Wanna bet Prescott Bush made a hugely profitable deal with Chinese clothing industrialists for Ralph many years ago when Prescott was head of the US-China Chamber of Commerce?

area51

(11,921 posts)

19. Does that mean her name is now Lauren Lauren?

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Fri Jul 13, 2012, 04:04 AM

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blm

(113,094 posts)

20. Yep - but she kept the Bush, It's Lauren Bush-Lauren

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Fri Jul 13, 2012, 11:10 AM

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pipoman

(16,038 posts)

7. I'm thinking a lot of people in these parts don't find this funny at all..

Reply to Solomon (Original post)

Thu Jul 12, 2012, 07:47 PM

Jul 2012

myself included..selling out US workers has been a very bipartisan effort..to this very day...it is tragic.

Cal Carpenter

(4,959 posts)

10. Indeed

Reply to pipoman (Reply #7)

Thu Jul 12, 2012, 07:51 PM

Jul 2012

It is neither funny nor surprising.

Raine

(30,540 posts)

8. This is DISGRACEFUL, there must be an American company here that could've made the uniforms. nt

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Thu Jul 12, 2012, 07:49 PM

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HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

9. I wonder if they have been loaded with itch powder...

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Thu Jul 12, 2012, 07:49 PM

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Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)

11. I'd been wondering about that.

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Thu Jul 12, 2012, 08:01 PM

Jul 2012

When I saw they were a Ralph Lauren design (with the "Polo" logo prominently displayed, naturally...), I was wondering where they'd actually be made. It's not as if a corporation like that has US factories any more. Might actually not be able to extract every penny of profit that way...

blm

(113,094 posts)

12. Ralph Lauren - Longtime Bush man, especially in China. Lauren Bush married Lauren's son.

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Thu Jul 12, 2012, 08:02 PM

Jul 2012

I'm sure Ralph Lauren has made many millions in profits because of his Bush connections in China - slave wages can do that for America's privileged elite.

monmouth

(21,078 posts)

14. As if that isn't bad enough, but dear heaven they're friggin' ugly to boot...n/t

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Thu Jul 12, 2012, 08:10 PM

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Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)

15. We no longer have a textile industry here. Blame NAFTA.

Reply to Solomon (Original post)

Thu Jul 12, 2012, 08:51 PM

Jul 2012

The last time I went shopping for a new suit I asked the salesman if there was anything manufactured in America. He burst out laughing before he could answer, and he was working on commission.

I'm disgusted by this outsourcing but not surprised by it, not one little bit.

obamanut2012

(26,142 posts)

21. Not true -- there are plenty of companies who could have done this

Reply to Motown_Johnny (Reply #15)

Fri Jul 13, 2012, 11:48 AM

Jul 2012

30+ that make and finish just performance fabric, many more who can make and finish "regular" fabric. They would have loved to have made this. Well-known performance socks are still made in the US. The US textile industry has been gutted, but is still here.

Canadian uniforms are made by ROOTS in Canadian mills, and they have a hell of a lot fewer mills and finishers than we do.

I live in Textile Country, and one of my best friend's family still owns a US-based textile company. She is the one who gave me the info used in my post.

The uniforms should be DUMPED. I agree with Reid, which is a red-letter day.