Contrary to what Martha Coakley had to say, Curt Schilling is not a Yankee fan.
Schilling himself made that clear at a Scott Brown rally on Sunday.
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From WCVB:
Republican Scott Brown tapped into New England's love of its sports teams to rally voter support in his race for Senate.
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher and World Series champion Curt Schilling and former Boston College and NFL quarterback Doug Flutie appeared with Brown at a rally Sunday in Worcester.
Brown is seeking to build on momentum from polls showing the race to fill the late Edward Kennedy's U.S. Senate seat too close to call. His rally took place just moments before President Barack Obama arrived in Boston to campaign for Democrat Martha Coakley.
More than 2,000 supporters filled Mechanics Hall in Worcester, chanting "U.S.A." and "Shame on Martha" as Brown thanked them for their backing, took a few jabs at Obama and Coakley, and urged supporters to get out to the polls on election day.
...Flutie likened Brown's late surge in the polls and his chance of victory to Flutie's famed Hail Mary pass to beat Miami in 1984.
Schilling said the energy in the auditorium was similar to a locker room before a decisive match.
"There's one thing left, we need to play the game," he said. "We have to go out and vote."
Brown also was joined by a celebrity from closer to home, his daughter Ayla, a former contestant on "American Idol."
Also at the rally stumping for Brown were John Ratzenberger (Cliff from Cheers), comedian Lenny Clarke, and Fred Smerlas and Steve DeOssie, former football players for Boston College and the New England Patriots.
It was great when Schilling said, "One more thing-- For the record, I am not a Yankee fan."
Brown really is generating excitement and rallying his supporters. He's connecting with the people. Meanwhile, Martha Coakley is making blunder after blunder and Obama coming in to campaign for her seems like a desperation move.
From former Republican Governor Paul Cellucci:
“Many people in Massachusetts are not happy with what’s happening in Washington,” Cellucci told NewsCenter 5’s Kimberly Bookman. “I think President Obama coming in actually helps Scott Brown.”
Here's the transcript of Brown's remarks at the rally in Worcester, as prepared for delivery.
Excerpts
As you know, Curt Schilling made the news just a couple of days ago when my opponent didn’t recognize his name. Of all the many false accusations she’s made in this campaign, one of the strangest was to call Curt Schilling a Yankee fan. Let me properly identify the guy she’s been smearing on the radio: His name is Curt Schilling, formerly of the World Champion Red Sox - you know, a baseball team that plays at Fenway Park.
Doug Flutie, what can I say, great guy, great career, and I am proud you are here. John Ratzenberger, a wonderful actor, you brought a lot of laughs to us during your many years with Cheers. Fred and Steve, you are legends and good friends. Ayla, thank you for again sharing your beautiful voice. Millions have seen her on national TV, and going through this campaign I’ve got an idea of what Ayla went through on “American Idol.” She had to deal with Simon Cowell, and I had to deal with David Gergen.
Our campaign is going strong, and the finish line is in sight. The day of decision is almost here. The whole nation is watching, but the choice on Election Day belongs to you and no one else. Friends and fellow citizens, I’m Scott Brown, I’m from Wrentham, I drive a truck and I’m asking for your vote.
When we started this campaign just a few months ago, the political machine wrote us off. A Senate seat in Massachusetts, we were told, was already spoken for – and this special election was just a minor detail that wouldn’t get in the way. The political machine already had a short-term placeholder in the Senate. Now all they needed was a long-term placeholder, and everything had been arranged.
Well, there was just one little problem with that plan – the independent-thinking people of Massachusetts wanted a real choice, and they – and you -- have made this a real contest.
The voters are doing their own thinking, and the machine politicians don’t quite know how to react. So they put in a distress call to Washington, and the next thing you know, Air Force One is landing at Logan.
My first response is very simple: Democrat or Republican, the president of the United States is always welcome in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Brown certainly is in command. His message is resonating with the people.
It's hard to believe that this hunger for change and this opposition to the liberal agenda under Obama is happening in Massachusetts.
The fact that Brown could actually win has to be panicking Democrats all over the country.
What a difference a year makes!
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