US Olympic Team Uniform Updates
from Bob Hanscom
July 14, 2012
2014 OLYMPIANS WILL WEAR "MADE IN AMERICA" UNIFORMS...
(CNN) -- The U.S. Olympic Committee said Friday that the uniforms for the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games will be made in the United States.
Read the whole CNN story at: http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/13/sport/us-uniform-controversy/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular.
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said he is outraged that the Ralph Lauren outfits are not made in the United States.
"How could this possibly happen? The fact is we have our Olympians play by the rules, work hard, do everything right, and the Chinese win the gold medal for cheating? It's hardly the way this should operate," Brown said. "What's this country stand for? What do our olympians stand for? They ought to be dressed in American-made clothes."
Youngstown native and American fashion designer Nanette Lepore feels the same way.
"Why shouldn't we have pride not only in the American athletes, but in the American manufacturers and laborers who are the backbone of our country? Why? What's wrong? Why was that not a consideration?," Lepore said.
Brown is reaching out to the Olympic Committee by writing a letter, saying there is still enough time for the athletes to be outfitted by a manufacturer stateside, like Hugo Boss in Cleveland. The Olympic opening ceremony takes place in two weeks.
"Go to them, or go to another American manufacturer, get the clothes there, do it right," Brown said.
So all...we'll have to play the "wait and see" Game again!
And earlier:
A NOTE FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPOKESPERSON REGARDING THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC TEAMS BEING OUTFITTED WITH CLOTHING MADE IN CHINA...
President Obama’s spokesman today explained that Americans shouldn’t blame the federal government for the fact that the U.S. Olympic team uniforms were made in China.
“The thing that I would point out is the United States Olympic Committee has said that they are a — they’re privately funded,” Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest said today. “So this isn’t a government decision.”
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., took a more forceful stance. ” I think the Olympic committee should be ashamed of themselves,” Reid said yesterday. “I think they should be embarrassed. I think they should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them and start all over again.”
Earnest suggested that “maybe for future Olympics, those kinds of things will be considered.
We certainly hope that "...for future Olympics," those "...kinds of things" will not only be "considered," but be assured that when our athletes represent our great country, that they will do so dressed in "Made in America" formal and competitive clothing.
Our American manufactures deserve to be represented and given an opportunity in contributing to improving our country's failing economy.
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