Retired Basketball Star Charles Barkley Endorses Obama on CNN

[Defends Reason]

Retired Basketball Star Charles Barkley Endorses Obama on CNN and says Republicans and conservatives make him sick to his stomach, and that they're all "fake" Christians:

CNN Interview with Wolf Blitzer here on YouTube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FsjLPH23uEc

[Orwellian_Ghost]

1. What political background

does Sir Charles possess?

Great under the boards but not sure we should be listening to celebrities even if they endorse Mother Teresa.

Did he do this on Oprah?

[babylonsister]

2. The OP says CNN. nt

[libertee]

4. One of those endorsements one would rather NOT have!

[babylonsister]

6. Why? Now what's wrong with him? nt

[ChazII]

3. Sir Charles

http://www.blackvoices.com/black_sports/columnists/playerslife/_a/charles-barkley-gets-political/20060731220109990001

Charles Barkley Gets Political
By Quibian Salazar-Moreno, AOL Black Voices Columnist,
Posted: 2006-08-01 20:15:43

"For awhile now Charles Barkley has been the crazy mouthpiece for the NBA on TNT for six years, but now it seems he wants to be the man for Alabama. He’s already switched parties from Republican to Democrat and is seriously considering running for governor of Alabama in 2010."

More at the link posted above.

[Tatiana]

12. He said he bought a house in Alabama last year and is waiting to establish residency.

He said in that video that he was running for governor of Alabama in 2014.

:rofl:

[pocoloco]

5. Another slam dunk!!!

And a three pointer!!

[Johnny__Motown]

7. Sir Charles famously came out as a Republican long long ago....

He said something like...

"of course I am a Republican, I have money now"


on a scale of 1 to 10 his credibility is just about a 0.


I support Obama but not Barkley

[ChazII]

8. Sir Charles was a Republican

while he was with the Suns.

[pocoloco]

15. How many time did he vote repug???

Want to make sure he wasn't just messing with your mind.

[Cha]

9. Charles Barkley is getting

smarter and smarter..at first he was a repuke and then he came over and now he's supporting Obama.

[AtomicKitten]

10. Charles Barkley has big feet and excellent taste in presidential contenders. (nt)

[Tatiana]

11. Oh. My. GAWWWWWWWWD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

"My Dream Team is Obama/Clinton."

"I want Barack to be President."

"It ain't like the President get to make every decision on his own!"

"They want to be judge and jury. Like, I'm for gay marriage. It's none of my BUSINESS if gay people want to be married."

"It bugs the hell out of me that they act like they're Christians and they're not forgiving at ALL!"

And my FAVORITE PART:

"They can't do anything to me. I don't work for them."

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Aussie leftie]

13. So! I endorse Hillary Clinton

[RoadRage]

14. Nope.. i just checked. Barkley is black - so this endorsement doesn't count..

He would have voted for Obama anyway. :eyes: