Is Baseball Republican?

jharterman

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Thursday October 28, 2004 · 3:16 PM PDT

2004/10/28 · 15:16

Today Curt Schilling endorsed Bush on Good Morning America. See diary:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/10/28/121256/94

And now, he's campaigning with Bush... Or so claims KJL at The Corner:
http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/04_10_24_corner-archive.asp#043757

As a Red Sox fan, this bothers me. However, there is a larger issue that bothers me as a Baseball Fan.

When did baseball become Republican?
After 9-11, baseball was no longer baseball - but a celebration of America. This was okay for a while (despite the fact that many players are not American). After all, we needed to pull ourselves together as a country and celebrate our strength of spirit. But as well all know, Bush exploited 9-11, and patriotism soon became Hawkish fundamentalism. To criticize Bush, to criticize the invasion of Iraq, was un-American, pro-Terrorist, and anti-Baseball
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