Sarah Palin Defends Curt Schilling: ESPN ‘Buys into ISIS Propaganda’

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2015 file photo, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks to a crowd during an event to promote her television show, "Amazing America with Sarah Palin," at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade... FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2015 file photo, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks to a crowd during an event to promote her television show, "Amazing America with Sarah Palin," at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show in Las Vegas. In 2011, three years after they were first requested, the state of Alaska released emails from Sarah Palin’s time as governor, which showed she used three different accounts and regularly communicated with top aides who used their own personal accounts. (AP Photo/John Locher, file) MORE LESS
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Former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin tore into ESPN on Facebook Thursday night for their suspension of former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, saying the sports network “buys into the propaganda of ISIS and other terror organizations.”

Schilling, a star pitcher for Major League Baseball for 20 years, was suspended from his analyst duties for ESPN during the Little League World Series on Tuesday. The suspension came after the former pitcher retweeted a meme that said, “It’s said only 5-10% of Muslims are extremists. In 1940, only 7% of Germans were Nazis. How’d that go?”

Palin did not take kindly to this news. She called the network’s response “whimpering.”

The difference between Hitler’s army and the genocidal maniacs of ISIS is that the jihadists don’t have as much power… yet.

By denying the accuracy of Schilling’s tweet, ESPN shows its weakness as it buys into the propaganda of ISIS and other terror organizations, helping mislead the public about the very real threat of terrorism. It shows once again that ESPN would rather concentrate on liberal global politics instead of report well on our beloved sports.

From those of us who used to LOVE the network (to the point of addiction, some would confess!), I say to ESPN – you are awful in this. Stick to sports.

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  1. In the immortal words of the great Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, “I do believe this bitch to be tripping!”

  2. The longest goddamned 15 minutes in human history.

  3. She’s still considered a ‘sex symbol’ to some. As long as that pervy Mother Courage admiration still continues, she will still get love from those who should know better.

  4. Please, no more Sarah Palin. No pictures, no quotes, no references, no “thoughts.” We have suffered enough.

  5. White racist Curt Schilling loses $ 60 M on a loser gaming company. He goes through personal bankruptcy and among other things he sells his estate at a BIG loss and he leaves the state of R.I. holding the bag on loan guarantees (Schilling welfare!). And yet he shelters and schemes in order to HIDE and hold onto his vast collection of Nazi and SS memorabilia including uniforms with Swastikas.

    Schilling is one weird dude. He is a racist (anti-Semitic).

    Thank you Texas for yet another Village idiot! Please come and claim another one of your lost souls and save us.

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