Posted on 05/15/2013 1:53:10 PM PDT by NoLibZone
Even mainstream media outlets are running story upon story about President Barack Obama's possible ties to the government grabbing a wire service's phone records and the IRS bullying conservative groups.
Those who have been paying attention to the New Media shouldn't be surprised by these headlines. In fact, here are two examples where the Obama administration appeared to use an ideological cudgel to bash both conservatives and free market principles.
On Aug. 24, 2011, the Department of Justice sent armed agents into the Gibson Guitar factor in Memphis "confiscating half a million dollars worth of guitar making material is an alleged violation of environmental standards."
Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz is a conservative, and his company eventually settled rather than take matters to court.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
What a loser this Obama president is.
Thuggy is as thuggy does...
Department of Justice sent armed agents.
So, this is not isolated to just the IRS? It’s, It’s the entire government!
If Rush wasn’t so popular, they would have confiscated his microphone by now.
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