Added: 4 months ago
From: HeritageFoundation
Views: 16,633
Sort by time | Sort by thread (beta)

Link to this comment:

Share to:

All Comments (61)

Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment!
  • NEW DISCOUNT tiny.cc\bft5y

    Product Description

    Gibson Guitar

    Gibson's new SG Special Limited is a Rock and Roll Machine! Two Killer Dirty Fingers Humbucker pickups, with new Obeche wood fingerboard for searing highs and serious crunch!

    For more details please copy the Amazon link below in your browser:

    tiny.cc\bft5y

  • I have never seen America like this before in my 46 years here....we are turning into a police state. We need to vote out a lot of bums this fall most especially the dictator in the White House. They are bankrupting us. Why does a small town in New Hampshire need a 8 ton $300,000 Bearcat police tank ? There are a lot of unconstitutional power grabs going on. We have NDAA, SOPA, and now Congress approved legislation for the FAA to allow drones in our skies. The TSA treats us like criminals.

  • Our government has been bought out by the illuminati and the rothchilds and the Jewish zionist - They are being hight scrutinized by the US citizens so they are going to start clamping down on anything. They want 1 world order NAFTA - UN - and the Zion one world government control. Now that the cats out of the bag , and congress has dropped in popularuty to 7% with The NDAA - and PIPA , and Marshall law...well I guess some people are pissed off in our big government - Vote Ron Paul.

  • Fascist police action? LOL Welcome to Dick Cheney's America pal.

    Who's blowing smoke? Gibson has been making guitars overseas for years.

  • Yeah, this guy has a right to cry. The police should always inform folks that are going to be raided. It was very tacky of the police not to set up an appointment for the raid. Talk about a sense of entitlement. What an elitist pussy.

  • Did anyone notice how he squints/flinches when he says "we are the number one guitar company in the world"?

  • The goal of the American government is the destruction of America, & that includes of course destroying American business, in favor of foreign 'offshore' 1's run by corporations who pay 4 anal-raping the politicians 2 do their bidding =) As Gibson was told, they should move 'offshore' so they won't get 'raided'. It is clear, the government of the USA is a terrorist organization, bent on terrorizing other nations, & the inhabitants of the USA as well.

  • I wonder how much the unions had to do with this?

  • crazy eyes

  • @ILLbiteURfaceCNT LOL He's probably scared to death...

  • Ronald McMurdoch for president!

  • We should dismantle our government and trust The Holy Marketplace with the environment and foreign policy. Corporations catering to the cash of consumers will always seek the best interests of us all. Pave the rainforests and put up Walmarts surrounded by Drive-thru Pizza Huts everywhere! God bless America.

  • @Zossarian12 people always use that same tired argument life and regulation is not black and white if the tire goes flat on your car you don't scrap it you fix the tire and if it cost to much to run a biz because to meet a regulation in which you have to hire 10 lawyers to deal with 20 different gov agencies about the same exact thing you don't have to get rid of the intent of the regulation you steam line the process and make it easy to comply to that way we can follow the law if not you will

  • be stuck with just large companies because they are the only ones that can pay for compliance the start ups are just frankly f*cked

  • So basically I lost $39,000+- thanks to the fact that I had to supposedly pay premiums on an insurance I wasnt on at the time and didn't even know I was eligible for.

  • Well I can't say i'm surprised at anything this government does anymore especially against it's own people. I found that i was eligible for disability 2 years ago and was told that I had been eligible for almost 10 years. And that I was probably due a back payment. Well the government sends me a latter claiming that since i was also eligible for medicare all that time that i had to pay all the damn premiums for that period. even thought I never used Medicare during that time

  • I really like the CEO of Gibson :-) He just seems like a normal guy like all of us. Not like the usual suit that is out for corporate greed. I love the Gibson SG Custom in Pelham Blue that Elliot Easton plays :-) The Cars Rock!

  • The American Tax payers are funding Non- Americans billions of dollars a year and 'ok....... But Oh No Gibson- How dare you follow the rules set before you and not vote Democrat......we have to figure out a way to take your money! I need a Vacation to Disneyland.........

  • @freakinpetrhino You are so right :-)  When is the socialism ever going to stop :-(

  • Viva la Gibson!!!! Free Gibson guitars!! :)

  • LOL- two dislikes....... they must like Martin guitars.

  • Well- If I took a vacation every weekend and had lots of time on my hands to think of which right wing companies to destroy with tax payers money...... Yes I would start with a Guitar company too. LOL they aren't doing that to Smith and Wesson!

  • Sign Gibson Guitar Petition addressed to president of USA

    Please visit my channel; I have the web address in my channel comments box.

    Thank you-

  • Pure democrat political blackmail

  • This is simply stupid.Why don't they go after the real criminals.Instead of Gibson's respectable guitar makers. This is one of the reasons why america is so hated.

  • Next Obama swat move? Overrunning a beet farmer with an anti-dust FINE!

  • its time to fire the bastards and get real government...some of you fools still think obama is a leader...he is a puppet and most of you are fools for not burning him out.

  • NOW THIS IS SOME BULLSHIT!!! VOTE AGAINT OBAMA!! VOTE FOR RON PAUL 2K12 OBAMA SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF HIMSELF, OBAMA IS SUING AN AMERICAN GUITAR COMPANY TO SAVE JOBS THAT ARE OVER SEA'S OBAMA IS A LIER AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN,. HE LIED ALL THE WAY TO THE WHITE HOUSE,MY VOTE FOR 2K12 IS RON PAUL SPREAD THE WORD AND LOVE.

  • A SWAT team with guns? Did they think a guitar making company was going to have a shoot out? This whole story is outrageous and unconstitutional.

  • Comment removed

  • It sure would be nice if Gibson were allowed to sue the Department of Fish & Wildlife out of existence & everyone in that God-forsaken agency would lose their irrelevant jobs. Maybe the next b.s. armed federal bureaucrat would think twice before doing anything this stupid again.

  • This is absolutely sickening! I respect every individual's political stance, but the one thing we all have in common is that we're Americans, and this Nazi bullshit should not be happening in our country. I have pride that American hands build [some] American products. Gibson is not my first choice, but many of my favorite artists use them and they are fantastic sounding guitars. The artists that play these guitars should be protesting this!

  • Comment removed

  • BS opening second name companies to for your dirty work importing an using protected trees under false foreign company names is exactly what gibson guitars did lock em up

    & buy wechter guitars a better value and a better guitar

  • @carl7waters Fuck. Off.

  • @carl7waters Actually, they didn't need to use false pretenses, these foreign countries agree that Gibson did nothing wrong, in fact, they have written permits allowing them to import this wood for use in their guitars given to them by said companies. As far as buying from Wechter, everyone has their own preferences, even professional artists, and they buy/use guitars to suit that purpose, if Gibson didn't suit that purpose, then they would go out of business, plain and simple.

  • Progressivism (anti-liberty "liberalism") advocates changes or reform through GOV'T action.

    Give any POLITICIAN the money & power to "redistribute & regulate" & they will ALWAYS benefit THEIR “special interest” campaign backers; Wall Street, Military-Industrial Complex, Marxist Union Bosses & Giant "Green" Corps, Big Oil etc.

    Progressivism aka “Big Gov’t” CREATES Political Cronyism.

    FIAT (counterfeit) debt-currency from the Fed just FUELS THE FIRE!

    Want Liberty? END THE FED!

  • uh-oh, did you NOT contribute campaign funds to 'elect obama' ?

  • So, if the wood was obtained legally in a foreign country using their rules, why is the Lacey Act even being brought up?

  • 'he Lied' covers Most of obama's Public Statements from the Start of his Campaign for prezzie!

    Amazing Testimony = Conclusion that obama is a Ruthless Evil Tyrant.

    Only real 'reason' for the Persecution is that Owner is a Republican!!!

  • Obama is a financial terrorist

  • Anyone who can read an affidavit and who knows US Customs Law, knows exactly why Gibson was raided this year. The Heritage Foundation, who probably championed the introduction of "Informed compliance" in US Customs policy, should know that Henry's arguments are crafted by his many attorneys to deflect and distract. The raid in 2009 was about the Lacey Act. I encourage you to read the affidavit for the 2011 raid in the light of modern Customs policy. Then tell me who "lied".

  • @neubottle - apparently you haven't researched the Lacey Act, the intent of which doesn't apply here. The Lacey Act is being used as a ruse by tree hugging liberals to harrass an outstanding and profitable American Corp. Do your homework. Obama lied, which now has overwhelming citations as being his modis operandi. He should be impeached and prosectuted.

  • @terryv58 no, read the affidavit. Better yet, show it to an importer and ask them to explain it to you. The Lacey Act amendments have nothing to do with tree-hugging. They are aimed at import restrictions for wood and paper producing states. It was co-sponsored by the Republican Senator from TN - home of Gibson. Read the Congressional Record. S13968 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 6, 2007

    International Paper has its HQ in TN.

  • @terryv58 - I agree. I also want to add that the Lacey Act isn't typically used by the Government for the reasons you give. The Lacey Act (just like Sherman Anti-trust) is usually brought by competing firms looking to grow marketshare. The Government is being used as an unethical shield to reduce competition.

  • Obama is no better than Bush.

    Like Bush, Obama embraces globalism, war to force "democracy", bail outs, pandering, central planning from DC, redistribution etc.

    Obama is just a little further down the road to collapsing the US to make room for the "Progressive" (social-fascist) Global Gov't.

    ALL current GOP candidates, save ONE would slow the train, NOT stop the direction.

    VOTE RON PAUL!

  • @yakyakyak69 Obama is far worse than Bush on everything that the Democrats claimed to hate Bush for.

    Chroney capitalism, Obama is far worse than Bush. Spending, Obama is much worse. Wars, Obama did not get congressional approval before attacking Libya, and didnt pull our military out of the attacks after the time limit was reached that was required by the war powers act. I could go on and on, but I have an appointment across town.

  • @intrepidorator I agree! Obama is WORSE that Bush, BUT...

    Bush, McCain and Obama are on the SAME TRACK!

    Obama just stepped on the gas...

    It's the direction that is wrong , NOT the speed!

  • @yakyakyak69 I agree completely.

  • Just do like everyone else, set up shop in China and ship the guitars to the US. You should know better than to try to build anything in this country!

  • Henry should be sent to Madagascar to be defiled by lemurs for his crimes.

  • @elitemathlete

    "Maniac"? The real maniacs are the people that directed the task forces to threaten wood techs with five years of jail, you twat.

    Somehow the Martin guitar company avoided this disruption by contributing to the Dems; while Gibson was "immoral" enough to back Republicans and have paid the price.

    Typical Democrat thuggery; simple as that.

  • @elitemathlete If he was breaking the laws, why haven't charges been brought against either him or Gibson Guitars? For that matter, since when is it the job of the United States to enforce the laws of other countries? Laws that apparently those other countries aren't aware of?

    Your position is untenable. Perhaps you should lay off the math and go ask a law student some questions.

  • @elitemathlete Regardless. Siezing equipment without notice or court order is illegal. You are a fool to think otherwise. & for all your accomplishments in academia, it appears you've the American trademark- the inability to think critically.

  • that guy should have spent millions by sending lobbyist to protect himself from the govt and other lobbyists

Loading...
Alert icon
0 / 00Unsaved Playlist Return to active list
    1. Your queue is empty. Add videos to your queue using this button:
      or sign in to load a different list.
    Loading...Loading...Saving...
    • Clear all videos from this list
    • Learn more