{"id":1975782,"date":"2023-07-18T01:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T05:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnny-the-walrus-wins-float-contest-judge-flips-out\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T01:13:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T05:13:57","slug":"johnny-the-walrus-wins-float-contest-judge-flips-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnny-the-walrus-wins-float-contest-judge-flips-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny the Walrus wins float contest, judge goes crazy."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fjohnny-the-walrus-wins-float-contest-judge-flips-out%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=1975782&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--><h2>A Controversial Float Wins First \u2064Place at\u2062 Local \u200cParade in \u2062Alaska<\/h2>\n<p>A \u200dfloat\u2064 that appears to take inspiration from &#8220;Johnny\u2063 The\u2062 Walrus,&#8221; a book written by Daily\u200c Wire host\u2063 and \u2062children&#8217;s \u2062author Matt \u2064Walsh,\u200d won first place at a local parade in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/alaska\">Alaska<\/a>. However, the victory\u200d was met with\u200c shock \u200band outrage from \u200done of\u2063 the judges.<\/p>\n<h3>The Golden Day Festival and\u200d the\u200d Political Float Competition<\/h3>\n<p>The competition took place\u2062 as part\u2062 of the Golden Day festival \u200din\u200c Fairbanks,\u2064 Alaska,\u2062 which\u2063 is known for hosting \u200bthe largest parade in the state. Local school \u200dboard\u200d candidate Michael \u2064Humphrey \u200centered a giant inflatable Walrus \u2063into the \u200dparade&#8217;s\u2063 political float competition.\u2062 The float \u2064featured a \u200bcampaign sticker\u200d and the \u200bname\u2062 &#8220;Johnny&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proof-native-americans-in-arizona-given-tvs-tablets-resort-stays-for-votes-registering-to-vote\/\" title=\"PROOF: Native Americans in Arizona Given TVs, Tablets, Resort Stays for Votes\/Registering to Vote\">prominently displayed<\/a> on the front.<\/p>\n<p>After the\u200d decision was \u200dmade, \u200done of the judges \u200ctook to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> to express their dismay.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;So it\u2063 turns\u200b out\u200d that\u200b the \u200bbest political float was \u200can \u200banti-trans float. The judges\u2063 had \u2062no\u2063 idea. We had two \u2062floats \u200cto\u2063 choose \u2063from for political. You \u200dknow what I hate? Hateful people,&#8221; the judge <a \u200dhref=\"https:\/\/mustreadalaska.com\/johnny-the-walrus-gets-first-place-for-political-float-in-fairbanks-then-the-parade-judge-had-a-meltdown\/\">tweeted<\/a>. &#8220;We both feel \u200bsick\u2064 about\u2064 it \u200cand \u200bespecially\u2063 on how it \u2063reflects on \u200bour community to those who don&#8217;t know that the \u200cjudges DID NOT HAVE \u2063CONTEXT.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>The\u2064 Controversial Book\u2064 and the Backlash<\/h3>\n<p>The \u200dbook &#8220;Johnny The Walrus&#8221; tells \u200bthe\u200b story of a \u2062young \u2063man who imagines himself as a \u2064walrus\u2062 and \u200dfaces\u200b pressure to\u200b medically transition \u2064by \u200d&#8221;the\u2063 internet people.&#8221; Published\u2062 in 2022, \u200bthe book\u200c quickly\u2064 became a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10757193\/Amazon-staffer-works-tears-sale-childrens-book-featuring-transgender-allegory.html\">bestseller<\/a> in \u2062Amazon&#8217;s LGBTQ Books category, sparking controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Humphrey, a marine \u200cveteran, self-described conservative Christian, and\u200d father \u2064of six,\u2064 has\u2062 made promises\u2063 on his <a href=\"http:\/\/humphreyforschoolboard.org\/\">campaign page<\/a> to protect\u200d children from radical\u2063 gender ideology and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-moms-and-dads-taking-over-school-boards-across-the-country\/\" title=\"Meet The Moms And Dads Taking Over School Boards Across The Country\">increase parental involvement<\/a> in schools.<\/p>\n<p>However, the \u200dfloat&#8217;s victory at the parade led to calls \u200bfor people \u200bto oppose\u2062 Humphrey&#8217;s candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Please help get the \u2062word out about this disgusting candidate and \u200densure\u200c he does not \u2064get\u200c elected,&#8221; demanded one anonymous Facebook user. \u200c&#8221;He \u200dis running against incumbent\u2063 Tim Doran.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Matt \u200bWalsh&#8217;s Response<\/h3>\n<p>Upon \u200clearning about the controversy, Matt Walsh expressed\u2062 his\u2064 satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is\u2062 awesome,&#8221; \u2062he\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1681063057823334400?s=20\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote \u200bclass=\"twitter-tweet\"\u200b data-width=\"500\"\u2063 data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is awesome.\u2062 A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnny-the-walrus-wins-float-contest-judge-flips-out\/\" title=\"Johnny the Walrus wins float contest, judge goes crazy.\">school \u2062board candidate<\/a> in Fairbanks \u2064won \u2063first\u200c place in a\u200c local parade for\u200c his Johnny the Walrus float.\u2063 The judges \u200cwere libs who only\u2064 realized after the\u2063 fact that the\u200c float \u2063was based on my children&#8217;s \u200bbook, which caused massive meltdowns<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vwMtlahSQd\">pic.twitter.com\/vwMtlahSQd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1681063057823334400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A float inspired by Matt Walsh&#8217;s book &#8220;Johnny The Walrus&#8221; won first place at an Alaskan parade. However, one judge expressed horror online. 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