Hmmmm…
Gibson gets raided for supposedly violating Indian (not U.S.) law by importing rosewood for its guitars. C.F. Martin, another guitar maker, also imports rosewood, but doesn’t get raided. The CEO of Gibson has made donations to Republicans. The CEO of Martin is a Democrat donor. Just one of those crazy things, I suppose.
More on Gibson’s history (including its successful defiance of a parasitic union) here.
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It's not even clear that Gibson violated Indian law, since Indian importers have to certify before they ship that the wood they're importing is legal. This is Obama dirty politics, "straight up" in the words of that deep legal thinker Garofalo.
ReplyDeleteI should have read the second link first, because this right here is another reason to castigate the Obama regime (as of now, I refuse to call it an "administration" any more):
ReplyDeleteOne more thought to consider is that Martin, Taylor and Fender also have a vast manufacturing presence in Mexico while all Gibson's are 100% US made.
And "Barry" is right out the window. From now on, it's "Hugo".
Comrades obama and holder, at it again.
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