Porn-Makers-Ask-Congress-for-5B-Bailout

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Porn Biz Needs Stimulation Amid Limp Economy


Porn Biz Needs Stimulation Amid Limp Economy | NBC Philadelphia

First it was the banking industry, then the automakers. Will the adult entertainment industry be next? Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt and "Girls Gone Wild" chief Joe Francis announced Wednesday that they have sent a joint request to Congress asking for a $5 billion federal bailout to help the adult entertainment industry weather difficult financial times.
The duo contend that while the industry is still viable, the sagging economy has had an impact.
"People are too depressed to be sexually active," Flynt said. "This is very unhealthy as a nation. Americans can do without cars and such but they cannot do without sex."
According to Flynt and Francis, 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.
Francis said the money for the $13 billion industry would be "just to see us through hard times."
"Congress seems willing to help shore up our nation's most important businesses," he said. "We feel we deserve the same consideration. In difficult economic times, Americans turn to entertainment for relief. More and more, the kind of entertainment they turn to is adult entertainment."
Francis and Flynt claim that about half of all Internet users visit adult-entertainment sites.
"With all this economic misery and people losing all that money, sex is the farthest thing from their mind," Flynt said. "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."

[Pedro_The_Swift]

well,, they're giving money to every other tom dick and harry-----

[tracker]

well,, they're giving money to every other tom dick and harry-----

[Ralph1Malph]

A legitimate request I'll concede!

I support the request after all, I am sure the gay whale saving fraternity will ask eventually as well!

Ralph

Disclaimer: I, in no way wish to incite any opinions about sexuality - homo, hetro, andro or other. I am simply using a well known and accepted saying in the Australian lexicon pertaining to gay whales.

[mcrover]

So does that mean that there are 22% less American W*&^ers now

I say dont give them the money, the better porn comes from Europe anyway

[Panda]

Hmmmm ... the US of A apparently has the highest rate of sex crimes & serial killers in the world, which is apparently directly linked to pornography. (According to top psychiatrics). Will be interesting to see how the Government play this one!

[maca]

Hmmmm ... the US of A apparently has the highest rate of sex crimes & serial killers in the world, which is apparently directly linked to pornography. (According to top psychiatrics). Will be interesting to see how the Government play this one!

Do you have a source for this statement?

[Panda]

I've recently read 3 books on the subject:

Joel Norris - Serial Killers
A New Century of Sex Killers a Classic Study of Sex Crime - Brian Marriner
Deviant - Harold Schechter

I also read another newly released one (3 weeks ago), written by a pyschiatric, but can't for the life of me find it, it was very good too, written by a woman whose first case was the notorious serial killer Macek - I think it was called "My Life Among Serial Killers", but I can't remember the author's name.

I'm not advocating the pros or cons of pornography, but I'm interested to see how this turns out!

Do you have a source for this statement?

[Slunnie]

they have sent a joint request to Congress asking for a $5 billion federal bailout to help the adult entertainment industry weather difficult financial times.

Clinton administration.... maybe... I think he appreciates fine porn.... well thats what Monica says.

Lil Bush administration.... I doubt, but then again it is Gyorg dubbya Boosh (his spelling, not mine!) so anything is possible.

Obama.... No.... I doubt that guy has even seen porn, let alone will spend national money on it.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

only in America--

where the president (no less!)
can get in trouble for speaking proper english,,,