Porno Mags Come Calling For Bailout Money
First to the trough for some of that mad bailout money were the banks, followed closely by the insurance companies. After that the auto industry showed up cap in hand. Those were the pimps, and now come the hookers–or were they the hookers and now come the pimps? Whichever:
Pornographic magazine Hustler’s publisher Larry Flynt and “Girls Gone Wild” adult franchise founder Joe Francis said in a statement that they have sent a joint request to Congress asking for a 5-billion-dollar federal bailout to help the industry weather difficult financial times.
While the adult entertainment industry is still viable amid the current economic recession, the sagging economy has had an impact, the publishers said.
According to them, adult DVD sales and rentals have decreased by 22 percent in the past year, and viewers are increasingly turning to the Internet for adult entertainment.
They said that Congress seems willing to help shore up the nation’s most important businesses, and the adult entertainment industry deserves the same consideration.
“In difficult economic times, Americans turn to entertainment for relief,” said Francis. “More and more, the kind of entertainment they turn to is adult entertainment.”
It makes sense that the pornographers should get a piece of that keraaaazy bailout money, after all, these tough economic times must be hard on them. The market is flaccid and limp and they desperately need a strong injection of liquidity. Even pornographers need to raise funds, firm up the bottom line, and mount a financial comeback. Why shouldn’t pornographers have the same chance as the banks and auto industry to stand erect and elevated, upright and proud of what they do? It wasn’t their cock-up that started this drippy mess, it was the banks and insurance companies that shoved their filthy lucre down a dirty hole. The American government should listen to the pornographers and give them the giant stimulus package they so badly need.
January 7th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Wow,…
maybe we could tie in a few things first Bill Gates is giving away 20 cents for every spam people recieve I got an email that said that so it must be true, and second we all get lots of viagra emails. Since my garage is full of viagra, we could redirect all viagra emails to hustler, and bill gates could give them his money, and the taxpayers wouldn’t once again get screwed and I think this is one time when we can say literally.
January 7th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
It sounds like someone is aiming for a position as Finance Secretary in the new Obama administration.
January 7th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
Five BILLION? That works out to roughly thirty bucks for every man in the US. Least they can get is a lap grind for that.
January 7th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
A solution needs to be hammered out.
January 8th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Indeed, once again, you are bang-on, Larry.
January 8th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
fk. them.
(no pun intended) heh-heh
January 8th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Well after all… they did slip a lot of five buck anonymous donations into the ‘Bama campaign’s g-string.