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Charles Barkley to lead COVID-19 vaccine rally; blames unvaccinated ‘idiots’ for lockdowns
Pennlive ^ | 20 August A.D. 2021 | Dennis Pillion

Posted on 08/20/2021 8:03:38 AM PDT by lightman

Basketball Hall of Famer and Alabama native Charles Barkley will headline a COVID vaccine rally at Legion Field later this month.

Barkley will be the featured speaker at a vaccine rally, hosted by the UAB Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center on Aug. 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The event will feature drive-thru and walk-up vaccinations at no cost, as well as free t-shirts to the first 300 people vaccinated and food trucks available to purchase from.

Barkley plugged the event during an appearance Thursday on The Next Round sports talk show with Jim Dunaway, Ryan Brown and Lance Taylor.

“Next Saturday at Legion Field, I can’t believe I’m going back to Legion Field,” said Barkley, who played basketball at Auburn and frequently attends the Iron Bowl. “I’m looking forward to it.

“We’ve got food trucks too,” Barkley said. “We’ve got to feed people to get them to take the vaccine. What the hell’s going on?”

Barkley, always known as a colorful interview who doesn’t hold back, blamed unvaccinated and mask-averse people for skipping his usual post-NBA playoffs vacation this year.

“Most of the fun places are locked down because of COVID,” Barkley said. “And you’ve got these idiots out here who don’t want to take the vaccine and who don’t want to wear a mask, and they’re out here getting people sick and killing people all over the country, and some of these countries won’t let you go there.”

Barkley, who is also a basketball commentator for TNT, said he’s spent his last two summers playing golf instead of traveling.

“You know, I got screwed last summer because of the [NBA playoff] bubble,” Barkley said. “This summer, I’m just getting screwed by dummies who won’t get the vaccine and won’t wear their masks so we can get this thing under control and get back to normal.”


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: birmingham; charlesbarkley; covid1984; vaccination
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Insulting the unvaccinated is a great motivator.

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1 posted on 08/20/2021 8:03:38 AM PDT by lightman
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To: lightman

As ICU units filling up with vaxxed people who’ve contracted COVID.


2 posted on 08/20/2021 8:04:45 AM PDT by SkyDancer
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To: lightman

Sir Charles, what are you doing? Don’t you have a golf class to teach?


3 posted on 08/20/2021 8:04:55 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: lightman

If I called Charles a “useful idiot” do you think he would punch me? Or would he understand the reference?


4 posted on 08/20/2021 8:06:00 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: lightman

One minute Charles does something you like, the next minute he pisses you off with something like this. Name calling doesn’t work well with anyone.


5 posted on 08/20/2021 8:07:00 AM PDT by albie
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To: lightman

Stick to playing with your balls.


6 posted on 08/20/2021 8:07:09 AM PDT by Leep (Save America. Lock down Joe Biden!)
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To: lightman

What an idiot.

He will likely start a super spreader event with his rally. Yet he blames the unvaxxed for spreading covid?


7 posted on 08/20/2021 8:07:36 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I love my country. It's my government that I hate.)
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To: lightman

No wonder he never could earn a ring! La hoo zer!!


8 posted on 08/20/2021 8:07:57 AM PDT by McBuff (To be, rather than to seem)
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To: lightman

He should go to Israel and try to sell them on the Vaccines.


9 posted on 08/20/2021 8:08:02 AM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: lightman

This will become a super-spreader event like all other groups of vaccinated people gathered together. The vaccines WORK!


10 posted on 08/20/2021 8:08:14 AM PDT by frogjerk (I will not do business with fascists)
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To: lightman

How many shootings and assaults will there be at this BLM love fest?


11 posted on 08/20/2021 8:08:25 AM PDT by SmokingJoe ( )
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To: lightman

Better watch out Charles, Delta could be right on your heels


12 posted on 08/20/2021 8:08:42 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: lightman

So, large numbers of a vaccinated people gathering. Doesn’t that make this a super spreader event?


13 posted on 08/20/2021 8:08:55 AM PDT by matt04 ( )
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Two words for Charles Barkley; Hank Aaron.


14 posted on 08/20/2021 8:09:01 AM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: lightman

Charles, of course you’re entitled to YOUR opinion, although you think the rest of us are NOT entitled to our own opinions. Stuff it.


15 posted on 08/20/2021 8:09:19 AM PDT by Old Grumpy
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To: lightman

Guy super worried about COVID hosts a rally? Hmmm....


16 posted on 08/20/2021 8:09:53 AM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: lightman

Newsflash! That thing the team’s been tossing around the court is Charles Barkley’s head, not an official basketball. One of the seams came loose-—the one keeping his mouth closed.


17 posted on 08/20/2021 8:10:20 AM PDT by EinNYC
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To: SkyDancer

For those that want to play Nostradamus, follow Israel, they were the first to vaccinate. It isn’t working as advertised, focus should be on therapeutics that you take when you get sick. Not everyone getting injected on a regular basis.


18 posted on 08/20/2021 8:10:38 AM PDT by teevolt
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How many will die or be crippled in that first 300 in line?


19 posted on 08/20/2021 8:10:39 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: lightman

Any moron that listens to big Pharma especially about this stupid horrible deadly vaccine is a complete another moron at this point

https://phoreveryoung.wordpress.com/2015/05/14/the-worst-cover-up-in-the-history-of-the-world-vaccinations-are-monkey-business/

The vaccine industry has been evil horrible terrible awful and ruining the lives of millions for nearly a century now or perhaps longer


20 posted on 08/20/2021 8:10:42 AM PDT by Truthoverpower (Arizona !!!! Now the TRUMP TRAIN is getting back on TRACK ! TRUTH! FREEDOM ! LIBERTY! )
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