EveningStar
06-25-2008, 02:10 PM
Stephanie Simon
The Wall Street Journal
June 25, 2008
DENVER -- As the Mile High City gears up to host a Democratic bash for 50,000, organizers are discovering the perils of trying to stage a political spectacle that's also politically correct.
Consider the fanny packs.
The host committee for the Democratic National Convention wanted 15,000 fanny packs for volunteers. But they had to be made of organic cotton. By unionized labor. In the USA.
More (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121434145793701111.html)
The Wall Street Journal
June 25, 2008
DENVER -- As the Mile High City gears up to host a Democratic bash for 50,000, organizers are discovering the perils of trying to stage a political spectacle that's also politically correct.
Consider the fanny packs.
The host committee for the Democratic National Convention wanted 15,000 fanny packs for volunteers. But they had to be made of organic cotton. By unionized labor. In the USA.
More (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121434145793701111.html)