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To: Cautious_Optimist who wrote (87723)	4/28/2012 1:03:00 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 89467

Try to follow along ALL the guitar companies use that same wood but only Gibson got busted. Why is that ? and the racist marxist holder has them in limbo so they can't even go to court. They are just trying to drive them out of business " No President micromanages such matters at the level that Gibson got busted." Obama does it's the Chicago way, the owner of Gibson didn't give him any money. Stalin micromanaged the same way. Obama is EVIL. Obama is now going after Romney donaters, did you see that news ? Do you know what evil you voted for? do some research. You guys remind me of the people who voted and cheered for Hitler

To: Cautious_Optimist who wrote (87723)	4/28/2012 1:11:57 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 89467

Barack Obama attempts to intimidate contributors to Mitt Romney's campaign. By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL, Wall Street Journal Try this thought experiment: You decide to donate money to Mitt Romney. You want change in the Oval Office, so you engage in your democratic right to send a check. Several days later, President Barack Obama, the most powerful man on the planet, singles you out by name. His campaign brands you a Romney donor, shames you for "betting against America," and accuses you of having a "less-than-reputable" record. The message from the man who controls the Justice Department (which can indict you), the SEC (which can fine you), and the IRS (which can audit you), is clear: You made a mistake donating that money. Are you worried? Richard Nixon's "enemies list" appalled the country for the simple reason that presidents hold a unique trust. Unlike senators or congressmen, presidents alone represent all Americans. Their powers—to jail, to fine, to bankrupt—are also so vast as to require restraint. Any president who targets a private citizen for his politics is de facto engaged in government intimidation and threats. This is why presidents since Nixon have carefully avoided the practice. Save Mr. Obama, who acknowledges no rules. This past week, one of his campaign websites posted an item entitled "Behind the curtain: A brief history of Romney's donors." In the post, the Obama campaign named and shamed eight private citizens who had donated to his opponent. Describing the givers as all having "less-than-reputable records," the post went on to make the extraordinary accusations that "quite a few" have also been "on the wrong side of the law" and profiting at "the expense of so many Americans." These are people like Paul Schorr and Sam and Jeffrey Fox, investors who the site outed for the crime of having "outsourced" jobs. T. Martin Fiorentino is scored for his work for a firm that forecloses on homes. Louis Bacon (a hedge-fund manager), Kent Burton (a "lobbyist") and Thomas O'Malley (an energy CEO) stand accused of profiting from oil. Frank VanderSloot, the CEO of a home-products firm, is slimed as a "bitter foe of the gay rights movement." These are wealthy individuals, to be sure, but private citizens nonetheless. Not one holds elected office. Not one is a criminal. Not one has the barest fraction of the position or the power of the U.S. leader who is publicly assaulting them. Read more: nation.foxnews.com

To: Cautious_Optimist who wrote (87723)	4/28/2012 1:15:34 PM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Gibson Guitars CEO: The Feds' Aggressive Action has "Hurt Our Company Significantly" Daniel Doherty Web Editor, Townhall.com Apr 16, 2012 12:05 PM EST townhall.com Ever since federal agents first raided Gibson Guitars in 2009 to confiscate materials supposedly imported "illegally” from Madagascar, the company has been caught in a bureaucratic nightmare. More recently – last August to be exact – armed federal martials from the Department of Justice stormed two manufacturing plants in Memphis and Nashville, seizing wood (imported from India) the corporation uses to make fret boards. After months of waiting, however, Gibson Guitars is still waiting to hear whether or not the DOJ will file criminal charges against them. Meanwhile, since the criminal investigation is still ongoing, the DOJ has brazenly blocked Gibson’s civil lawsuit to reclaim their confiscated goods. Even more devastating, the company has stopped importing materials from abroad out of fear their manufacturing plants will once again be raided. Incredibly, Gibson Guitars is reduced to using alternative products (which are cheaper and inferior in quality), to make their musical instruments. In the end, it seems to me these frivolous lawsuits are only hurting Gibson’s reputation as a prestigious guitar manufacturer, disappointing consumers, and threatening the solvency of their business. “We’re at a competitive disadvantage,” said Gibson’s CEO Henry Juszkiewicz. “Long term… our business will suffer, possibly quite severely." youtube.com