El Presidente Apology Tour Rolls On

I told you the other day that Mexican president Vicente Fox should have just shut up after making his stupid statement that illegal aliens will do "jobs that even blacks won't do". Since then the poor guy has been plagued by demands for apologies from such moral luminaries as Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. Sharpton met with Fox the other day, and upon leaving the meeting, announced that Fox had agreed to come to Harlem and speak to Sharpton's constituency.

Wait a minute, said Fox's spokesman. We never agreed to that. Would Sharpton just make something like that up?? Yes, he probably would.

Under pressure, Fox has now agreed to come to Harlem. Fox has forgotten the first rule of holes...when you're stuck in one, stop digging.

Now the NAACP has invited Fox to speak at their annual convention.

The NAACP has invited Mexican President Vicente Fox to speak at its annual convention as part of its continuing effort to unite blacks and Hispanics and avert disharmony between the two ethnic groups.

Two weeks ago, Mr. Fox told a group of businessmen in Mexico that "there is no doubt that Mexicans, filled with dignity, willingness and ability to work are doing jobs that not even blacks want to do there in the United States."

The Mexican president has refused to apologize for those remarks, including in a meeting yesterday with the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton.

Julian Bond, chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said that the organization is "justifiably proud of our many efforts to find common cause with citizens of all races and with our growing immigrant population" and that Mr. Fox's comments caused "great concern" among members.

He added that the convention offers Mr. Fox a unique opportunity to explain what he meant.

Somehow I doubt that Fox will take them up on that, but he's surprised me before. It's bad enough when American presidents pander to that organization, but I doubt if the Mexican people would look kindly on their president groveling to the NAACP. Then again, Fox can't run for reelection, so I guess if he wants to come to America to be spanked by the civil rights left, he has that right to do so.