olympic unifoms for US made in China

big rockpile · #21 07/13/12, 08:10 AM

Seems funny Democrats are talking about this being outsourced when its Clintons fault that it is

big rockpile

Should go to GC.

salmonslayer · #22 07/13/12, 09:17 AM

Looking at the news this morning I think we may have hit on a unifying issue between the parties....Reid, Pelosi and Boehner all seem to be agreeing on the uniform issue....WTHeck?

SteveD(TX) · #23 07/13/12, 10:25 AM

They showed a tag on TV last night. "Ralph Lauren"....made in China.

Disgusting. Someone dropped the ball on this one.

sidepasser · #24 07/13/12, 11:09 AM

Funny how I heard Sen. Reid and N. Pelosi carping about this very thing this morning and I thought to myself: How can they be declaring this to be an outrage when the US Olympics is paid for by donors not the government and has nothing to do with Congress? As the Olympic team expenses (including uniforms) is paid for by donations from corporations and individuals, I suppose they were trying to get the most for their dollars. Now if some US clothing mfg. wanted to donate to the Olympic event by agreeing to make the uniforms at cost and the committee still allowed the uniforms to be made in China..that would be a harder pill to swallow.

as it stands, it is likely that the uniorms are like most clothing - either Vietnam or China, Malaysia or the Phillipines..somewhere in the SE Asia in a factory, is where 99% of American's clothing and shoes come from.

Laura Zone 5 · #25 07/13/12, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveD(TX)

They showed a tag on TV last night. "Ralph Lauren"....made in China.

Disgusting. Someone dropped the ball on this one.

I'd bet good money the American flag they carry in was made in china too........

Sowing and reaping.

homesteadforty · #26 07/13/12, 11:29 AM

I've spent all my time worrying about whether my garden, crops and 2nd cut of hay were going to produce or not this year because of the lack of rain... if not I'm worried how me and the animals are going to eat this winter. We're getting some decent rain now but I'll still be worrying if it'll be enough to save things. Can't say yet whether I'm worried if this rain was mad in China or not... I'm just happy it's here now.

homesteadforty · #27 07/13/12, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by tinknal

way more important things to be outraged about to waste my angst on this.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

ditto

big rockpile · #28 07/13/12, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by salmonslayer

Looking at the news this morning I think we may have hit on a unifying issue between the parties....Reid, Pelosi and Boehner all seem to be agreeing on the uniform issue....WTHeck?

If they want to do Good look at where clothing for our Military is made???

I would Vote Democrat if they all agreed to do away with Free Trade and put Tariffs back on like it was before Clinton.Which from what I understand Obama said at one time he wanted to do.

big rockpile

homesteadforty · #29 07/13/12, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Tiempo

I think someone may have taken a wrong turn on the way to GC.

Double ditto... there are several threads that seem to me to have been misdirected.

lemonthyme7 · #30 07/13/12, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by sidepasser

Funny how I heard Sen. Reid and N. Pelosi carping about this very thing this morning and I thought to myself: How can they be declaring this to be an outrage when the US Olympics is paid for by donors not the government and has nothing to do with Congress? As the Olympic team expenses (including uniforms) is paid for by donations from corporations and individuals, I suppose they were trying to get the most for their dollars. Now if some US clothing mfg. wanted to donate to the Olympic event by agreeing to make the uniforms at cost and the committee still allowed the uniforms to be made in China..that would be a harder pill to swallow.

as it stands, it is likely that the uniorms are like most clothing - either Vietnam or China, Malaysia or the Phillipines..somewhere in the SE Asia in a factory, is where 99% of American's clothing and shoes come from.

ABC was doing a piece on the uniforms being made in China the other night and they talked to someone who produces clothes in United States (sorry, I don't remember her name) and she said that they could have been easily produced here for the same cost. Personally, I don't blame the Olympic Commitee - they hired Ralph Lauren who is an American designer. His company is the one that choose to have them produced oversee's. I do think it is in bad taste especially when our country could use the jobs and I think all the press this is getting will make Ralph Lauren look bad (probably not hurt his bottom line though!)

plowjockey · #31 07/13/12, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by salmonslayer

Looking at the news this morning I think we may have hit on a unifying issue between the parties....Reid, Pelosi and Boehner all seem to be agreeing on the uniform issue....WTHeck?

It's called "making political hay".

They are not dumb enough to say they are for it.

tinknal · #32 07/13/12, 04:40 PM

I imagine that everyone carping about this is 100% American clad or buck nekid..........

7thswan · #33 07/13/12, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by tinknal

I imagine that everyone carping about this is 100% American clad or buck nekid..........

Does that count if one buys their cloths at the resale shop,donations go to the poor here?

emdeengee · #34 07/13/12, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tinknal

I imagine that everyone carping about this is 100% American clad or buck nekid..........

Obviously not since the US clothing industry colllapsed. In the 60s and 70s it was booming with 90% of all clothing sold in the US being US made. Lots of well paid jobs. Now only 5% is US made. All those jobs were outsourced.

pancho · #35 07/13/12, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by tinknal

I imagine that everyone carping about this is 100% American clad or buck nekid..........

I thought everyone was nekid when they were on the computer.
You mean I am the only one?

tinknal · #36 07/13/12, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by pancho

I thought everyone was nekid when they were on the computer.
You mean I am the only one?

Well, I'm nekid, it's just more pleasant to assume y'all are clothed...........

Ardie/WI · #37 07/13/12, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by pancho

I thought everyone was nekid when they were on the computer.
You mean I am the only one?

I really, really didn't need to know that!

Ardie/WI · #38 07/13/12, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Marshloft

Yeah,, what is up with the beret anyway,, I heard about them yesterday.
Are we being set-up as a United Militia state or what?
That has to be no accident that their uniforms consist of a beret. Just sayin.
GH

I literally laughed out loud when I saw a pic of the uniform and saw they were made in China.

The only place the designer had taste was in his/her mouth.

Chris. · #39 07/13/12, 08:40 PM

Yes it unforunate that the uniforms are made in china. What really gets me is that that the cost 1200 and 1900 for womens and mens respectivly. For $1900 we could not find something made in america?

Wolf mom · #40 07/13/12, 08:47 PM

In all seriousness, after my first tongue in cheek post,

WE need to re-look at what Harry Reid said about putting all the uniforms in a pile & burning them.

Isn't that just about what he'd done with approximately 1000 bills he won't submit to the Senate??

what a shyster!