HARRY REID POSTURING IN OLYMPIC UNIFORM MATTER - THE JERK!

Submitted by: Nancy Battle

US Olympic Team

OK, so the uniforms the US Olympic Team will be wearing in the London Games were made in China. They were not paid for with tax dollars but instead by Ralph Lauren, who designed them and had them produced in one of his factories.

Sure, It would have been nice to have them made here, but thanks to overreaching unions [and government policies & taxes], America really does not have much of a garment industry left.

In an obvious pandering play to the union powers, Harry Reid was "outraged by such a travesty". “The USOC should be embarrassed, they should be humiliated. ... Our athletes should not wear clothes manufactured in China.” He went on to say, "they should be placed in a pile and burned!"

Forget for a moment how you feel about the uniform issue itself and consider Reid's record on foreign manufacturing. 

Fact 1. The government gave now-bankrupt solar panel manufacturer, Solyndra, nearly half a billion dollars for nothing. 

Fact 2. When Harry Reid pushed through funding and sweetheart land deals for a huge solar power generating facility near his home town in Nevada, the solar panels were purchased from his good friend, and Chinese manufacturing billionaire, Wang Yusuo. You guessed it, the panels installed in Nevada were made in China! I am sure it is a mere coincidence that Harry Reid's son, Rory Reid, is employed as a lobbyist for that solar venture!

Folks, this is the sort of corruption and deceit we are fighting. We know that most in the mainstream media will not touch a story like this. Our fight is to educate enough voters about what elected politicians are really doing behind the fake anger.

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John R. Marler

Georgetown, Texas

Tea Party and 9-12 Member