Jim Hightower: Sweatshop crucifixes made for US Christian gift shops in US

[madfloridian]

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This holiday season, "Made in China" sinks to a whole new level with sweatshop workers making crucifixes for Christian gift shops.

The pay is often as low as 29 cents an hour, with money taken out for food and lodging...taking the pay down to 9 cents an hour.

[madeline_con]

1. It's so good to see the Fundies getting into the holiday spirit. n/t

[BeHereNow]

2. Time to picket any "x-tian" bookstores selling this blood product.

I'm going hunting for offenders in my area.
Won't you join me?
BHN

[salib]

12. Actually, you may well protest the wrong target on this one

These are CRUCIFIXES (you know, the ones with a person on the cross), not simply crosses. I did a quick Google search, and as I guessed, only one out of the four I did a product search on, has crucifixes. The others are ONLY Protestant, i.e., no crucifixes.

I think picketing "x-tian" bookstores would be a glorious site. Just make sure you have the right one on this issue.

[johncoby2]

3. Im tired of Hightower.

Lots of talk. No action.

He will be famous for saying "There is no difference between the parties" during the 2000 elections.

[madfloridian]

4. I like him.

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[sasquatch]

6. Get over it will you

[johncoby2]

8. Seriously, what has he done besides complain?

It gets old.

[salib]

13. A great deal, actually. Check out Wiki:

In the late 1960s, he worked in Washington, D.C., as legislative aide to Senator Ralph Yarborough. After managing the presidential campaign of populist former Senator Fred R. Harris of Oklahoma in 1976, he returned to Texas to become the editor of The Texas Observer, a magazine. His first run for office was for the Democratic nomination for the Texas Railroad Commission (which regulates the oil industry), which he narrowly lost. Hightower was elected Agricultural Commissioner in 1982, serving in that capacity until 1991. His tenure was noted for fostering organic production, alternative crops, direct marketing by small farmers, strong pesticide regulations, and other programs. During that time, he also became a leading national spokesman for populist and progressive Democrats. He was defeated in 1990 by the Republican Rick Perry, later governor and client of the political consultant and manager Karl Rove.

During the 1992 presidential election, he supported the candidacy of Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa, a fellow populist. After Harkin dropped out, Hightower briefly supported Jerry Brown. He cast his superdelegate vote for Governor Bill Clinton, the presumptive nominee, at the Democratic National Convention.

Soon after Clinton was elected, Hightower became one of the President's most dogged left-wing critics, slamming him for his acceptance of corporate soft money contributions, his support of NAFTA, his health care plan, and his refusal to crack down on "corporate welfare," as well as what Hightower viewed as inadequate efforts at ending unemployment and poverty.
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Plenty more after that, including incredible support for Nader in 200 and Kerry in 2004.

He is a columnist, an editor, a politico, a politician, Ag Commissioner, etc.

He is Progressive through and through.

[madfloridian]

14. He is a good man who survived Texas Rovian attacks.

He was one of the victims of Karl Rove, just like Ann Richards was.

You need to stop making attacks on him.

[BornagainDUer]

17. What the fuck do you mean no action?? He just made a statement

about the problem and pointed people in the direction to take action.

Me thinks you really didn't want to hear the message and attacked the messenger.

[McCamy Taylor]

5. Christian conservatives want their religious items stamped "Made in the USA."

[provis99]

7. hmmm. Isn't China officially atheist?

Oh well, anything for a buck. I'm sure that a good chunk of the cheap religious crap they crank out every year in Bethlehem around Christmas is made by Muslims looking to turn a buck, too.

[MichellesBFF]

10. China and Religion

It's not as disturbing as seeing Buddha statues that are made in China.
They're not above making a buck or two off of other countries right to religion, while
denying their own citizens, (and those of Tibet, up to a million that have "disappeared") that same right.

[trusty elf]

9. "Sweatshop Crucifixes"

Hmm, that sounds like the name of a rock band.

:headbang:

[Ahpook]

15. Can i use that? :)

We have had "Dried Snot" ummm "Silly Leppers" :)

The singer is a nutter. He comes up with all kinds of crazy shit:)

Even worse than those:)

But a great musician. The bastard can play anything.

[trusty elf]

16. Feel free!

You probably won't get invited on to the 700 Club anytime soon with a name like that though! ! !

[formercia]

11. Atheist slave labor.

I hear lhe labor is cheap in Pakistan too...no wait.....