Friday, July 21, 2006

Barkley Takes Aim at the GOP

Ouch, Charles Barkley fired some unkind words at the party he used to very publicly endorse:
I was a Republican until they lost their minds.
What exactly does he base his diagnosis on?
The word conservative means discriminatory practically. It's a form of political discrimination. What do the Republicans run on? Against gay marriage and for a war that makes no sense. A war that was based on faulty intelligence. That's all they ever talk about. That and immigration. Another discriminatory argument for political gain.
Barkley doesn't mince words when it comes to Democrats either.
Democrats have wasted the last two years going after this guy and two years from another election, we don't have a frontrunner or a plan.
"We?" Nice to have you on our team, Sir Charles, and your criticism is well-deserved.

Democrats do need to get a plan and start pushing issues like poverty, which has increased each year since Bush took office. This is an issue that speaks to the hearts of compassionate people like Barkley who don't like what they see happening in our country today.

Just in case Democrats need help with a talking point, Barkley has an opinion on poverty too:
My No. 1 priority is to help poor people. In this country, 90% of the money is controlled by 10% of the people, and that's not right.
I couldn't agree more. Charles Barkley understands the real definition of compassion.

4 comments:

Lew Scannon said...

Hell, I'd vote for Charles barkley for president before anoy of the other democratic contenders. At least he seems focused on America.

Rory Shock said...

good statements indeed ... the opener is a zinger ... would've been good even if not from the mouth of a celebrity

Anonymous said...

Amen. I'm so tired of the I've got mine, too bad if you didn't get yours, crowd. About time someone starts speaking for the working class.

Kathy said...

Lew, I agree. If Lynn Swann and Jesse Ventura can run for office, maybe Barkley can be persuaded to run too.

Rory, that statement should be on a bumper sticker! I love it.

Libby, I really admire a rich person like Barkley who also shows concern for the common man. That is real integrity in my book.