Posted on 07/30/2011 7:23:08 AM PDT by DFG
For nearly two weeks, the players of the Rev. John Foundation Little League team from Kampala, Uganda, believed they were headed to Williamsport, Pa., for the Little League World Series. The team of 11- to 13-year-olds, which plays with donated equipment, was the first African team to advance that far.
But their fairy tale story ran smack into United States immigration red tape. The players and their coaches learned this week that at least some of the team’s visa applications were denied by the State Department. The Little League World Series, which begins Aug. 19, will proceed without them.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
And the NYT is surprised that the State Dept is comprised of incompetent boobs?
Heloooooooo!
Just fly into some mexican town and walk across the border like everyone else.
probably a rival tribe than zer0bama belongs to...you know the tootsies or the hootooos...
beside the Ugandans eat their rivals, don’t they????
Try reading the article first. The American that actually overseas the team said he agreed with the State Department. A number of the player’s paperwork couldn’t be verified.
Remember the scandal from about 7 years ago with the overage player from the Bronx. The Little League didn’t need another cheating scandal when it came to the age of the players.
You have to remember, outside the U.S. age is measured in Celcius.
If only they’d been from Kenya...
Obama’s auntie could have sponsored them and they could have all stayed in her section 8 apartment.
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