Like pretty much every other night time talk show host this week, Bill Maher had some thoughts about the frankly embarrassing unhinged rantings from conservatives about the 2024 Super Bowl and Taylor Swift.
Swift, Maher joked during his monologue on Friday night’s “Real Time,” has so thoroughly freaked conservatives out that “they’re worrying about climate change and rooting for San Francisco.”
We assume of course that you’re caught up, but just in case, Swift is dating Travis Kelce, tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs. And the Chiefs will be facing the San Francisco 49ers at the 2024 Super Bowl.
Here’s where it gets dumb: The Chiefs advanced to the Super Bowl by defeating the highly favored Baltimore Ravens at the AFC championship a week ago. Meanwhile, Swift and Kelce have both expressed generally sane positions on issues like vaccines , and the right to vote .
As a result, conservatives have spun up a conspiracy theory which holds that the NFL is rigged like pro wrestling, and that this year’s Super Bowl is specifically rigged to somehow benefit President Joe Biden. It’s ridiculous and fascist , but absolutely not fringe .