Skip Bayless Shuns Idea of Barkley as Governor
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by user Detroitown
The more Skip Bayless columns I DON'T read, the better off I'll be.
Talk over Charles Barkley's quest for governor of his hometown state, Alabama, has been fired up this week, and it certainly lit a fire under Skip Bayless. It's not even 2010 yet (the year Barkley can be elected for the desired position) and Bayless is ruthlessly criticizing the former NBA player like Marie Barone.
Bayless's first conundrum for Sir Charles deals with his leadership services:
We're talking about Charles Barkley, who did Nike commercials saying, "I am not a role model" …
Skip, the basketball court is far diverse than politics. On the court, Barkley was a fierce competitor. In everyday life, he's a sincere man with ideas and philosophies that would only benefit the citizens of Alabama. Take for example, Barkley is a strong believer in education:
"There are too many black kids and their parents who do not value a good education. There are places where a black kid who is a good student and tries to speak correctly, you hear stuff like, 'He's trying to be white.' Well, I say, if that's true, we need more kids trying to be white."
Once again, the guy cares about the nation's future. What is Skip Bayless doing to improve our nation's well being?
Bayless's columns are exceedingly consisted of critisicms and prejudgments.
We all know Charles Barkley the NBA player. We are all aware of his gambling and his bold statements regarding race, politics, and sports (the three being often intertwined). But the jabs and pokes that Bayless takes in his most recent column is known throughout the world of politics as mudslinging. The defamation of Barkley's character. What Bayless is doing flat-out idiotic. The only reason we may be unsure of Barkley as a politician is because we're going by his reputation alone. We haven't seen Barkley the Governor. We have no information to formulate judgments about him. Reputation is overrated:
"It also isn't at all a stretch to imagine many other African-American athletes or coaches running a state. Magic Johnson would be a phenomenal governor. Grant Hill would be a politician you could trust. So would Tony Dungy or Avery Johnson or Mike Singletary. I could go on and on.."
What do those athletes have that Barkley doesn't? 1. Barkley is passionate about his beliefs and the well-being of his race and the future (children, next generation, etc.). 2. Like it or not, Barkley is a role model, alike to those athletes listed above.
It's clear that Bayless is wary of Barkley's mouth. Sir Charles would have to be a complete and utter moron to talk before he thinks in public.
Skip Bayless is trying to turn an uneducated opinion of a man he doesn't know personally into an ESPN column that only millions will read. His opinions of Barkley are as accurate as anyone elses.
Why?
Because we don't know the political Charles Barkley. Charles seems to have practical ideas for the state of Alabama. Give him a chance, the majority of the population there can only count to ten....ooops!
Date
Fri 07/28/06, 12:30 pm EST
tell that to skip bayless...he might care.