Former NBA legend Charles Barkley had some rather harsh advice for Democrats following their massive losses in the 2024 general election and the intense blame-game they’ve been playing in order to explain how they could have been so far off the mark. I mean, it’s really simple. They avoided going through the voting process to choose a nominee for the party to replace President Joe Biden. That candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, said she wouldn’t change anything policy wise completely ignoring the worries Americans have over the economy. Then there’s her record with the border crisis and wokeness.
All they have to do get on track is stop being so radically left-wing. Go toward the center. It’s that easy. But they won’t. The reason? Leftists actually believe they can perfect human nature and build a utopian society. Wacky, right?
Here’s more on Barkley’s comments via The Daily Wire:
The 61-year-old commentator, who is a staunch defender of transgender rights, made the remarks during a recent episode of “The Steam Room” podcast with his NBA on TNT co-host Ernie Johnson. He started his rant by congratulating President-elect Donald Trump on his election victory and wishing him success for his upcoming term in office.
“I just want to say this to the Democrats, which I’m an independent who voted Democratic, do me this favor: Shut the f*** up!” he stated. “When you win, you get to say what you want to,” he added. “When you lose, you need to shut the hell up.”
He chided those who were making excuses by saying things like, “Oh, President Biden, they didn’t get out of the race soon enough,” or “Kamala didn’t do this.” “We lost because we had no game plan,” he said. “We still haven’t solved the immigration problem, have no viable answers, never addressed inflation.”
Barkley is right. Liberals had no answers for the top issues Americans were worried about. Instead they just tried to craft narratives about Trump being the second-coming of Adolf Hitler, a message that did not land the way they thought it would. Their whole strategy was built on making the president-elect look like a super villain rather than focus on how they would improve the country.
He also slammed the Harris campaign and the Democratic Party for focusing its efforts on “bringing all these stupid stars out to rally the vote.” “Hey, I love Beyonce. What is bringing her out? That ain’t gonna make me vote a certain way,” he said. “Cardi B. I like Cardi B, that ain’t gonna make me vote a certain type of way.” “You guys lost because y’all stupid,” he added.
Barkley added that he does not believe that “everybody who voted for Trump is racist,” and although he is not a fan of Trump, “he’s the president” and “I’m gonna have to respect the office.”
Sir Charles Barkley on 2024: “I just want to say this to the Democrats…Do me this favor: shut the f**k up! When you win, you get to say what you want to. When you lose, you need to shut the hell up.” pic.twitter.com/6PCCY3riMD
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) November 20, 2024
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