Next in line for Federal bailout money - Larry Flynt

[Radii]

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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.

[chesapeake]

I'm not sure if Flynt still does this, but he used to send a copy of Hustler to each Congressional office every month. You learn a lot about your interns when you see how they react to opening that particular bundle of mail.

[Raiders Army]

I support this bailout far more than carmakers and bankers.

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by CW's Friend

If that dude wasn't a complete cripple, he might have the most awesome life in history.

Truer words have never been spoken.

[Tigercat]

Is it wrong that I loves me some porn, but I don't think our government should support it? Now porn has me feeling intellectually dirty too. Damnit.

[Greyroofoo]

Do people still pay for porn?

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

All joking aside, if the porn industry is truly floundering we should divert funds away from the auto bailout to where it is truly needed post-haste.

[gstelmack]

Originally Posted by Tigercat

Is it wrong that I loves me some porn, but I don't think our government should support it? Now porn has me feeling intellectually dirty too. Damnit.

Read closely, that's kind of their point. They are doing this to point out the absurdity in all the bailouts the government is doing right now...

[Groundhog]

I say let the big porn companies go under. Amateur porn FTW.

[Greyroofoo]

Originally Posted by Groundhog

I say let the big porn companies go under. Amateur porn FTW.

[flere-imsaho]

I wonder where the porn industry ranks as one of America's top exports. I'd imagine it's surprisingly high.

[mrsimperless]

I think the illegal drugs and black market firearms industry should be next.

[stevew]

Club Jenna is too big to fail

[Fonzie]

A porn industry failure could have nipple effects across the entire economy.

[JPhillips]

If American porn can't compete with Japanese tentacle porn, the industry deserves to fail.