Sir Charles Backs Obama
In a conversation with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer yesterday, Basketball legend and aspiring Alabama gubernatorial candidate Charles Barkley threw his 252 lbs of support behind Sen. Obama. From the interview with the eminently quotable power forward:
BLITZER: Charles, a lot of candidates out there who want to be president on the Democratic and Republican side. Who do you like?
BARKLEY: Well, I’m really pulling for Barack Obama, John Edwards and Senator Clinton. I think they’re both — all three of these are great candidates. I’m really pulling for Barack, because I consider him a casual friend of mine. I supported John Edwards last time. I think it would be great if a woman became president of the United States. …
BLITZER: All right. I’ve got to — I’ve got to press you, though. You can’t vote for all three of them. If you’ve got to pick one, who do you like the most right now?
BARKLEY: I’m going with Senator Barack Obama. I like him a lot. I respect him. I really — I really think he’d make a fantastic president.
And there you have it — the Round Mound of Rebound, as he is sometimes known, is an Obama supporter. With 23,757 career points, 12,546 rebounds, and an average of 22.1 points per game, that one’s a sure pick for the endorsement hall of fame.
February 22nd, 2007 at 12:24 pm EST
Sir Charles Backs Obama
February 22nd, 2007 at 4:02 pm EST
I have to commend JHC on his accurate and timely reporting, but there comes a time when someone needs to step in and take charge of the facts. The American people have been led astray many times in the past years, and aggregious oversights such as the one in this article need to be laid out and corrected in order to better inform our voters.
With that said…. there is no way in HELL that Charles Barkley is 252 lbs. I’m putting the over/under at about 315.
Here to inform. - Matt