Made in USA Forever

According to an AP article cited on Yahoo.com (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_bi_ge/us_toxic_toys), dangerous levels of lead were found in seven randomly separate toys sold at Walgreens, Target, and Wal-Mart by The Center for Environmental Health out of 250 tested. That is 2.8% of those tested. The toys included Mattel , and one each labeled with Barbie and Disney. You can see the article for specifics. None of the toys cited as having high lead are made in the USA. All of the toys mentioned are foreign produced, mostly from China. A total of 83 million toys were recalled in 2007 (all foreign, 80% from China), at which ... Read Full Story

CIT is probably the largest lending institution hardly anyone seems to have heard of. It is not a bank with branches on every corner like, Bank of America or Citibank. However, it is a very large lender to small and medium size businesses. According to last Monday’s Wall Street Journal, CIT is a lender to nearly a million such businesses. It provides vital liquidity that allows many to purchase inventory, invest in equipment, even make payroll during off times of the year. Before I continue, let me clarify that MadeinUSAForever.com, which I founded and own, is not affected by the CIT bankruptcy. It has ... Read Full Story

According to a report cited in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, China has geared up its ability to steal valuable technology data over the Internet. “…Chinese cyberspies who in total steal $40 to $50 billion in intellectual property from U.S. organizations yearly…” according to a source cited in the article. It goes on to detail how one corporation was robbed of valuable defense related R&D data and how the effort was tracked to computers in Beijing. This clearly has a military intent and reduces our ability to effectively defend ourselves and world freedom, not to mention the theft of billions of dollars worth of research. ... Read Full Story

China and Iran are birds of a feather. It is not about doing the right thing or making the world a better place. It is about money, politics, and most of all power for both these tyrants. According to this morning’s Wall Street Journal, China and Iran’s alliance continues to grow with billions of dollars in trade and projects. Plus, China shielding is Iran in the United Nations on its nuclear weapon ambitions. I would not be surprised if China has secretly shared dangerous weapon technology with Iran. The tragic irony is that our dollars are funding both these governments through our twin deficits. ... Read Full Story

Chris Binkley DB of the 2002 Tennessee Class 2A State Champions David Lipscomb Mustangs makes a tackle against Memphis Mitchell in the Blue Cross Bowl in Murfreesboro, TN Read Full Story