They are the pride of America — Team U.S.A. — and for the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in London, they’ll be proudly wearing red, white and blue, from beret to blazer. The classic American style — shown in an image above — was crafted by designer Ralph Lauren. But just how American is it?
When ABC News looked at the labels, it found “made in China.” Every item in the uniforms that the U.S. athletes will be wearing at the opening ceremony in London will carry an overseas label.
Nanette Lepore, one of the top U.S. fashion designers, said she was shocked that none of the uniforms had been made in the states. Further, Lepore said that it was “absolutely” possible that the athletes could have been outfitted in U.S.-made clothing. She said U.S. manufactures could have easily made the uniforms — and for less.
Why bother?
I’m not sure what McCullough is trying to get at here. I’m up for becoming a nudist if that’s what he wants. I’m also up for living on my lawn. I could do without a bicycle or car too I guess. But being a nudist in the olympics, now that’s a great idea I’ll follow Mr. McCullough through…umm…with.
Oh crap, you know what. I just notice I’ve been playing around with a “Made in China” washer!!! GRRR…we need to bomb and take over China ASAP. Damn you washer and stinking piece of plastic everywhere!
America is slowly eliminating its production factories in favor of moving money around on Wall Street and the Chicago Mercantile.
We’ve outsourced production of goods, we’ve outsourced high technology labor, we’ve outsourced low skilled manual labor. We’ve outsourced farm production, we are outsourcing our service sector.
If we keep outsourcing, there won’t be anything left to outsource. Ever wonder why they don’t outsource executive jobs at corporations?
And the medals don’t come from Greece.
They’re not gold either. Only Spain actually gave gold, silver and bronze medals to athletes.
Hey how come? The tag shows 44 comments and only one showing.
hit the “older comments” link just below the last post
Hey how come?
Because this blog style sucks!
Apparently the administrators don’t comprehend what the vertical scrollbar is meant for, reading of continuous text.
They prefer breaking up continuous flow of blog text into pieces, snippets where the probability of normal people following the flow of blog text is by design reduced.
Get over it already nameless one.
Change is inevitable, if it wasn’t you’d be writing letters to your editor with a quill plucked from a goose’s ass on vellum.
The blog posting mechanism changed. Quit your moaning.
Personally I like the threaded style better.
It means that I can quickly skip bobbo’s and TEAD’s comments and everything related to anything they spout.
Absolutely, that what I am saying “Change is inevitable” and change would be an improvement and true progress!
But every click to read more text brings in more ad views! (i.e. revenue)
I was just reading the Ralph Lauren Wiki site and found the following:
The 2012 US Olympic team uniforms for opening ceremony of the London Olympics were designed by Ralph Lauren. The uniforms were manufactured in in China, setting off a Bipartisan backlash from the United States Congress protesting American manufacturing not being showcased in America’s greatest athletes.
On July 13, 2012, Six Democratic U.S. Senators announced they have co-sponsored legislation to require the 2012 U.S. Olympic team to wear American-made uniforms. The co-sponsors of the “Team USA Made In America Act of 2012″ are: Senators Robert Menendez and Frank R. Lautenberg both of New Jersey, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.
And everyone of those Senators except Schumer had Ralph Lauren’s money in their campaign account, via the DNC. In May he donated 30,800 to DNC and 5000 to Obama.
Ralph Lauren’s jewish, he’s not going to donate to a bunch of republican jesus-on-the-brain protestants who spend 90% of their time telling the world jews are going to hell.
Where do I vote this up?
That’s great. Business can’t compete fairly so Daddy Government has to step in. How about working to make us more competitive instead. And while I’m at it, since when are berets all-American either?
Ok, I get it.
The unspoken public expectation is that:
1. U.S. Olympic team will be composed of American born citizens (with Tea Party certified birth certificate).
2. U.S. Olympic team will wear only American made under-wear, shoes, hat and outer-wear. The clothes must be made with American grown fibers and no silk.
3. U.S. Olympic team will only train only on American soil.
4. U.S. Olympic team will drive only American Cars (likely made with Chinese parts).
5. U.S. Olympic team will only sing American patriotic songs.
6. U.S. Olympic team will only have ever attended American schools and universities.
7. U.S. Olympic team will only eat American food, grown or raised on American soil.
8. U.S. Olympic team will only …
Written like someone proud to give his country away. Would you give me your house?
Oh sure Pedro, I’ll trade you one of my summer cottages for your card board home under your troll bridge. Stop by my place and I’ll hand you the keys. I know, it’s not styled to your taste, but; please don’t mind it’s well cared for, clean with a manicured lawn and well lite. You might get grief from the community when your care/redecoration doesn’t meet with their high expectations.
You didn’t address his point.
What point; I see a bizarre commie rant.
I do see a “?” in his comment, of which I answered and certainly offered him an abode better then his cardboard shack.
I am just guessing, but you must be his neighbor.
And with that thick-skulled reply, you just explained to all of us the magnitude of your love for your country.
Thanks for making my point.
Pedro, did you serve your country?
I did, I put my life on the line to uphold the constitution. My oath was not to a President or anyone. I swore and placed my life on the line to uphold the freedom and liberty.
I not some Fouled brain escapee from some lunatic asylum you appear to be.
So you defended your country so that China can make US’ Olympic sportswear paid by the US taxpayer? Swell!
Pedro, as usual, you neither answered my question or made a sensical reply.
I expanded my query to you. Is this what you fought for? Foes this make you proud?
Or are you looking for an excuse not to expand upon your reply?
Pls refer to my 7/15/2012 at 9:43 am reply; nuff said.
Substitute America with another country and that is what they exactly do… We have sold out are country to others because we are weak. With your thinking there wouldn’t be an American.
It should be mandated that when your turn 18 you must go and live in another country for a year. Then you will what how the other half lives and see first hand what true country pride is…
America is a slave to the rest of the world.
Even the commies have country pride!!!
That pride you’re talking about is vague. On one point it’s about being brainwashed by the government into thinking they have it all or are the best. On another point that pride does not extend to helping others in need, such as kids being used as child laborers into the wee hours. Then’s there the I don’t give a sht about you since I don’t know you type of pride.
It’s funny how pride works in “other countries” when compared to US. Do I even need to define this word to get my point across. And yes, I don’t disagree that one should lived in a country to experience what they have to offer but then again one doesn’t have to go to Africa to learn about Zebras. I’m pretty sure you haven’t “lived” in other countries or experience them enough to suggest that America sucks because we have no pride…in our clothing for that matter. I would not want to live in China or any of the Asian countries there. I would not want to like in Japan, for God sake hell no. I would not want to live in Russian, Germany, etc. If you seriously think those countries or other countries are worth your while go right ahead and move away. Good luck when sht happens lol
It’s always très chic, très hip to knock the U.S.A. isn’t it?
It takes some “très chic, très” thinking on your part for the Olympic games to become a stand-in and fit for America.
I’ve always though America is larger and much much more important then some Olympic games.
It’s hard for me to squeeze my mind into your box, “So goes the Olympics, so goes America”.
If I told you once, noname, I told you a THOUSAND times, never use hyperbole!
Rick, My bad. I hear and obey.
Not sure you got my joke.
How are you going to find American workers for anything when Obama is rolling back Clinton’s welfare reform?
Reporters found dozens of american factories willing to stitch together the uniforms. Your comment means nothing.
this kind of ultra nationalistic rhetoric against everything and everyone compounded with an economic downturn started a movement where a certain Adolf had great ideas on how to turn everything around.
America, do us a favor and stop being crazy. The rest of the world bought American made crap since God knows when…
It is a nation of whiners.
If you are from Sweden you should know all about Adolf.
Sweden was neutral during the war, but Adolf did do a number on the Norwegians!
Penny wise, pound foolish.
I see typical Teapublican whining about the results of Corporate policies such as offshoring – penny wise. On the other hand, they suck their corporate masters dick when offshore policies are enacted for the sake of maximum profits and a higher stock price- pound foolish.
Shame. Now is the wrong time to wrap your sorry ass with the American flag.
When is Obama going to insist that his campaign contributor Ralph Lauren stop outsourcing?
your response is pure subterfuge.
All I see is a lefty loon defending the indefensible.
We’re talking abut Dallas after all
Wow, Sam and pedro, you two always seem to respond together. It’s like two disturbed brains in one pea pod.
It must be some kind of very special and close relationship you have going together.
Yeah. We specialize in not giving a damn when it comes to give away our country.
When the US Olympic committee takes government money instead of only private money?
I’m sorry radical right, but the USOC did what capitalism always does, seeks its own benefit at the expense of the common good.
Screw the american worker, let’s improve profits by making 10 year old chinese immigrants stitch jackets.
If the government pays for all the expenses of the national team (as many countries do), they will be yelling: “waste of tax money money!”, “socialized sport!”, but if the government is not involved, the USA team wears clothes made in a communistic country …
The US Army made an attempt awhile back to distribute chinese made berets to the troops. Congress got wind of it, and procurement had to pull all the berets and find an American-sourced replacement.
I’ve just seen a larger picture of these uniforms. Did anyone notice the large “Polo” logo on the chest of the blazer? So not only are they made in China, but Ralph Lauren is using our team for his own advertising.
I’d like to see uniforms from past Olympics to see if something like that emblem was on previous uniforms.
I couldn’t understand why others didn’t notice that.
I’m glad that I wasn’t the only one.
I’d love to see the swim and wrestling teams wear uniforms from the original Olympic games. Sigh
United States of Polo. Yes you can actually see a TINY american flag on the uniform if you squint.
Ignore the french flag stripes on the beret.
If it was made in China it would be ‘Relph Loren ‘
Har
That was only funny n your head. And even so, it’s pathetic.
Apt metaphor for our coming subservience to China as it becomes more capitalistic and free and therefore more prosperous, and we become more third world socialist.
mmm mmm mmm, Barack Hussein Obama, mmm mmm mmm
equal pay for equal work…
Sing it children, loud and clear, or else..
I read that the person responsible for this outsourcing was an Obama donor.
Meh, another simpleton. Bhaaaaa
Another lefty idiot closing his eyes to reality. Poor sheeple
The USOC is a privately funded corporation, and as corporations always do, capitalism seeks the cheapest labor, even if its a bunch of Communists.
Be proud, keep woshipping that golden calf. Don’t worry the earth won’t open up and swallow, there’s no god.
sounds like ralph is gonna loose some sales.. about damn time
When you’re charging $850 for a friggin blazer and still export the job to china to save a few bucks, its hard to justify not keeping the job here.
True dat.
2nd dat.
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