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Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they're still poor.
Charles Barkley
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Charles Barkley
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: February 20
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I'm really disturbed about the gay marriage thing. Because I think gay people should get married, cause it's their own business ... Because as a Black man, I think you've got to be against any form of discrimination.
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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.'
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It bothers me when I hear these reporters and jocks get on TV and say: 'Oh, no guy can come out in a team sport. These guys would go crazy.' First of all, quit telling me what I think. I'd rather have a gay guy who can play than a straight guy who can't play.
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Poor white people and poor black people just don't know how much they have in common. Rich people don't give a damn about either group.
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I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.
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If you go out with a girl and they say she has a great personality, she's ugly. If they tell you a guy works hard, he can't play a lick. Same thing.
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