Why This Conservative Thinks Charles Barkley Is Right

Sir Charles has been catching some serious flak from the conservative blogosphere for his comments about conservatives being "fake Christians."

Frankly, conservatives should cut him some slack for saying he's voting Democrat because he doesn't like the direction Republicans are taking the country. Especially since many conservatives, and registered Republicans, feel the same way and are doing the same thing this next election to "prove a point", and that is exactly what they did the last congressional election. Conservatives were fed up with Republicans abandoning their principals, and they didn't like the direction Republicans were taking the country.

If you are familiar with Charles Barkley's political rants in the past ... you know damn well that Sir Charles holds many conservative beliefs, and has openly stated we wants to run for office as a Republican. He also holds many liberal beliefs as well ... many of these come from the disinformation the MSM has been putting out for years. In other words ... if I were to sit and talk with Barkley about those issues I could probably change his mind. If you were to classify his political affiliation .. he is a moderate who leans right ... as most Americans are.

Rush Limbaugh has stated that moderates are liberals in hiding, or cowards afraid to pick a side. I love Rush, but he is dead wrong on this issue. Most Americans have conservative values, but maintain at least a few liberal ideals. Hence ... most Americans are moderates who lean to the right.

Barkley makes his case against conservatives by stating he has no problem with gay marriage, and he is pro-choice. He addresses how hypocritical religious conservatives are, to him, because they often behave in a manner that is actually against the teachings of Christ and the bible.

I’m writing in Duncan Hunter. Wonder what that says about my principles.

2 posted on 02/18/2008 4:17:42 PM PST by cripplecreek (Just call me M.O.M. (Maverick Opposed to McCain.))

Turable. Just turable.

3 posted on 02/18/2008 4:18:57 PM PST by big'ol_freeper (REAGAN: "..party..must represent certain fundamental beliefs [not] compromised..[for] expediency")

Conservatives were fed up with Republicans abandoning their principals,

Oh, what will our schools do now that we've abandoned our "principals"?

I stopped reading after this brilliance.

4 posted on 02/18/2008 4:21:07 PM PST by denydenydeny (Expel the priest and you don't inaugurate the age of reason, you get the witch doctor--Paul Johnson)

Gee, maybe we should ask the “wisdom” of Forrest Gump also to help run this country...

5 posted on 02/18/2008 4:34:24 PM PST by AmericaUnited

Barkley is pro gay marriage and pro choice.

6 posted on 02/18/2008 6:04:57 PM PST by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)

he makes the mistake of attacking conservatives rather than religious zealots.

If you don't support gay marriage you are a religious zealot.

Who does Charles Barkley want to marry?

7 posted on 02/19/2008 12:06:29 AM PST by donna ("We can create Kingdom on earth" - Barack Hussein Obama)

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