What Curt would of looked like , if he could of been there.
Posted on 10/29/2004 7:33:13 AM PDT by wjersey
BOSTON— Newly minted World Series hero Curt Schilling canceled a scheduled campaign appearance with President Bush on Friday, saying his doctors advised him not to travel because of his injured ankle.
An e-mailer identifying himself as the Boston Red Sox pitcher posted a message on the bostondirtdogs.com Web site saying, "I am now not medically cleared to do anything until I see Doc on Sunday, so I cannot travel with President Bush."
Schilling, who has been known to contribute frequently to online fan forums, did not immediately return a call from The Associated Press on Friday.
The pitcher endorsed Bush in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America" Thursday, a day after the Red Sox won the franchise's first World Series championship in 86 years.
In his e-mail, Schilling said he should have kept his opinion to himself.
"While I am a Bush supporter, and I did vote for him with an absentee ballot, speaking as I did the other day was wrong. While I hope to see him re-elected, it's not my place, nor the time for me to offer up my political opinions unsolicited," he said.
Schilling turned in one of the most memorable performances in postseason history this year, winning Game 2 of the World Series and Game 6 of the American League Championship Series with his ankle sutured to protect a torn sheath around his Achilles' tendon.
You see, his commercial endorsements as well as his charity are all centered where it will have the greatest affect, here in New England. Well, outside of NH, we are all deep blue, and NH is pale blue.
We instantly had the AFL-CIO, as well as a rash of local unions complain about Curt's actions.
These Democrats are the most disgusting people on he face of the planet
They would sink a CHARITY just to regain power
http://bostondirtdogs.boston.com/Headline_Archives/2004/10/the_schilling_i.html#more
Someone help me out here...see if you can find the email from Curt Canceling on Bush
Boston Dirt Dogs exclusive: "I am now not medically cleared to do anything until I see Doc on Sunday, so I cannot travel with President Bush tomorrow (Friday). Second, while I am a Bush supporter, and I did vote for him with an absentee ballot, speaking as I did the other day was wrong. While I hope to see him re-elected, it's not my place, nor the time for me to offer up my political opinons unsolicited. I am proud we have the right to vote, and the message I wanted to send but didn't, was that regardless of who you are voting for, the bottom line is that you MUST vote. You must vote because there are millions of Americans who have given their lives before us, and will continue to give their lives after us, so that we can remain free to make the choices we need to make when it comes to electing our Nation's leaders."-- 10.29.04 Curt Schilling via emailed statement http://www.bostondirtdogs.com/
You are correct. They have a thread today congratulating themselves for having denied someone elses freedom of speech. This is what we'll deal with under a Kerry presidency. The opposition will be muzzled.
What Curt would of looked like , if he could of been there.
Very true.
And Drudge
Right... Medfield. That's what I thought he said. Thanks.
And yet the NAACP, being accountable to the IRS for their endorsement of sKerry while still claiming tax-exempt status is perfectly OK to the dirty RATS.
LIBERALISM IS A SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER!
Prairie
You people are hypocrites. You don't like it when movie stars voice their opinions for Kerry, but for us, hey, it's great. Schilling got his point across, and now is doing the right thing. Leave him alone.
HOW DARE YOU! This man pitches a winning game with painful injuries. Voices his opinion for Bush although in his world it's not looked upon favorably. And now, he does something that's right for him and you call him SPINELESS? You're the spineless one. It's Republicans like you that give us a bad name.
What did I do?
Dane, if you can help deliver Ohio to Bush, and somehow have your Steelers beat the Patriots, you will rock.
I can't understand it when he says he should not have given his opinion. We all give our opinions, and please don't tell me that I'm not a Schilling.
It was obvious this past week that even the Cards need a good pitcher.
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