Backdrop Hides `Made in China' Labels

ABC News ^

[Karsus]

ST. LOUIS Jan. 22 —

Someone went to great lengths to ensure the backdrop for President Bush's sales pitch Wednesday on his economic stimulus plan sent all the right messages and none of the wrong.

Bush delivered his remarks from a warehouse floor at JS Logistics, a trucking, courier and warehouse business that provided a visual image for his argument that his proposal carries economy-boosting benefits for small businesses. The audience was flanked on all sides by piles of cardboard boxes with additional piles in front of and behind his podium.

Each one of the hundreds of boxes had a piece of paper obscuring its "Made in China" label.

White House spokeswoman Claire Buchan laughingly attributed the clearly gargantuan paper-affixing effort to an "overzealous volunteer" on the president's advance team.

A backdrop made-to-order for the White House filled the space directly behind Bush, which is most likely to show up on TV news clips of the event. Blaring a logo of "Strengthening America's Economy," it exactly mimicked the real-life box piles, down to perfectly aligned shelves.

Except the boxes on the backdrop were labeled, "Made in the USA."

[PizzaDriver]

But WHICH China?
During the Clinton Years, "Made in Tiawan" was replaced with "MADE IN CHINA".

[Busted Keyboard]

I understand what you're saying and I agree with you.

IMO, the world is entering the post-nation-state era. People are being divided into two camps: the globalists who are willing to cast aside allegiances to any country for the sake of making a profit, and the conservative nationalists who still believe there is value in preserving the history and traditions of the nation-state.

Conervative nationalists -- while embracing capitalism and a free-market economy -- also believe in ensuring their own country has a healthy, strong, diversified economy, with jobs for all those who are willing to work. Conservative nationalists are willing to put country before profit.

To globalists, countries don't matter -- profit does. Globalists put profit before country. They are willing to see the US become the Appalachia of the global economy as long as their corporations continue to make money.

IMO.

[maui_hawaii]

They are willing to see the US become the Appalachia of the global economy as long as their corporations continue to make money.

Bump. Definately.

The problem with these guys is they want everything from America, but they don't want to give anything to America.

Like I said before, the right way is like ranching. You have to fatten the herd, and constantly nurture before you can eventually reap what you want from them.

When its time to butcher the animal, you don't kill the whole herd. You take the one that is ready to be taken. That way, tommorrow you still have a herd.

[B4Ranch]

Bush will address the Mexican border before he gets to thinking about our thoughts on China.

[singsong]

Globalists put profit before country.
Good points. Let me just note: profit=control, country=its ideals. So, you got quite close. The globalists agenda is murder... of an ideal, of a dream... You know which one, right?

[Paul Ross]

These little stupid things are adding up fast.

And they still are...

[rbessenger]

way old news

[Paul Ross]

We do not need textile workers.

Right... Let's just crawl to China for our Soldier's uniforms.

[Paul Ross]

Notice how the pictures from this embarrassment have been expunged virtually everywhere???

[Paul Ross]

Notice how the photos from this have been expunged virtually everywhere. Not so old news evidently that someone has not gone to some trouble to clean up after the mess...

[new world odor]

Yes, all the healthcare and related supporting industries
are doing all right. However The number of uninsured people continues to grow as low quality (low pay, minimum benefits) service jobs fill the economic void left from the transfer to China of our manufacturing base.
Eventually you will see severe financial crises arise in the healthcare industry from people not being able to pay for services or expensive health insurance or the latest wonder drugs.

[claptrap]

There is nothing more delightful to the international banking cartel than slave labor

[claptrap]

There is nothing more delightful to the international banking cartel than slave labor

[CWOJackson]

Oh, my. Where is saint pat buchanan when we need him to lead us out of this unholy situation?

We are doomed, we are doomed.

[claptrap]

The Army uses hats from China!

[Paul Ross]

Berets, actually. The Black ones that they reassigned from Special Forces distinction, and bastardized to everyone in the Army.

But this particular outsourcing won't stop there. Soon, with the collapse of the American textile industry, the whole uniform, and all their boots, will be made there.

We already outsource 50% of our military hardware, and the Administration won't defend the old Reagan-Standard of at least 65% U.S. content. Next we'll be 'outsourcing' our armed forces so that we can hire a million Indians and Mexicans to fight for us at 10% of what we pay our troops.

And that is the way Rome went down the toilet. Rome outsourced all its military know-how and jobs to foreign tribes, and its citizens preoccupied themselves with debauchery, corruption, bread and circuses. Patriotic sentiment died.

Next thing they knew the barbarians they had armed, and trained in their methods were at the gates. Rome was conquered.

[LN2Campy]

"Next we'll be 'outsourcing' our armed forces so that we can hire a million Indians and Mexicans to fight for us at 10% of what we pay our troops."

We're already doing that in Iraq. We're footing the bill for the Polish and other Eastern European contingents.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

"Its not trade. Its purchasing."

Uhhhh, yeah.