Uncle Sam

The closest you could get was to look into the camera and try to sell to a generic housewife, or Uncle Sam pointing in the poster.

The political messaging in Kendrick's halftime show came from the start when actor Samuel L Jackson, dressed as US government icon Uncle Sam, introduced the rapper.

Inside New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome, actor Samuel L. Jackson appeared as Uncle Sam in a star-patterned top hat and introduced the crowd to “the great American game.”

Actor Samuel L Jackson, dressed as Uncle Sam, acted as emcee - berating Lamar when he became too self-indulgent, and praising his duets with R&B singer SZA.

But if you owe Uncle Sam and can’t pay up, that stress compounds.