Charles Barkley: Roy Moore is a 'jackass'

[quaoar]

http://www.al.com/sports/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/111658101070100.xml&coll=2

After finishing his pro-am round Thursday at the Bruno's Memorial Classic with Lietzke and Cat Reddick, Barkley was asked about his oft-mentioned run for governor.

"I'm definitely serious about being governor," he said. "If the jackass runs for governor and takes us back to the '60s - (Roy) Moore - I'm really going to have to be on the fast track. He could be the worst thing to happen to Alabama. If he won, I'd be more likely to run."

[gristy]

1. I admit that I am usually pretty impressed by what Barkley says.

He's pretty sharp.

[kaygore]

2. He was a hero when he played in Arizona

and, as I remember, a gentleman and very articulate.

And, Roy Moore is an ass. He stages everything he does. He is a user and an abuser and Alabama will be slammed back decades if he is elected governor.

He is a real divider.

[Cha]

3. Ya mean like

bush?

[kaygore]

6. Yes, now that you mention it

I see the similarities!

[crimson333]

4. thats why Moore won't win

The majority of my relatives who are republicans and christians do not support Moore and realize he is staging everything.

[kaygore]

5. Gosh, I hope you are right about this

I was in Alabama during the famous removal of the Ten Commandants with all those people crying and renting their garments. It was quite a spectacle!

Friends in Tuscaloosa who were Baptists and good "Christians" (and of course Republicans)--very nice people, just misguided--thought that the world was going to end because the Roy Moore was thrown out of the supreme court of Alabama. To these people, Roy Moore is god (they seem to have a lot of gods-Jesus, Bush, Roy Moore, Pat Robertson, etc.)

[quaoar]

8. Here's why Roy Moore has to be the favorite to win in 2006

1. He will be running against Bob Riley for the GOP nomination. Moore has the Christian Coalition on his side. Riley pretty much was abandoned by the religious right after his tax plan. Riley would not be vulnerable now if not for that tax plan.

2. Moore will have a small but effective army of shock troops to deploy. That is a key to winning a Republican primary. Moore will beat Riley unless large numbers of Democrats cross over to vote for Riley.

3. With Siegelman in the race, there will be a contested Democratic primary that will drain resources from the eventual winner, Lucy Baxley, and will prevent large Democratic crossovers to the GOP primary.

4. Moore will paint Siegelman as a crook and Baxley as a tax-raising liberal. That works every time in Alabama.

5. Moore will attempt to move to the center by emphasizing populist positions on economic issues. He is puritanical on social issues, but he is said to be more moderate on economic issues.

[misanthrope]

9. Sound reasoning**nt

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[KnightoftheRepublic]

11. Poor Riley

He actually turned out OK for a Republican.

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[BamaLefty]

7. Well, That Just Might Do It

Most Alabamians (even Auburn fans) are not going to care for Barkley. When they see HIM bash MOORE, it will fire them up.

While I agree with Sir Charles, it serves us best if he would shut up--- and quick!

[spacelady]

12. Charles Barkley is a real unique individual, but as for Roy Moore,

I really had to agreee with whoever said he looked like Larry from the Larry, Darryl & Darryl crew from Newhart. That image is priceless!

[Pystoff]

13. Gotta be honest here.

I am not a true left winger as per DU standards. Infact depending on the issue I lean to right-center classic conservative mind you not the whack job version. An example would be the recent SC ruiling on imminent domain and how messed up that was.

I would be a left-centerist. I've been jumped on a couple times already for apparently being a bit centerist in some views but then again we all have differences here I'd hope lest we become lockstep zombies like Pugs. Differences are what make the Democratic party as good as it is when it's thumping Pug head's right?
With that in mind I've noticed Barkley has gone from Pug in the late 80's early 90's to a man with no politcal party. I don't mind that a bit infact at times I think that's a good thing (Sanders,Jeffords). A political party can get in the way of good thinking at times and maybe by throwing off one in some peoples cases allows them to see the light and work for nobody but the people electing them. So if Moore does run and Barkley is the only person that can win I'd vote for him in a flash.

In closing I would like to know how some of you might list how you lean politcally obviously democratic but what versions on what subjects since nobody is alike (hopefully) in political thinking all the time.

And if anyone thinks I have ever voted for a Pug.....hell no and have never considered it a single time.

[Syrinx]

14. you're not alone

There were a lot of people on this board that were unhappy with that Supreme Court ruling, including me. And I, for one, was dismayed that the four dissenters included the three justices that I generally consider the worst of the bunch.

I don't always fit the picture of left-wing, or liberal, orthodoxy. I'm not entirely comfortable with race-based "affirmative action," although I'm well aware that blacks have gotten a raw deal in the past.

And, though I'm a hundred-percent "pro-choice" on abortion, I think some people take the subject too lightly. There's no way around the fact that abortion takes the life of an innocent, unborn child. I just think that abortion is always going to exist, and that it should be made as "safe and rare" as possible.

I used to vote for a relative of mine, who is a Republican. I stopped doing that when it became clear that he is quite insane. And I've promised myself that I will never, ever vote for a Republican again. And that's one promise I don't think I'll have a bit of trouble keeping.

[Pystoff]

15. Good to hear

That SC decision was absoloutely awful I agree.

Likewise on the affermative action I have some trouble since I never took part in opressing anyone. I know things need to be made right but sometimes it is taken a bit too far as well.

I'm neutral about abortion it should be legal since the genie is out of the bottle. But late term abortions nah uh can't go along there and I think juveniles having to notify parents isn't too much to ask either. Safe legal and rare is about as good as it's gonna get...and that usually requires a healty economy hey didn't we used to have something like that?

One thing I know makes alotta ppl on the left probably look at me funny but I am a pro-death penatly person and I don't apologize for that. But...and a big one I expect the authorities to get the right damn person and not just a body for the wolves that want blood. Frankly maybe pedophiles need some of that or atleast make em eunichs or something cause that shit is getting out of control. Don't get me wrong about crime tho I think small time stuff like marijuana posession should only bring a fine like a parking ticket.

Thanks for the political chat nice to hear some differing opinions.

[Syrinx]

16. I'm against the death penalty, for reasons you anticipate

Sometimes, innocent people are prosecuted and convicted of crimes. Obviously, once someone is executed, no restitution is going to come their way. And seems to me that police forces tend toward the corrupt, since power does corrupt. That seems inevitable. By the very nature of their existence, police have a lot of power. I don't like giving them de facto power of life and death.

But if there is going to be a death penalty I think it should be only for murder... and perhaps for high government officials convicted of treason.

As for pedophilia getting out of control: I don't know. I doubt the rates are any higher than they've ever been. But I could be wrong, and I suppose nobody really knows for sure.

I don't see why marijuana possession and the like should be criminal at all. I'm for legalizing a lot of "victimless crimes" like marijuana, prostitution, pornography, etc. Though I have mixed feelings about harder drugs like crack and heroin. My libertarian side says grown people should be able to do whatever they want, but my more socially constructive side knows that those drugs are really evil.

Anyway, thanks for the conversation. Welcome to the board. Hope you enjoy it here!

[Syrinx]

17. let me amend that slightly

I'll never vote for a Republican in a GENERAL election. If Roy Moore runs against Riley in the Republican primary, I WILL vote in the Republican primary for the first time in my life. And I will vote for Riley. Definitely. No doubt.

[Pystoff]

18. Haha

Ok that is an exception I'd make myself.

[BamaLefty]

19. There's Nothing Wrong With That

I think its good that the GOP has Snowe, Chafee, Collins... same thing with the Dems in Pryor, Landrieu, and Liberman. While I may disagree with many of their centrist views, I think it's good to have some leaders to be in the middle of the road so to speak.

At any rate, the Democratic Party is a big tent party and we're glad to have you with us! :)