2002 Olympic Uniforms Were Manufactured in Burma

[louis c]

Amazing.

Worse than Communist China, Mitt Romney's 2002 Olympics allowed the American uniforms to be manufactured in sweat shops from Burma.

Link:
http://www.monitor.net/monitor/0202a/copyright/olympicsweatshop.html

special thanks for the link to DUer w8liftingladly

[tularetom]

1. What I want to know is how much money Bain made off selling those uniforms to the USOC

[louis c]

2. I hope the Obama team reads this (nt)

[msanthrope]

5. Oh, I'm thinking they know...which is why Harry Reid set this up....

9-dimensional chess....

[roguevalley]

10. it makes me weary to see them do this over and over again. That said.

I think the uniforms are genius. They remind me of the really stylish stuff from the 1930's. I wish they were made by Americans.

[w8liftinglady]

3. sooo..This is Mr Romney's version of outsourcing...oh,goodie!

[louis c]

16. kick

[msanthrope]

4. And THAT's why he refused to comment in the CBS interview about it when asked----

CRAWFORD: Let me ask you one final question Governor about the Olympics, which you know well. Obviously have a lot of people have been very upset this week to learn that our uniforms were manufactured in China and now an American company has come forward to say that they will make them here before the Olympics, do you think the Olympics committee should take them up on that?

GOV. ROMNEY: You know, I don't know the particulars or the circumstance, so I really can't comment on that. I presume they have sponsors that are associated with uniforms, and matters of that nature, so I'm not going to weigh into the decisions made in that regard.

CRAWFORD: Do you think the uniforms should have been made from the outset in America? Should that have been a priority or does it trouble you that our uniforms, for our US Olympic team were made in China?

GOV. ROMNEY: I think I really responded to that already, I don't have any further comment that what I've already said.


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57472298/romney-interview-with-cbs-news-full-transcript/

[w8liftinglady]

6. LOL...the poo just gets deeper

[msanthrope]

9. Looks like Harry Reid knew what he was doing when he started complaining this week....nt

[joshcryer]

12. Wow, Romney's handlers probably prepared him for that!

I mean, the question answers itself, really, for any politician. He had to have been coached on that.

"Mr. Romney, we see here that the 2002 Olympics had uniforms made in sweatshops in Burma, it's best to deflect this question and not give the obvious answer. I know the patriotic answer is good, but that can backfire on you."

[beac]

7. Olympic pins from China, Olympic uniforms from Burma and the money he made from

running the Olympics stashed in the Caymans!

And they said Mittens has no foreign policy experience!

(pins link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002640392)

[w8liftinglady]

8. can anyone find out if bain invested in this company in 2000-2002?

[w8liftinglady]

11. The commentors on the Dallas morning news have clammed up

This is usually a very active,post-happy hour time for discussion.
I simply pointed out the slave labor thing.
No responses in over an hour.
Hmmmm.

[w8liftinglady]

13. gotta get ready for work...keep this thing going

Have a good weekend

[louis c]

15. thanks for the help (NT)

[myrna minx]

14. Oh he 'saved' the Olympics alright.

[louis c]

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[louis c]

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