{"id":2345535,"date":"2024-09-24T20:30:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T00:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-commentator-matt-walsh-thrilled-as-espn-accidentally-promotes-his-new-movie\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T20:34:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T00:34:05","slug":"conservative-commentator-matt-walsh-thrilled-as-espn-accidentally-promotes-his-new-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-commentator-matt-walsh-thrilled-as-espn-accidentally-promotes-his-new-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative Commentator Matt Walsh Thrilled as ESPN Accidentally Promotes His New Movie"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fconservative-commentator-matt-walsh-thrilled-as-espn-accidentally-promotes-his-new-movie%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=2345535&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 a recent episode of ESPN&#8217;s &#8220;College GameDay,&#8221; conservative commentator Matt Walsh made\u200d waves\u200c by \u200cutilizing cardboard cutouts of his\u200c character from his satirical film &#8220;Am I Racist?&#8221;.\u200c This stunt was highlighted during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drunk-andy-cohen-torches-bill-de-blasio-as-a-terrible-mayor-for-dancing-while-new-york-city-burns-video\/\" title=\"Drunk Andy Cohen Torches Bill de Blasio as a Terrible Mayor For Dancing While New York City Burns (VIDEO)\">live broadcast<\/a>, leading many to speculate about\u200b whether Walsh had a hand in orchestrating\u200b the appearance of these cutouts. On his podcast, Walsh playfully acknowledged the possibility of planting the cutouts while \u200cleaving the details ambiguous, stating he wouldn\u2019t rule it out\u2064 but wouldn\u2019t confirm it \u2063either. <\/p>\n<p>In &#8220;Am I Racist?&#8221;, Walsh disguises himself as a DEI expert to expose the absurdities of anti-racist \u200dmovements. \u200dThe cardboard cutouts \u2064of\u2063 Walsh featured him in a humorous man-bun wig, underscoring\u2063 his satirical approach to addressing what he \u2063views as \u2062the excesses of woke culture. The reaction to his publicity stunt was largely positive,\u2064 particularly \u200damong anti-woke audiences who found it clever. Walsh&#8217;s tactics\u2014both in his film \u200band on\u200b &#8220;College GameDay&#8221;\u2014appear to resonate with \u2064his audience, as the film has seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/director-said-he-quit-x-men-3-when-studio-gave-halle-berry-fake-script-to-trick-her\/\" title=\"Director quits &#039;X-Men 3&#039; after studio tricks Halle Berry with fake script.\">significant box office success<\/a> and garnered engagement on social media.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>No one can accuse conservative commentator Matt Walsh of failing to meet woke liberals on their own turf.<\/p>\n<p>Nor could anyone accuse him of lacking imagination in his quest to expose wokeness as worthy of mockery.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday on ESPN&rsquo;s &ldquo;College GameDay&rdquo; &mdash; a college football preview show broadcast live each week from the host campus for one of the day&rsquo;s biggest games &mdash; multiple hand-held cardboard cutouts of Walsh&rsquo;s character from his new satirical film &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joe-rogan-gives-take-matt-walshs-new-movie-many-moments-uncomfortable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Am I Racist?<\/a>&rdquo; appeared in the crowd of students standing behind ESPN&rsquo;s analysts.<\/p>\n<p>Monday on his podcast, &ldquo;The Matt Walsh Show,&rdquo; Walsh strongly hinted that those cutouts appeared by design.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, he joked about the film&rsquo;s low budget and the need to rely on &ldquo;guerrilla-type marketing techniques.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>He then showed screenshots from &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/college-gameday-locations-all-time-appearances-most-times-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">College GameDay<\/a>&rdquo; in Norman, Oklahoma, where multiple cardboard cutouts of his face intruded upon the broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>In the film, Walsh donned a man-bun wig to disguise himself as a certified DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) expert trained to help white people recognize their white privilege then navigate their anti-racist journey.<\/p>\n<p>His identity thus concealed, Walsh gained access to some of the world&rsquo;s worst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/conservative-pundit-matt-walsh-tricks-prominent-anti-racist-author-paying-reparations-producer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-racist grifters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The cardboard cutouts in the crowd on Saturday featured Walsh wearing the man-bun wig.<\/p>\n<p>On his podcast, Walsh addressed the question of whether he helped plant those cutouts on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sage-steele-offers-powerful-words-espn-fires-host-defended-sanctity-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">woke ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not gonna say we didn&rsquo;t do that, but I&rsquo;m not gonna say we did,&rdquo; he said with pseudo-coyness.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Personally, I would never try to hijack their broadcast unless I had a good reason,&rdquo; he later added.<\/p>\n<p>Readers may view the entire podcast segment in the YouTube video below. Walsh&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-of-thousands-forms-to-help-trump-stands-ready-for-rnc-to-deploy-in-major-election-strategy\/\" title=\"Thousands Rally to Support Trump, Prepared for Major Election Strategy at RNC\">relevant comments began<\/a> around the 4:30 mark.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X7cvwEcDQX4?si=ALvlXNMVOcXFw0jQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Clearly, Walsh had fun with the &ldquo;College GameDay&rdquo; stunt. And why not? It was clever and funny.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, on the social media platform X, Walsh posted a screenshot of what, on the podcast, he called &ldquo;my favorite&rdquo; moment from Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The moment in question featured a cardboard cutout of Walsh&rsquo;s face prominently displayed behind ESPN analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-former-alabama-football-hc-nick-saban-announces-massive-new-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Saban<\/a>, a no-nonsense former head coach best known for his spectacular run of championships at the University of Alabama, where he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ncaaf\/2024\/01\/10\/nick-saban-seven-national-championships-ranked\/72182035007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">won six of his seven<\/a> national titles.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Excuse me sir, do you have a minute to discuss your white privilege?&rdquo; Walsh wrote in a hilarious accompanying post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Excuse me sir, do you have a minute to discuss your white privilege? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A3HdzkMvcN\">pic.twitter.com\/A3HdzkMvcN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1837522885746815133?\">September 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Am I Racist?&rdquo; has enjoyed fantastic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/matt-walsh-documentary-racist-hits-2024-milestone-stacks-lauded-disney-nature-film\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">box-office success<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, Walsh&rsquo;s tactics seem to have worked.<\/p>\n<p>First, he trolled anti-racist grifters by giving them starring roles in a satirical film that exposed their lunacy.<\/p>\n<p>Then, he trolled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/espn-host-lauds-tim-walzs-different-kind-masculinity-promptly-gets-ripped-respected-reporter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">woke ESPN<\/a> with his &ldquo;guerrilla-type marketing techniques.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Everyone involved &mdash; including anti-woke audiences in desperate need of a laugh &mdash; has gotten what they deserved.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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He creatively seeks to highlight the absurdities of wokeness. On Saturday&#8217;s episode of ESPN&#8217;s &#8220;College GameDay,&#8221; which airs live from a college campus, several cardboard cutouts of Walsh\u2019s character from his satirical film &#8220;Am I Racist?&#8221; were spotted among the students behind the analysts. During his podcast, &#8220;The Matt Walsh Show,&#8221; he suggested that these cutouts were intentionally placed there, humorously referencing the film&#8217;s low budget and his use of unconventional marketing strategies.<\/p>\n<p>Walsh shared screenshots from the broadcast in Norman, Oklahoma, showcasing his cardboard likeness interrupting the show. In his film, he disguises himself as a DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) expert to help white individuals recognize their privilege and navigate anti-racist paths. The cutouts featured him wearing a man-bun wig.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he orchestrated their appearance on ESPN, Walsh playfully responded that he wouldn&#8217;t confirm or deny it but mentioned he&#8217;d only disrupt their broadcast for a good reason later on. His comments can be found in detail starting around 4:30 in the podcast segment available on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly enjoying this stunt at &#8220;College GameDay,&#8221; Walsh took to social media to share what he called \u201cmy favorite\u201d moment\u2014his cutout appearing behind analyst Nick Saban during the show. He humorously captioned it with an inquiry about discussing white privilege.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Am I Racist?&#8221; has performed exceptionally well at the box office, indicating that Walsh\u2019s tactics have been effective; first by mocking anti-racist figures through satire and then by using guerrilla marketing against woke ESPN. Ultimately, everyone involved\u2014including audiences seeking humor\u2014seems to have benefited from this clever approach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2345536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Matt-Walsh-2.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41647,5851,38858,40587,41646],"class_list":["post-2345535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-conservative-commentary","tag-espn","tag-matt-walsh","tag-media-news","tag-movie-promotion"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Matt-Walsh-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345535","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}