Gov. Barkley?

Charles Barkley, former NBA star and current television analyst, has likely never been accused of being too restrained or too quiet. Instead, Barkley has earned a great deal of attention for himself by making outlandish comments to nearly any reporter that will listen. Unfortunately for his prospective political career -- Barkley has stated he intends to run for Governor of Alabama in 2012 -- his latest statement was given to a police officer, not a reporter, and will be published in public record, not on a newspaper sports page.

After being cited for DUI and being taken to the local Scottsdale police department, Barkley gave incriminating statements to the investigating officer.



This incident report, acquired by thesmokinggun.com, indicates that Barkley failed to obey a stop sign because he was hurrying to pick up his "date" for the evening. You can read about her (alleged?) talents in the document above.

We probably won't know for some time how this latest incident will affect the political career of Charles Barkley. However, given the MSM's penchant to destroy public figures accused of adultery or sexual misconduct, Barkley might save his reputation by staying out of the public light for a year or two.