Porn industry seeks federal bailout

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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.”

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.
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I just want a Senate hearing on this. They don't need to be given the money...I just want to see Senators questioning Flynt and Co.
 
"With all this economic misery and people losing all that money, sex is the farthest thing from their mind..."

^why they won't get the money
 
These are HARD times for everyone... it's not just the working STIFFS asking for a bailout these days...
 
I want to make a porn joke, but I think I'll just giggle at everyone else's instead. Tehe

I don't know, I don't like the way the government is handling this Bailout. It is really offensive if they decide this based off of morals. (I really didn't like how they had the car companies begging like dogs on hind legs while they feed the banks like a kitten sitting in their laps)
 
These are HARD times for everyone... it's not just the working STIFFS asking for a bailout these days...
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Well that's one way to stimulate the economy.
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Seriously though, no one buys porn anymore with the advent of the internet, but they're taking your money anyway.
 
Larry Flynt said:
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.
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Men jacking off to porn because they can't get any /= sex
 
I shudder at the fact that this bail out stuff is still in the hands of the Bush-Dick administration.

Bush-Dick administration.

Whelp, we're all screwed out of $5 Billion. Hold on to your wallets. And your anus.
 
We cant forget how huge the porn industry really is.

The VHS won the format war years ago (against the Betamax?) because of the jump on by major pornography producers.

So whos to say they cant get a bailout too?
 
I was laughing about this one. Especially the Girls Gone Wild CEO asking for money. I bet it's to cover all those lawsuits that some of the girls currently have against him.
 
fate said:
Seriously though, no one buys porn anymore with the advent of the internet, but they're taking your money anyway.
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Yeah, no shit dude. I sure as hell don't pay for porn, I get it for free from random sites.

Note to self: don't mention URLs of those random sites here
 
Pyrax said:
What the hell is porn?!
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...are you serious?

I hardly see a reason for Congress to give them a bailout considering how widely available it is for free...and if they do give it to them...then I just won't know what to think.
 
Rayne said:
I shudder at the fact that this bail out stuff is still in the hands of the Bush-Dick administration.

Bush-Dick administration.

Whelp, we're all screwed out of $5 Billion. Hold on to your wallets. And your anus.
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LOL, next thing you know, domestic terrorists will be asking for a bailout. Of course that one'll be handled by the Obama bin Biden administration.
 
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