[SunkenCiv]

Thanks rktman. Gibson was one of the companies that refused Obama's shakedown, and has been under attack ever since. An FR search should turn up more info.

[SunkenCiv]

• The Obama Years: A Legacy Of Scandal And Deception-Joe Biden's bizarre disconnect [2017]
• Gibson Guitar Corp. Strikes Deal with Justice Dept. to Avoid Prosecution [2012]
• Why Gibson guitars ran afoul of logging rules, and why activists are in Anaheim for NAMM [2012]
• Feds to Gibson: Hand over more wood [2011]
• Stand up for Gibson [2011]
• Michelle Obama: Lawbreaker! [2011]

  Michelle presented Carla with a Gibson Hummingbird acoustic guitar in 2009 - but the problem is that it may have been made from wood that was illegally obtained.

• GOP Inviting as Guest to Obama Speech the CEO of Company Raided by Feds [ Gibson not Solyndra ] [2011]
• Gibson CEO: Obama Administration Told Us Our Problems Would Go Away If We Used Madagascar Labor..... [2011]
• Gibson Guitar CEO: We're Under Attack By Obama Administration [2011]
• Eco-zealous feds target Gibson guitars, antique piano sellers; Updated: Gibson explains [2011]
• Feds raid Gibson offices (Gibson guitars) [2009]
• Michelle Obama Presents Carla Bruni-Sarkozy with a Guitar [2009]

  The American First Lady presented French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy with a practical - and very rock 'n' roll - gift: an acoustic Gibson guitar. Offered "as a sign of friendship', Michelle Obama gave Gibson's Legend model, to Bruni...

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