Charles Barkley Said Artur Davis Will Not Be Alabama's Next Governor

by: admin

Sun Oct 04, 2009 at 17:15:08 PM CDT

Barkley was in his home state for the Navistar LPGA Championship

Not sure if he got in any trouble while he was home. Badump tish.

Retired NBA star and commentator Charles Barkley, channeling Jimmy Carter, said that his home state "is not ready to elect" Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.), who is vying to become the first African-American governor of Alabama.

"They're not ready. They didn't vote for Barack Obama. They're not going to vote for Artur Davis," Barkley told WSFA-TV in an interview at a golf tournament..

I'm not sure that Barkley's comments mean a whole lot. We all love to watch Barkley on TNT , but he's rough around the edges and spouts off all the time. The media loves to talk to him since he's quotable.  

Was Race a Factor in Auburn's Football Coach Selection?

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Mon Dec 15, 2008 at 17:56:39 PM CST

The outspoken Charles Barkley, who also might be the most famous alumnus of Auburn, says that his school did not hire Gill because of race. I wrote about this issue in depth last week  as related to, well-qualified University of Florida Defensive Coordinator, Charlie Strong  

Barkley speaks directly to this search coming down to Chizik and Gill.

"I think race was the No. 1 factor," said Barkley, who played basketball for three seasons at Auburn during the early 1980s. "You can say it's not about race, but you can't compare the two resumes and say [Chizik] deserved the job. Out of all the coaches they interviewed, Chizik probably had the worst resume."