this goof ball keeps claiming he’s going to run for Gov but he has just a little problem - you’ve got to be a resident of the state for 7 or 8 years (can’t remember which) and he’s not! Go figure! And I can tell you, he’ll never get my vote if indeed he does run one day....I can’t stand him!
I found this interview with Sir Charles here:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/viewpoints/articles/0424barkley0424.html
Here are some choice quotes:
“Racism is not a Republican or a Democratic thing. It’s not just a White thing. There are Black racists. There are Hispanic racists. There are Jewish racists. It goes across the board. You can’t pigeonhole . . . just because we’ve got a couple positions of power ...”
“Really I’m talking to poor Black kids, poor White kids and poor Hispanic kids. They have to realize that they’ve got a strike against them. Number 1 is the environment they grow up in. They are going to go to a terrible school system more than likely, and I think they have to realize that they’ve got to stop, especially the Black kids, they’ve got to stop becoming their own worst enemies with Black-on-Black crime, teenage pregnancies and single-parent homes. I think all three of those groups, whether they are poor White, poor Black or Hispanic, have to understand that it’s going to be an uphill climb for them.”
“Cosby is not wrong. He’s 100 percent right. But you have to admit that race has something to do with that.”
Is it your perception that the average White American is prejudiced against people of color?
“No. Not true. I don’t think you can put a blanket number on it. I don’t think it’s fair to say that most White people dislike Blacks. Actually, I think it’s the opposite. I think there are more good White people and Black people than people are getting credit for.”