Politics on the Hudson

Liz Feld not buying Chinese toys

Posted by: Aman Ali - Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 24, 2009

Larchmont Mayor Liz Feld seems to be having a busy morning.

Earlier today she criticized U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), whose seat Feld has made no secret she’s eyeing, over the healthcare bill passed in the Senate today.

Now she’s taking shots at China over the country’s handling of climate change talks in Europe last week. Today Feld wrote a column on the Web site for the conservative group Family Security Matters saying she’s protesting China’s behavior by not buying toys made there.

“Today I will finish my Christmas shopping,” she writes. “And while scanning the shelves, I’ll be on the lookout for those three ubiquitous words: Made in China. Anything with that label goes right back onto the shelf. It’s a small and personal protest, but one well worth it to me.”

 

 

 

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11 Responses to “Liz Feld not buying Chinese toys”

1. smartporpoise December 24th, 2009 at 12:03 pm

   This woman, though perhaps well-meaning, should get herself a savvy PR rep. Consultant?

2. john December 24th, 2009 at 1:22 pm

   Will she stop eating Chinese food

3. ed1 December 24th, 2009 at 1:47 pm

   She will no longer play Chinese Checkers and she will eat from plastic plates. She lost five Chinese votes. Unlikely that she’ll take on the Italians.

4. jeffrey December 25th, 2009 at 9:55 am

   she should have a big problem with just about everything
   that china does…they have no environmental standards
   in their manufacturing…for example they have exported
   millions of tons of defective chinese drywall to the US
   which has made hundreds of thousands of US homes mostly
   in florida and louisiana uninhabitable because the
   drywall chemically disintigrates and produces a corrosive
   sulfuric compound whihc corrodes all wiring, appliances and
   creates a health hazard..

5. smarstporpoise December 25th, 2009 at 12:17 pm

   Get that ZYR and Stoli out of the liquor cabinet!

6. jeffrey December 25th, 2009 at 1:50 pm

   china should be boycotted by america until such time that
   it makes the products it exports to this nation safe…
   safe toys, safe construction products, and safe food..

7. bob December 26th, 2009 at 10:27 am

   Are you going to stop shopping at Walmart

8. ed1 December 26th, 2009 at 11:59 am

   Do you really think that you will run into the Consultant at a Walmart? As Buddy Holly sang: “That’ll Be the Day.”

9. the consultant December 26th, 2009 at 1:10 pm

   good one ed 1…

10. Amanda January 1st, 2010 at 11:26 pm

    China has a horrible human rights record. The government treats their people like dirt. The tragic part of this is the US does a large chunk of trade with them, and a lot of cash is going abroad.

    Boycott away.

11. Alice Mack February 21st, 2010 at 8:11 am

    I am always looking for additional tips to pass on to others.Rxx Help