March 20th, 2004, 4:37 pm

Fleece over our eyes

Newsday sent away for some campaign gear — t-shirts, caps, and the like, from both Kerry and Bush. Kerry’s stuff ran late, but Bush’s fleece jacket came in right on time. Only trouble was that the “Made In” label was made in Burma/Myanmar — despite the Bush-imposed ban on imports from the known violator of human rights. Newsday:

“Human rights watcher Charles Kernaghan, director of the National Labor Committee, said the slip-up showed a lack of conviction on the administration’s part. ‘Given the debate about outsourcing, it’s amazing that the campaign would be selling stuff made in the most brutal country on earth, known for things like child labor and sexual slavery,’ he said. ‘It shows a crude indifference to this issue.’”