Charles Barkley: Mitt Romney Is 'Going Down' In November

[Galraedia]

Source: Huffington Post

Former basketball star Charles Barkley weighed in on the presidential race during an NBA broadcast on Sunday night, saying that Democrats would "beat" presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney "like a drum in November."

Romney, who was at the playoff game between the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks with his wife Ann, was shown mingling with the crowd at Boston's TD Garden during a broadcast on TNT.

"We're going to beat you like a drum in November," Barkley said as the camera cut to the former Massachusetts governor. "Don't take it personally. You seem like a nice guy, but you're going down, bro."

Barkley, an analyst for TNT's NBA coverage who famously switched his allegiance from the Republican to Democratic party, is no stranger to political commentary. In December, he slammed the GOP presidential field, calling the potential nominees "idiots" who unfairly criticize President Obama.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/07/charles-barkley-mitt-romn_n_1492697.html?ref=politics

[jberryhill]

1. "Don't take it personally"

Now that's just plain sportsmanship.

[Politicalboi]

2. I'm sure Faux Noise

Will pick this up. They'll compare this with Ted Nugent, and it's "Both sides do it" bullshit.

[Skittles]

5. unless the Secret Service visits Mr. Barkley

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it's hardly the same thing - one is bragging because he is proud of his president; the other brags because he is a gutless chickenhawk coward who appeals to teabagging assholes

[jimlup]

22. Yeah I think you've called it...

It would be a totally false equivalence, nevertheless I would expect FOX to use something like this. The right will stop at nothing and certainly not "reason-ability" to smear our side as much as they can.

[Kalidurga]

3. I wonder why he switched...

Did he see how insane the Teabaggers are and throw in the towel? Guess it doesn't really matter. Glad he saw the light.

[starroute]

4. Here's a DU thread from 2006 for you

(DU is becoming a great historical repository of lost wisdom, if you hadn't noticed.)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1745568

So Charles Barkley is considering a run for Governor of the Great State of Alabama -- as a Democrat.

"I used to be a Republican, before they lost their minds," Barkley was quoted as saying by the New York Post.

[goclark]

8. Me too ~ glad he saw the light

[DonCoquixote]

6. If we had honest elections

This would be true, but we do NOT. This is still going to be a squeaker, even if we clearly win the majority, becuse Tony Scalia already knows how to beat that.

[Ken Burch]

7. There aren't many times when you could stand reading the words "Mitt Romney" and "going down"

in association with each other.



(fortunately, Mr. Barkley was talking solely in ELECTORAL terms).

[rrHeretic]

9. Sorry to disagree Charles but

You obvioiusly underestimate the stupidity of the typical voter in this country, especially in the red states. Can you
say Bush/Cheney? If it happened before it can definitely happen again.

[trumad]

10. Sorry to disagree newbie...

Obama will crush Mitt.

[proud2BlibKansan]

16. Bush/Cheney was re-elected

And so will Obama/Biden. So yes, it will happen again.

[sofa king]

11. Part of the gag is....

...Charles Barkley's ability to predict what is going to happen in an NBA game is uncanny. For awhile there his pre-game and half-time guesses as to which team would win--and how--were dead on, particularly in the playoffs when it really counted.

So the joke is that if Barkley says it, it is going to happen, even if it is in Presidential politics.

[nolabels]

12. He predicted the Denver Nuggets would beat the L.A. Lakers in the current playoff series

The Lakers are up 3-1 over the Nuggets in a best of seven. Charles is an entertainer that knows and played NBA basketball and after that most anybody can predict the sun coming up tomorrow. The thing i watch is how much corporate owned news media invests trying to make it an 50/50 race to boost the amount and intensity of interest of their followers

[Kind Bud]

17. LA Lakers continue to cheat.

Bynum is still standing under the rim, constitutes of illegal defenses which should have kicked him out a long time ago.

Well, yesterday was Baron Davis' turn. Now it's time for the Lakers to go down.

Nuggets will catch up, and take the series in 7.

That 3 after the Gallo clobber? Should NOT be counted and should have been Denver's ball at the FT line for Gallo.

Ref incorrectly called it clean - it was a flagrant foul 2.

[nolabels]

23. It's going to be fun at any rate

Bynum is so big that it's almost impossible for him to move out of the paint (just check out how big his hat size is )

As for those players running into shoulders, elbows and such........ well its mostly their fault, they should just stay clear of those moving objects. Besides if they called all the fouls that actually happened the games would last five to ten times as long.

[bluedigger]

13. I was more impressed by his outburst the night before.

It was very late Saturday night during their wrap up, and the media seem to have missed it. One of his cohosts brought up Cinqo de Mayo, and Charles went off about the new immigration laws in AZ, MS, and GA, with a harsh call out of some of the Governors (I think - it was late). He told them to leave those "hard working people" alone. It was really great - I wish there was a video clip to share.

[goclark]

14. Great!

[catzies]

21. Saw that too- it was great. chuck nailed it. n/t

[zbdent]

15. not widely reported ... Ted Nugent gets excited ...

until he remembers it's Mitt, and not a 13-year-old girl, "going down" ...

[Marrah_G]

18. Pretty sure Rmoney has never "gone down" in his life

[L0oniX]

19. "Going Down" like "Hulk smash" in "The Avengers".

Did you see that rag doll beating? ...luv'd it.

[zzaapp]

20. LOLOLOL

If anyone knows about "going down", it's Charles.

[jberryhill]

28. What, specifically, do you mean by that?

Welcome to DU

[JonLP24]

29. I think the poster is referring to his DUI incident

Police report: Barkley in hurry to get oral sex

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/12/31/20081231Barkley31-ON.html#ixzz1uaQ95sSw

[zzaapp]

33. Thanks Jonlp24...That;s EXACTLY what I meant.

[zzaapp]

30. simply that

Mr.B has the reputation as leading a.... ummm....very active lifestyle involving members of the opposite sex that are sometimes....."compensated" for their attentions.

It was meant as a joke....sheeeesh

BTW thanks for the welcome. You are the first.

[underpants]

24. Wow that is long time to wait for Ann. N/t

[Arugula Latte]

34. ...

This is for making me picture those two clueless posh twits gettin' it on:

[INdemo]

25. Say good-bye to that Cushy job..No doubt the NBA will be

screaming for him to apologize and call for the network to fire the star..

[bluedigger]

26. Doubt it.

Charles has been a controversial figure for a long time - he's said a lot worse.

[INdemo]

27. yes but NBA owners have contracts with TV networks and they have clout

...and all are no doubt Repukes..if they say Barkley goes he will get fired
But nothing has happen so far so maybe he is safe this time..

[JonLP24]

31. I think it was Game 4 of the 2010 Western Conference Finals

were he (as well as Chris Webber & "The Jet&quot spoke out forcefully against SB 1070.

However, the NBA skews heavily Democratic. There are a lot of Democrat owners, even the commissioner is a Dem though he is a jackass. The OKC Thunder ownership is Republican.

[Iris]

32. I didn't know Barkley 'famously switche' his party affiliation.

When did that happen?

[lutefisk]

35. This most excellent video makes it clear...

"I don't like the way the Republicans are taking this country. Every time I hear the word "conservative," it makes me sick to my stomach, because they're really just fake Christians, as I call them. That's all they are. But I just -- I'm going to vote Democratic no matter what."