Charles Barkley is in the Basketball Hall of Fame, but he is going to be notably absent from the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 16. That’s because the game is going to be played in San Francisco, and even though Barkley is now a generally consistent leftist after flirting with common sense and patriotism in his earlier years, he doesn’t want to spend even a minute in Nancy Pelosi’s city. Barkley is unwilling to play along with the left’s charade by affirming its claims that San Francisco is just as scenic and safe as it always was; he sees it for what it is and is unafraid to break out of the left’s lockstep and say so.
Fox News reported Saturday was speaking on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” about the Detroit Pistons’ Cade Cunningham. “He’s going to make the All-Star Team,” said the Hall of Famer, adding: “I’m not going. I’m not going to that rat-infested place out in San Francisco.”
Barkley said much the same thing last year, referring to the undesirability of “being around a bunch of homeless crooks in San Francisco.” WNBA player Candace Parker answered that by saying, “We love San Francisco,” but Barkley stuck to his guns, responding: “No we don’t. You can’t even walk around down there.” Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors, who play in San Francisco, came back “Yes, you can walk around,” but Barkley shot back: “Yeah, with a bulletproof vest.”
This time, Fox noted that as Parker and Green had done the previous year, one of Barkley’s colleagues (left unnamed for some reason) affirmed his leftist bona fides by disagreeing with Barkley’s accurate assessment and calling San Francisco “beautiful.”
Barkley, however, was having none of it and declared: “San Francisco is not a beautiful city. Rats. Cats.” Cats? “Y’all are not gonna make me like San Francisco. No. Nope, nope, nope.” If Republicans had been governing San Francisco for the last few decades and were responsible for its destruction, Barkley wouldn’t have had to dig in his heels and get defensive about disliking the city: the establishment media all over the country would be running breathless feature stories about how much the once-great city had deteriorated under Republican misrule. […]
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At Last, a Company With Integrity in the Gold IRA Industry
For several years, I’ve been vetting out precious metals companies in search of the best. I believe in gold and silver but it’s hard to find integrity in the Gold IRA industry. The vast majority operate with shady tactics and gigantic spreads that take advantage of Americans who simply want to protect their life’s savings.
I’ve found a handful that I like and I’ve worked with some of them. By no means would I “unrecommend” them because, again, I vetted them out and found them to be above the fold. Unfortunately, it isn’t hard to be better than the rest when the rest are so darn awful.
After years of searching, I finally found a company that truly operates with integrity. Augusta Precious Metals has three important attributes that set them far above the competition:
- Non-Commissioned Sales Team: I cannot stress how important and unique this is. With just about every other company in the Gold IRA industry, the sales teams make commission from every account they open. This means they steer their clients toward the gold and silver products with the highest commission. With Augusta Precious Metals, the team is solely focused on putting the best gold and silver for their clients into their IRA. They get paid to serve the best interests of the Gold IRA client, NOT their own commission pay.
- Incredibly Low Fees: Most Americans would be shocked if they knew the spread other Gold IRA companies charge. Augusta charges just 5% versus up to 45% elsewhere.
- No Pressure, No Gimmicks: There’s an understanding among most in the Gold IRA industry that fear and pressure is the way to go. Augusta Precious Metals takes a sober approach when working with clients because they hold integrity in the highest possible regard. This is why they don’t offer gimmicks like “free” or “bonus” silver. It’s also why they do not apply pressure tactics to get quick sales. Their educational and transparent approach to doing business is exceedingly rare in the Gold IRA industry.