Via Salon's War Room and the DNC's Kicking Ass, there was an interesting exchange during a NBA broadcast on TNT, between the outspoken Charles Barkley and halftime show host Ernie Johnson:

Commentary on the Iowa caucuses last night leaked into the NBA game on TNT. During the halftime show, the studio crew riffed on politics, and analyst Charles Barkley started talking up John Edwards — he’s even given Edwards money.

Ernie Johnson, the anchor, looked at Barkley and said: "Charles, I thought you were a Republican." (Barkley has talked about running for governor of Alabama as a Republican.)

Barkley's response: "That was before they started screwing all the poor people!"

Hehe. Even Barkley gets it.

Now's the time for Kerry to seek out the all-important Bill Lambier endorsement.