The Apple Inquisition

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First off - the funny thing is that I am not an Apple fan. Just read this blog. I am actually totally against Apple in terms of it's products. But I respect the business, and I respect capitalism. 

 Obama? Not so much. It seems there are no holds barred when an Obama political ally wants to go after a major corporation. Then again, after the GM debt shakedown, the financial crises fines and using the IRS against your political enemies, I suppose special investigators with extra-constitutional powers is no big deal. 

 And for anyone who things that Obama is not involved in this - obviously he is not directly. And equally as obviously, the only reason this is happening is because of his administration and his implicit ok to go after the company. 

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