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Hustler's Larry Flynt and "Girls Gone Wild's" Joe Francis say it's the adult entertainment industry's turn for a bailout, TMZ reported.

The economy has hurt their businesses, too, Flynt and Francis said -- sales of XXX DVDs are down 22 percent -- and they want $5 billion from the government.

Congress must "rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America," Flynt said.

I'm pretty sure that Larry isn't actually looking for money so much as looking to make a statement on how the bailouts have thus far been handled, but (and forgive me, it's too easy a joke) if the porn industry goes down, how long will it take before America goes down as well?

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Alice X - Chomsky Nader's picture

Here KO says just about everything that can, or needs to be said, in prime time.


statusquObama, change you can only pretend in

tubesox's picture

its a publicity stunt

not sure why he doesnt get that

Alice X - Chomsky Nader's picture

completely but he plays it 99% straight.


statusquObama, change you can only pretend in

liberalNmoderation's picture

He seems barely able to contain his laughter.

Shoeless's picture

...hookers will be put out on the streets. Hahaha...that's priceless, or at least 30 to 150 bucks an hour depending on which neighborhood your driving through at the time.

hanahbrs's picture
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Samson-'s picture

i mean, how much more of my money does the porn industry need?

/snark

ConcernedCanuck's picture

that movie starring the Palin lookalike didn't do so well at the box office?

Shoeless's picture

...to the phrase "Give 'till it hurts".

Charm City's picture

Too easy to make fun of.....

liberalNmoderation's picture

plenty to go 'round for everyone!

ConcernedCanuck's picture

if the porn industry goes down, how long will it take before America goes down as well?

I'm resisting. Not gonna say things. Will get banned and stuff. Really 'hard' to resist.

FilthyHarry's picture

Its been too well established that is what hurting the porno industry is free internet porn, not the ailing economy.

If anything an ailing economy should be a boon to the porno industry as more people forgo dinner for 2 and a movie to masturbating at home.

ConcernedCanuck's picture
Yes

and this in turn will mean help for the high tech industries that manufacture keyboards and mouses!! They'll need replaced. A lot.

tubesox's picture

every site is supported by ads

the ones that arent give you spyware...which in the end costs you money

nothing is free

FilthyHarry's picture
No

Ad-blocking software and brains take care of both those issues. Either way my point is valid. Internet porn for which websites do not charge you to see are breaking the porn industry.

You are absolutely right. They have HUGE production costs. You have what the actors get what's that 6 maybe 7 hundred and then there is the writing. They must charge a fortune for those scripts. Not to mention costumes, sets, promotion, the costs are just endless. Just one bed can cost a thousand dollars! and laundry on the sheets!!

Tyler Durden's picture

ever since AOL copyrighted the happy birthday song, and got access to the exclusive licensing rights to the "chika chika wang wang" melody, they have been squeezing a fortune in royalties from the porn industry.

fiver's picture

... would be able to just suck it up.


Corruption favors the wealthy.

Is this the canary in the financial coal mine? ;)


Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.

They all suck's picture

go to Larry Flynt than to any Wall Street corp.

Think what you will of Flynt, he's been one of the strongest advocates for First Amendment rights and freedoms.

liberalNmoderation's picture

He's an asshole!

They all suck's picture

n/t

liberalNmoderation's picture

But if I had a an 18 Y/O daughter, and he got her wasted to get her naked on film...I'd kill him.
That is his MO...and they don't get a dime either.

swell idea to prostitute herself to a complete stranger with a camera, embarrassing her family and tainting her character just for a lousy t-shirt. You failed as a parent.

Rduke's picture

But he does look supremely douchy... and his product is pretty bottom rung as far as I can tell..

LeftandLeft's picture

...and his "Girls Gone Wild" informmercials are an early morning abomination. Most of the women have almost zero sex appeal, their (strip) dancing(?) is painful to watch, and they violate a Cardinal sin in porn...if you're totally into yourself, you are boring the viewers.

Paul's picture

I think that this is hilarious!

I would rather see somebody like Larry Flint, who did us all a major free speech favor with his satirical parody advertisement of Jerry Falwell, get bailout money. (The ad had Falwell nostalgically reminiscing, whilst sipping a glass of his favorite spirits, about the first time he has sex - with his mother behind the family's out house. Falwell sued Flint and the case went all the way to the supreme court, which ruled in Flint's favor - saying that parody is a form of protected free speech) It's a better use of our tax dollars than the corrupt and criminal banking industry will give it.

I think he desereves $5 billion from a grateful nation, just for the Falwell parody contribution to our freedoms. Also for all the other times he has poked the corrupt and the despot in the eye with a stick.

I could care less about his being a pornographer...consenting adults and what have you.

liberalNmoderation's picture
HA!

What a buncha hooey!

pissed off patricia's picture

Nicole, you know you are being cruel to the guys with this post. I give them a great deal of credit for holding off on their comments. They are "coming" to this site and being teased with this sort of titilating post. ;)


Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.

Samson-'s picture

will not argue with the weakness of our sex... but, any titilation is immediately doused with ice water when there is a mug shot of flint's mug.

switch up the photos (might i suggest salma hayek) and then nicole will venture into the land of cruel.

fastfeat's picture

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"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

Sure it is, but he makes a point. Lots of industries are hurting now but the chosen few get a couple of extra millions. Everyone could cry, Help me, but few would be heard.


Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.

Google_Meister's picture

I suppose there are not enough well connected, billionaire investors, who fit some obscene conservative wingnut ideal, directly, or at least publically involved in the porn industry for this to pass, but I love the statement it is making.

fiver's picture

... just take care of themselves


Corruption favors the wealthy.

pinkobait's picture

I immediately thought the same thing.Anyone familiar with Flint and old enough probably remembers the sharp satire he's capable of unleashing.At the same time,old Larry is just a "wee bit" of a sleazebag,so I wouldn't be at all surprised to learn that he's at least half serious in his bid for Uncle Sam's clams.


"To me, truth is not some vague, foggy notion. Truth is real. And,
at the same time, unreal. Fiction and fact and everything in between,
plus some things I can't remember, all rolled into one big "thing."
This is truth, to me. "

-Jack Handy

Google_Meister's picture

Hey! That's right! I'm unemployed! I need a bailout too!

Jackie's picture

John Boehner and Mitch McConnell will strongly support a bailout to the Porn Industry. After 8 years of seeing how many Law Makers use the services it's a no brainer. The Porn Industry is a supporter of the Republican Party and donates millions and Karl Rove is one of their biggest fans. Daddy Bush and his son's are long time members of Porn. Some of the Republican Law Makers like Larry Craig, Mitch McConnell and Ashcrof go for the maile Porn but Porn is Porn as they say on the Hill.

Law Makers are always there to help businesses during these Economic times it's only the Taxpayers that shouldn't get a bailout. Boehner thinks his State of Ohio is doing fine and McConnell sees no reason to give his State or any other State money right now. Iraq got 1 Trillion dollars with any questions asked. 109th Republican controlled Congress gave Bush a blank check but Americans will have to deal with nothing. Once Obama can't get the help the American people are bagging for then and only then will McCain/Palin get to take over the White House will Republicans think about helping taxpayers.

Boehner and McConnell didn't say much about the zillions of dollars that went to two wars and to rebuild Iraq after we blew it all to hell. They are all about rebuilding everything but America.


Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.

Huh huh huh... you said "Boehner"

huh huh huh...


Before enlightenment - chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment - chop wood, carry water.

Space porn?


Corruption favors the wealthy.

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

Diabolus est Deus Inversus

JerryO's picture

That's the sound of religious fundamentalists heads exploding all over the country.


Government + the Federal Reserve = organized crime

Google_Meister's picture

LOL! There just might be a God. LOL!

fastfeat's picture

the little ones.


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

liberalNmoderation's picture

The big heads explode...they're goners...the others...no more idiot offspring.
It's win win people!

Paul's picture

....that's a gushy sound. (Am I allowed to say the word "gushy" here?)

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

Well they could start running nude pictures labeled Bloggers of the Internet

But I don't think any of us have that strong a stomach.


Diabolus est Deus Inversus

ConcernedCanuck's picture

Washington: Crack dealers made their way to the hill today, to ask for a bailout during these troubling economic times. Sales have only marginally increased and it is affecting their lifestyles. Spokesman TJ Happyrock said the industry is looking for anywhere in the neighborhood of $5 billion.

Alice X - Chomsky Nader's picture

he is not far from my 'hood.


statusquObama, change you can only pretend in

ConcernedCanuck's picture

had to sell some of his bling just to afford to go to Washington.

Google_Meister's picture

Before that horrid slime Ann C. goes to the hill for her piece of the pie bailout over her slumping book sales!

ConcernedCanuck's picture

Ann and pie in the same sentence! Ewwwwwwwwww....the graphic images hurt my head!

Google_Meister's picture

But at least I didn't mention her Adam's Apple, LOL! (Women don't have Adam's apples, by the way, Repugs are too stupid to even notice or figure that out...)

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

What about her slumping boobs?


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Google_Meister's picture

Now I'm getting sick and don't want to go there...karma, I suppose...

ConcernedCanuck's picture

Those are implants and they put them in upside down.

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

wee willy krystol(nacht) had nipple implants.


Diabolus est Deus Inversus

Google_Meister's picture

I wonder if sex change operations are confidential? Wouldn't that be wonderful? One of the right wing commentaries is a she-male! LOL!

Paul's picture

"Iwansome Crack!" - Tyrone Biggums

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

Arlotta Fagina--Austin Powers.


Diabolus est Deus Inversus

Before they bail out the porn industry, I hope they think long and hard.


Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.

ConcernedCanuck's picture

they'll study it very closely to make sure nothing falls thru the cracks.

Who knows, they'll probably pull out something.


Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.

ConcernedCanuck's picture

these gentlemen will get a rise out of Congress!

liberalNmoderation's picture

their pages...they'll straighten things out, noooo problem.

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

Diabolus est Deus Inversus

Oh no you don't. I'm not clicking on that link. I know you too well.


Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.

ConcernedCanuck's picture

Nice tail. Kinda slimey though.

Just a nip here and a tuck there and things should be nice and tight.


Before enlightenment - chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment - chop wood, carry water.

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

Diabolus est Deus Inversus

fiver's picture

... you kept it high minded.


Corruption favors the wealthy.

Alice X - Chomsky Nader's picture

takes two to tango.


statusquObama, change you can only pretend in

Rduke's picture
LoL

Now thats the kinda news I dont mind waking up to.

You really do have to love Larry Flynt..

fiver's picture

... this might make sense.

But for the older ones, isn't it more of a faith-based initiative?


Corruption favors the wealthy.

curtilingus's picture

My problem is I'm lazy.

ConcernedCanuck's picture

I forced my boss to lay everyone off. I thought they were all working just too hard, and it was tiring.

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

You hear about the aging porn star who came home and his wife asked him, "Have a hard day?"

And he answered, "Yes, thank God."


Diabolus est Deus Inversus

ConcernedCanuck's picture

my wife takes off her bra...the wrinkles in her face disappear...so we get her to do that just before we take family pictures.

Paul's picture

Rimshot.

My wife has to shave before the family protraits are taken. She's had so many face lifts, that if she doesn't shave she ends up sporting a goatee.

Be sure to try the veal, and don't forget to tip your waitron.

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

Diabolus est Deus Inversus

ConcernedCanuck's picture

George and Condi? Naw, didn't see any new shoes.

ConcernedCanuck's picture

It seems to me this whole world's gone crazy,
There's too much hate and killin' goin' on
But when I see the bare chest, of a woman
My worries and my problems are all gone.

No one thinks of fightin'
when they see a topless girl
And maybe if you would show yours too,
We could save the world.........

Show them to me! Show them to me!
Unclasp your bra and set those puppies free
They'd look a whole lot better without that sweater,baby
I'm sure you'll agree
If you got 2 funbags, show them to meeeeeeeeeeeeee

Rodney Carrington.

He has a point!

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

I was once at a laundrymat, they majority of which were Hispanic. So the only TV was set to a Spanish language show, El Grande soomething or other. The few of us who were white or black tried to ignore it. But then on these hot woman came on in brief outfits like naughty bride, and every head swiveled and looked at the screen at the same time.


Diabolus est Deus Inversus

ConcernedCanuck's picture

There is a sports bar in my town, and it is half bar, half restaurant, with big screens everywhere. Was in there and it was busy and loud...well the bigscreens put on an ad of Girls Gone Wild, and you could have heard a pin drop.

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

I was once in a nudey bar on a slow day. They had these new big screen TV's showing a football game. I overheard one of the nekked employees kvetching to another that we were all to absorbed watching the game too pay them any attention.

So even booby dancers become sports widows.


Diabolus est Deus Inversus

ConcernedCanuck's picture

Must have been fugly girls!

liberalNmoderation's picture

And then there's titty dancers...

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

A guy knows he's getting middle-aged when he goes to a nudie bar and his boobs are the biggest ones there.

Here's a debate we were having in the 70's:

Who has the biggest rack

http://www.yourcelebritystuff.com/wp-content/...

or

http://keneller.typepad.com/photos/uncategori...


Diabolus est Deus Inversus

ConcernedCanuck's picture

has had so many face lifts, she gets stimulated by rubbing her shoulders.

ConcernedCanuck's picture

Ann Coulter again? She's everywhere.

liberalNmoderation's picture

THIS is the REAL Ann Coulter...
Be sure to notice the distinct "man-hands" she's sportin....wow.
http://www.morethings.com/images/ann_coulter/...

Chopvac's picture

Annorexic Coulter couldn't get laid even if "she" were locked in a room with Mike Tyson and Ted Bundy.

Those two would break the lock to escape first.

liberalNmoderation's picture

But I think I just found the best Coulter pic EVER...
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r34/sarato...

liberalNmoderation's picture

that's just scary lookin.

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

Diabolus est Deus Inversus

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

Diabolus est Deus Inversus

fastfeat's picture

I really think that she may be smarter than Palin...


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

Shadowgm's picture

Flynt is saying his business is going tits up? That times are hard?

If there were to be a bailout, would we really want accountability as to how the money was being spent?

Google_Meister's picture

OK, maybe I've gone too far..lol

Larry Flint does have a point when he says that sex is more important to our wellbeing then cars are. And certainly it's more important then illegal wars!

Make Love NOT War! Make Love NOT Greenhouse Gasses!

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

I make methane gas.


Diabolus est Deus Inversus

I'm just thinking that Colbert's writers could come to this site and get a total dialog for one of his "WORD" segments.


Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.

Google_Meister's picture

He talks about accountability for the porn industry bailout, 'Do we really want accountability of how the money is spent?" The camera flips to a snippet of Sarah Palin "You Betcha!" wink wink, LOL! Perfect... He can have it!

liberalNmoderation's picture

for real.

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

Without the porn industry we'll have to make do with:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvVZtiTTvWI&fe...

Or actually having sex ourselves.


Diabolus est Deus Inversus

ConcernedCanuck's picture

would have to have some sort of protections built in.

fiver's picture

... is against that sort of thing.


Corruption favors the wealthy.

ConcernedCanuck's picture

forgot the GOP doesn't use protection.

Shadowgm's picture

... because when Bristol told us she was pregnant, we were all, like 'How could you!' and 'You little slut!' also though perhaps we needed to worry more about Levi's head rearing up than Putin's and "Isn't it wonderful? It's a blessing from God, the way He made things work out so well."

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

Diabolus est Deus Inversus

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

Diabolus est Deus Inversus

fiver's picture

... very nice.


Corruption favors the wealthy.

liberalNmoderation's picture

Ethel for sure!

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

Diabolus est Deus Inversus

mr. todd's picture

I think we should all support the porn bailout, with conditions!

"Mr. Bloggington has decided to tentatively support the porn bailout, on the condition that the Fed or Treasury get to name the features it sponsors, and so long as they all contain public service announcements about predatory lending and adjustable-rate mortgages.

Here are my title suggestions. Feel free to add your own."

Shadowgm's picture

- Stock Option Sluts
- Debbie Does Morgan & Stanley
- AIG: Asian Insatiable Girls
- Whackoffia Bank

curtilingus's picture

Sales of leather, harnesses, restraints, and those little red balls you put in your mouth are way down.

How's that for a transition to the next thread?

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

Diabolus est Deus Inversus

oldtree's picture

"he said boner". he, he he. "Yeah, and she said "bail out" "yeah, he he heha he ha" "he said that the porn industry "goes down", he, hehe he.
getting this stuff Mike?

Different Anonymous's picture
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The problem is the bailout money will have to be in dollar bills.

Paul's picture
$$

Yeah, but they'll need to wash their hands after handling it. You never know where that stuff has been.

Andy K's picture

The local Live at 5 did an expose about the stuff that gets on money, and it seems that while 50% of all $100 bills all have traces of cocaine on them, 83% of all singles contain traces of pubic hair.

lafingas's picture

for giving the porn industry a boost, give out discount coupons for Viagra and CIALIS and such!

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

Well she does look horny

But a mite too Mexican though.


Diabolus est Deus Inversus

liberalNmoderation's picture

Mexican devil type womerns needs lovin too.

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

Diabolus est Deus Inversus

liberalNmoderation's picture

I couldn't find anything to beat that one...

liberalNmoderation's picture

Had to go through alot of stupid shit to find this one...
I hope you're happy...
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x6/ninja_k...

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

I saw that one too, but a mite too white

It makes you snow blind.


Diabolus est Deus Inversus

Paul's picture

Thassa hunka-hunka burnin' love.

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

Free-clinics give shots for that now.


Diabolus est Deus Inversus

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

Looks like the wimmin gone buggered off from this thread.


Diabolus est Deus Inversus

liberalNmoderation's picture

wholesome thread I wonder?

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

Don'tca mean hosome?


Diabolus est Deus Inversus

Paul's picture

It's amazing how much fun a person can have when the adult supervision takes a coffee break.

Sort of says it all.

Embittered Angry Anti-Republicrat Max-Hussein-1's picture
.

Well, Viagra is the cure all, don'tch know...
... Ask Bob Dole.


Starve the WAR Beast...
... Save the World.

Bonkers's picture

...or does Joe Francis look like "Mango"?


I'm just superstitious enough to hedge my bets.

Dateline Baghdad 2108's picture

Flynt is not only mocking the robbing, once again in broad daylight, by the Bush Cabal of the US Treasury but us, the US Taxpayer. A final cash grab through Corporate Bailout Raids to go along with stolen elections, war profiteering, energy price fixing, No Child Left Behind kick backs and Faith Based collection plate shenanigans all unaccounted for and we lay there crying bukakke covered in Cheney's seed.

It's the American People who are being force raped, gagged, gaped, analized, sodomized, pissed on, scatted and hit with a fire hose money shot all by that 'Freak Of Cock' George W. Bush.


Frank Zappa - Make A Jazz Noise Here

jnratliff's picture

It's the American People who are being force raped, gagged, gaped, analized, sodomized, pissed on, scatted and hit with a fire hose money shot all by that 'Freak Of Cock' George W. Bush.

You are right Dateline Baghda but I guess good republicans like being treated like this. They keep begging for more!
republican = insanity!

Biff Limbaugh's picture

and it's being filmed.

rider3's picture

Could I get a small bailout? Just a couple hundred thousand to pay off the mortgage and credit card. Is that much to ask? I think not by recent figures put out there. Has anyone figured out if we added the amounts of both the bank and auto bailouts, if that amount were split up and given to each American person/family, how much would we have gotten? If we were out of debt, wouldn't the market pick up? I know, it's stupid. I'm just fed up.

jnratliff's picture
Hey

I was just looking 150 thousand would put me debt free.

VegasRage's picture

I hope Keith was joking because they were, I'd hate to think it flew over Olberman's head


Goodnight, Frau Blücher

bushisuseless's picture

But sex do sell. They do sell for the reason that as long as human excrete those sex hormones. They will have uncontrollable urge to buy or invest in anything that will satisfy them.

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