Charles Barkley for governor in Alabama (hopefully) will never happen.  First and foremost, even though he is from Alabama he tried to get on the ticket and did not realize you must have been a resident for seven years before you are eligible (of course he has not lived in Alabama for some time.)  However I would expect him to make it a close race.  Do not underestimate the power of college fans.  If his name were on the ticket, Auburn fans throughout the state who have not voted in years (or maybe ever) would race to the booths the way Charles would race down his cocktail waitress in Vegas when its time for another round (maybe and exagerration there, im sure he has a bottle or five of dom or cristal on hand for all players at the high rollers black jack table.) 

It is not because he refuses to put me in his top five, or his nickname the round mound of rebound, but rather because he would have to put his TNT gig on hold until his time in office runs out.  Each night on TNT, he provides the comedic genious (intentionally and unintentionally) that deserves an emmy.  His bickering with Ernie (who usually has a plethora of stats to prove Sir Charles wrong) and cracks about Kenny make late night television watchable.  His insight comes across as the type of banter you would hear from a fan in a bar after a few drinks, only we get it from Barkley amped up with jokes only he can tell and comments of Ernie and Kenny's faults.  But what are they going to do about Chuck poking fun at them, don't they see what he does to a golf ball?  No one challenges him because no matter how wrong he might be (on those rare occasions) he just gives a glance at Ernie, raises his voice and Ernie gets back to explaining the highlights.  These same highlights are a delight to see because when someone gets dunked on Charles is not coy about it.  The bashing of the defender, the threat to do the same to Kenny, the joke to Ernie "when have you ever done that?" 

Barkley on television was a great idea, and TNT tries less and less to censor him, a great move.  Only if Skip Bayless would be a guest one night and Charles could have his way with him.  Skip may have him intellectually, but Charles wouldn't let him get a word in, embarras him the way of b-rabbit in 8 mile, in my mind that is how it would go down, Chuck would be on the mic and after his bashing Skip would be almost in tears.  Partially because he wouldn't know where to start correcting Charles in all his mi-statements, but mostly because Barkley put him to such great shame.  Make the call TNT, make the call.