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geefloyd46

(1,939 posts)
Sat May 19, 2012, 09:23 PM May 2012

More on Curt Schilling not so interested in small government now.

“To all the prayers and well wishes to the team and families at 38, God Bless and thank you! We will find a way, and the strength, to endure,” he wrote.

But some people aren’t offering an well wishes.

“We got hoodwinked; we got played,” Republican state Representative Robert Watson told the Globe. “How many millions of dollars does Curt Schilling have? He can’t write a check? It’s Rhode Island that is supposed to provide the money? I think not.”

On Friday, Globe columnist Brian McGrory unloaded on Schilling, who over the years has made no secret of his conservative politics.
“Schilling spent no small amount of time in his career preaching the Republican mantra of smaller government and personal responsibility. He did this fresh off the historic Red Sox World Series win when he backed George W. Bush in the 2004 campaign. He did it on the stump on behalf of John McCain in 2008,” McGrory wrote. “Smaller government? Call me crazy, but I’m betting that wasn’t exactly what Schilling was extolling when he sat behind closed doors on Wednesday pleading with the members of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. to put more public money behind his fantasy video game venture.

http://laborspains.blogspot.com/2012/05/curt-schilling-asks-rhode-island-for.html

original from Talking points memo: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/05/curt_schilling_red_sox_rhode_island_38_studios.php?ref=fpnewsfeed

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More on Curt Schilling not so interested in small government now. (Original Post) geefloyd46 May 2012 OP
Typical Right Wing Republican Hypocrite marmar May 2012 #1
Once an ass, always an ass... richmwill May 2012 #2
Really harder living in the Boston area. geefloyd46 May 2012 #3
This creep was responsible for Kerry protect our future May 2012 #4
Yes Curt, the taxpayers should cough up more cash for a failed business.... Historic NY May 2012 #5

richmwill

(1,326 posts)
2. Once an ass, always an ass...
Sat May 19, 2012, 09:51 PM
May 2012

Have hated him for years, and not even purely due to his politics. One of baseball's biggest jerks.

geefloyd46

(1,939 posts)
3. Really harder living in the Boston area.
Sat May 19, 2012, 09:54 PM
May 2012

And truthfully he did play such a huge part of the 2004 World Series but he's such a sanctimonious ass.

protect our future

(1,156 posts)
4. This creep was responsible for Kerry
Sat May 19, 2012, 11:07 PM
May 2012

losing a lot of votes in 04 throughout the nation. It wasn't just the Swiftboaters.

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)
5. Yes Curt, the taxpayers should cough up more cash for a failed business....
Sun May 20, 2012, 12:23 AM
May 2012

find another cash cow for your fantasy.

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