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Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
The New York Daily News ^
| 2009-01-07
| Catey Hill
Posted on 01/07/2009 8:54:36 AM PST by rabscuttle385
Is the porn industry up next for a bailout? If porn titans Joe Francis and Larry Flynt have anything to do with it, it will.
Yes, ladies and gentleman, the titans of pornography are begging for a bailout.
Joe Francis, creator of the "Girl's Gone Wild" video series, and Larry Flynt, founder of Hustler, will ask Congress for a $5 billion bailout, according to TMZ.
Why does the porn industry need a bailout? Because apparently even porn is getting smacked by the recession.
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bailout; bailoutnation; govwatch; porn; socialism
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To: Red Badger
I think “The Onion” should ask for a bail-out, since the MSM has taken away the need for parody articles.
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posted on
01/07/2009 9:12:44 AM PST
by
Ed Condon
(Wanted, newer tag line in good condition.)
To: IrishPennant
Seems an appropriate thread for BOHICA
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posted on
01/07/2009 9:13:09 AM PST
by
IrishPennant
(Patriotism is strongest when accompanied by bad politics, loyal FRiends and great whiskey)
To: rabscuttle385
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posted on
01/07/2009 9:16:02 AM PST
by
sickoflibs
(GWB : "Give me a 700B blank check to save the UAW until Obama takes office")
To: rabscuttle385
The internet is putting a lot of enterprises ‘out of business’....not just the MSM.
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posted on
01/07/2009 9:18:07 AM PST
by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
To: rabscuttle385
Oh, yesssss! VIAGRA to the rescue, consult your doctor if hard times last longer than 4 (four) hours.
Bullfrog
To: massgopguy
The fact that these people would even consider asking for a bailout speaks volumes about, leadership, or moreappropriately the lack of it, in this country.
Pathetic.
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posted on
01/07/2009 9:28:15 AM PST
by
Red in Blue PA
(Guns don't kill people; abortion clinics do.)
To: rabscuttle385
I'm sure the Democratically-controlled Congress can come up with an appropriate stimulus package...
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posted on
01/07/2009 9:31:44 AM PST
by
Yo-Yo
To: brwnsuga
Im pretty sure that porn is not an essential to the U.S. economy or otherwise. It's one of the biggest on the Internet ...
Not that I have any first hand knowledge *smirk*
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posted on
01/07/2009 9:32:12 AM PST
by
An.American.Expatriate
(Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
To: rabscuttle385
I just called my senator and was told that anyone has the right to appear in front of congress to seek aid and that it is up to congreess to decide if they should get it. I reminded the aide that Burrr is supposedly a conservative and that at the root of conservatism is fiscal responsibiility.
He said he’s pass my concern along to the senator.
We are so cooked.
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posted on
01/07/2009 9:35:22 AM PST
by
kalee
To: fieldmarshaldj
Since Ive been accused of having porn on my FR page, does this mean I get a piece of the action ?Maybe if you get rid of Helen Thomas.
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posted on
01/07/2009 9:35:45 AM PST
by
Huntress
(Proud owner of Norman/Norma, the transsexual attack cat.)
To: rabscuttle385
This is the fault of cheap Chinese import porn without being allowed to sell American porn there.< /Pat Buchanan mode>
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posted on
01/07/2009 9:37:10 AM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(On 9/11 Israel mourned with us while the Palestinians danced in the streets. Who should we support?)
To: null and void
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posted on
01/07/2009 9:37:26 AM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
To: Huntress
Hey, don’t knock Helen. She was hotness back during the Mesozoic era. ;-)
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posted on
01/07/2009 9:39:19 AM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
To: rabscuttle385
These guys just don’t want to spend their own smutty money.
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posted on
01/07/2009 9:41:28 AM PST
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote.)
To: fieldmarshaldj
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posted on
01/07/2009 9:43:08 AM PST
by
null and void
(Amendment 28: Islam is not recognized as an established religion in the United States. ~ farmer18th)
To: rabscuttle385
IOW: Too big to fail.
The tarp is viagra.
(actually I think this is a PR stunt but it does prove the point. If the UAW’s golf course can get a bail out then EVERYONE AND ANYONE should get a bailout.)
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posted on
01/07/2009 9:47:42 AM PST
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: kalee
I just called my senator and was told that anyone has the right to appear in front of congress What a pantload.
There is no "right" to appear before Congress.
They conduct their own business, and invite who they choose. They don't have to invite anyone.
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posted on
01/07/2009 9:48:22 AM PST
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: null and void
If you need any Kleenex, just give a holler. ;-D
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posted on
01/07/2009 9:50:40 AM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
To: fieldmarshaldj
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posted on
01/07/2009 9:53:24 AM PST
by
null and void
(Amendment 28: Islam is not recognized as an established religion in the United States. ~ farmer18th)
To: null and void
Gee whiz, you’re fast. You gotta pace yourself, son. ;-)
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posted on
01/07/2009 9:59:41 AM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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