"FRANCE TO HALT GAMES IF ANTHEM IS BOOED"

"Any football match in France before which the country's national anthem is booed will now be immediately stopped", French Sports Minister Roselyne Bachelot said Wednesday after meeting with President Sarkozy."

The action followed the booing of the French national anthem Tuesday at a "friendly match" between France and Tunisia. Similar incidents have occured in matches with other North African countries such as Algeria and Morocco; both, like Tunisia, are former colonies of France.

Posters from California advise us that booing during the playing of our national anthem is common there now when the United States plays a soccer team from Mexico. Although we do not have a "sports minister", and it appears Mexico is more determined that we become their colony than the other way around, perhaps France's official action can be an inspiration for us to seek an official curb on any displays of public disrespect at sporting events when our national anthem is played! Enough people writing and calling the right people can be a real force for positive change!

Reported on MichNews.com, "News Central 2", Oct. 15, 2008: http://www.michnews.com Credited to story of the same heading at BREITBART.COM, Breaking News, 10/15/08.