Wu 'horrified' earmarks he lined up proved dangerous (OR)

The Oregonian ^ | October 14, 2007 | Michelle Cole

[jazusamo]

His campaign received $6,100 in donations in a single day from executives of InSport and its owner, Vital Apparel. The day after the bill passed on Sept. 29, 2006, one executive gave Wu another $750. Two others followed with identical donations within three weeks.

Was there a connection?

"Absolutely not," Wu told The Oregonian today.

Really! And he expects people to believe that?

Another article that mentioned Wu today in The Seattle Times.

$4.5 million for a boat that nobody wanted

[jazusamo]

OR Ping!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Wu wu made a boo boo.

[jiggyboy]

Isn’t this common knowledge? I believe the Navy had similar problems like right after polyester was invented.

[martin_fierro]

[Calvin Locke]

Can't see beyond the end of the donation as to the effect it will have.

Steelworkers learned first, no rivets on clothing, not even coins in pockets.

They also learned that polyester was not a good material, even in the long underwear they wore to protect against the heat. It still melted under the all-cotton overalls.

[jazusamo]

It should be common knowledge, fire depts have been aware of it for at least twenty five years.

[Lancey Howard]

Democrat culture of corruption BUMP!

[USNBandit]

It's common knowledge. This is an interesting statement.

But the Seattle Times reported that U.S. military officials already had encountered problems with polyester T-shirts in the heat of Iraq and elsewhere.

It seems the author(s) don't realize that where these t-shirts are failing is in combat when Marines are exposed to blasts and flame.

[SeaHawkFan]

He said InSport came to him with an alternative to the cotton T-shirts troops normally wore under body armor. He tested one of the shirts himself. "Before I asked for the appropriation I said, 'Can you smell me? I've been wearing the same shirt for three weeks.'"

B.S. 100% polyester starts to stink in about 1-2 hours.

[Bean Counter]

Good thing for Wu he’s a good Democrat. If he were a Republican, he would already be Randy “Duke” Cunningham’s cellmate.

[jazusamo]

Agreed...Wu and quite a few others should be sharing a cell with Cunningham.

[Atlas Sneezed]

I personally knew the guy.

The first to leave before the check arrives.

Quick to find an excuse not to pay a bill (destroying a relationship others would suffer the loss of).

Unprosperous at the practice of law, and presumably eager for the lifetime “dole” of having held a congressional seat, plus all those other personal financial perks.

A dishonest guy.

Glad I don’t know him any more.

[jazusamo]

Thanks for the rundown, it doesn’t surprise me. Him saying there was no connection is a flat out lie.

[GOPJ]

I didn't know there was a melting problem," said Wu, a Democrat ...

No mention he was a dem until the third paragraph... If he had been a Republican it would have been in the headline.

[NVDave]

It is common knowledge among firefighters, as you say. Even the BLM and USFS know this and specify all-cotton clothing and undergarments for wildland fire fighters. Anything polyester is explicitly not allowed.

[blam]

"Wu said he is "also horrified by the implication that there's a connection" between the Defense budget appropriation and campaign contributions to him. "

Ha, ha!!

[jazusamo]

I was amazed The Oregonian put it in at all, they are a real left wing rag.

[pandoraou812]

He tested one of the shirts himself. "Before I asked for the appropriation I said, 'Can you smell me? I've been wearing the same shirt for three weeks.'"

Hmmmm I wonder just who he asked. He should have barbecued in his 3 old week stinky shirt. That would have been testing.

[TigersEye]

Is the word “kickback” unPC to use now?