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We do magic mike. i don t care about half time. to me this is desert of dry sand. i prefer to think of it as desert of dry wit. you would. for us, it is painful. i know. the audience at home are up and making a peanut butter sandwich and they don t even have peanut butter. the pain you feel during this is sort of like my paycheck and the pain you feel. that s how much i value both of them. our olympic uniforms are ugly and made in china and harry reid wants them burned. the olympic committee could have told ralph lauren to have them made in the usa. have you ever tried to tell ralph lauren anything? never met him. he doesn t listen. u.s. olympic committee patrick sandusky issued a statement saying, quote, unlike most olympic teams around the world, we are privately funded funded and proud of our ....
The olympic committee should be ashamed of themselves. 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. rob will anchor our olympic coverage right here on msnbc, joins me this morning. the uniforms designed by famed american designer ralph lauren. we were talking before, how does this get out of committee? how does something like this happen? is there no one making sure at least that the olympics, that the uniforms are made here in this country? let s start with some of the facts here. ralph lauren is a usoc sponsor and the usoc, unlike most olympic teams around the world, is funded almost entirely by sponsorships and media rights. so they don t get government funding so they ve got to make money on sponsorships like this. ralph lauren stepped up and they re a sponsor. as part of that, they make these uniforms. the question is could ralph lauren have made these uniforms in the u.s. instead ....
If they have to wear nothing but a singlet that says usa on it painted by hand, that s what they should wear. remember, the u.s. olympic committee does not get any government money, so they issued a statement that said, quote, unlike most olympic teams around the world, the u.s. olympic team is privately funded and we re grateful for the support of our sponsors. finally, police in riot gear broke up about 200 protestors in los angeles last night leaviwit people being arrested. they thought they were associated with the national movement, but that has not yet been confirmed. megan mccain s great american road trip. what did she discover as she criss-crossed the country to break through stereotypes? we re live with the details next only on the daily rundown. ....
long. welcome everybody. welcome to early start. i m ashleigh banfield. good morning. i m alina cho bringing the news from a to c. so weird. we have the alphabet all mixed up. anger, sadness and overwhelming shame at penn state. a scathing report conducted by a former director of the fbi, leaving the school and its legendary coaches shattered. saying joe paterno and top university officials not only hid but empowered a child predator in jerry sandusky. the outrage is spreading so quickly there are calls to tear down a statue of paterno that stands youds of beaver stadium. will more criminal charges be coming? susan candiotti is live in philadelphia this morning. susan, good morning to you. reporter: good morning. yes, you re right. former fbi director lewis freeh laid the blame at the feet of four top penn state officials leaving jerry sandusky free rein to abuse children over the course of almost 15 years. our most saddening and sobering finding is the total ....
white and blue ensemble made entirely in china. lawmakers are outraged for outsourcing the clothing. alina cho joins us with more on that. there s rare bipartisan backlash on capitol hill about this. good morning, everything in the uniform from the beret to the blazer and shoes made in china. they are made by american designer ralph lauren as soledad said and they are just for the opening and closing ceremonies, recently i got an opportunity to look at the olympic gear with david lauren, ralph lauren s son and executive vice president of the company. he said they are focused on making olympians look good. you re meeting athletes and walking in the first olympics, many have never worn a tie or jacket or been on television before. we want the american team and athletes to really look like ambassadors. but the chinese manufacturing has lawmakers furious, kirsten gillibrand and steve israel sent a letter to the chairman of the u.s. olympic committee asking that the co ....