{"id":401916,"date":"2021-06-17T15:08:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T19:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/?p=401916"},"modified":"2021-06-18T12:47:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T16:47:25","slug":"chuck-barkley-cancels-himself-blasts-woke-cowards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2021\/06\/17\/chuck-barkley-cancels-himself-blasts-woke-cowards\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Barkley Cancels Himself, Blasts Woke Cowards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KEN: Charles Barkley, star of Inside the NBA, the face of the show for the past 21 years announced on Washington sports radio, The Fan, that he\u2019ll be leaving the show when he turns 60 &#8212; I believe he\u2019s 59 now. So he\u2019s leaving the show in a year, called his bosses cowards for bowing down to woke culture. He said (impression) &#8220;So terrible, got so out hand. This is terrible. Can\u2019t have no fun.&#8221; Something like that. Said, &#8220;I could not imagine having to watch myself. You can\u2019t even have fun without these jackasses trying to get you to cancel. And everything else.&#8221; (impression) &#8220;It\u2019s terrible. It\u2019s terrible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m gonna miss him because he\u2019s truthful, and sometimes he says things I agree with and sometimes he doesn\u2019t, but what I love, he embraces his free speech. And he has a wicked sense of humor. And he\u2019s a great athlete, and he\u2019s got common sense.es such a great example of America. And that\u2019s what the Democrats are trying to destroy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"zype_60cb8fc520820100016cd77a\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.zype.com\/embed\/60cb8fc520820100016cd77a.js?api_key=6yUf3WZePk78GtpC3BXdZSqZ5ma_gYmV_rEJ8OYJZ0wq3AlDKM2RFnOcBN0xiMco&amp;controls=true&amp;audio=true\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I mean, Barkley knows that it\u2019s never gonna end as long as people in power in a regime like we have now keep shutting down &#8220;certain people,&#8221; because sooner or later you or I or people that we disagree with will fall into that category of &#8220;certain people.&#8221; Well, you can let him talk but not her, and not him, but that T-shirt\u2019s okay to wear, but don\u2019t wear that T-shirt on the train. We\u2019re already there. It\u2019s too late. We\u2019ve lost free speech. We\u2019ve said this months ago. We lost it. We started losing so many of our basic rights when the lockdown farce started. And it just continues. And Barkley isn\u2019t the only one.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a few other changes coming as well, with people of his profile. &#8216;Cause people are tired of the wokeness. They\u2019re tired of &#8212; Barkley wants to say a joke or say something funny or speak off the cuff. He\u2019s not being vulgar. He\u2019s not being threatening. He\u2019s not being violent. He\u2019s just saying something that maybe somebody has a problem with, but I\u2019ve never seen so many people that have such a misunderstanding of free speech. Free speech does not guarantee you\u2019re not gonna be offended or you\u2019re not gonna get angry or you\u2019re not gonna break down in tears. That\u2019s not what free speech is for. That\u2019s why I think Putin had to look at America over the last year and a half and say to the Democrat Party, &#8220;Thanks for doing the heavy lifting for us. We look at we were gonna have to roll in here with tanks and team up with China, but you guys are shooting your own feet off.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"zype_60cbab092499b000011bf47c\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.zype.com\/embed\/60cbab092499b000011bf47c.js?api_key=6yUf3WZePk78GtpC3BXdZSqZ5ma_gYmV_rEJ8OYJZ0wq3AlDKM2RFnOcBN0xiMco&#038;controls=true\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/daily\/2014\/05\/08\/chuck_barkley_calls_san_antonio_women_fat_but_he_s_not_really_in_trouble_for_it\/\">Let\u2019s go back to 2014 when Rush talked about Charles Barkley. Here he is.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RUSH: Chuck Barkley\u2019s in trouble. Well, &#8220;trouble.&#8221; Yeah, he said something. He basically insulted the women of San Antonio, called \u2019em fat. &#8220;Charles Barkley went to town like usual when breaking down the overweight (in his opinion) women of San Antonio during &#8216;Inside the NBA\u2019 on TNT Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>So they asked Chuck Barkley\u2019s opinion of San Antonio women. &#8220;That question just opened the flood gates for jokes that Chuck has used over the years, and he brought them all back up. And now he\u2019s facing the music,&#8221; it says here. &#8220;The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance -&#8221; You ever heard of that group? (interruption) You have? Aw, come on, I\u2019ve got two people claiming they\u2019ve heard of the group.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-382639\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ZZ-App-RUSH-BW-CONV-Sports.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ZZ-App-RUSH-BW-CONV-Sports.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ZZ-App-RUSH-BW-CONV-Sports-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ZZ-App-RUSH-BW-CONV-Sports-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>&#8220;The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance wants Chuck to apologize for his comments, which included saying there are some &#8216;big\u2019ol women\u2019 in San Antonio and that it\u2019s a &#8216;gold mine for Weight Watchers,\u2019 for whom he is a spokesperson. &#8216;Making slurs about body size is just as offensive as making comments about body color,\u2019 spokesperson Peggy Howell told TMZ Sports. &#8216;One would think being a black man, he\u2019d be more sensitive to having his physical body criticized. It\u2019s totally out of line. He should absolutely apologize.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Totally out of line! Chuck should absolutely apologize. &#8220;In addition to the Fat Acceptance group, the President of the Obesity Action Coalition issued a statement about being disappointed with Barkley. &#8216;As a former NBA player and sports entertainment figure, Mr. Barkley should encourage equality and respect among society and not look to shame or segment one population because of their size. Obesity is a serious medical condition and not a joking matter.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Well, you know, Chuck\u2019s no Mr. Svelte himself, if anybody has noticed. But the headline says &#8220;obesity and fat groups,&#8221; as though there\u2019s a difference. I just don\u2019t know that Chuck is gonna have to apologize. People like Chuck don\u2019t have to apologize. People like Chuck are celebrated when they do stuff like this. Courageous, bold, you tell \u2019em, Chuck. Oh, he was just making a joke. Come on, folks, everybody knows Chuck, he didn\u2019t really mean anything by it. We\u2019re back to the old intentions thing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/daily\/2014\/05\/08\/chuck_barkley_calls_san_antonio_women_fat_but_he_s_not_really_in_trouble_for_it\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-401920\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SanAntonio-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SanAntonio-2.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SanAntonio-2-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SanAntonio-2-480x228.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/a>Here\u2019s Barkley on TNT Tuesday night, Inside the NBA. Chuck Barkley and analyst Kenny Smith are talking about the women in San Antonio. I want to tell you again: For Chuck to even be asked the question, one of two things to happen. Either Chuck was running around cracking jokes about the women of San Antonio before the show and somebody said, &#8220;You know what, Chuck? We should ask you about that on the air.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Or they decided to do it in a production meeting, \u2019cause I don\u2019t know what fat women has to do with the NBA. So this thing had to be planned. They wanted this to happen, is the point. That\u2019s what I mean by having discussed it in a production meeting. It goes by fast. It takes 11 seconds is all it is.<\/p>\n<p>BARKLEY: Big ol\u2019 women down there.<\/p>\n<p>HOSTS: (guffawing)<\/p>\n<p>SMITH: Why would you say that?<\/p>\n<p>BARKLEY: That\u2019s a gold mine for Weight Watchers, and Victoria\u2019s definitely a secret!<\/p>\n<p>HOSTS: (guffawing)<\/p>\n<p>SMITH: Oh, man!<\/p>\n<p>HOSTS: (yukking it up)<\/p>\n<p>BARKLEY: They can\u2019t wear no Victoria\u2019s Secret down there.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iUsJZzW-a-g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>RUSH: Yeah, so it\u2019s Chuck doing his stand-up act. &#8220;Victoria\u2019s a secret down there. They definitely can\u2019t wear no Victoria\u2019s Secret down there. They\u2019re big! They\u2019re big! Victoria\u2019s definitely a secret.&#8221; I can\u2019t believe anybody\u2019s seriously outraged. (Oh, yeah, I can. Yeah, I take it back. People are living out there to be offended.) But nothing\u2019s gonna happen to Chuck. Nothing at all, other than Chuck\u2019s gonna end up more in demand. Chuck is gonna be thought to be even funnier and clever, and even more shows are gonna want Chuck on to find out what he thinks about whatever.<\/p>\n<p>KEN: You know, it\u2019s interesting what Rush said. And he had said this before, how people are conditioned to be offended. You have to be raised to be offended. You have to be conditioned and raised, indoctrinated, propagandized, whatever you want to use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KEN: Barkley, star of Inside the NBA, the face of the show for the past 21 years announced on Washington sports radio, The Fan, that he&#039;ll be leaving the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":401919,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chuck Barkley Cancels Himself, Blasts Woke Cowards - The Rush Limbaugh Show<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2021\/06\/17\/chuck-barkley-cancels-himself-blasts-woke-cowards\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Chuck Barkley Cancels Himself, Blasts Woke Cowards - 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