So you knew this was coming: Stymied by the irreversible plod of progress, Bush-Cheney ’04 now trots out the jocks. First, Eagles tight end Chad Lewis introduced Bush at his little farm rally in Yardley last night, shared a stage with Smerconish, who also spoke, along with Santorum and Specter and god knows who else.
Then, Curt Schilling, exuding a curse-unravelling glow, went on a tirade in his postgame press conference in which he basically called Philadelphia fans morons for not recognizing the genius of Terry Francona when he was managing the Phillies a few years back. Angelo Cataldi, the WIP morning blowhard, has apparently been using this to rile up his own fan base, delivering a rant of his own against Schilling, clips of which are being used as hourly promos on the station. Schilling also appeared on Good Morning America yesterday and used the opportunity to celebrate his World Series victory to instead encourage people to vote for Bush. And announced that he’d be stumping for Bush in New Hampshire in the coming days. And then, realizing that this was a political action not unlike farting in a crowded elevator, backed off completely.
So, to recap, past and present white boy Philadelphia athletes: pro-Bush. Rest of town, not so much.
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This entry was posted on Friday, November 12th, 2004 at 7:57 pm.