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Curt Schilling compares Muslims to Nazis, immediately regrets the decision

He later acknowledged his deleted tweet was a ‘dumb ass decision.’

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Former star pitcher Curt Schilling has no problem espousing his conservative views on social media. But today, he crossed a line—and his employer noticed.

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Late Tuesday morning, Schilling compared Muslims to Nazis in a tweet, calling the tenuous mathematical comparison between Islam’s faithful and the disastrous 20th Century German political party “staggering.” 

The tweet has been deleted, but not before Deadspin captured it for posterity.

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Apparently Schilling never heard the axiom that one should never compare Nazis to anybody other than Nazis, especially when you hold a high-profile ESPN baseball-analyst job. 

In response to the tweet, Vice Sports’ Aaron W. Gordon took a deeper dive into Schilling’s supposed fascination with the Third Reich. And he found some, um, interesting status updates in which Schilling is showing off his Nazi memorabilia.

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As for why Schilling deleted the original tweet …

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In a statement shared with reporters, ESPN condemned Schilling’s tweet as “unacceptable” and announced that he’s been removed from his “Little League assignment.” 

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Perhaps it’s a good idea that whomever wins this Fenway Park sleepover contest not bunk next to Schilling.

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