Charles Barkley for Governor of Alabama

I feel the need to lighten the mood on this blog due to all the recent hostilities. Plus, anytime I have an excuse to talk about sports on here is always a good thing. So leave it to Charles Barkley to give me that reason. Sir Charles wants to run for the Governor of Alabama. Unfortunately for Chuck, he has discovered that he must live in Alabama and reside there for seven years before he can run. So he has stated that he would run in 2014.

I found this video of Sir Charles from 1993 on how he is not a role model. I thought it appropriate for this post since he basically wants to be one now. The great part about Charles is that he is brutally honest and is accountable to nobody. He says what he means and means what he says. He's not always right, but he often points out some things that need to be said, but never are. He'll even tell you that he's not always right.

Charles Barkley running for office would be the greatest thing ever if only because he is the best interview and is always quotable. He would just tell you exactly what is going on in the political arena. To give you an idea of Barkley's quotability, he once threw a guy through a plate glass window back in 1997 and said his only regret was that he wasn't on a higher floor.

As for his political affiliation, Barkley was a lifelong Republican, but recently switched to the Democratic Party. His exact quote was "I was a Republican until they lost their minds." He went on to say "What do the Republicans run on? Gay marriage and for a war that makes no sense". Of course, he didn't exactly have kind words for Democrats when he said that they don't really know what they're doing either.

For what it's worth, Barkley seems very good intentioned. He believes he was put on this earth to do more than play basketball and "die with $50 million" in the bank. Nice problem to have though. He wants to help poor people get a better chance in life. It's very idealistic and not so easy, but I take my hat off to him for wanting to try.

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