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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/07/porn-industry-seeks-federal-bailout/
TL;DR I guess Larry Flynt wants some bailout money.
Honestly I don't see why not. Sure it's a mockery of the system and Larry is just trying to use it to his advantage but I mean c'mon. The man knows how to create a stir and porn is a business whether the government likes it or not.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Another major American industry is asking for assistance as the global financial crisis continues: Hustler publisher Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis said Wednesday they will request that Congress allocate $5 billion for a bailout of the adult entertainment industry.
“The take here is that everyone and their mother want to be bailed out from the banks to the big three,†said Owen Moogan, spokesman for Larry Flynt. “The porn industry has been hurt by the downturn like everyone else and they are going to ask for the $5 billion. Is it the most serious thing in the world? Is it going to make the lives of Americans better if it happens? It is not for them to determine.â€
Francis said in a statement that “the US government should actively support the adult industry's survival and growth, just as it feels the need to support any other industry cherished by the American people."
“We should be delivering [the request] by the end of today to our congressmen and [Secretary of the Treasury Henry] Paulson asking for this $5 billion dollar bailout,†he told CNN Wednesday.
Flynt and Francis concede the industry itself is in no financial danger — DVD sales have slipped over the past year, but Web traffic has continued to grow.
But the industry leaders said the issue is a nation in need. "People are too depressed to be sexually active," Flynt said in the statement. "This is very unhealthy as a nation. Americans can do without cars and such but they cannot do without sex."
"With all this economic misery and people losing all that money, sex is the farthest thing from their mind. It's time for congress to rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America. The only way they can do this is by supporting the adult industry and doing it quickly."
So far, there has been no congressional reaction to the request.
TL;DR I guess Larry Flynt wants some bailout money.
"People are too depressed to be sexually active" - Larry Flynt
Honestly I don't see why not. Sure it's a mockery of the system and Larry is just trying to use it to his advantage but I mean c'mon. The man knows how to create a stir and porn is a business whether the government likes it or not.
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oh yeah baby
you know you like that
girls gone wild has horrible production values
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which is unsurprising given he's in the porn industry
And I hope someone pulls a Tonya Harding on Joe Francis.
good job joe francis you are truly an innovator without peer
who is that
Wasn't there a CSI: Miami: Special Criminal Minds at the NCIS episode about that?
it's the guy from the freecreditreport.com commercials!
Your sig fits so well with this thread, but it is also terrifying.
me
god DAMN IT geebs
you are the third person to tell me that
do you own a drumkit with a pirate hat cymbal
Just think about that word, man. Having to shoot money every time you fill a scene? That sounds incredibly expensive.
it all falls into place
They're basically mocking the car industry.
yes that is what I meant
I should have spelled it out, now I don't look smart
what the hell, that's not you
if that's you then who's the forumer that looks like a bulimic version of Draco Malfoy?
that's hacksaw
now he's going to kill me at pax
yeah that's Hacksaw
haha, what
that was just a picture of draco malfoy
jesus fucking christ, I was kidding
I'm afraid to explain the joke in case people go "DUUUHHHH, NICE JOB CAPTAIN OBVIOUS."
But people keep saying "Porn doesn't need bailout moneys wtf!!"
I'm not sure I believe it
It would fit better if I changed it to "Optimus Prime and Starscream having sex".
Hmm...
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oh oh oh
Mori has that one
I do have the most expensive porn movie ever made, I think