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I was asked for years about being a Republican, probably because most black people are Democrats. My mother heard it once and called me and said 'Charles, Republicans are for the rich people.' And I said, 'Mom, I'm rich.'
Charles Barkley
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Charles Barkley
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: February 20
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Every time I hear the word conservative it makes me sick to my stomach.
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Everything gets blamed on the Clintons, every single thing in this world. I think Bill Clinton shot JFK, too.
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