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So Schilling, true to character, made a move that immediately infuriated about canada goose outlet los angeles half of the country: He endorsed President George W. Bush for reelection. The pitch was as quickas one of Schilling’s four seamfastballs:”And make sure you tell everybody canada goose outlet in canada to vote, and vote Bush next week,” he told Charlie Gibson.
For Schilling, a conservative loudmouth known for calling into radio talk shows during his time with the Philadelphia Phillies, speaking out was nothing new. But the high profile Bush endorsement made politics part of Schilling’s brand one which led to an ESPN commentatorship that ended Wednesday after Schilling tweeted an image of a man apparently in women’s clothingthat many deemed transphobic amid an ongoing debate about transgender bathrooms.
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Former Red Sox pitcher and ESPN analyst Curt Schilling was fired after he posted a seemingly transphobic meme on his Facebook. Here are some other times canada goose outlet in chicago he’s offended people. (Monica Akhtar/The Washington Post)
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“Just hear Senator McCain speak,” Schilling, who stumped for the Arizona senator, wrote in January 2008 ahead of the canada goose outlet michigan candidate’s loss in the South Carolina GOP primary. “He may not give you the canada goose outlet legit answer you are looking for, he may not be in agreement with you on a stance or an issue, but the man canada goose outlet uk sale is honest to a fault.”
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