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Michelle Obama Gives French First Lady a Gibson Guitar (flashback to 2009)
Gibson ^ | 04/06/2009 | Gabriel Hernandez

Posted on 08/30/2011 1:50:33 PM PDT by DFG

American First Lady Michelle Obama presented France’s First Lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, with a Gibson Hummingbird acoustic guitar “as a sign of friendship” over the weekend. The two first ladies met for the first time on Friday afternoon when President Barack Obama and his wife visited French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife at French Palace Rohan in Strasbourg, France.

Mrs. Obama presented Mrs. Bruni-Sarkozy with the Gibson guitar on Saturday before the first ladies visited the Cathedral de Norte Dame de Strasbourg, along with the rest of the NATO Summit spouses. The Gibson Hummingbird apparently hit the right chord with Mrs. Bruni-Sarkozy, as the Mrs. Obama’s office reported that the two women really hit it off and enjoyed a private lunch together that lasted for more than one hour.

Mrs. Bruni-Sarkozy is a former model, and is also a singer/songwriter. She has released three albums, the last of which, As If Nothing Happened, was released in July 2008. She plays acoustic guitar on many of her songs.


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KEYWORDS: gibson; obama; rosewood; sarkozy
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To: DFG

Don’t Obama’s jackbooted thugs have anything better to do with their time (and our money)?

This is a really outrageous attack on a classic American business.

How much more of this are we expected to take?


21 posted on 08/30/2011 2:58:33 PM PDT by Palladin (Sarah: Are you gonna fish or cut bait?)
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To: TheBigIf

How do you think Michelle got the guitar!?


22 posted on 08/30/2011 2:59:18 PM PDT by 21twelve (Obama Recreating the New Deal: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts)
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To: DFG

Alex Jones interviewed the President of Gibson today. What other shows are doing this?


23 posted on 08/30/2011 3:02:43 PM PDT by bmwcyle (Obama is a Communist, a Muslim, and an illegal alien)
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To: DFG
Mrs. Obama was also presented with a personalized gift chosen especially for her by Mrs. Bruni-Sarkozy herself.


24 posted on 08/30/2011 3:03:49 PM PDT by Iron Munro (Muslims who advocate, support, or carry out Jihad give the other 1% a bad name)
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To: the invisib1e hand

Most likely stolen goods from the Gibson raid.


25 posted on 08/30/2011 3:21:06 PM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: Iron Munro

Gibson’s are known for their “fat” sound, any guitarist will tell you.


26 posted on 08/30/2011 4:29:39 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand
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To: giotto
Carla better bolt her doors. Now they’re talking about confiscating Gibson guitars that are already owned by individuals.

I don't even own a Gibson and I can tell you that the result of that bad idea might be WACO in reverse.

27 posted on 08/30/2011 4:32:43 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand
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To: the invisib1e hand
I don't even own a Gibson and I can tell you that the result of that bad idea might be WACO in reverse.

Considering that most guitar players are probably liberal, this might be the one thing that would finally wake them up. You don't mess with a man's guitar. They give them names. They'd sell their kidney before their guitar. Waco in reverse is right.

28 posted on 08/30/2011 5:36:13 PM PDT by giotto
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To: TheBigIf

Yes, they were not charged but they had over a million dollars in assets confiscated by the jack booted thugs (Feds). November 2012 can’t come soon enough.


29 posted on 08/30/2011 6:18:45 PM PDT by Doulos1 (Bitter Clinger Forever!)
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To: hellbender

Harass Gibson Guitars to the point of bankruptcy. Then use our tax dollars to ‘bail’ them out and install rival Chris Martin IV as acting CEO. Presenting Government Guitars!


30 posted on 08/30/2011 6:20:50 PM PDT by DFG (Can We Bankrupt The Country? YES WE CAN)
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To: DFG; onyx; RedMDer; Lady Jag; The Cajun; tubebender; musicman; trisham; DJ MacWoW; vox_freedom; ...
Hypocrisy, thy name is liberals....

Nat'l Enquirer story

Facebook site: Support for Gibson Guitars against DOJ intimidation

31 posted on 09/15/2011 8:28:42 AM PDT by STARWISE (The overlords are in place .. we are a nation under siege .. pray, go Galt & hunker down)
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To: DFG

WHAT!!!???

TTIUWP’s!


32 posted on 09/15/2011 8:49:54 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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33 posted on 09/15/2011 8:57:33 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: Vendome

FIXED


34 posted on 09/15/2011 8:58:17 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: STARWISE

Breaking now....for those interested

Casey Anthony Found Guilty Of Lying To Law Enforcement Agencies. Judge Belvin Perry announced the ruling on Thursday. Anthony must pay the Florida Department of Law Enforcement $61,505.12; the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation $10,283.90; and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office $25,837.96.

She also has to pay $50 to the state of Florida for the cost of prosecuting the misdemeanor convictions.


35 posted on 09/15/2011 11:04:58 AM PDT by caww
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