# Freedom 250 - The Great American State Fair **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 29, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470 "2026-05-29T03:08:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/281 "2026-06-24T21:54:10Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Anyone else as excited as me to watch this spectacle? I bailed when I read that Kid Rock wasn’t invited. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/282 "2026-06-24T22:04:57Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > I’m skeptical that you are actually planning to watch. I’m sure I’ll watch the funny clips of Trump making a fool of himself during this “non-partisan” event. I’m sure we will hear how it is the fault of the dumocrats (many people don’t know there is a B in dumb), Joe Biden, and Barrack Hussein Obama for the vandalism in the reflecting pool, that he had to get us into a quagmire of a very unnecessary war, and that kids are getting trans operations every day in public schools. > [@needscoffee](#): > > I bailed when I read that Kid Rock wasn’t invited. They would’ve need a much larger venue if Kid Rock were on the schedule. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/283 "2026-06-24T22:22:38Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Bigger than MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech! And that nobody didn’t even have country western stars performing! ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/284 "2026-06-24T22:42:49Z")
There is now a livestream of the event and there is a military band playing. They show some views that make it look like a few hundred attendees along with a lot of open grass space. YUGE!!! ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/285 "2026-06-25T00:14:11Z")
I just popped into the live feed to hear Sean Duffy telling young people they need to “get married and have lots of kids. It’s a lot of fun!” And apparently, he has 9 kids so he practices what he is preaching. This is the oddest celebration of the USA. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/286 "2026-06-25T00:35:02Z")
Holy crap! They are pulling out all the entertainment stops! Those in attendance must be absolutely floored! Obama’s library opening didn’t have anything near this magnitude! [![](https://i.imgur.com/aFZcgER.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/aFZcgER.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/287 "2026-06-25T00:38:45Z")
Bruce and Eddie probably failed the audition for a slot in Downrange. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/288 "2026-06-25T00:41:00Z")
No talent hacks! Finally, the dude screaming “play some Skynyrd!” had his wishes come true. [![](https://i.imgur.com/RnWwe4s.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/RnWwe4s.jpeg) And finally, the opera singer is on stage. This is what we’ve all been waiting for! ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/289 "2026-06-25T00:52:42Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Finally, the dude screaming “play some Skynyrd!” had his wishes come true. Yeah, Sweet Home Alabama was a hit with this crowd. This is most definitely a MAGA rally and not a celebration of America. Just look at that “crowd” of white people. Trump is going to regurgitate his greatest hits and they will love it. Sad! ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/290 "2026-06-25T00:55:02Z")
The US army singing about Neil Young. I never thought I’d string those words (Words. Get it? Ha!) together. I did not know the army had a “rock” band. Is there a singer? A guitar player? ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/291 "2026-06-25T01:08:16Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > I did not know the army had a “rock” band. Is there a singer? A guitar player? Yes, there were two singers and a guitar player who were members of the larger band. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/292 "2026-06-25T01:13:22Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > The US army singing about Neil Young. I thought it a bold choice! I was hoping they’d follow up with _Ohio_. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/293 "2026-06-25T02:19:52Z")
As expected it was just a Trump rally. Right down to the military band ending the show with YMCA. How embarrassing for them. It was interesting to hear that Abraham Lincoln is one of the founding fathers. I wonder if someone actually wrote that in the list of names or Trump adlibbed it. Either way, the MAGA audience didn’t seem to notice or care. If this is the quality of the rest of the Fair, we have great things to look forward to snarking about! ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/294 "2026-06-25T02:50:59Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > Right down to the military band ending the show with YMCA. What? Not In The Navy? DUI Pete probably sings that every time he takes a bath. Up periscope! ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/295 "2026-06-25T03:00:03Z")
…then firing brown torpedoes! 💩 ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/296 "2026-06-25T03:31:30Z")
Is that their fulltime Army job, playing in a rock band? I’m not going to say that’s not important, it’s just that…I don’t know how to finish this sentence. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/297 "2026-06-25T03:31:34Z")
Oh. MY! ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/298 "2026-06-25T03:41:57Z")
The tardigrades will be just fine, TYVM. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/299 "2026-06-25T03:57:31Z")
I do believe there are people that play in military bands as a career. I knew one jazz guy who retired from the AF band and he was the least military person I could think of. Of course, this is very anecdotal. But, this speaks a lot to the fact that Trump couldn’t get washed up former musical acts to play for him and he had to resort to those that couldn’t say no. I know he had all-stars Lee Greenwood and that opera guy no one has heard of, but beyond that, the rest HAD to play for him. Pathetic. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/300 "2026-06-25T04:28:19Z")
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