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To: Hojczyk
Yes, we all know about the two raids on Gibson, but when Henry Juszkiewicz called Obama a liberal it made me wonder whether Henry had suddenly seen the light. Henry's own history has not been conservative.

Henry's a founder of The Rainforest Alliance. He served on its Board of Directors until Gibson was accused of importing Madagascar ebony, at which time he stepped down as a Director and is now only a member.

Henry's also a member of The Environmental Defense Fund, which battles global warming, and a board member of the We Are Family Foundation, whose mission is "respect, understanding and cultural diversity."

Along with positive programs, it sponsors "Mattie's Poetry Slam for Tolerance and Diversity" for children in hospitals; the International Day for Tolerance at the United Nations; national recognition for "We Are Family Day," for teachers, parents and educators of all kinds to teach our youth about different cultures, different religions and the importance of respecting our fellow human beings; and more.

Juszkiewicz is "active in the Clinton Global Initiative and numerous environmental causes." ('We are passionate about our commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative' - Henry Juszkiewicz)

Your source is Gibson's Corporate Kit on Juszkiewicz (I've known he was involved in liberal causes because of my connections in the music industry as a collector of guitars for the last forty years).

Gibson Guitar, itself, runs the Gibson foundation has been involved in replacing musical instruments lost in Katrina since 2005 (I say, thanks, Gibson), and promoting the John Lennon Education Bus Tour.

Henry bought a company that was already non-union. He's not the guy who moved Gibson from Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Contrary to the blogs that mention only his contributions to Republicans, Henry contributed $2,000 to Democratic Congressman Jim Cooper (TN) (a moderate) in March of this year. (Makes you wonder why bloggers leave that out when they talk about Chris Martin IV's Democrat contributions. Is it ignorance, or does that fact fail to promote the bloggers' agenda?)

Obama is a ultra-liberal, but I don't need Henry Juszkiewicz to tell me that. Juszkiewicz is no conservative.

12 posted on 09/09/2011 7:10:19 AM PDT by Scoutmaster (You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred.)
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To: Scoutmaster
As much as I hate the Big O, Gibson's hands are not clean in this matter. Juszkiewicz is a manipulator and he is only using this as a way to rally the “troops”. As you have stated here, he has played footsie with a lot of libs over the years. He is no conservative.
13 posted on 09/09/2011 7:16:35 AM PDT by JimC214
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