Future Bright Lights of the Republican Party
Jan 26th, 2007 at 9:38 pm by PSoTD
From the post-it note list of Congressional accomplishments of Jim Bunning and J.C. Watts, to the exciting also-ran gubernatorial campaign of Lynn Swann, to the incredibly damaging Presidentin’ of George W. Bush, the Republican Party is building a minor league of sort for their federal political candidacies. Well, it’s not really minor league, since they all come from the professional sports world. So why not throw another sports world VIP into the mix - one who could promise to show up at the Senate some day sporting a bloody sock!
Why, of course I mean Curt Schilling!
Curt Schilling seemed surprised yesterday by the sudden groundswell of local supporters hoping to draft him into national politics and a 2008 Senate run against John Kerry.
The Red Sox [team stats] pitching hero didn’t flatly rule out the idea, either, though he didn’t sound like he was about to hit the campaign trail anytime soon.
“I couldn’t rule it out because it’s not something I ever thought about in a serious capacity,†Schilling told the Herald.
“I envision that I will probably be pretty busy in 2008,†he said. “But I’m flattered as hell to even make this phone call.â€
The chatter around Schilling taking on Kerry in a senate race started on talk station WRKO-AM (680) yesterday, when a caller to the Todd Feinberg show suggested Schilling would be the best candidate for the job.
“It just kind of energized from there,†Feinberg said. “He became the popular candidate.â€
Indeed, Tom Shattuck, executive producer of the show, said it was his busiest day ever taking calls from listeners supporting a potential Schilling bid. Shattuck estimated he took as many as 100 calls from Schilling proponents during the three-hour program.
If Schilling doesn’t want the gig, maybe Tom Brady will take a run for the Republicans in 2014. Is Bill Belichick available? Maybe Larry Bird can be pulled away from his Pacers job?
How ’bout Bill Buckner?
Excuse me while I get fucking sick.
Shilling for Schilling. What political qualifications does he have?
Maybe they could run Ted Williams’ frozen head?
whoops, started out with a string of obscenities. My bad. Well, use your imaginations. I’ve hated schilling ever since his “stand by your man” comments but that doesn’t mean that I don’t think he could do pretty well with the sports idiots in MA for about two seconds.
aimai
Come on guys, does Al Franken really have better credentials than Shilling? Aren’t we excited abouth him running. Shilling and Bunning…That makes 1/2 of a pretty good starting rotation, no? Course, Bunning might not know whic way to throw anymore, but hey, let’s not be fussy.
Yes, Al Franken has better credentials than Schilling.
Man, Joe Biden would immediately be demoted to second biggest blabbermouth in the US Senate.
Let the Repugs waste their resources on another pretty Hall of Fame jock. The PA voters did not swap Swanny’s signature for a vote.
More grist for the thesis I want to write someday trying to figure out why ex-jocks nearly always lean Republican.
These athletes forgot where they came from.
It is Ok for their financial advisors to steal from them. God forbid, their tax dollars go back to the communities from where they were plucked.
Think about it - how many liberal gym teachers or coaches do you know?
Gug:
“Come on guys, does Al Franken really have better credentials than Shilling?”
Have you ever heard Franken’s Air America Radio show?
Yes, he has infinitely better credentials.
He’s bright, well informed, and sees the big picture as well as the details. His humor on the show is subtle and understated, and he does not resort to made-up bullshit the way that the right-wing political talk show hosts do.
He’s good enough, smart enough, and by gosh, people like him.
Catch his show, and you’ll see.