{"id":1101626,"date":"2021-12-09T07:44:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T12:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1101626"},"modified":"2021-12-09T07:44:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T12:44:16","slug":"lets-go-brandon-themed-boat-wins-best-in-show-days-later-gets-stripped-of-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lets-go-brandon-themed-boat-wins-best-in-show-days-later-gets-stripped-of-title\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Let\u2019s Go Brandon\u2019 Themed Boat Wins \u2018Best In Show.\u2019 Days Later, Gets Stripped Of Title."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flets-go-brandon-themed-boat-wins-best-in-show-days-later-gets-stripped-of-title%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1101626&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Saturday, Yorktown, Virginia held its 25th Annual Lighted Boat Parade, where a boat illuminated with \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon\u201d and \u201cFJB\u201d Christmas lights was voted best in show. &nbsp;Two days later, the captain of the boat was informed he was stripped of the title because the Yorktown Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit which supervises the groups running the parade, cannot be involved in political speech.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Berger, whose boat, called \u201cSouthern Rock,\u201d also sported fir trees and reindeer, noted \u201cMy boat was best in show to the crowd\u201d and explained that the FJB lights stood for \u201cFalling Joe Biden,\u201d attesting, \u201cWe had the letters separated and meaning falling Joe Biden, and we had him falling down a ladder,\u201d as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wavy.com\/news\/local-news\/yorktown-group-apologizes-after-boat-with-political-message-wins-parade\/?fbclid=IwAR0oWP8op6l9GmGd4d0LcTLKz4h-j27FCNZjZ0KaM4g789nJtORfB6ZOts0\">WAVY News 10<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>He told the news station, \u201cThey had the awards ceremony, and they presented me winning the best in show and 48 hours later I got the phone call I was disqualified\u2026They said my boat was too political.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walt Akers of the Yorktown Foundation blamed the Lighted Boat Committee, but admitted, \u201cAt some point as a foundation, we have not properly advised our lower groups on what the rules are as far as a nonprofit operation. \u2026 If we allowed politics to interfere with events, we would also lose our nonprofit status, and all these organizations below us would be dissolved.\u201d He concluded, \u201cI\u2019ve made more apologies in the last 48 hours than for the rest of my life, I hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if the organizers should have known prior to the event what his theme was, Berger responded, \u201cYes. They should have\u2026they should not have been surprised. They had plenty of time to disqualify me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, organizers of the Yorktown Lighted Boat Parade announced the winners: 1st place went to a boat themed \u201cPeace on Earth\u201d; 2nd place to Plains Emergency Response Boat, and 3rd Place to \u201cDaddy\u2019s Girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Yorktown Foundation gave a statement to WAVY News 10:<\/p>\n<p><em>On December 4th, 2021, several members of the Foundation\u2019s Board of Directors were made aware that a boat with an overt political message had participated in the Yorktown Lighted Boat Parade, and that the judges had awarded it first place. In discussions with the event organizers, they explained that they were equally perplexed that the boat had won and they took immediate corrective actions. The event organizers immediately notified the judges that the boat would be disqualified because its political statements were at odds with the mission of the Foundation, and the second-place boat would be advanced to the winning position. Further, the event organizers agreed to take steps in the coming year to review all entries in advance and ensure that they do not detract from the community spirit that this event is designed to foster.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The members of the Yorktown Foundation wish to reiterate that our mission continues to be to unify our community through events and activities that showcase everything that is wonderful about Yorktown, York County and our citizens. While we recognize that political divisiveness is a factor in our daily discourse, we DO NOT want it to negatively impact anyone\u2019s enjoyment of our community events. We regret that this incident occurred, and we will work to avoid such events in the future.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, Yorktown, Virginia held its 25th Annual Lighted Boat Parade, where a boat illuminated with \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon\u201d and \u201cFJB\u201d Christmas lights was voted best in show. \u00a0Two days later, the captain of the boat was informed he was stripped of the title because the Yorktown Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit which supervises the groups running the parade, cannot be involved in political speech.Bill Berger, whose boat, called \u201cSouthern Rock,\u201d also sported fir trees and reindeer, noted \u201cMy boat was best in show to the crowd\u201d and explained that the FJB lights stood for \u201cFalling Joe Biden,\u201d attesting, \u201cWe had the letters separated and meaning falling Joe Biden, and we had him falling down a ladder,\u201d as WAVY News 10 reported.He told the news station, \u201cThey had the awards ceremony, and they presented me winning the best in show and 48 hours later I got the phone call I was disqualified\u2026They said my boat was too political.\u201dWalt Akers of the Yorktown Foundation blamed the Lighted Boat Committee, but admitted, \u201cAt some point as a foundation, we have not properly advised our lower groups on what the rules are as far as a nonprofit operation. \u2026 If we allowed politics to interfere with events, we would also lose our nonprofit status, and all these organizations below us would be dissolved.\u201d He concluded, \u201cI\u2019ve made more apologies in the last 48 hours than for the rest of my life, I hope.\u201dAsked if the organizers should have known prior to the event what his theme was, Berger responded, \u201cYes. They should have\u2026they should not have been surprised. They had plenty of time to disqualify me.\u201dOn Tuesday, organizers of the Yorktown Lighted Boat Parade announced the winners: 1st place went to a boat themed \u201cPeace on Earth\u201d; 2nd place to Plains Emergency Response Boat, and 3rd Place to \u201cDaddy\u2019s Girl.\u201dThe Yorktown Foundation gave a statement to WAVY News 10:On December 4th, 2021, several members of the Foundation\u2019s Board of Directors were made aware that a boat with an overt political message had participated in the Yorktown Lighted Boat Parade, and that the judges had awarded it first place. In discussions with the event organizers, they explained that they were equally perplexed that the boat had won and they took immediate corrective actions. The event organizers immediately notified the judges that the boat would be disqualified because its political statements were at odds with the mission of the Foundation, and the second-place boat would be advanced to the winning position. Further, the event organizers agreed to take steps in the coming year to review all entries in advance and ensure that they do not detract from the community spirit that this event is designed to foster.\u00a0The members of the Yorktown Foundation wish to reiterate that our mission continues to be to unify our community through events and activities that showcase everything that is wonderful about Yorktown, York County and our citizens. While we recognize that political divisiveness is a factor in our daily discourse, we DO NOT want it to negatively impact anyone\u2019s enjoyment of our community events. We regret that this incident occurred, and we will work to avoid such events in the future.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1101626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1101626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1101626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1101626\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1101626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1101626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1101626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}