Do you really want Charles Barkley handling your tax dollars?

If you put a microphone in Charles Barkley’s hand, you will get a good sound bite. And the candid Hall of Famer didn’t disappoint when he spoke to the Downtown Tip-Off Club in Little Rock, Arkansas. Barkley was invited to speak by ex-teammate and current Arkansas-Little Rock assistant coach Joe Klein, but Sir-Cumference wasn’t there to tell of his educational achievements when he was at Auburn. How could he when he skipped out early to go pro.

One year, I was like, ‘I need to go back and see how close I am to graduating.’ I started adding up all my credits, and I asked the guy, ‘What am I?'” Barkley said. “He says, ‘You’re a freshman.’

Well, in that case, he should fit in just fine with the rest of our nations politicians when he runs for governor of Alabama in 2014 (he has to live in Alabama for seven years before running).

I’m gonna win,” Barkley said. “I was born to do great things. I was born to do great things _ I think my No. 1 goal in life is to help poor people and balance the playing field. I didn’t realize that until I got older. … If you’re born poor in this country, you’re going to be in a bad neighborhood, and you’re going to go to a bad school. That’s unfortunate and sad.

Actually, what’s unfortunate and sad is that the possible future governor of Alabama doesn’t know what side of the globe Argentina is on. At least he knows what Alabama looks like.

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[KVOA.com]: Barkley entertains at Arkansas club