What do you think about Minnesota Rep. Pat Garofalo's comments on the NBA?

[TopShelf11]

[h=5]Minnesota Rep. Pat Garofalo is getting a lot of attention on social media for a tweet he made earlier today. http://kare11.tv/1irvgUF

"Let's be honest, 70% of teams in NBA could fold tomorrow + nobody would notice a difference w/ possible exception of increase in streetcrime"[/h]

 

[Mr_Mark]

what was the point in him tweeting this? does nothing directly productive... creates controversy... was he just trying to gain attention?

 

[ScottL]

An assistant coach of the University of Houston football program got in hot water a few years back before Twitter with a similar statement. An interviewer asked him why the stands were half empty and he replied, "The rest of our fans are robbing the 7-11."

 

[NFLTrends]

[h=5]Minnesota Rep. Pat Garofalo is getting a lot of attention on social media for a tweet he made earlier today. http://kare11.tv/1irvgUF

"Let's be honest, 70% of teams in NBA could fold tomorrow + nobody would notice a difference w/ possible exception of increase in streetcrime"[/h]

Ill do my best "Liberal" impression and answer this one.

HE MIS-SPOKE!!! You guys are taking it totally out of context!

What he means is that most of the NBA Fans would riot in protest because of it.

You guys are loons, and making stuff up!

(takes Liberal hat off)

 

[TopShelf11]

Ill do my best "Liberal" impression and answer this one.

HE MIS-SPOKE!!! You guys are taking it totally out of context!

What he means is that most of the NBA Fans would riot in protest because of it.

You guys are loons, and making stuff up!

(takes Liberal hat off)

Ha ha. This is awesome, and dead-on.

 

[akphidelt]

Kind of incentive to the 10s of thousands of employees that work for these teams and venues. Sounds like a lot of envy since his Euro TWolves are sucking again for another year.

 

[TopShelf11]

Wolves suck every year. They haven't even made the playoffs in ten years or so. The majority in this state wouldn't care if they relocated. Nothing like dropping a couple hundred bucks on a Friday night to take your date out in -20 degree weather to watch the Wolves take on the Bucks.

 

[akphidelt]

Kind of incentive to the 10s of thousands of employees that work for these teams and venues. Sounds like a lot of envy since his Euro TWolves are sucking again for another year.

Stupid autocorrect. Meant insensitive for the grammar police that are coming.

 

[JohnnyMac]

No one tweets that about the NHL.

 

[TopShelf11]

No one tweets that about the NHL.

The NBA is full of thugs, the NHL isn't.

 

[DrunkenHorseplayer]

Now we know why Beantown Jim isn't here anymore; he got elected to office.

 

[ScottL]

Wolves suck every year. They haven't even made the playoffs in ten years or so. The majority in this state wouldn't care if they relocated. Nothing like dropping a couple hundred bucks on a Friday night to take your date out in -20 degree weather to watch the Wolves take on the Bucks.

LOL, get them to play outdoors. Your date will stay real close. And I'll take the UNDER.

 

[terps1313]

The NBA is full of thugs, the NHL isn't.

Yet hockey endorses fighting while the NBA suspends players for looking at a guy the wrong way

 

[moocow]

When i first heard bout this early in the morn it occured to me that Topshelf just might be Pat Garofolo. Both are from Minnesota and he frequently posts similar feelings...or Minnesota is just a terrible place to live for minorites lol

 

[silver7]

When i first heard bout this early in the morn it occured to me that Topshelf just might be Pat Garofolo. Both are from Minnesota and he frequently posts similar feelings...or Minnesota is just a terrible place to live for minorites lol

Yeah, right!! That's why we have more fucking Somalis than are left in Africa. Have some balls, if you said it stand behind it. Typical pol!

 

[CoachCB]

What sucks is we still have 3 more months of the NBA....

Oh, and he's right!

 

[vitterd]

[h=5]Minnesota Rep. Pat Garofalo is getting a lot of attention on social media for a tweet he made earlier today. http://kare11.tv/1irvgUF

"Let's be honest, 70% of teams in NBA could fold tomorrow + nobody would notice a difference w/ possible exception of increase in streetcrime"[/h]

Just another racist republican elected official to add to the list....

 

[CoachCB]

Just another racist republican elected official to add to the list....

Versus another racist democrat? That's right, only republicans are racist. Btw, did he say that he felt white's were superior to blacks? I missed that. The democratic/liberal definition of "racist" has become; Any time a white person (must be a registered republican) makes a non-positive comment about another race (preferrably black or hispanic).

 

[vitterd]

Versus another racist democrat? That's right, only republicans are racist. Btw, did he say that he felt white's were superior to blacks? I missed that. The democratic/liberal definition of "racist" has become; Any time a white person (must be a registered republican) makes a non-positive comment about another race (preferrably black or hispanic).

Where did I say only republicans are racist? Are you sure you wanna stick with that "non positive comment" argument?

Cmon..it's just another republican racist elected official who only met anyone of color while they are serving them dinner.

 

[CoachCB]

I'll stick by that liberal definition of racist all day long. ANY comment made by a white person about a non-white that is not positive is spun as "racist".

This is the definition of a racist:

- a person who believes that a particular race is superior to another.
- having or showing the belief that a particular race is superior to another.

That is what a "racist" is. Not a white person who disagrees w/ Barry Obama.

Most white's (and other races) believe that there are plenty of pieces of shit out there the same race they are. But God forbid they say something negative about another race....especially if they are republican.