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heaven05

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16. Well, he's helpful

Reply to santroy79 (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 01:29 PM

Dec 2014

and really not stating reality as lived by a LOT of black people in amerikkka everyday. Our 'bad' is no worse that other races 'bad'. It's just that the rightwingnuts like to make it so. They bring in their FBI charts and quote this statistic or that statistic, but never statistics on how many 'bad' people roam the streets of white communities and in the lily white enclaves, how many crooks reside there with their ill gotten gains from robbing people of their homes and livelihoods. This guy is missing more than a six pack when it comes to reality information. Charles Barkley...

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Charles Barkley: We never talk about race until something bad happens [View all] santroy79 Dec 2014 OP

Barkley comments are racist. "We as black people, we have a lot of crooks". Who cares what a still_one Dec 2014 #1

Interesting comment... Legalequilibrium78 Dec 2014 #3

So, do you believe the media today is better than it was under the era I described? still_one Dec 2014 #6

I agree with you regarding journalism in this country JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #5

They checked and double checked their sources to insure accuracy. Now it is just getting anything still_one Dec 2014 #8

So why ask Al Sharpton then? You gotta live in Ferguson to have an opinion? 7962 Dec 2014 #22

Seems to be thought of more highly among the Fox crowd... jtuck004 Dec 2014 #2

In what regard Charlie? JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #4

This is the most salient point Charles made; Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2014 #7

Except I think he believes race isn't a problem, which is ironically why still_one Dec 2014 #10

I was taught in compulsory schools Trillo Dec 2014 #9

Barkley could be a good person to get many topics, that we usually ignore, discussed. WhoWoodaKnew Dec 2014 #11

Maybe he has been watching too much WorldStar? snooper2 Dec 2014 #12

yeah and last summer heaven05 Dec 2014 #18

Good lord. 7962 Dec 2014 #23

Charles golfs with Rush Limbaugh and Trump...if you can call it golf..what more do you need you know? Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #13

Chuck is a moron DMay Dec 2014 #14

To be fair, if anybody knows firsthand about being a African American who's a degenerate and Chakab Dec 2014 #15

Hell, even presidents like blow jobs!! pocoloco Dec 2014 #17

Blowjobs vs. arson. Psephos Dec 2014 #24

Well, he's helpful heaven05 Dec 2014 #16

Charles Barkley: We Never Talk about race until something bad happens.... wagepeace Dec 2014 #19

This country is always talking about race---but in code, designed to reinforce stereotypes that McCamy Taylor Dec 2014 #20

So ,,, I take it from that statement... Cryptoad Dec 2014 #21

So how did he end up like that? Ash_F Dec 2014 #25

any comment about the "crooks" on wall street noiretextatique Dec 2014 #26

Locking. Sissyk Dec 2014 #27