Congress Prudish on Porn Bailout

31. Go Larry & Joe!!

This is clearly a stunt, they aren't serious but while the government is handing out money they should be able to try to get theirs too.

I'll bet the only ones who think that this is for real are the idiots that voted for Obama.

Posted at 3:15PM on Jan 8th 2009 by I See Stupid People

32. I work in the same building as this DBag (Francis)... He's even worse in person, I'm almost ashamed to walk the same halls as this guy..How can you ask for $$$$ when you steal from your own company!? The guy isn't even respected by folks in the Porn industry for the Jerk that he is.

Posted at 5:19PM on Jan 8th 2009 by TheDude

33. Congress decided to do one better for the pornography industry and the American people – take porn out of the bedroom and place it into the daily life of America in order to make people’s lives more enjoyable and relaxed.

http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/politics/porn-bailout-solution/

Posted at 5:33PM on Jan 8th 2009 by jpm

34. As a public service to all you waterheads who think Flynt's proposal is serious I will now explain to you how irony works. Irony is a rhetorical device used to convey scorn by meaning the opposite of what is literally said. What Flynt is really saying is the government shouldn't be bailing out ANY private enterprise with our tax dollars. GET IT? If you don't: Go back and read this again from the start, THINK about what the words actually mean until the lightbulb goes off.

Posted at 5:31PM on Jan 8th 2009 by Dark

35. I love the "porn names" for the congressmen.

Nice touch.

Posted at 6:49PM on Jan 8th 2009 by liz

36. I know Larry Flint and Joe Francis can turn their companies into bak holding companies and then they will be eligible. Bet set

Posted at 7:33PM on Jan 8th 2009 by Tyson

37. It would actually make more sense for the government to bail out the porn industry than the banking giants like CITI. Flynt and Francis' porn companies at least employ American citizens and contribute to our economy rather than outsourcing all their work to India like Citi does.

Posted at 10:34PM on Jan 8th 2009 by MR

38. This is a great way to maybe make people see how stupid government bailouts are! Companies either need to stand on their own, or fail.. It's the American way. Rewarding bad management and bad business practices is not the way to help. Let these bloated, out of date, out of touch corporations flounder! Serves them right!

Posted at 7:41AM on Jan 9th 2009 by John

39. The Government spent over 350 billion dollars and don't know where it went. Larry Flint and the Porn insdustry does not need a bail out it made over 12 Billion Larry is good for 400 Million hes saying it as a joke because this gov. don't know how too manage money.Americans are plain ignorant.This is a joke thats how Larry Flint is. What they need too do is bail out Max Hardcore out of jail

Posted at 4:53PM on Jan 9th 2009 by Brian

40. I don't think this will happen.Their shooting for free publicity. Too many politcians depend on playing the good doing christian to get those wholesome votes. This would be truly "throwing money down a hole"....;)

Posted at 3:38PM on Jan 10th 2009 by oldtoys1961

41. Are you serious. The freakin Union crybabies of this country are the reason we are in this mess. Unions are not the backbone of this country they are its demise. Every time you turn around the unions wanna squeeze the companies with union workers more and more to the point they cant make a profit. And then you Union retards wonder why smart companies go to other countries to make their products. hell they can make them there and ship them back at half the cost of making it here. Unions run the companies in the ground. So dont sit there and tell us its unions that are so great. Personally i wish they would outlaw the friggin unions.Unions are exactly why the big 3 need a bailout. You union tards make far too much money for sitting on your butts and snubbing your noses at management. I toast all the union employees that cant see that every time they ask a company for more money its that much closer to the unemployment line they get. Do us all a favor WAKE THE HELL UP. If it were me i would love to see 2 million unemployed union crybabies have to get real jobs.Pretty sad when you have to pay 40k for a car thats worth 25k when you drive it off the lot cause of unions pumped up payscale and benefits. Get mad all you want facts are facts.

Posted at 12:14AM on Jan 11th 2009 by R.Young

42. Knowing Flints exploits and political activities in the past, I'd have to say that this is probably a very sarcastic way to publicly point out the ridiculous manner of which our government hands out money to specific industries in order to 'help out' the economy. They freely handout money to Wall Street tycoons and banks, when they should be taking them over and reinstating loans to homeowners at reduced interest and dividing the loans at a lower rate to smaller/more responsible lending institutions. They hand over bailout money to the oil and natural gas industry, who are making HUGE profits during a recession (not including tax cuts and supplements that they already are receiving.) They choose who rises, who falls and who will get a 'get out jail free card' based on who contributes to their campaigns. I think Larry and his cohorts are doing just fine, and this is just another political statement to continue the discord and public discussion about this situation (possibly even introducing it to new segment of the population that hasn't been paying attention.) Clearly not enough people care about these issues, or their would be protests outside the hallowed halls of Congress and outside the fences of the White House right now. And, if Larry and Joe can drum up a little publicity for their publications and productions as well...couldn't hurt, either!

Posted at 10:48PM on Jan 27th 2009 by hoosierdrifter