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Turns out the traitor had been an illegal alien but got amnesty for his crime. Another invader who says he came here as a kid!!!
Manzano wrapped in Olympic flag flap | KXAN.com
Updated: Monday, 13 Aug 2012, 7:37 AM CDT
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Just days after claiming the Silver medal in the Mens 1,500 meters at the London 2012 Olympics, former Longhorn Leo Manzanos victory celebration has touched a nerve.
In an editorial on CNN.com, contributor and syndicated Washington Post columnist Ruben Navarrette Jr., called out Manzano for holding up both an American and Mexican flag.
It's about being part of a team -- the U.S. Olympic team," Navarette wrote. "It's about national pride, not ego. Manzano wasn't there to compete for himself but to represent his country. All he had to do was decide which country that was. He chose not to choose."
Manzano, 27, was born in Mexico and brought here to the United States illegally as a child.
He eventually became a U.S. citizen and now represents his home of Marble Falls, which eagerly and enthusiastically watched Manzano win the first medal in the 1,500 meters for Team USA in 44 years.