{"id":1103224,"date":"2021-12-09T16:28:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T21:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1103224"},"modified":"2021-12-09T16:28:44","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T21:28:44","slug":"lets-go-brandon-decorated-boat-wins-best-in-show-before-being-stripped-of-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lets-go-brandon-decorated-boat-wins-best-in-show-before-being-stripped-of-title\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Let&#039;s Go Brandon&#039; Decorated Boat Wins &#039;Best in Show&#039; Before Being 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\">28<\/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-decorated-boat-wins-best-in-show-before-being-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=1103224&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 class=\"subheading\">A boat decorated in a \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon\u201d theme won the \u201cbest in show\u201d prize at the 25th Annual Lighted Boat Parade in Yorktown, Virginia, on Saturday, only to have the prize stripped away later by the judging committee.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Berger, owner of the boat, christened the \u201cSouthern Rock\u201d and temporary winner of the \u201cbest in show\u201d prize, also festooned his craft with an \u201cFJB\u201d sign, as well as Christmas lights and a Christmas tree.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Berger hastened to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wavy.com\/news\/local-news\/yorktown-group-apologizes-after-boat-with-political-message-wins-parade\/?fbclid=IwAR0oWP8op6l9GmGd4d0LcTLKz4h-j27FCNZjZ0KaM4g789nJtORfB6ZOts0\" target=\" _blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tell<\/a> the media that his \u201cFJB\u201d sign did not mean to relay the popular \u201cF*ck Joe Biden\u201d chant but instead meant \u201cfalling Joe Biden\u201d because the sign was next to a display of Biden falling off a ladder he said, according to WAVY Channel 10.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy boat was best in show to the crowd,\u201d Berger insisted.<\/p>\n<p>Two days after his initial win, though, the Yorktown Foundation revoked Berger\u2019s placing and apologized to the public for awarding the prize to the \u201cSouthern Rock\u2019s\u201d anti-Joe Biden display.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Yorktown Foundation\u2019s Walt Akers told the media that his organization made a major error by giving the \u201cbest in show\u201d award to Berger.<\/p>\n<p>\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,\u201d Akers said, pointing out that being a 501c3 nonprofit means that they cannot engage in politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we allowed politics to interfere with events, we would also lose our nonprofit status, and all these organizations below us would be dissolved,\u201d Akers exclaimed.<\/p>\n<p>Berger thought the cancellation of his prize was unfair because the judging committee knew well ahead of time what the theme of his boat was going to be. The boat owner said, \u201cthey should not have been surprised. They had plenty of time to disqualify me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Akers admitted that they had ample opportunity to tell Berger that his boat theme was not permitted and said that more training for the judges was needed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The foundation announced that the final winning slate would be:<br \/>1st Place. #25. Eclipse \u201cPeace on Earth\u201d<br \/>2nd Place. #17. Plains Emergency Response Boat.<br \/>3rd Place. #4. Daddy\u2019s Girl<\/p>\n<p>The Yorktown Foundation also released a statement explaining the situation:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"24\">\n<p>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<br \/>ensure that they do not detract from the community spirit that this event is designed to foster.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>We regret that this incident occurred, and we will work to avoid such events in the future.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s Go, Brandon\u201d became a popular chant at sporting events and a form of protest against Joe Biden after NBC NASCAR reporter Kelli Stavast fraudulently claimed on live television that a crowd chanting \u201cF*ck Joe Biden\u201d was actually chanting \u201cLet\u2019s Go, Brandon,\u201d in honor of Talladega winner and NASCAR driver Brandon Brown.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-632787714-640x480-1.png\" alt=\"Kelli Stavast\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>(Isaac Brekken\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Since then, those wishing to express a non-profane, negative sentiment towards Biden have used \u201cLet\u2019s Go, Brandon\u201d instead.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.2941176470588\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FJBMovement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FJBMovement<\/a> alive and strong as it finds it way to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASCAR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Nascar<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TALLADEGA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TALLADEGA<\/a> chanting &#8220;Fu*k Joe Biden&#8221; during race winner&#8217;s interview. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NASCAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NASCAR<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FJB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FJB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FJoeBiden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FJoeBiden<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZRKVJOgF4A\">pic.twitter.com\/ZRKVJOgF4A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sn00pster (@sn00pdad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sn00pdad\/status\/1444458392614019072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Finally, the Foundation noted that it was updating the entry requirements for future boat parades.<\/p>\n<p><i>Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston\">facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A boat decorated in a \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon\u201d theme won the \u201cbest in show\u201d prize at the 25th Annual Lighted Boat Parade in Yorktown, Virginia, on Saturday, only to have &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"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-1103224","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\/1103224","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\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1103224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103224\/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=1103224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1103224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1103224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}