Let’s see from 1993 to 1998 pay per view in-room sales constituted less than 1/2 of 1% of total revenues of operating franchises. It would be quite amazing at that point in time for item which represented an 1/2 percent of sales to be discussed by Honorary Members of the Board.
From 1999 to 2000 in-room sales increased to around 7% of revenues (in 2006 it is around 12%). At this point in time, I would expect the Members of the Board to take notice. However, as you may know, at this point in time Romney was thoroughly involved in the Olympics and it would be hard to imagine that he had any actual substantial dealings with the board during this timeframe.
If you think that is weird check this out every home in America that has Digital cable has this as part of their package on their home TV!
Some how that part always never seems to be clarify that in these article and only names in these attack is Marriott Hotels when also in the article say it is the Hotel Chains...Humm!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859880/posts?page=318#318
N&L says “it would be quite amazing...for item which represented 1/2 percent of sales to be discussed by Honorary Members of the Board.”
Even assuming N&L’s figures are correct (he offers no citation or source), a few thoughts:
* Whatever the percent, it amounted to tens of millions of dollars worth per year by Marriott alone.
* If 1/2 percent of Marriott sales had come via prostitution services or cocaine sales billed through the front desk, might that have been a subject of board discussion?
* Former California Lt. Gov. John Harmer, a fellow Mormon appointed to office by then Gov. Reagan, now chairman of the Lighted Candle Society, a Salt Lake City-based anti-port group, estimates that the U.S. hotel industry sells half a billion a year in porn flicks. In the original CBN article posted, he doesn’t buy Mitt’s “I didn’t know Marriott sold porn” ruse.
http://www.cbn.com:80/CBNnews/188311.aspx
* Who said Mitt was an “honorary” member of the Marriott board? He was paid $100,000 a year — at least 1/2 percent from porn profits — and Marriott news release upon his departure called him “an active, hands-on Director.”