Hustler offers $1m for Congress smut

Reuters ^ | June 4, 2007

[Zakeet]

HUSTLER magazine in the United States is looking for some scandalous sex in Washington again - and is willing to pay for it.

"Have you had a sexual encounter with a current member of the United States Congress or a high-ranking government official?" read a full-page advertisement taken out by Larry Flynt's pornographic magazine in Sunday's Washington Post.

It offered $US1 million for documented evidence of illicit intimate relations with a congressman, senator or other prominent officeholder. A toll-free number and email address were provided.

The last time Flynt made such an offer was in October 1998 during the drive to impeach president Bill Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

In the following months, the pornographic publishing mogul threatened to expose one or two members of the Republican Congress pushing for the impeachment, according to media reports at the time.

That long-awaited expose, published months after Clinton's trial, dropped no bombshells, according to a 1999 Slate.com article, but Flynt's efforts played a role in the resignation of House-speaker designate Bob Livingston of Louisiana.

[Zakeet]

FLYNT: The Champion of Free Speech

[Slings and Arrows]

Hmmm, why now?

[xcamel]

in other news...

"Congress offers $1 Million for Corn Smut" (ethanol)

[Silly]

Well, isn't that special.

[SteveMcKing]

I think it’s a great idea.

I hope they catch all the hypocrites they can, and we will replace them with more honorable people.

[Riodacat]

Thank God our side has nothing to worry about... ;)

[Political Junkie Too]

Does being screwed by the immigration bill count?

-PJ

[Stayfree]

Cause Slick Willy needs some pocket change.........

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Somehow that thought is repulsive to me.

[anymouse]

I don’t know, but the immigration amnesty bill that Congress is considering is pretty obscene and is going to cost us a lot more than $1M.

[Recovering_Democrat]

"Have you had a sexual encounter with a current member of the United States Congress or a high-ranking government official?" read a full-page advertisement taken out by Larry Flynt's pornographic magazine in Sunday's Washington Post.

So the Washington Post will accept money from a man like Larry Flynt...says a lot about the people who make decisions at that birdcage liner.

[n230099]

"I hope they catch all the hypocrites they can..." Actually I agree, I really don't care about him doing it other that the selective outing that will occur. If he outed everyone he got the drop on fine, but the targets that get outed will be politically selected.

[freekitty]

That’s easy. Look under the nearest rock.

[Clintonfatigued]

Here we go again...

[Nervous Tick]

>> Thank God our side has nothing to worry about... ;)

Remind me again — which one’s our side? ;)

[Cicero]

He doesn’t say that he’ll only pay for Republican heads on the block, but that’s pretty clearly what he means.

It’s still early days, but I suspect that Soros or the DNC is paying for this so they can use it during the upcoming campaign.

[operation clinton cleanup]

A toll-free number and email address were provided.

If I were to email two stories claiming sexual misconduct, one Democrat and one Republican, which would get the faster response?

[Gay State Conservative]

Poor Larry.I guess when you’re a guy who can’t, for the life of you,get “it” to “function” you just obsess,obsess,obsess.

[jmaroneps37]

Been there done that,and nothing came from it.

[labette]

Well, we helped support some of those congressmen.

Now we’re feelin’ kinda used. Maybe Larry will pay us big bucks for our story.