“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 says.
Flynt and Francis concede that 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."
Larry Flynt is probably not completely serious about his request (probably? maybe? hopefully??).
I think his point is that the government is bailing out industries and companies which should never have been bailed out. There has been a very bad precedent put in place by the federal government.
As of right now, there has been no congressional reaction to the request.
I'm still going to ask, as I have in the past.... WHERE'S MY BAILOUT????
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Wow, like you say, I hope this request is not serious. I have no problem with people viewing pornography, it's a free country and I'm not a prude. However, that said, I think as far as NECESSITY goes, bailing out adult entertainment should be pretty far down the list. (Do the auto people deserve it anyway? I'm not 100% convinced...)
Here are some older related postings you might be interested in reading too!
http://doubledoublethoughts.blogspot.com/2008/12/16-billion-went-to-bailed-out-bank.html
and especially this one, http://doubledoublethoughts.blogspot.com/2008/11/25billion-for-automakers.html
before becoming a posting on here, This one (semi edited so it would make sense as a letter) was sent to my local MP and MPP... I ended the letter saying, I knew my ideas had little chance of actually being used, but if they were at least read, I would at least feel better and appreciate it...what I got back? a templated auto response!!!
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