "Jerk"

[Doctor_J]

9. Poverty, healthcare costs, poverty wages, global warming, pollution...republicans take on the big

issues

[Bigredhunk]

36. This

n/m

[world wide wally]

10. Something get a rise out of you, Rudy?

Naughty boy!

[47of74]

11. Ewww....trying very hard not to picture his little Benito getting a rise.

[LiberalArkie]

12. That clinches it. It has to one of the greatest performances then.

[EllieBC]

13. The whole show seemed pretty tame to me.

Did he see a different halftime show?

[47of74]

42. Yeah, he must've been watching the 2004 HT show

Of course all of us at the combination bar/coffee shop were wondering last night if there was going to be another wardrobe malfunction being staged.

[rocktivity]

72. I have a vauge recollection of Coldplay being there

You'd think a band with seven #1 albums -- of which they've sold an average of twelve million copies EACH -- wouldn't have needed any extra help...




rocktivity

[vkkv]

14. The Giulianis of the world created the problem.

Fortunately, most are dying out.

[olddad56]

15. If Trump gets the repubulician nomination, I could see him picking Ghouliani for his running mate.

[TexasBushwhacker]

45. Too old

When you're pushing 70 you don't choose someone who's older.

[katmondoo]

16. Showing his age

and stupidity

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

75. You damn kids!

[7962]

17. Ignoring Rudy, halftime was awful. They should have let Bruno have the whole thing.

It was just a trainwreck. Most opinions & reviews I've read say pretty much the same thing. Trying to cram too much crap into too short a time.

On a positive note though, Lady Gaga showed the whole world what a great voice she has!!! A very classy performance. If they missed her performance at the Oscars, this will make them look it up.

[NaturalHigh]

26. I didn't see it, but my best friend said it was awful.

According to him, Coldplay even sucked. When Coldplay sucks, you know it's a bad day.

I missed Lady Gaga too.

[7962]

30. She was really good. Here you go:

You could tell she was also proud to have been chosen

ETA: No lip synch here!!

[NaturalHigh]

32. Wow, that was really good.

I'm not a Lady Gaga fan, so I really didn't know she had it in her.

[7962]

44. Here's the moment people saw what her level of talent is:

Oscars last year.

[KT2000]

52. Wow!

that was amazing and so was her National Anthem. I had no idea she was such a good singer.
thanks for posting this.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

54. Lady Gaga has an excellent voice.

She is very talented. People who say "she's doing the same stuff with weird costumes that Madonna did 20 years ago" don't get the point. Madonna does not have one-half the talent or voice that Lady Gaga has. I think the weird costumes throw people off. They see the weird costumes and don't hear the talent. I think the same thing happened with David Bowie. Immensely intelligent and talented, but people saw the weird outfits and dissed him.


I'm one of those get off my lawn folks (baby boomers) who doesn't listen to anything past the late 80s, but Lady Gaga and Adele are the two young people that I can tell have great voices. Adele's songs all sound about the same. I think that's her problem. She needs more variety in her hits. Lady Gaga is capable of writing and singing a catchy, memorable pop song.


I thought Beyonce was vulgar and not to my taste, and Coldplay does nothing for me, but I would blow off Giuliani's criticism.

So does that mean Giuliani thinks that Lady Gaga is a Communist for wearing a blazing red pantsuit?

[KT2000]

57. I think Giuliani would say anything

to keep on the dole of FOX. He really missed the point.
Beyonce is not my taste either and she usually sings sharp which drives me nuts. I did like that she paid homage to the Panthers and Malcolm X but the bullets on her costume were so wrong IMHO - too much gun violence to celebrate that.

[brett_jv]

69. Apparently you've missed they were a very obvious Michael Jackson at the SB Halftime homage ...

Don't think for either of them they were meant to be bullets ... just 'decor' ...

[KT2000]

74. the bullets

were down the length of her sleeves.

[lunatica]

34. That's fantastic!

Best rendition ever!!

[greymouse]

37. Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga is amazing. I knew nothing about her except that she sometimes sings with Tony Bennett, but when I saw her sing the Sound of Music on some show I was blown away.

[maxsolomon]

28. Did you miss the Black Panther Dance Squad?

because that was kind of the whole point. And Bruno Mars was 100% down with it.

I agree that there was too much in too short a time. Too much Coldplay.

[7962]

31. Is that what they were supposed to be? Ha!

Maybe it sucked because it was just a shitty song, but all of it was just junk.
Mars could have blown it away just redoing the show he did last time he was on the Super Bowl.

[wordpix]

58. Beyonce's Bad Blood remake & Coldplay - awful

Bruno Mars was great

[longship]

18. Donald Trump admires Rudy Giuliani's cross dressing.

Trump: Gimme a kiss, babe!
Or whatever.

Speaking of outrageous, and humorous.

I applaud Rudy for doing this, but he is still a jerk. And don't get me started about Trump.

[Iggo]

19. Black Lives Matter.

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

20. YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!!

(shakes cane) AND TURN DOWN THAT DAMN DEVIL MUSIC!!!

[Cassiopeia]

27. Argle bargle damn hippies!11!!

[Solly Mack]

21. Fat noises made by an ass.

[ProfessorGAC]

22. Who?

Somebody said something about Beyonce? Never heard of him.

[forest444]

23. "You sure you wanna go there, Rudy?"

"Of courthe I am, Donald. Thisth isth shocking!"

[NV Whino]

24. I have to admit I prefer marching bands

I watched it after the fact and all I could see was dollar $igns. And how much better those dollars could have been used. Which is not to denigrate anyone's talent.

[immoderate]

29. Yes! Marching bands!

They already have a field. Right? And they put up a stage!

--imm

[NV Whino]

35. Yeah, doesn't make a lot of sense.

[TexasBushwhacker]

47. The acts don't get paid

But you can bet they have a new CD out or soon to be released.

[NV Whino]

48. Yeah, but there are a lot of people involved in the production that do.

[maxsolomon]

25. Outrageously great.

The Black Panthers Dance Squad was the highlight of the entire game, not just halftime.

[lunatica]

33. Poor Gluiliani - so last century- and get off his lawn!!

It's obviously the first time he's seen some modern entertainment.

[bluestateguy]

38. I actually thought the show was terrific

Nothing about the Black Panthers ever crossed my mind.

[47of74]

41. I thought it was good too

Only problem I had was the local combination bar/coffee shop I hang out at we couldn't hear the refs nor the halftime performance. I'm not sure if it was on the TV station end, something with their provider (Sat/Cable/etc), or with their TVs. I texted my brother and he said he heard it just fine.

[stuffmatters]

39. From If I Ruled the World to Believe in Love

I thought it was the most powerful, exciting, visually luscious, inclusive half time show ever. All three performers headliners were
awesome, the flashbacks moving, and the youthful, democratic, driving message of the show just left me so happy.

Rudy Guilianni, the young(er) generations hold nothing for an old hater,fearmonger like you or any other of your noxious, bigoted
ilk. That halftime show was a national cultural moment, its declaration was loud and clear.

Believe in Love (and peace and equality and justice and...)

[NurseJackie]

40. |>/////////> U, Rudy

[jpak]

43. A message to you Rudi

[Dem_in_Nebr.]

46. Shakes head . . .

And this is news -- why? Someone actually had to write about this??

Good lord ahhhllllmightyy -- just take me home already!

:rolleyes:

[WhoWoodaKnew]

49. I loved halftime. Not sure why some of you are complaining.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

50. My, Ain't she "uppity".....

Brava Diva! Sing it! Say it! Stop shooting!!!

[saltpoint]

51. If Rudy Giuliani doesn't like someone or

something, it's an extremely reliable gauge that that someone or something is probably worth defending.

In Reynolds Price's memorable phrase, he has "the wit of a basement door."

[JesterCS]

53. Lol it was tame as shit compared

To previous SBHT shows. While I could have done without Beyonce, I thought it was a great show

[GeorgeGist]

55. FIDGAF

[Bradical79]

56. Bruno and Beyonce saved it

Though lots of people in the Super bowl thread I followed along with were saying the sound mixing really sucked. I didn't think it sounded too hot myself. The Beyonce and Bruno dance squad battle really kicked it up a notch, but Coldplay is just too... chill, I guess. I like them, but not in the middle of a football game, lol.

[Person 2713]

59. Song must of reminded him of his own police force violence . I thought her outfit was

suppose to be a fashion nod to the Michael Jackson halftime

http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/beyonc-pays-tribute-to-michael-jacksons-super-bowl-costume-w163707
Rudy is just rude and EWwrong

[Capt. Obvious]

61. Did he miss a chance to shoe-horn in a 9/11 reference?

[Helen Borg]

62. Beyonce' totally rocks!!!

[secondwind]

63. RUDY is just an old fart...

[nyabingi]

65. Rudy has no clue whatsoever

and is not smart enough to know that he's making himself look stupid.

[Jack Rabbit]

66. I had to watch the video to see WTF Rudy is talking about

My taste in music runs in a different direction, so I won't say that I was enthralled by it, but no way was it "outrageous." I thought the halftime show in 2004 was outrageous, and that was before the "wardrobe malfunction."

“This is football, not Hollywood . . . " I guess hizzoner has not seen many Superbowl halftime shows up to now.

His racist tone was vintage Rudy. Next time, he should make his remarks under a burning cross.

[keithbvadu2]

67. Does Rudy have a problem with women?

Is he back living with his gay roommate again?

[MisterP]

68. isn't that casket of earth starting to get a little dry?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

70. "I don’t know what the heck it was."

Admit it. You're jealous.

[MADem]

71. I thought it was fantastic...especially the bit about

Red Lobster and hot sauce!

[rocktivity]

73. If Beyonce were truly anti-police

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She wouldn't have asked them give her a road-clearing escort to the stadium because she was running late...


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[Kalidurga]

77. I wonder what it's like to be stuck in time?

It's like he grew up in a certain era and decided that things have to be like they were then. Only problem was even back then things weren't as they are portrayed in the media.