Oryctolagus Cuniculus (American Rabbit)

I know Bugs Bunny, White Rabbit, Br’er Rabbit, and Roger Rabbit. I would like to know Jessica Rabbit. I know the Easter Bunny, the Playboy Bunny, and the Energizer Bunny. What I don’t know is Bad Bunny. While I don’t know this mischievous bunny, it seems that he and I have something in common, a dislike for a certain authoritarian wannabe dictator.

First a clarification, rabbits and bunnies are terms for the same animal. While the formal term is rabbit, the informal term is bunny. If you really want to be erudite about the bunny thing, you can call them Oryctolagus Cuniculus.

Rabbits and bunnies should not be confused with hares. And hares should not be confused with hairs. Don’t you just love the English language? It seems hares are born with their eyes open and are functional within minutes of birth. Rabbits are born blind, hairless and remain in a nest for several days. Hairs, on the other hand, can be any color, any length, and as that certain wannabe dictator has proven, just a few of them can be sprayed, combed over, lacquered, and formed into something that covers a large pompous head filled with evil.

All of this brings us to Bad Bunny, or Conejo Malo in certain circles. It seems that this bunny is an entertainer, and he has MAGA world all worked up and ready to ignite the American culture wars. I probably wouldn’t like his music, but then again, I haven’t like much since disco died. A little bit of research finds that Bad Bunny is Puerto Rican so the MAGA world thinks he should be deported back to that foreign country. What the MAGA faithful don’t realize is that Puerto Rico became part of the US in 1898, and, since 1917, all Puerto Ricans are American citizens.

None of this would have made news but for the fact that Bad Bunny is to be singing at the Super Bowl. Kristi Noem went apoplectic (she shot another dog) and has stated that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will be present and "all over" the 2026 Super Bowl. Her statement was made during a discussion of the fact that Bad Bunny is scheduled to headline the halftime show.

It seems that Bad Bunny has said mean things about Trump and that makes Kristi’s boss mad. If the Trumpster is mad, then Kristi is mad. The entertainer, Bad Bunny not Trump, has expressed dissatisfaction with the way ICE raids have been handled, and he previously has not toured the US. He is known as the “King of Latin Trap.” I had never heard of Latin Trap, but the name implies that it is rap music saying bad things about Trump, hence “Trap.” The fact that Bad Bunny is the King of Latin Trap further enrages Trump because there can only be one King in America.

If “Mr. Bunny” sees this post, I hope he will consider my suggestion for a halftime finale. What about getting several hundred people dressed in ICE agent uniforms to march onto the field during his last song. They could then set off some smoke grenades and “flash bangs,” run into the stands and arrest everybody and put them in zip ties. I would bet that it would be as memorable as the Budweiser Clydesdales or the Apple “1984” Macintosh computer commercials. It would certainly rank right up there with the Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction." There would be no second half, but then again who cares how a game between the Houston Texans and the Tennessee Titans turns out.

Postscript: Kristi Noem was selected by Trump for her current position as Secretary of Homeland Security. It wasn’t because she was qualified, or the first female governor of a state with a population less than half the size of Miami, or the fact that she was crowned South Dakota Snow Queen. It was because she is of Norwegian ancestry and could have some influence on Trump getting the Nobel Peace Prize that is decided by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. I’m sure she has at least some talent or skill that Trump likes.