Florida parade boats with messages criticizing Biden and profanities draws complaints – By Rick Neale (Florida Today) / December 24, 2021
COCOA BEACH, Fla. — A handful of watercraft displayed vulgar messages criticizing President Joe Biden during the holiday-themed Cocoa Beach Boat Parade, sparking complaints from spectators.
Meanwhile, the Cocoa Beach Rotary Club, which organizes the annual event, has pledged to try to prevent similar situations from happening again.
“Political messaging has no place in a Christmas parade,” Cocoa Beach Mayor Ben Malik said. “We have enough to fight amongst each other about. We don’t need to ruin Christmas over it.”
A tradition since the 1970s, the Cocoa Beach Boat Parade features a procession of illuminated boats. The festive flotilla started Dec. 11 near Centennial Park and headed southward along residential canal-front neighborhoods, ending near Cocoa Beach Country Club.
