Mexico Knocks U.S. Soccer Out of Olympics

Yahoo News , AP ^ | 02/11/04 | John Rice

[Corazon]

Wed Feb 11, 3:13 PM ET

By JOHN RICE, Associated Press Writer GUADALAJARA, Mexico - The boos nearly drowned out "The Star-Spangled Banner," and a few dozen fans chanted "Osama! Osama!" as the United States was eliminated by Mexico in Olympic men's soccer qualifying.

 

[Corazon]

PLEASE WRITE TO AMBASSADOR TONY GARZA IN REFERENCE TO THIS. HERE IS FRAGMENTS OF MY E MAIL TO HIM AND TO THE CONSULATE IN GUADALAJARA.

consuladousa@megared.net.mx, ccs@usembassy.net.mx

Dear Ambassador Tony Garza:

After I read below information, I would like to know what have you done about it ? Have you complained to president Fox?

Per Mexican own rules, the dishonor of national symbols can have a jail sentence of 36 hours and fines. Should be the same when is about a foreign country national anthem no?

See chapter VII article 56 and chapter V article 39 at

http://www.cem.itesm.mx/derecho/legislacion/leyes/leyinfo/223/39.htm

Per Mexican law again, to play the national anthem of another country should have express authorization of the Diplomatics in reference as well as the Secretary of the Government. So, someone. should apologize. I'm not asking those 50,000 fans yesterday in Guadalajara, I'm asking from the Mexican government.

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Mexico Knocks U.S. Soccer Out of Olympics

Wed Feb 11, 3:13 PM ET

By JOHN RICE, Associated Press Writer GUADALAJARA, Mexico - The boos nearly drowned out "The Star-Spangled Banner," and a few dozen fans chanted "Osama! Osama!" as the United States was eliminated by Mexico in Olympic men's soccer qualifying.

http://news.messages.yahoo.com/bbs?action=l&mid=&board=37138455&sid=37138455&tid=apolyusmexicosoccer&start=1

[longtermmemmory]

Embarasing gringos is not offensive behavior in mexico.


They have commercials where some Mexican Singer embarasses a "gringo" with his machoness to get the girl (and the product).

The mexican governmetn could give a BS appology but IN mexico nobody cares because acting like animals in the name of making fun of Americans is fun to them.

[Merdoug]

Not to worry: when the illegals take over America, they can just dump the Star Spangled Banner, the Constitution, etc,...
sarcasm

[Rick Deckard]

I live in San Diego and the same thing happens here during soccer games between the US and Mexico. The same pendejos that boo the American national anthem at these games can be found down at the Home Depot waiting for some middle class American to hire them as a day laborer. If it wasn't so culturally insensitive, the INS/Border Patrol could fill up every cell they have in two hours by raiding the local HD parking lots. And I thought after 9/11 the border would be tightened up. Silly me.

[Rockitz]

Similar occurrence here.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1072986/posts

[Luis Gonzalez]

Soccer fans all over the world are a$$holes.

Mexico is no different.

[Pharmboy]

Let 'em stay in Mexico if they hate us soooo much.

Thank yew...

[Dante3]

This is outrageous.

I've been told that even at athletic events during the Soviet times the Russians did not boo the our anthem.

[Schattie]

If only Americans gave a rat's ass about soccer that might hurt.

[Agnes Heep]

Don't be too hard on them. After all, we have the strongest economy in the world; the finest military in history; the highest per-capita production. And what do they have? Head lice.

[Weimdog]

"Soccer fans all over the world are a$$holes"

Calling me an A-hole buddy? =;~)

[raptor29]

Maybe Mexico can become the new Vieques. The whole country, I mean.

[1rudeboy]

Speak for yourself, girlie.

[McGavin999]

I wonder how much fun they think it will be when we ship 13 million of their fellow countrymen back to their country? All those billions of dollars cut off.....

[DustyMoment]

Remember, these are the people that Bush is Hispandering to with his immigration reform. Wow, puts it all in perspective, now. No wonder he doesn't want us to have an enforceable southern border.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Give them Mexico back, and they'll get over it.

Start with California.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Naw...

I'm talking about all the OTHER fans, not you!

[Luis Gonzalez]

"Let 'em stay in Mexico if they hate us soooo much."

Dateline GUADALAJARA, Mexico

Last I checked, we hadn't Monroe Doctrined or Manifest Destinied Guadalajara, so it seems that they ARE home.

[merry10]

There is an on ramp off ramp going south on the five, just south of the naval station, where there is a bunch of cal trans sanctioned hate yank graffiti. What the heck is up with that? I noticed on my last trip to san diego.

[dagnabbit]

I live in San Diego and the same thing happens here during soccer games between the US and Mexico

I had a conversation once with the coach of the U.S. national team. He considered games in LA as "away" games. Sad.