Of course. Tax less. Spend less. But the only salvation is to get rid of, by any means, the career politicians.
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 5:12 AM, RichardForbes <[email protected]>wrote: > > To be honest, it is a silly stunt like this that may save us from > being saved by the federal government. We do not need them to spend > more -- we need them to tax less and limit their footprint by reducing > their interference with our freedoms. > > On Jan 8, 5:51 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is the only one that hs made any sense. > > > > From: Travis > > Subject: Latest bailout request > > Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009 > > > > [image:http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/]< > http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/> > > January 7, 2009 > > Porn industry seeks federal > > bailout< > http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/07/porn-industry-seeks-f...> > > Posted: 05:00 PM ET > > > > *From* CNN's Rebecca Sinderbrand and Mark > > Preston< > http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/tag/cnns-rebecca-sinderbrand-and...> > > [image: Larry Flynt is asking for a bailout.] Larry Flynt is asking for > a > > bailout. > > *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. > > –CNN's Chloe Melas contributed to this report > > > > -- > > *~@):~{> > > > > logo.political.ticker.sm.gif > > 5KViewDownload > > > > art.flynt.gi.jpg > > 124KViewDownload > > > > corner_wire_BL.gif > > < 1KViewDownload > > > > flynt-francis.png > > 88KViewDownload > > > -- *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
