Spanish race fans could face legal action for racist taunts of Hamilton

espn ^ | February 4, 2008 | AP

[xp38]

Losing an F1 race is a lot of pesos down the drain.

[J Aguilar]

When Hamilton and the rest of racers trained in Valencia two weeks ago there were no racial issues from the +50,000 people that watched them.

Just the usual Hamilton, press the button again!

[wideawake]

Ah, progressive socialist Spain has so much more regard for human dignity than those backward American capitalist Neanderthals.

I believe the Zaragoza fans also threw bananas at African players as well as making insulting noises.

Apparently in Spain, if you want to earn respect, you need to either blow people up or sodomize them.

[RayChuang88]

Losing an F1 race is a lot of pesos down the drain.

You mean a lot of Euros down the drain--Spain is a charter member of the countries that was first to use the Euro as a cash currency.

But seriously, the loss of both Formula 1 races will seriously hurt the Spanish economy, since they bring in MANY millions of Euros in tourist dollars to the Spanish economy. And FIFA (soccer's governing body) is threatening to put sanctions on Spanish clubs for the same problem with overt racism against African players on La Liga clubs.

[org.whodat]

No, you have the fringe shin heads in every country. The people of Spain are some of the best people in the world. Even if there is a bit of a socialist in many.

[wideawake]

The people of Spain are some of the best people in the world.

March 11, 2004: Al-Qaeda terrorists murder 191 people in Spain's capital.

March 14, 2004: The Spanish people respond by electing a terrorist appeaser.

Spain's measure has been taken and Spain has been found wanting. The Spanish people don't deserve any respect. If they want some, they'll need to earn it.

[msnpatriot]

Attn FR F1 fans, please put me on your ping list if there’s one out there.

This year is going to be a good one to see.

I think Fernando Alonso was poised to win the championship last year, and McClaren should have helped him more based off his experience and commitment.

Hamilton as the year ending races showed, lost due to lack of experience. He was faster than FA at times, but FA could have won it.

BTW, anyone know the best source to stream F1 races, I even looked on speedtv’s site for pay per view, didn’t see anything.

Right now in testing FA’s Renault about a half to 1 second slower than the McClarens.......

[J Aguilar]

wideawake,

I have to inform you, that it wasn't Al Qaeda:

3/11 The Sentence: It wasns't Al Qaeda, It wasn't Iraq

3/11 was a well calculated coup, not an operation by Al Qaeda.

[org.whodat]

Wrong, wrong, I have lived there! As a whole there are no more bad actors there than we have here as a percentage.

[wideawake]

3/11 was a well calculated coup

To clarify: you are claiming that 3/11 was planned and executed by the PSOE?

[frithguild]

Right now in testing FA’s Renault about a half to 1 second slower than the McClarens.......

It will be midseason at the earliest, if ever, before the Renaults have the spped of McLaren and Ferrari...

[omega4179]

The usual HUGE overreaction by FIA.

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

But....but.... the idea that there are still ‘white’ racists out there is just race-baiting.....

[J Aguilar]

Probably, a former defence minister of the PSOE, now banker.

We don't know who left the bombs on the trains, but the attack is a copy of several others that happened in Italy, between 1969 and 1984, during the Strategy of Tension.

Strategy of Tension

An introduction to the case, here: Spain’s “Terrorgate”? by Frank J. Gaffney Jr.

[J Aguilar]

Well, I agree that the racist banners and staging against Hamilton must stop.

[wideawake]

I see. You are a follower of Lyndon LaRouche.

[J Aguilar]

Why am I not a follower of Frank Gaffney?

[wideawake]

Why am I not a follower of Frank Gaffney?

People who use LaRouche as a source are followers of Lyndon LaRouche, since no one else takes LaRouche material seriously.

[untenured]

I believe the Zaragoza fans also threw bananas at African players as well as making insulting noises.

Interestingly, when those events happen in Europe (not just in Spain but in Holland, directed at Jews, and Italy and elsewhere directed against blacks) we are told that it doesn't reflect poorly on Europe, but on just a particular sort of European, the sort who goes to soccer games to throw bananas.

Evidently this assessment is in error.

From an American POV, that this kind of stuff goes in in 2008 is unbelievable. Europe is apparently at the stage of race relations where America was when Jackie Robinson joined the Dodgers and had to put up with similar abuse, in 1947.

[J Aguilar]

Why? Frank Gaffney, a conservative, reaches the same conclusion. You see how striking it is?