Calif. Recall Big Boost for Porn
Star's Career
By Michael Kahn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -
Porn actress Mary Carey's message may not be
resonating with many voters but her bid to become California governor has her
videos flying off shelves.
The blond, buxom adult
film actress is one of 132 candidates running to replace Democratic Gov. Gray
Davis (news
- web
sites) in a recall election that has become a circus-like affair and made
California the butt of jokes around the world. The 23-year-old has
certainly grabbed plenty of headlines and photo opportunities as she promotes
legalizing gay marriage, a plan to tax breast implants and, of course, her own
career, in a gubernatorial run that has created a growing number of fans at her
appearances. Yet at a San Francisco
trade show she proved herself a candidate who stays on message. Carey
downplayed the business benefits of her gubernatorial run and instead told
Reuters how her campaign allows her to share her ideas with California. "I want to show
people just because I have blond hair, big boobs and do porn that I am not
dumb," Carey said as fans waited in line to get her autograph and take her
picture. "Running for
governor is pretty much for me to get my ideas out there." Carey, whose current
videos such as "New Wave Hookers 7" and "Grand Opening" are
described as a series of comedic sketches with sex, added she believes
Californians will support her because she works hard for her $200,000 income. But Mark Kulkis, the
president of Kick Ass pictures which puts out Carey's films, acknowledged that
running for governor has been a smart career choice for the Ohio-born performer
who attended her latest campaign stop wearing a tight red shirt, black pants
and high heels. "It has been very
good," said Kulkis. "Since the campaign started we have definitely
seen a pick-up." Other porn performers
applauded Carey's efforts to take advantage of the state's unprecedented recall
election that features an action movie star who made a career killing his rivals
on-screen as the top Republican candidate. Sunrise Adams, whose
film credits include "My Perfect 10's" and "More Dirty
Debutantes #18," said while many see the recall as a joke, Carey has found
a way to make herself a household name. "She is really sweet
but everyone knows this is a joke," said Adams, wearing a pink blouse,
wire-rim glasses and black skirt. "But it is an amazing career move and
people are going to remember her forever." Carey's campaign also
involved participation in a Game Show Network contest: "Who Wants to be
Governor of California" taped on Wednesday and slated to run on the cable
channel on Oct. 1. It included five other minor candidates, including former
child star Gary Coleman (news).
Carey, whose Web Site
states she wants to have sex with Republican candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger (news),
also knows how to play an audience. At the San Francisco
event she peppered her comments with lewd comments, repeatedly grabbed and
routinely flashed what she says are her "all real, American-made"
breasts. "I like the
notoriety, it's fun," Carey said. Charles Mims |
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