Curt Schilling Asks CNN's Jake Tapper Why Jewish People Support Democrats

Curt Schilling, once again, goes full Curt Schilling, and asks CNN's Jake Tapper why Jewish people support the Democratic party.

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Curt Schilling gon' Curt Schilling. Whether he's sharing some idiotic message on social media or opening his mouth to spew some moronic point-of-view, Schilling never fails to deliver some truly head-scratching material. The former MLB pitcher recently spoke with CNN's Jake Tapper where he fired off another absurd remark. ”As a person who’s practicing the Jewish faith and has since you were young,” a bumbling Schilling asked. “I don’t understand how people of Jewish faith can back the Democratic Party, which over the last 50 years has been so clearly anti-Israel.”

At the 20-second mark, you can clearly see Tapper trying his best to hold back his laughter towards the ridiculousness of Schilling's question. Still, the CNN anchor responded to his inquiry, “Well, I don’t speak for Jews, and I don’t support the Democratic Party or the Republican Party,” Tapper said. "I would imagine—just to try to answer your question—that one of the reasons many Jews are Democrats has more to do with Democrat support for social welfare programs and that sort of thing than it does for Israel." 

When Schilling appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews, the MSNBC host asked him about his remarks, and Curt couldn't help but play the victim card. "Well, I mean Chris, I'm apparently an anti-semite now, because I had the gall and the audacity to ask someone of the Jewish faith why or how they believe people of the Jewish faith vote Democrat," Schilling says. "I mean, god forbid I listen to someone of the faith, rather than the media, who clearly are not biased and don't have an agenda. I mean, that to me is just common sense."

Don't forget that this is the same guy who is entertaining the idea of running against Elizabeth Warren for Senator from Massachusetts. Great.  

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