You’ll never guess who Curt Schilling endorsed for president
Former MLB star Curt Schilling has a lot of time on his hands these days. That became his reality after he was fired from ESPN last month for repeatedly posting what the network believed to be offensive content on his social media pages.
Of course, it should come as no surprise that Schilling is using that new found time to continue being outspoken and to continue sharing his opinion with whomever will read or listen.
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On Friday, that desire to be heard manifested itself in a near 1,500-word endorsement of presidential candidate Donald Trump, which can be read in full at his personal blog.
Here’s the lead-in:
I’ve known Mr. Trump for a little over a decade. Our first encounter, and subsequent encounters, had to do with his request for me to appear on the apprentice.
We spoke at length every time we got together.
I realized very quickly this was a man decisive in action and confident in his ability.
Schilling proceeds to explain the three biggest reasons why he’s become a Trump supporter, which he insists are not skewed by his dislike for other candidates. Each is very detailed, leaving little room for questioning or back-pedaling. Schilling is steadfast in his support, though he’s also consistent in his calling for Trump to show more leadership and more consistency during his campaigning.
I do want Mr Trump to stop the name calling, I do want him to start being much more specific. But that’s just me and my opinion. I love that he gets it. What do I mean by that? I mean if you heard his initial tax proposal and recently heard his talk around changing that, you understand unlike the liar in chief, he gets that what’s going to happen is far too complicated to guarantee anything until you sit in the oval office. He won’t pander, and that alone sets him apart from 99% of the corrupt entrenched old white gov’t.
Needless to say, Schilling shares a lot of strong opinions about current president Barack Obama and the state of the government.
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With that in mind though, if you happened over to sportsbettingdime.com this week and placed a prop bet on Schilling becoming Trump’s running mate, we suggest you not get too excited. The endorsment here was strong, but Schilling will have us know he doesn’t need the job or the money. He seems content blogging and analzying baseball in any form he can find.
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