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Tomservo · 03-19-2004, 03:57 PM

At this point, Bush can't catch a break. It's a long time till the election, but it's a comedy of errors right now:

The official merchandise Web site for President George W. Bush's re-election campaign has sold clothing made in Burma, whose goods were banned by Bush from the U.S. last year to punish its military dictatorship.

The merchandise sold on www.georgewbushstore.com includes a $49.95 fleece pullover, embroidered with the Bush-Cheney '04 logo and bearing a label stating it was made in Burma, now Myanmar. The jacket was sent to Newsday as part of an order that included a shirt made in Mexico and a hat not bearing a country-of-origin label...

Bush last July signed into law the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act, saying "The United States will not waver from its commitment to the cause of democracy and human rights in Burma."

Violators of the import ban are subject to fines and jail, according to the U.S. Treasury Department.

Burmese textile workers earn as little as 7 cents per hour, according to the National Labor Committee, a human rights group.

"If it is true, it is very contradictory because the sanctions were imposed by the Bush administration," said Bo Hla-Tint, a spokesman for the Burmese government-in-exile in Washington, D.C.

http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-b...,4764348.story

There's more to the story therein, edited for the purpose of the post, not for finger-pointing and name-calling.

Reminds me of the time Michael Moore got busted by the Mexican factory worker with a bunch of clothes NOT made in the USA. Still, you'd think someone working FOR Bush would have discovered this. Apparently Spalding is to blame. Whatever!

03-19-2004, 03:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tomservo Crazy Location: Los Angeles, CA	Hits keep coming- Bush campaign sells "banned" Burmese clothing At this point, Bush can't catch a break. It's a long time till the election, but it's a comedy of errors right now: The official merchandise Web site for President George W. Bush's re-election campaign has sold clothing made in Burma, whose goods were banned by Bush from the U.S. last year to punish its military dictatorship. The merchandise sold on www.georgewbushstore.com includes a $49.95 fleece pullover, embroidered with the Bush-Cheney '04 logo and bearing a label stating it was made in Burma, now Myanmar. The jacket was sent to Newsday as part of an order that included a shirt made in Mexico and a hat not bearing a country-of-origin label... Bush last July signed into law the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act, saying "The United States will not waver from its commitment to the cause of democracy and human rights in Burma." Violators of the import ban are subject to fines and jail, according to the U.S. Treasury Department. Burmese textile workers earn as little as 7 cents per hour, according to the National Labor Committee, a human rights group. "If it is true, it is very contradictory because the sanctions were imposed by the Bush administration," said Bo Hla-Tint, a spokesman for the Burmese government-in-exile in Washington, D.C. http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-b...,4764348.story There's more to the story therein, edited for the purpose of the post, not for finger-pointing and name-calling. Reminds me of the time Michael Moore got busted by the Mexican factory worker with a bunch of clothes NOT made in the USA. Still, you'd think someone working FOR Bush would have discovered this. Apparently Spalding is to blame. Whatever!