Posted on 01/31/2017 1:04:23 PM PST by drewh
There has been no shortage of vitriol directed at President Donald Trump, but one CEO recently went beyond criticism to what could be viewed as a threat.
Ted Kornblum, Founder and CEO of Magnatone guitar amplifier company, posted on Jan. 30, “Rest easy people, it’ll take only 100 days till Trump gets a bullet in the head!”
Kornblum posted the statement via his personal Facebook page, which now appears to have been deactivated. He issued an apology on the Magnatone company Facebook page for the original post. That page may also have been taken down. The content had been visible on the Magnatone website early Jan. 31.
In that apology, Kornblum downplayed the seriousness of his original post stating, “Earlier today a frivolous, insensitive political post went out on Facebook. It should not have. Magnatone is not a political organization, respects the beliefs and opinions of all people and does business accordingly.”
He also said “I sincerely regret this careless mistake, and apologize to anyone, anywhere, who may have been offended.”
Many people, including talk radio host John Cardillo, have reported the incident to law enforcement and Secret Service through social media.
yep discussed yesterday, and he already apologized.
Put him in the same cell with Madonna.
Throw away the key.
“...a frivolous, insensitive political post went out on Facebook. It should not have.”
The post went out all by itself ?
Sure, mistake my ass.
apology not accepted, he should be arrested for threatening the president.
Apology is not enough. A little contrition, please? And this time, make it sincere.
I’ll stick to using my fender products. Say what you will about fender, but there is no sound like a Tele played through a Fender amp..
When you talk to the secret service, remind them how important you are, Ted.
Another company commits economic suicide.
Doesn’t matter if he did. You can’t put the genie back in the bottle or the toothpaste back in the tube.
He and his company are now persona non grata with a big chunk of the US electorate. We now know what he thinks and will not buy his products.
Of course, the Left will continue to give him their business, because to them he is a martyr and a hero...................
Reading the statement word for word, sounded like one of those apologetic non-apologies.
No weapon formed against President Trump Shall prosper.
Eliminationist rehtoric from one of the ‘chosen people’.
What could possibly go wrong?
I agree, and that was my comment yesterday. He was, as they say down here, trying to crawfish his way out of his statement. Too late because he already said it. He should be summarily fired, sans any golden parachute.
It was a CYA statement, he didn’t mean to offend anyone. Right. He should be dismissed immediately.
[I sincerely regret this careless mistake] Beyond careless the posting was idiotic, asinine, juvenile, threatening and a mirror to my warped mind should have been said by the CEO of Magnatone.
boycott
Don’t you remember all of the conservative CEOs who threaten 0bama with assassination?
Neither do I.
5.56mm
This is exactly the same kind of CRAP the LEFT did to GW Bush after he won his election.
The LEFT wrote PLAYS ABOUT ASASSINATING GW BUSH; THEY WROTE BOOKS ABOUT ASSASINATING GW BUSH.
Sadly, this is nothing new for the LEFT .. their only solution to their problems is to KILL PEOPLE.
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