Yesterday, news broke that Curt Schilling was considering running for Ted Kennedy’s vacant senator seat. When asked about it, he said, “Right now, I’m not even going to speculate on it.” So naturally, on Thursday morning’s Dennis & Callahan Show on Boston’s WEEI, he speculated on it.
Curt Schilling Continues To Talk Possible Senate Run
Are you contemplating a run for the vacant Massachusetts Senate seat?
I’ve thought about it.
Most dread the idea of campaigning and debating - the fight.
The fight would be fun. The whole spotlight/media crap, not so much. But the fight would be a lot of fun, because pretty much anyone you’re fighting against who’s in office right now doesn’t have much of a leg to stand on. There’s nobody who can stand up and say, ‘Look at what I’ve done over the last two, four, six, eight, 12, 20 years.’ Because those are the people who the pitchforks and torches are out for.’
Schilling expands on some of the pros and cons of running (essentially, “ability to change the world” vs. “family, time, commitment”), acknowledges that his mouth would probably get him into trouble, and admits that his biggest detractor would be his support of George W. Bush (“I supported Bush is the No. 1 reason. That’s the reason people wouldn’t vote for me.”)
So what now?
I don’t go anywhere with it. It’s turned and blown up into this epically huge thing…
I did an interview yesterday where I said, ‘Yeah, I’ve thought about it.’ But if you listen to the full interview, you understand very clearly that what I’m saying is that a lot of things would have to align themselves. The chances of it happening are slim to none, but they ran with, ‘I’m thinking about it.’ So it’s just gone nuts. The easy thing would be to say, ‘Absolutely not.’ But I’d be lying. It’s not an absolute certainty one way or the other. If there’s the potential and possibility and some things align themselves on the home front, ultimately it comes down to the conversation between Shonda and I – the wife and the kids. I’m pretty sure it’s not something she’s remotely interested in, even though we haven’t had the conversation to any degree.
He can speak in technicalities all he wants, but it’s pretty clear the pitcher once nicknamed “Red Light” for his ability to always know which camera was focused on the dugout during games is not done living life in the public eye. You can listen to the interview in its entirety at the WEEI website (Part I and Part II).
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