A GEORGIA SMALL BUSINESS OWNER HAS CAUSED QUITE A STIR ACROSS AMERICA.
Bill Looman a Waco, Georgia business owner and Former U.S. Marine  has been visted by the secret service and deluged with calls and emails after posting signs on his company’s trucks that say he’s not hiring anyone until President Barack Obama leaves office. sparked controversy after recently posting controversial signs on his company's trucks saying "NEW COMPANY POLICY: WE ARE NOT HIRING UNTIL OBAMA IS GONE."

Looman, whose company operates cranes at construction sites, said he has had to lay off three of his nine employees because of the bad economy. He said overregulation and the cost of complying with federal mandates has caused many of his customers to shut their doors.

He tells WXIA-TV (http://on.11alive.com/u8jDri) that reaction has been so intense he’s had to disconnect his phones and temporarily shut down the company’s website.Although the signs went up about six months ago, photos of the “new company policy” went viral on the internet Monday, WXIA-TV first reported.

While the barrage of criticism did not hit until this week, the backlash began shortly after the photos were first posted. Looman said he got an unexpected visit from the Secret Service after someone reported to the FBI that he was a possible threat to national security.

“They gave me the typical interview to see if I was a threat,” Looman said. “We actually had a good meeting and when they left, they were under the impression that they wasted their time.”

With unemployment still stuck at around 9 percent, where it has been for more than two years, U.S. Crane LLC is not the only business that feels the drag of a sluggishly recovering economy. The GDP grew a mere 2 percent over the past quarter, even less than the 2.5 percent growth than the Bureau of Economic Analysis had originally estimated.

On Saturday, Obama, along with business leaders, lawmakers and shoppers across the country, celebrates Small Business Saturday, an initiative that encourages people to buy only from local, small businesses for a day.

“When small businesses do well, communities flourish and our economy grows,” Obama said in a statement announcing his support for the initiative. “America was built on the hard work and creativity of our people. On this occasion, we reaffirm our support for America’s small business owners and their staff, and we celebrate the proud tradition of entrepreneurship they represent.”

The buck stops [at Obama],” he said. “He is the leader of this nation and he needs to assume that position and understand it is his fault, ultimately.
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