A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have. — Gerald R. Ford.
... including your guitar.
of course you are, because you’re non-union and the Martin company donates heavily to the Obamalama administration.
Unfortunately Henry is not a conservative and likely voted for Obama. I feel for him, as I have many times in the past, but he’s a big supporter of left-wing causes (mostly due to peer pressure in his business). As a former employee I respect Henry for some of his views but he has a terrible reputation and has caused untold pain and suffering for many people in his circle of influence (he’s a hardcore narcissist, just like Barry Soetoro).
They should pay the protection money.
A donation to the Obama campaign fund can make all these troubles disappear.
My daddy was a Gibson, my Momma was a Fender...
First guns now the ax, what’s it coming to?
Lay down a back beat and crank up your trusty Gibson, son. Had a 1954 Gibson Les Paul that I sold back in 83. I’ve been kicking myself ever since. I have always been a Fender man and to this day my main ax is a 73 Telecaster. Also have a couple of Strats and a couple of Ibanez guitars. Gibson makes a fine guitar they always have. Who could have thought I’d be reading about a raid by the US Government on a Gibson guitar factory over some Indian wood? The current Attorney General is nothing but a punk. When will this nightmare end.
If you have a vintage guitar do not travel with it. If it is 1940’s or older it may well have been made from product now deemed endangered. If that instrument isn’t accompanied with papers it will be confiscated. This is the United States, Right?
Someone needs a copy editor.
All freedom lovers are under attack by Hussein and his cabal.
Just sneak thousands of guns into Mexico inside of guitars, and use them to kill 100s of Mexicans and two U.S. federal agents.
Then the DOJ will be in total coverup mode.
Calling Rolling Stone Magazine!!! Are you gonna step up and take care of your own? Or will you continue to be the useful idiots that you currently are and always have been?
Metal Ping!
Metal Ping!
There was a time say 20-30 years ago where all the bands would have joined together in spreading the message to their audience to put a stop to this. And it would have worked.
Not American Indian....the word American has been struck through on the original article.
I believe that are likely referring to Indian rosewood and possibly mahogany that are widely used in the construction of high value guitars.
Sounds like a combination of Chicago thug politics, shake-down, and usurping the Judicial branch (as usual). This also smells of being a favor to the unions.
It would be proper, if Obama was doing his job properly, for his executive branch to serve a company with notice that it was breaking a law. Lawyers would then argue whether or not they actually WERE breaking a law. Judges and juries would decide, then fines would be paid if need be, and full accounting of those fines would most likely occur.
Obama short circuits the whole process. He becomes his own judge and jury, and fines the company an effective instant million dollars in losses. If the company DOES pay this administration a actual fine to ‘make it all go away’ you can bet the money ends up in re-election coffers.