Businessman Faces Backlash After Appearing on Obama's Enemies List

http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/30/b... | Frank VanderSloot grew up a poor kid in rural Idaho. His father made $300 a month. His clothes came from the Salvation Army. Yet through determination and hard work—and with the help of America's free-enterprise system—today he's the successful CEO of a global supplier of wellness products.

VanderSloot said his life changed forever on April 20. That's when President Obama's campaign created the first presidential "enemies list" since the Nixon era. Eight private citizens were singled out for their donations to Romney. They committed no crimes, sought no attention, and yet they became the subject of Obama's scorn.

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[Delivered0ne]

Perhaps it's just my opinion, but it occurs to me that anyone who considers Citizens of the USA his enemies makes himself an enemy of the citizens.

[Renee Moritz]

A man worthy of respect!

[Tallwillows]

Sorry the Heritage Foundation is full of the greedy...The fact this guy is speaking here with this group gives good backing for Obama's statement even though I'm not always Obama's fan....The Heritage Foundation could go away tomorrow and the whole world much less the country would be a better place. People don't want to do business with these people that want to hand them shoe strings and pay them too little to buy boots. They are anti-good wages and benefits while they think they deserve more

[DudeNumberOnePlus]

One of the communist slogans is "who is not with us is against us".

[buzzardsbass]

Obama is also gay

[Baute Prod.]

I donated to Mitt's campaign the same amount than Frank Vandersloot but according to income, $10. I don't make 1 billion a year, hardly $10 000. So, what's the deal with a donation? He was just supporting Mitt for president and that's the good thing of democracy, that we can decide who we want to lead us.

So, that's another sign of Obama's politic, chasing business men, richer than him, blaming the rich and justifying turning to socialism.But people keep voting for mediocre who have done nothing

[TheGuitarChief]

As long as it wasn't a human or an endangered species who gives a $hit what Obama ate? Besides this guy, of course

[Ryan Arnold]

What a bunch of horse shit

[rocketstar]

This is just stupid. Oh and this idiot saying President Obama is the only President to have such a list is idiotic and I guess nobody remembers NIXON who actually DID have an enemies list and acted on it, how soon we forget. Saying President Obama has an “enemies list” is preposterous.

[IAmM450n]

I'm an Idaho Falls native and am familiar with Mr. VanderSloot. For July 4th, 2008 we rented a room at the Shilo - only to discover Mr. Romney was the guest speaker. My brother-in-law and I booed him but now my brother-in-law has to vote for him - he's a conservative :).

I don't agree with VanderSloot's politics or the Mormon religion, but Obama's "enemies list" is disgraceful for the very reasons Mr. VanderSloot mentions.

Never thought I'd be agreeing with a VanderSloot...