The Greenest Show on Earth: Democrats Gear Up for Denver

[skiman]

Quote from Slickzilla :

Ahhh. The ol' Cordura Codpiece.

[bonkman]

Quote from skiman : Ahhh. The ol' Cordura Codpiece.

you recognize the model? I had no idea you were a fannypack connoisseur!

[udub4life]

LOL it is pretty damn silly. I read that article at lunch today and I couldn't believe that they went through that much effort just to find something both union made and organic.

[SuperSecretUser]

It is far from environmentally friendly. How many people have to drive or even fly to get here? There is tons of reasons for why this is lame but whatever... It doesn't matter.

[Radeck]

actually, i heard they are NOT able to find caps and tshirts that they want, because they specify that organic cotton be used, and that union labor made them...well, nobody has such a product, so im sure they will find a way to get themselves off the hook on that requirement

[paperboy05]

Quote from trancepire : Why don't they ditch the 15,000 fanny pack idea and make the convention greener and less sissy as well?

"How come girls can say, 'I'm going to go to brunch with my girlfriend', and no one assumes anything, but when I say, 'My boyfriend and I are going shopping for fanny packs', everyone thinks I'm a gay?" [wikiquote.org]

Quote from jamegumb : Naturally, it would be much greener not to have a gathering at all. Teleconvention, anyone?

I thought that as well.

Quote from talgot : the latter

Thanks everyone.

[skiman]

Quote from bonkman : you recognize the model? I had no idea you were a fannypack connoisseur!

I've done a lot of research into things to make my package look bigger. This is a great solution, cause it's as simple as, well... strapping on a big package.

[smegalicious]

Quote from Radeck : actually, i heard they are NOT able to find caps and tshirts that they want, because they specify that organic cotton be used, and that union labor made them...well, nobody has such a product, so im sure they will find a way to get themselves off the hook on that requirement

Actually, those details are discussed in the article in the OP.

Quote from Radeck : indeed...much like al gore, music stars, actors, etc use gas guzzling private jets to go attend/perform at their 'environment' concerts...what a bunch of hypocrites... again, for libs this is the usual mantra: dont look at my actions, just my intentions. Maybe I should take a clue from kharvel and call this 'Radeck's First Law of Liberalism' Edit: sig added

And again, for some posters, the usual mantra of unsubstantiated generalizations continues unchecked.

[bonkman]

Quote from paperboy05 : Thanks everyone.

No comments on my opinion?

Nice Galafinakis reference. I haven't heard anything from him in years.

[paperboy05]

Quote from bonkman : possibly some of the latter. But in general, if there's a union, people aren't getting exploited. It's like fair-trade coffee versus "traditional" coffee. In one, the farmers get paid something comparable to Western market prices. In the other, the "farmers" (aka slaves) make pennies.

Sorry bonk didn't want to think too much last night

I would agree with you for the most part, but IMO in business someone is getting exploited (to the extent of which it happens is different however), so while union workers may not be getting exploited, there is possibly someone else in the business (if not the business itself) that is being exploited. So while I see and understand your point, I still think it's pandering

[talgot]

Quote from trancepire : Do they give those away at the Republican conventions? j/k Are you serious by the way? That sounds like a big fanny pack.

some people have bigger fannies than others lol

[bonkman]

Quote from paperboy05 : Sorry bonk didn't want to think too much last night I would agree with you for the most part, but IMO in business someone is getting exploited (to the extent of which it happens is different however), so while union workers may not be getting exploited, there is possibly someone else in the business (if not the business itself) that is being exploited. So while I see and understand your point, I still think it's pandering

per your statement, if anyone in the business weren't part of the union, odds are that product wouldn't be used for the reason of their exploitation.

don't get me wrong. IMO, you're constructing a false dichotomy. The actions are fitting with the message the party is/has been trying to send AND it has the benefit of pandering to union workers. It's a win-win!

[paperboy05]

Quote from bonkman : per your statement, if anyone in the business weren't part of the union, odds are that product wouldn't be used for the reason of their exploitation.

I must be tired, you lost me.

Quote : don't get me wrong. IMO, you're constructing a false dichotomy. The actions are fitting with the message the party is/has been trying to send AND it has the benefit of pandering to union workers. It's a win-win!

I still fail to see how this has anything to do with their message of being green. I agree with everything else you are saying, but just don't see this as anything for the message they were portraying (per the article).

[mohater]

This is nice and all, but I wonder how cost effective it is to make this "green" to the extent they are (i.e. the amount of resources used to make it green vs amount of resources saved and going with the norm).

It seems to be more of a feel good attitude than a be effective attitude.

[bonkman]

Quote from paperboy05 : I must be tired, you lost me. I still fail to see how this has anything to do with their message of being green. I agree with everything else you are saying, but just don't see this as anything for the message they were portraying (per the article).

I'm tired to. What I wrote probably isn't coherent, much less understandable

They wanted goods that were union-made and organic. I'm assuming that this means their intentions were to get goods that were grown, harvested, and produced "fairly." This last word is their predominant message, along with the "green" stuff. So if the company they were buying from had a union and the production level but still used slave labor for harvesting, they probably wouldn't be used.