Curt Schilling Under Fire for Comparing Muslims to Nazis (UPDATED)

Legendary pitcher Curt Schilling got himself into trouble when he tweeted, then deleted, an image with text comparing Muslims and Nazis.

According to the WaPo, the ESPN analyst posted the following meme on his Twitter account late Tuesday morning:

Schilling subsequently removed the tweet. However, several fans, followers and trolls took the opportunity to comment on the ex-pitcher’s use of the tweeted image in the first place. Ever the avid social media user, Schilling took it upon himself to address as many of the complaints and compliments as he could:

@TheBillMurphy @scottjohnson how about the “someone hacked my computer” defense? How many of those?

— Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) August 25, 2015

@justindiaz92 i didnt say anything. If its anywhere true its terrifying in number — Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) August 25, 2015

@CurtisMMorrison agreed!

— Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) August 25, 2015

@CooperD311 curious as well how that can be a “fact”, who could possibly know that #? — Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) August 25, 2015

@SwedishCar850 agreed, my apologies. That didn’t come across in any way as intended or interpreted.

— Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) August 25, 2015

UPDATE–2:32 p.m. EST: According to an official statement, ESPN has suspended Schilling from his current reporting assignment pending further review:

ESPN statement on Schilling pic.twitter.com/A5Wwes5IHC

— Lindsey Adler (@Lahlahlindsey) August 25, 2015

[h/t the Washington Post]
[Image via ESPN/screengrab]

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