MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota lawmaker apologized Monday for his tweet about NBA players that some saw as racist, saying he was rightly held accountable for inaccurate stereotyping.

Rep. Pat Garofalo, a fifth-term Republican from the St. Paul suburb of Farmington, tweeted Sunday night: "Let's be honest, 70% of teams in NBA could fold tomorrow + nobody would notice a difference w/ possible exception of increase in streetcrime."

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2014/03/10...responses/

If the teams fold and the players know they'll be broke, they could lean towards crime. That's what the excuse is now for inner city poor boys, whats the difference now?

The truth is often offensive. There is no right in the Constitution against being offended, so get over it.

(03-12-2014 01:54 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota lawmaker apologized Monday for his tweet about NBA players that some saw as racist, saying he was rightly held accountable for inaccurate stereotyping.

Rep. Pat Garofalo, a fifth-term Republican from the St. Paul suburb of Farmington, tweeted Sunday night: "Let's be honest, 70% of teams in NBA could fold tomorrow + nobody would notice a difference w/ possible exception of increase in streetcrime."

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2014/03/10...responses/

True but still he should have known better. If he stopped at "...nobody would notice a difference...", only the ten NBA fans would have noticed.

I'm sure Chris Matthews will spend at least 30 minutes on this tonight. And tomorrow. And the next night.

(03-12-2014 01:59 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  If the teams fold and the players know they'll be broke, they could lean towards crime. That's what the excuse is now for inner city poor boys, whats the difference now?

I think that is a false assumption considering the vast majority of NBA players have college degrees.

(03-12-2014 02:02 PM)Jerry Falwell Wrote:  The truth is often offensive. There is no right in the Constitution against being offended, so get over it.

I agree with that, but do you think what this congressman said was a smart thing to say? Personally I think it's monumentally stupid, and I would have a hard time voting for anybody who would say something so stupid.

(03-12-2014 02:02 PM)Jerry Falwell Wrote:  The truth is often offensive. There is no right in the Constitution against being offended, so get over it.

The Obama Admindiscrimination doesn't care about the Constitution so long as it doesn't affect their agenda.

(03-12-2014 02:06 PM)JerryJeff Wrote:  

(03-12-2014 02:02 PM)Jerry Falwell Wrote:  The truth is often offensive. There is no right in the Constitution against being offended, so get over it.

I agree with that, but do you think what this congressman said was a smart thing to say? Personally I think it's monumentally stupid, and I would have a hard time voting for anybody who would say something so stupid.

I think saying the truth is a smart thing to say, whether it offends people or not.

Newt Gingrich proved that telling the truth doesn't win elections, but I'm more of a principled guy than sellout so it works for me.

There man has every right to say what he said. And everyone else has every right to react to what he said aswell.

(03-12-2014 02:05 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(03-12-2014 01:59 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  If the teams fold and the players know they'll be broke, they could lean towards crime. That's what the excuse is now for inner city poor boys, whats the difference now?

I think that is a false assumption considering the vast majority of NBA players have college degrees.

They likely have no interest in working... The vast majority left school early for big bucks, just like NFL players. They don't want to do something they don't like, and they aren't going to flood the medical field if the NBA flopped out. And you definitely aren't going to get a job as an NBA analyst since there won't be as much to cover... Pretty much negates most of the degrees that were earned.

(03-12-2014 02:09 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  There man has every right to say what he said. And everyone else has every right to react to what he said aswell.

(03-12-2014 02:10 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(03-12-2014 02:05 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(03-12-2014 01:59 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  If the teams fold and the players know they'll be broke, they could lean towards crime. That's what the excuse is now for inner city poor boys, whats the difference now?

I think that is a false assumption considering the vast majority of NBA players have college degrees.

They likely have no interest in working... The vast majority left school early for big bucks, just like NFL players. They don't want to do something they don't like, and they aren't going to flood the medical field if the NBA flopped out. And you definitely aren't going to get a job as an NBA analyst since there won't be as much to cover... Pretty much negates most of the degrees that were earned.

"They don't want to do something they don't like"?

You just discribed mose hard working Americans.

What makes you think that these men won't do a job they don't like? Many Americans do that on a daily basis.

(03-12-2014 02:05 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(03-12-2014 01:59 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  If the teams fold and the players know they'll be broke, they could lean towards crime. That's what the excuse is now for inner city poor boys, whats the difference now?

I think that is a false assumption considering the vast majority of NBA players have college degrees.

That's a false assumption. You just make stuff up. Probably b/c you can't read to do real research.

(03-12-2014 02:05 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(03-12-2014 01:59 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  If the teams fold and the players know they'll be broke, they could lean towards crime. That's what the excuse is now for inner city poor boys, whats the difference now?

I think that is a false assumption considering the vast majority of NBA players have college degrees.

No they don't. If it wasn't for the NBA we'd have the world's tallest janitors.

(03-12-2014 02:12 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(03-12-2014 02:10 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(03-12-2014 02:05 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(03-12-2014 01:59 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  If the teams fold and the players know they'll be broke, they could lean towards crime. That's what the excuse is now for inner city poor boys, whats the difference now?

I think that is a false assumption considering the vast majority of NBA players have college degrees.

They likely have no interest in working... The vast majority left school early for big bucks, just like NFL players. They don't want to do something they don't like, and they aren't going to flood the medical field if the NBA flopped out. And you definitely aren't going to get a job as an NBA analyst since there won't be as much to cover... Pretty much negates most of the degrees that were earned.

"They don't want to do something they don't like"?

You just discribed mose hard working Americans.

What makes you think that these men won't do a job they don't like? Many Americans do that on a daily basis.

Many Americans also wouldn't go from making 10 million a year to $40,000 a year. That's why. These are people who had one single goal in life, get to the top level of their favorite sport. Without that, the motivation is gone because they worked their entire lives for nothing now, so until that feeling goes away, who gives a fart about working.

(03-12-2014 02:16 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(03-12-2014 02:05 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(03-12-2014 01:59 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  If the teams fold and the players know they'll be broke, they could lean towards crime. That's what the excuse is now for inner city poor boys, whats the difference now?

I think that is a false assumption considering the vast majority of NBA players have college degrees.

No they don't. If it wasn't for the NBA we'd have the world's tallest janitors.

Hey you stop that. I'm the only racist here! Until Oklalittledixie comes back.

(03-12-2014 01:54 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Rep. Pat Garofalo, a fifth-term Republican from the St. Paul suburb of Farmington, tweeted Sunday night: "Let's be honest, 70% of teams in NBA could fold tomorrow + nobody would notice a difference w/ possible exception of increase in streetcrime."

There are white players in the NBA, so that comment is only offensive if you think just the black players would become criminals. Is that what the left thinks?

(03-12-2014 02:05 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(03-12-2014 01:59 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  If the teams fold and the players know they'll be broke, they could lean towards crime. That's what the excuse is now for inner city poor boys, whats the difference now?

I think that is a false assumption considering the vast majority of NBA players have college degrees.

This is simply wrong. More NBA players do not have degrees than do have degrees.

The NBA has a lower arrest rate than the NFL and has a far lower arrest rate than the average American male between ages of 18-31. This congressmen simply just made an ass out of himself by saying something totally untrue.

(03-12-2014 02:16 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(03-12-2014 02:05 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(03-12-2014 01:59 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  If the teams fold and the players know they'll be broke, they could lean towards crime. That's what the excuse is now for inner city poor boys, whats the difference now?

I think that is a false assumption considering the vast majority of NBA players have college degrees.

No they don't. If it wasn't for the NBA we'd have the world's tallest janitors.

What is it about basketball players that makes you think that they can do nothing else except play basketball or be janitors?