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| Charles Barkley |
NBA legend Charles Barkley appeared on CNBC’s Closing Bell
with Maria Bartiromo Thursday afternoon and shared his incredibly diplomatic
views on George Zimmerman‘s acquittal. “I agree with the verdict,” Barkley told
Bartiromo. “I’m sorry that young kid got killed, but they didn’t have enough
evidence to charge him.”
According to
Mediaite, Barkley called out the media for not
having a “pure heart” when it comes to race. “Racism is wrong in any, shape or
form,” Barkley said. “A lot of black people are racist too. I think sometimes
when people talk about racism, they say only white people are racist, but I
think black people are too. I don’t think the media has clean hands.”
In Barkley’s assessment, “Trayvon Martin, God rest his soul,
he did flip the switch and start beating the hell out of Mr. Zimmerman.” He
added that he “feels bad” that the trial gave “every white person and black person
who is racist the platform to vent their ignorance. That’s the thing that
bothered me the most. I watched this trial closely. I watched these people on
television talking about it. A lot of these people have a hidden agenda. They
want to have their racist views, whether they are white or black… They’re
biases come out.”
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