Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder called Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs a "f***ing p***y" over the star kicker's anti-woke graduation speech that went viral last week.Vedder, the far-left frontman of the legendary Seattle grunge band, gave his own speech to a Las Vegas concert crowd Saturday, noting that the female members of the show's opening band "must not have believed that ‘diabolical lie’ that women should take pride in taking a back seat to their men.”Vedder then called out Butker, saying "the irony was that this football player, kicker … he doesn’t have the pads because he doesn’t tackle anybody or get tackled ..."Vedder continued: "OK, I get that [it] could be for some people, and there should be pride in homemaking whether you're a man or a woman. It's maybe one of the hardest jobs, and you definitely should take pride in it. But you shouldn't not follow a dream because you think that is the more ... that you're going to benefit by giving up your dreams? I couldn't understand the logic. So I'm questioning it public right now ..." Butker, during his speech at Benedictine College, a small Catholic school, used the word "diabolical" to describe what he called false messages that progressive culture tells young women today and pushed back by championing faith and traditional family values: "Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world."Vedder then called out Butker, saying "the irony was that this football player, kicker … he doesn’t have the pads because he doesn’t tackle anybody or get tackled ..." Which is pretty hilarious given Vedder stands a whopping 5'7" tall compared to Butker's 6'4" frame. (Oh, and for the record, Butker does tackle; let's see Eddie do this.)The singer kept going, noting that Butker "was telling men to ‘don’t forget to puff up your chests and be more masculine, don’t lose your masculinity.' The irony was that when he was saying that, he looked like such a f***ing p***y. There’s nothing more masculine than a strong man supporting a strong woman. Take that. ... People of quality do not fear equality.”Here's the clip. (Content warning: Language): Pearl Jam - Eddie Vedder on Kansas City Chiefs kicker, Harrison Butker - Live in Las Vegas - 5/18/24 youtu.be What else happened after Butker's speech?Not surprisingly, the woke NFL tried to win over the left in the face of what Butker had to say, breathlessly insisting that the league stands for "inclusion" and other PC stuff.What's more, the individual who runs the X account for the city of Kansas City actually posted a message Wednesday night noting the neighboring city in which Butker's family resides. After the post was taken down, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas wrote, "A message appeared earlier this evening from a City public account. The message was clearly inappropriate for a public account. The City has correctly apologized for the error, will review account access, and ensure nothing like it is shared in the future from public channels."Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey the next day posted that his office "is demanding accountability after @KansasCity doxxed @buttkicker7 last night for daring to express his religious beliefs. I will enforce the Missouri Human Rights Act to ensure Missourians are not targeted for their free exercise of religion. Stay tuned."Sara Haines — left-wing cohost of "The View" and a self-described "Christian" — blasted Butker's Catholicism and warned him that "if you're using this to oppress people or hold them down, you're not walking with Jesus. If you are using the religion, if you're more obsessed with the religious rituals and practices than you are with the word of Jesus, you're not walking with Jesus. And if you're using it for the judgment of others and as a weapon to beat people down, you're also not walking with Jesus."However, "Real Time" host Bill Maher — who also leans heavily left — on his Friday episode called out the woke mob that wants Butker's head on a platter: "I don't see what the big crime is. I really don't."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) called out NBC News on Sunday for its one-sided crusade against Republicans to "protect democracy." On Sunday, Rubio appeared on "Meet the Press," where host Kristen Welker asked him if he would serve as Donald Trump's vice president before interviewing him about policy issues, like abortion and immigration. 'You have Democrats now saying they won't certify 2024 because Trump is an insurrectionist and ineligible to hold office. So you need to ask them.' But the interview turned sour when Welker made a hard pivot and whipped out a trite question: "Will you accept the election results of 2024, no matter what happens, senator?" Clearly annoyed with the question, Rubio questioned its premise before saying that he believes the 2024 election could be contested by Republicans or Democrats "if it's an unfair election." "You're asking the wrong person. The Democrats are the ones that have opposed every Republican victory since 2000 — every single one," Rubio answered. "Hillary Clinton said the election was stolen from her and that Trump was illegitimate." In response, Welker defended Hillary Clinton and Democrats before repeating the question. "No Democrat has refused to concede. Hillary Clinton conceded," Welker defended. "Senator, will you accept the election results?""[Clinton] said that Trump was illegitimate. She said that the election had been stolen. Kamala Harris agreed," Rubio shot back. "By the way, there are Democrats serving in Congress today who, in 2004, voted not to certify the Ohio electors because they said those machines had been tampered with. And you have Democrats now saying they won't certify 2024 because Trump is an insurrectionist and ineligible to hold office. So you need to ask them." As Welker talked over Rubio to say repeatedly that Clinton "conceded," Rubio cornered the NBC News anchor with an obvious question. "Have you ever asked the Democrats this question on the show?" he asked Welker. Welker, however, refused to answer the question. Instead, she tried to pivot the interview and use Rubio's words against Trump, suggesting the former president has a history of "undermining Americans' confidence in democracy." But Rubio wasn't playing those games. "What undermines elections is when NBC News and every major news outlet in America in 2020 censored the [Hunter] Biden laptop story, which turned out to be true — not Russian misinformation. Unprecedented," the senator fired back. Once again Welker went on the defense, saying NBC covered the Hunter Biden laptop story. But a quick Google search shows the outlet only covered the story in a way that was favorable to the Bidens in the run-up to the election. The interview ended without Welker saying if she has or would ever ask a Democrat if he or she will accept the results of the 2024 election. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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