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My twittertake on ESPN suspending sportswriter Keith Law for telling ex-pitcher Curt Schilling and other twitter users that he believes in Darwinian evolution.
1. So former MLB pitcher and current @espn employee Curt Schilling @gehrig38 issued a challenge on Twitter about proof for evolution.
— Ruben Bolling (@RubenBolling) November 22, 2014
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2. Sportswriter and @espn employee @keithlaw responded with links to articles, and then engaged in twitter-debate with Schilling and others
— Ruben Bolling (@RubenBolling) November 22, 2014
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3. The tone @keithlaw used was absolutely in keeping with the tone in which he engages on sports issues. Strident but with humor.
— Ruben Bolling (@RubenBolling) November 22, 2014
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4. @espn suspended @keithlaw for this exchange. http://t.co/ISfO0j9BcQ They say the suspension has nothing to do with his opinions.
— Ruben Bolling (@RubenBolling) November 22, 2014
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5. No, it has to do with him EXPRESSING his opinions. He simply responded to Schilling's challenge about evolution evidence.
— Ruben Bolling (@RubenBolling) November 22, 2014
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6. Yet no @espn suspension for Schilling, who went on far more of a rant in his anti-evolution tirade, eg. calling a twitter user a "clown"
— Ruben Bolling (@RubenBolling) November 22, 2014
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7. While @keithlaw has been suspended, Curt Schilling @gehrig38 has used his twitter time supporting the Ferguson police…
— Ruben Bolling (@RubenBolling) November 22, 2014
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8. … and, today, describing how a bomb squad was called in to an airport because his son had a "fake grenade" in his backpack. @gehrig38
— Ruben Bolling (@RubenBolling) November 22, 2014
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Here's a pic of @keithlaw getting his suspension from @espn for explaining and defending Science on twitter. http://t.co/V7o6errPRF
— Ruben Bolling (@RubenBolling) November 22, 2014
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Schilling @gehrig38 & @espn explain to @keithlaw why he shouldn't express a pro-evolution opinion; @disney looks on. pic.twitter.com/6zqrhRXy4I
— Ruben Bolling (@RubenBolling) November 22, 2014