Posts Tagged ‘Charles Barkley’

Barkley’s Box, Tricking for food and too hot for TV

February 2nd, 2010 Jill

* So Taco Bell went in search of the perfect pitchman, who did they come up with?? Charles Barkley. ::dramatic pause::   I wonder if they’re also going to make him the spokesmen for their drive thru diet. I’m all for making fast food healthier but come on, how can you call it a DIET??? Anyway, here’s one of the commercials featuring Sir Charles.

yeah….

Lebron has signed a new endorsement deal with McDonalds. The 1st set of commercials feature Bron & Dwight Howard as homage to those famous Bird Jordan spots in the 90′s. Here’s your teaser;

Pictures of Ocho Cinco from his Reebok shoot a few days ago in Miami (really seems like it should’ve been for Calvin Klein but perhaps the product is in Secret Squirrel mode for now)

* Eh so consider this one for the ladies, go ahead guys yell out PAUSE if you feel violated

And finally Godaddy.com managed to have one of their Super Bowl spots banned yet it was somehow leaked… viral vs. traditional I wonder what’s working better for them:

Yeah I Understand why CBS declined to air the spot.

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Charles Barkley & TNT

January 11th, 2009 Jill

I’m sure you’ve heard about Charles Barkley’s DUI arrest and the reasons he ran the stop sign that caused the police to pull him over. For those that don’t, a quick recap:

In the early morning hours of Dec. 31st, Barkley ran a stop sign, and was pulled over. He refused a breathalizer. He informed the arresting officer that he ran the stop sign because he was in a hurry to pick up his female companion who had previously given him “the best blow job of his life”
:::Pause::: Former NBA player is JUST now getting the best head of his life!!!  Head so incredible he couldn’t STOP!!! I’ll have to address that topic in a separate blog because THAT is worthy of discussion but I digress
Late last week it was announced that Chuck’s blood alcohol level was double the legal limit and would be taking a “leave of absence” from his broadcast duties at TNT.  Usually in these type of situations some sort of stint in rehab isn’t to far behind.

My question is this, do you think that this formula for retribution of public personalities in trouble truly helps. Don’t get me wrong I’m a firm believer in the benefits of rehab. However it seems in a great deal of these situations it’s a band aid to a problem that MAY not exist but is the PC way of handling embarrassing situations (think back to Isaiah Washington & TR Knight’s Grey’s Anatomy situation). Driving while intoxicated is obviously dangerous but is it fair to assume a person needs therapy for a one time incident? Is “therapy” the only way to retain public support?
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