Politician's Ridiculous Tweet About NBA. IS IT RACIST?

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

Respond to his tweet here:

"It seems Garofalo thinks the NBA is just a collection of crazed, violent would-be offenders that, were they not plying their trade on the court, would engage in unlawful behavior and are unworthy of our hard-earned entertainment dollars."

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Cenk Uygur () and the rest of The Young Turks crew discuss the tweet from Pat Garofalo, a Republican member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Racist or just stupid? Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

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