"demand for yellow ribbons has collapsed” & encore performance, "Stick Magnetic Ribbons on Your SUV

[RedEarth]

As support for the war fades,demand for yellow ribbons has collapsed,” the Financial Times reports.”Magnet America, the largest manufacturer of the product, has seen sales fall from a peak of 1.2m in August 2004 to about 4,000 a month and now has an unsold stockpile of about 1m magnets.”

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/03/as-support-for-the-war-fades/#comments

and an encore performance.... by the Asylum Street Spankers

"Stick Magnetic Ribbons on Your SUV"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmsOIjzQ1V8

[liberal N proud]

1. I just can't quite feel sorry for these people

Most of those magnets are made overseas and sold here under the pretense of "support our troops" and not one dime made from those ribbons has gone to one thing remotely supporting our troops.


I support our troops, I want them home and safe.

[Dangerously Amused]

2. The Spankers f'in rock!

Thanks for the link to their vid, it's brilliant!


:)

[stellanoir]

3. There was a guy from NH who used to post on DU.

Can't remember his nick. But he was making progressive car magnets when they were all the rave.

I had wanted one that was purple and read "One Nation Under Fraud." He said he'd kindly make me one for about 4 bucks.

I later learned that the magnets trapped moisture underneath them and would eventually result in acute body rust.

I thought, "How poignant."

As is this news.

[leftchick]

4. noo where on the Magnet America site does it say where they are made

:shrug:

my fav..

I Heart America! :puke: