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Charles Barkley says he's embarrassed by response to Donald Trump in Alabama
CBS Sports ^ | September 24, 2017 | Chris Barnewall

Posted on 09/25/2017 2:59:45 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Charles Barkley, who was born and played college basketball in Alabama, was not pleased by the response to Donald Trump's speech in his home state. With Trump criticizing players kneeling during the national anthem, and rescinding a White House invitation to the Warriors, many athletes have come out and spoken against his words.

Barkley went on NFL Today on CBS to share his feelings on everything and he wasn't happy. He was extremely displeased with Trump and just as much with the response to his words by Alabama residents, saying it was embarrasing.....

(Excerpt) Read more at cbssports.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Politics; Sports
KEYWORDS: alabama; basketball; football; trump
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1 posted on 09/25/2017 2:59:45 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yeah... it was “turrible”... /s


2 posted on 09/25/2017 3:02:02 PM PDT by Common Sense 101
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Well, I don’t really spend a lot of time worrying if this guy is “happy” or not, do you?


3 posted on 09/25/2017 3:03:00 PM PDT by FrankR (Don't let the bastards wear you down!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’m numb with grief at fat boy’s disapproval.


4 posted on 09/25/2017 3:03:25 PM PDT by Lord Casselreagh
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
See BS!
5 posted on 09/25/2017 3:04:16 PM PDT by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Charles is black first, a patriot.......not even in second place, probably closest to 5th or 6th place.


6 posted on 09/25/2017 3:05:57 PM PDT by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
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To: FrankR

Hey Charles. I’m embarrassed when American NFL players travel to another country and dont stand for our anthem you round freak!


7 posted on 09/25/2017 3:06:27 PM PDT by inchworm
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Charles Barkley, who was born and played college basketball in Alabama and now lives the life of an upper-upper 1%er in Scottsdale Arizona.....
8 posted on 09/25/2017 3:07:09 PM PDT by norwaypinesavage (The stone age didn't end because we ran out of stones.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I love all these celebs crying about they were embarrassed or let down by Trump. They hated him before all of this. Kind of like when a 3 year old starts screaming louder because they are not getting their way.

+ I could care less what all these people think.


9 posted on 09/25/2017 3:10:58 PM PDT by dgbrown
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Didn’t Barkley get caught with a hooker in some alley once


10 posted on 09/25/2017 3:11:59 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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I just remember seeing a clip of him saying “I’m a dumba—.”


11 posted on 09/25/2017 3:15:58 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Hey Charles, I’m a veteran and love that flag, and the Texas flag. Granted, I live in the outback but I seriously think I’d grab a burning flag and shove it into the burner’s face.


12 posted on 09/25/2017 3:17:12 PM PDT by Undecided 2012
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I’ve liked Charles, and thought he was reasonable, but he has said things that suggest he thinks very highly of his place in society as an elite athlete. It’s that kind of attitude that has led to athletes feeling that they exist apart from the fans, and that their stature and financial worth also exist apart from the fans. In fact, all of their stature and financial success from their sport is intrinsically linked with and dependent upon the fans.

To be fair, Barkley also came out against comments by Derrick Rose about not wanting to live with aches and pains after he retired. Charles said Rose should consider himself lucky that he can drive an expensive car home to his mansion, and that a shouldn’t complain about the wear and tear of the game that lets him live so well.

Still, there’s that attitude that separates athletes from ordinary people. We are all, in the end, ordinary people. Forgetting that leads to a destructive lack of humility.


13 posted on 09/25/2017 3:17:19 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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Talk about privilege. These racist punks are ignoring that in majority who made them part of the lefts hated 1%ers.
14 posted on 09/25/2017 3:19:47 PM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Isn’t Barkley usually on the correct side of things?


15 posted on 09/25/2017 3:25:51 PM PDT by moovova
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I’m embarrassed I even want to read why this toad is so important...


16 posted on 09/25/2017 3:27:24 PM PDT by beergarden
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He was running his mouth way back during the Olympics. I thought he’d grown up a bit lately but apparently not.


17 posted on 09/25/2017 3:27:44 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
This fat-ass gas-bag has-been hyphenated American thinks a hell of lot more of himself than others do.

I really don't give a rat's patootie what he or any other "athlete elite" feels about anything...whether it be politics or the weather.

To hell with him and his opinion.

I fart in his direction.

18 posted on 09/25/2017 3:38:14 PM PDT by OldSmaj (The only thing washed on a filthy liberal is their damned brains.)
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To: beergarden

Welcome to Free Republic


19 posted on 09/25/2017 3:47:26 PM PDT by Carthego delenda est
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To: moovova

He once said something along the lines of he wished taxes were lower.


20 posted on 09/25/2017 3:57:26 PM PDT by cdcdawg
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