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Now if only Darrell Issa would launch an investigation with no evidence

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Originally posted by AURaptor:

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Now if only Darrell Issa would launch an investigation with no evidence

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There aren't 2 dead US law enforcement agents, or 300 Mexican civilians dead in connection with these outfits, are there ?

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
And since when do you care about Mexican civilians?

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Originally posted by Kwicko:


And since when do you care about Mexican civilians?

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Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:

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Originally posted by Kwicko:


And since when do you care about Mexican civilians?

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Whew, dude!

Even though that's true, 'cuz it's the Mexican government's job to care about Mexican civilians, not ours, that's a pretty harsh thing to say-- " NO man is an island, every man's death diminishes me."

And I gotta admit, the first thought that went thru MY mind was: "Why do WE care...". Which that one word of difference was so strong that I didn't notice that your one word was not the same.

Anyway, you got bigger stones than I've got: you mentioned out loud one of those things that WE ( lefties, libs, Democrats, not necessarily you personally) are NOT SUPPOSED TO SAY.

And I feel really bad about thinking it.

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Originally posted by Wishimay:
I didn't bother to check out the article on the pics, but DAMN! Those are bad, really really bad. I could and have done better with a disposible.
No, my kid could take better pics than that!

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Ralph Lauren Olympics uniforms prompt election-year outrage from Congress

Several lawmakers, mostly Democrats, unloaded this week on the U.S. Olympic Committee after news reports that U.S. athletes in this year’s London Games will wear outfits designed by American Ralph Lauren but manufactured mostly in China.

And who could blame them? Their response is what is to be expected when you combine election-year politics with a sluggish economy and the souring national mood toward China.

“The pride of our Olympic athletics goes hand in hand with the pride of American innovation and manufacturing,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) wrote in a letter to U.S. Olympic Committee officials. “We shouldn’t be going to the world stage with anything less. From head to toe, Team U.S.A. must be made in America.”

Late Friday, Gillibrand and her Democratic Senate colleagues from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio introduced a bill that requires the USOC to outfit Olympic athletes in ceremonial uniforms “sewn or assembled in the United States.” The bill makes no mention of what to do with the actual athletic uniforms worn during competitions. An announcement about the bill notes that the USOC is a “federally chartered non-profit entity” and that failure to comply with the law would require USOC to provide “a detailed justification” for why it chose to purchase clothing made overseas.


The flurry of letters, speeches and sound bites came in response to a report aired Wednesday night by “ABC News World News” as part of a recurring series about the U.S. manufacturing sector called “Made in America.” The report noted that the U.S. Olympic Committee “would keep $1 billion from heading overseas” if it selected American firms to make the clothing.

The committee — the only among its international counterparts that doesn’t receive taxpayer money — expressed pride this week in its partnership with the world-renowned Ralph Lauren brand but declined to address the controversy over the uniforms.

On Thursday, an ABC producer asked House and Senate leaders for reaction to the report. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) expressed pride for the nation’s Olympians but added that “they should be wearing uniforms that are made in America.” Minutes later, at the same lectern, House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said, “You’d think they’d know better.”

Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) struck back hardest.

“I am so upset. I think the Olympic committee should be ashamed of themselves. I think they should be embarrassed,” he said. “I think they should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them and start all over again.

“If they have to wear nothing but a singlet that says U.S.A. on it painted by hand, that’s what they should wear. We have people in America, in the textile industry — we have people in the textile industry who are desperate for jobs.”

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Interesting how complaints almost exclusively from Democrats becomes "Outrage from Congress".

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Originally posted by ANTHONYT:
I suppose if the Republicans had kept hold of their usual united front, they'd have had the headline you covet. Unfortunately for those who'd prefer otherwise, "Mostly Only Democrats in Congress are Outraged" does not lend itself to a succinct headline.

--Anthony

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Originally posted by Geezer:
Hmmm. Per the Washington Post:

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Ralph Lauren Olympics uniforms prompt election-year outrage from Congress

Several lawmakers, mostly Democrats, unloaded this week on the U.S. Olympic Committee after news reports that U.S. athletes in this year’s London Games will wear outfits designed by American Ralph Lauren but manufactured mostly in China.

And who could blame them? Their response is what is to be expected when you combine election-year politics with a sluggish economy and the souring national mood toward China.

“The pride of our Olympic athletics goes hand in hand with the pride of American innovation and manufacturing,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) wrote in a letter to U.S. Olympic Committee officials. “We shouldn’t be going to the world stage with anything less. From head to toe, Team U.S.A. must be made in America.”

Late Friday, Gillibrand and her Democratic Senate colleagues from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio introduced a bill that requires the USOC to outfit Olympic athletes in ceremonial uniforms “sewn or assembled in the United States.” The bill makes no mention of what to do with the actual athletic uniforms worn during competitions. An announcement about the bill notes that the USOC is a “federally chartered non-profit entity” and that failure to comply with the law would require USOC to provide “a detailed justification” for why it chose to purchase clothing made overseas.


The flurry of letters, speeches and sound bites came in response to a report aired Wednesday night by “ABC News World News” as part of a recurring series about the U.S. manufacturing sector called “Made in America.” The report noted that the U.S. Olympic Committee “would keep $1 billion from heading overseas” if it selected American firms to make the clothing.

The committee — the only among its international counterparts that doesn’t receive taxpayer money — expressed pride this week in its partnership with the world-renowned Ralph Lauren brand but declined to address the controversy over the uniforms.

On Thursday, an ABC producer asked House and Senate leaders for reaction to the report. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) expressed pride for the nation’s Olympians but added that “they should be wearing uniforms that are made in America.” Minutes later, at the same lectern, House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said, “You’d think they’d know better.”

Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) struck back hardest.

“I am so upset. I think the Olympic committee should be ashamed of themselves. I think they should be embarrassed,” he said. “I think they should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them and start all over again.

“If they have to wear nothing but a singlet that says U.S.A. on it painted by hand, that’s what they should wear. We have people in America, in the textile industry — we have people in the textile industry who are desperate for jobs.”

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ralph-lauren-olympics-uniforms-
prompt-election-year-outrage-from-congress/2012/07/13/gJQA53XEiW_story.html

Interesting how complaints almost exclusively from Democrats becomes "Outrage from Congress".

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