Martin Fagan's plans scuppered by Homeland Security!

Don't have the explanation, but my guess would be that he has a student visa and is no longer a student.

If you look closely, you will notice that he has grown some facial hair....Maybe this has something to do with it????????

Oh, really? and i suppose DICK cheney told you this, right? then why does martin hold a 30+ hr/wk job (he couldn't get a job without "his papers in order", unless he wanted to pick lettuce), and why does his employer take out UNITED STATES taxes out of each check? why did he lose %30 on the 2G's he made at Manchester?Point is, his papers ARE in order, he DOES contribute to the American society (and my happiness- he makes a damn good vanilla americano), and he is an integral part of the Flagstaff community.therefore, please do us all a favor and leave your head right where it is (up your @$$) and shut your pie hole. thank you.dude-

Fagan is Anglo White wrote:

The fact is dude broke the law...

Wow. The emotional responses prove how racist America is. If it were Alberto Salazar, Jorge Torres, or Mebrahtom Keflezighi who was denied re-entry by Homeland Security then the responses would be much different.

"Thanks. Man, America is such a sick and racist nation !"

-name one that isn't. if you don't like it here, then f***ing leave. seriously. i'm sick and tired of all this PC bullshit. it's ok to be gay, we should all love you; don't harm those arab prisoners who would lop off YOUR HEAD given the chance; isn't it great how this 29yo is a grandmother; etc. blah blah blah. this country is going down the tubes because of your bullshit. and for the record, i am black, so don't start with the "you don't even know" crap. i've already been through that.

Hit it on the Nail wrote:

Wow. The emotional responses prove how racist America is. If it were Alberto Salazar, Jorge Torres, or Mebrahtom Keflezighi who was denied re-entry by Homeland Security then the responses would be much different.

Hmm another one that is wrong

Maybe the responses are because he's a runner, and lots of runners read this board. Where's the proof of your assertion about Torres and Meb etc?

You aint black. Stop lying.

Gosh, "Hit" ....you DO know that Salazar, Torres, and Meb are all American citizens, do you not?

Gosh, \"Hit\" ....you DO know that Salazar, Torres, and Meb are all American citizens, do you not?

The fact that they are citizens never stops the U.S. Government who today regularly renders Arab-American and Iranian-American citizens to Guantanemo Bay. In 1942, 100,000 Japanese-American citizens were captured, their property and money stolen, and were locked up in U.S. Army military concentration camps. They classified the citizens as enemy aliens, denied them the right to speak Japanese, and worship Shinto-Buddhism, then had the gall to draft the young men into the U.S. Army. Many of the young men were veterans of the Japan\'s 1935 invasion of China, and were the senior sergeants in the U.S. Army, consequently, there were zero AWOLs and zero desertions out of the 30,000 Japanese men drafted into the U.S. Army, a record unmatched by any U.S. unit. They fought in North Africa, Italy, France, and Germanny, and were the highest decorated combat unit is U.S. military history.

We heard that story from Mr. Miyagi. Which anime is it, if any ?

I'm not sure if anyone realizes this but mentioning someone's race or even making a joke does not make them a racist. I am so tired of reading accusation of people being racist.

I wish a lot of you got off your soap boxes about racism. Don't feel so proud of championing anti-racism all your doing is making it more of an issue and making yourselves look foolish in the process.

Racism is when you make personal decisions to subjugate or be condescending to someone because of their race. I don't see how posting on a message board constitutes either. Calling someone out for saying something does not make you a hero or civil rights advocate. It causes unnecessary controversy and censorship.

Which leads me to another point you can't say "oh this is 1984 style". Jesus, get over yourselves nobody knows what happened and until we do it's not fair to assume the government is controlling your life.

And finally, I think all of this outrage stems from boredom. Some of you really don't have anything better to get upset/excited about than a meaningless situation on letsrun that involves a runner (see also: tasering at after club nationals party). I suggest you go read a book or get involved in the community instead of abusing this forum to feel like an important person because you defended Martin Fagan for having trouble with his visa.

the missing link wrote:

Don't have the explanation, but my guess would be that he has a student visa and is no longer a student.

This brings up a good question. I was recently at a major marathon and talking to the male (Ethiopian) winner. I asked him how long he's been here and he said 3 years, and he didn't seem to indicate he's been back home since. He doesn't work either, just runs. How are all these foreign elite runners able to stay here so long and not get shipped back??

Is Fagan a gippo?

I agree with you. If it were Abdi Adirahman, David Krumnenacker, John Rankin, or Allen Johnson who was tasered or locked up in Ohio with no one to bail them out, you wouldn't see the the emotional appeal from Wejo or letsrun posters. They'd say "the N*** got what he deserved for back talking a white man". Remember that race is always the 1st and foremost issue in the United States in all affairs, public and private. There is no suck thing as a 'race card'. Never hesitate to question one's racism, racist tendencies, or racist motives. As long as you are in the United States, race is the #1 issue, no matter who you are.

Martin Fagan is headin back to america today.heard he is running 150miles a wek and my sources come from the right place.

the lad has some balls and had a ballsey run in the europeans.fair balls to him...

When Fagan was arrested customs wanted to send him to Guantamo but with all his tatoos they thought he had the plan of the prison to break out....so they just shipped him back to Mullingar.

Seriously thats pretty caaaat.

I heard he likes fig rolls and is into sack races.

Then he'll be rendered to Guantanemo Bay.