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| Time to build the wall |
| 2004-02-06 |
| Via Lucianne: U.S. soccer team hears Osama chants in Mexico The Mexican crowd hooted "The Star-Spangled Banner." It booed U.S. goals. It chanted "Osama! Osama! Osama!" as U.S. players left the field with a 2-0 victory. And that was in a game against Canada on Thursday before just 1,500 people. A game Tuesday in neighboring Guadalajara will determine whether the U.S. under-23 soccer team heads to the Athens Games. "This is what it is all about," coach Glenn Myernick said. "You are 90 minutes away from being in the Olympics." They should keep in mind it’s just business. If we took it personal, we’d build the wall. That would spin some sombreros. I read once on another site that if we Americans actually knew what was written in their papers, there would be a wall. |
| Posted by:Anonymous2U |
| #4 I think we should build the wall (north and south) or at least parole it with armed predators... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-2-6 10:14:33 PM |
| #3 Goddamn, but back in the old days, some of *hockey's* greats would show their appreciation for the opposing side by mooning them on ice. A crowd chanting "Osama" deserved that kind of Canadian response. I wish one of the Canadian players remembered that old tradition. Hell, I wish I was one of them so that I could remeber it for tem... - Vic |
| Posted by: Vic 2004-2-6 9:25:59 PM |
| #2 Anyone bet there's more of this at the Olympics themselves? Any bets on how widely it gets reported? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-2-6 7:15:12 PM |
| #1 this is just sore losers with small minds - but, we should still build that wall ;-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-2-6 6:34:13 PM |