{"id":2585473,"date":"2026-03-30T19:11:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-charles-barkley-interrupts-march-madness-to-deliver-democratic-party-talking-points\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:15:50","slug":"watch-charles-barkley-interrupts-march-madness-to-deliver-democratic-party-talking-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-charles-barkley-interrupts-march-madness-to-deliver-democratic-party-talking-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Charles Barkley Interrupts &#8216;March Madness&#8217; to Deliver Democratic Party Talking Points"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-charles-barkley-interrupts-march-madness-to-deliver-democratic-party-talking-points%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2585473&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The piece argues that Americans inhabit two different universes when it comes to illegal immigration,using Charles Barkley\u2019s on-air remarks as a telling exmaple. Barkley\u2019s brief, emotional critique on CBS is portrayed as virtue signaling-loud and morally serious but short on concrete arguments or evidence, centering on the notion of \u201camazing immigrants\u201d while offering no real examples. The article contends that Democrats have conflated legal and illegal immigration in public discourse, a tactic it says Barkley inadvertently aided, and it notes barkley\u2019s personal, partisan framing contrasts with his past political leanings. It also adds context about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swedish-national-police-chief-admits-migration-and-integration-related-to-ongoing-gang-crime-issues\/\" title=\"Swedish National Police Chief Admits Migration and Integration Related To Ongoing Gang Crime Issues\">immigrant background<\/a> of the topic\u2019s subject,Connecticut player Alex Karaban,and suggests Barkley\u2019s performance overshadowed the sports moment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to illegal immigration, Americans at present seem to inhabit two different universes.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, basketball legend Charles Barkley, not generally known as a liberal, appears to have swallowed the Democratic Party&rsquo;s lies about immigration and then decided to repeat those lies in front of a national television audience that tuned in to watch college basketball.<\/p>\n<p>In a clip posted to the social media platform X, Barkley followed up a segment on Connecticut Huskies forward Alex Karaban and his family by launching into a monologue about the unfair treatment of &ldquo;amazing&rdquo; immigrants that lasted more than a minute.<\/p>\n<p>Barkley made those comments on CBS before Connecticut&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-uconn-stuns-duke-one-wildest-last-second-wins-march-madness-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thrilling 73-72 win<\/a> over the Duke Blue Devils. With the victory, the Huskies advanced to the Final Four.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/awfulannouncing.com\/cbs\/charles-barkley-unfair-treatment-immigrants-march-madness-studio-show.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Awful Announcing<\/a>, Karaban&rsquo;s parents emigrated from Belarus.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, Barkley put on as severe a look as possible before launching into his pro-immigrant rant. After all, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trump-teams-peter-navarro-drops-third-report-providing-proof-trump-won\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Trump Team\u2019s Peter Navarro Drops Third Report Providing \u201cProof Trump Won\u201d\">virtue-signaling<\/a> requires that the signaler both look and sound morally serious.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to be very careful with my words right now,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >veteran basketball commentator began<\/a>. &ldquo;&rsquo;Cause this is a really touchy subject for me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Note that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/barklch01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barkley<\/a>, an Alabama native, somehow made the subject of immigration personal. He did that, of course, for the same reason all virtue-signalers do. Namely, if they pose as emotionally distressed, they lay claim to a moral high ground they otherwise do not possess. In so doing, they also foreclose the possibility of a serious challenge to their argument. At that point, nothing remains but their supposedly deeply held convictions. In that way, they make it all about themselves.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I love that kid and his family,&rdquo; Barkley added, referring to Karaban.<\/p>\n<p>Again, note the technique: if you disagree with Barkley, apparently you don&rsquo;t love the kid and his family.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But the way some of these other immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace,&rdquo; the basketball legend continued. &ldquo;I think there&rsquo;s a difference between amazing immigrants and criminal immigrants. And I think what&rsquo;s going on in our country, what we&rsquo;re doing to some of these amazing immigrants is really unfortunate, and it&rsquo;s really sad.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Barkley, of course, provided no examples. Virtue-signaling does not require any. Instead, he rested his one-minute interruption on irrelevant platitudes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s a great immigrant story,&rdquo; he said of Karaban. &ldquo;We have a lot of great immigrant stories out there who, their stories need to be told. But some of the stuff that&rsquo;s happening to immigrants in our country right now is really unfortunate, and it&rsquo;s really unfair. But immigrants built this country. And we should admire them and respect them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>All the while, Barkley affected as much emotion as he could muster, complete with a closing sniffle.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;The way some of these other immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace&hellip; I think what&rsquo;s going on in our country, what we&rsquo;re doing to some of these amazing immigrants, is really unfortunate and it&rsquo;s really sad.&rdquo; &ndash; Charles Barkley on CBS <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uEllZpD57u\">pic.twitter.com\/uEllZpD57u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/2038357495756783618?\">March 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the win over Duke, Karaban played a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/boxscore\/_\/gameId\/401856577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">team-high 38 minutes<\/a> but struggled on only 2-of-10 shooting. Too bad the young man had to have his name connected to Barkley&rsquo;s pathetic performance.<\/p>\n<p>Oddly enough, the NBA legend has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-charles-barkley-torches-biden-democrats-live-cnn-says-care-black-people-every-4-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not exactly aligned<\/a> with liberals <a href=\"http:\/\/westernjournal.com\/charles-barkley-goes-scorched-earth-dc-swamp-live-tv-politicians-awful-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the past<\/a>. That made Sunday&rsquo;s virtue-signaling rant all the more perplexing.<\/p>\n<p>The pablum about &ldquo;amazing immigrants&rdquo; was bad enough. (Does anyone doubt that many <em>legal<\/em> immigrants qualify as &ldquo;amazing&rdquo;? Has that ever entered the controversy?) But for Barkley to feign emotion really went beyond the pale.<\/p>\n<p>Worse yet, how have Democrats succeeded in conflating legal with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chicago-dem-blasts-pritzker-blaming-trump-murder-illegal-admits-biden-harris-fault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal immigrants<\/a>? They have gone to great lengths to do it. 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It highlights Charles Barkley, who isn\u2019t typically seen as liberal, as having adopted the Democrats\u2019 immigration talking points and repeating them on national TV during a college basketball broadcast. The piece notes Barkley spoke after a segment about Connecticut player Alex Karaban and his family, whose parents came from Belarus.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Barkley is depicted as adopting a grave, emotionally charged tone to appear morally serious. The author claims this is virtue signaling: by seeming deeply moved, Barkley claims a moral high ground while inviting disagreement to be dismissed. He supposedly expressed love for Karaban\u2019s family, then argued that while some immigrants are \u201camazing,\u201d others are criminals, and that what\u2019s happening to these \u201camazing immigrants\u201d is unfair and sad, offering no concrete examples to back up the claim.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece contends Barkley\u2019s remarks were about praising immigrant stories and urging admiration for immigrants who built the country, while using sentiment to mask a political point. It maintains that Democrats have conflated legal and illegal immigrants, and that Barkley\u2019s rhetoric is an example of that strategy. It also notes Karaban\u2019s strong playing time in the Duke game (38 minutes) despite poor shooting, and it suggests Barkley\u2019s sudden emotional stance is puzzling given his past political leanings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2585474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Charles-Barkley.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37373,32923,52029],"class_list":["post-2585473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-charles-barkley","tag-democratic-party","tag-march-madness"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Charles-Barkley.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2585473"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2585477,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585473\/revisions\/2585477"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2585474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2585473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2585473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2585473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}