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Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« on: January 07, 2009, 06:23:35 PM »
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Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
BY CATEY HILL
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Wednesday, January 7th 2009, 5:18 PM

 
Is the porn industry up next for a bailout?  If porn titans Joe Francis and Larry Flynt have anything to do with it, it will.

Yes, ladies and gentleman, the titans of pornography are begging for a bailout.

Joe Francis, creator of the "Girl's Gone Wild" video series, and Larry Flynt, founder of Hustler, will ask Congress for a $5 billion bailout, according to TMZ.

Why does the porn industry need a bailout?  Because apparently even porn is getting smacked by the recession. 

XXX DVD sales have taken a hit - about a 22% hit, according to TMZ.

"With all this economic misery and people losing all that money, sex is the farthest thing from their mind," Flynt is quoted as saying on TMZ. "It's time for Congress to rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America."
http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/01/07/2009-01-07_porn_kings_larry_flint_and_joe_francis_g.html
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Re: Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2009, 06:27:10 PM »
Anyone who DIDN'T see this coming?

Anyone?
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Re: Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2009, 08:39:38 PM »
I wonder how long their DVD sales have been slipping? Wouldn't easy access to content on the internet affect DVD sales?
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Re: Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2009, 08:42:59 PM »
Quote from: DixieBelle on January 07, 2009, 08:39:38 PM
I wonder how long their DVD sales have been slipping? Wouldn't easy access to content on the internet affect DVD sales?

Absolutely.  Not that I have any personal experience with that, or anything.  :uhsure:

If Flynt was smart, he'd get into the Video On Demand business or use his resources to buy up one of the already-established companies.
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Re: Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2009, 09:17:33 PM »
I started to say "DVD sales going down..." and then thought better of it :-)
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Re: Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2009, 04:21:52 AM »
This link I found on Michelle Malkin's site.  Michelle mentioned that all sorts of "suggestions" on what to call this, er, "package," were being emailed to her.

http://www.dontgomovement.com/2009/01/07/this-porn-bailout-talk-needs-a-slogan/
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Re: Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2009, 05:26:47 AM »
A bailout for the porn industry? What a cunning stunt!
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Re: Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2009, 06:42:52 AM »
Tell Larry Flynt to go F*** himself...........hey, it'll cut overhead.
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Re: Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2009, 07:16:57 AM »
Quote from: DixieBelle on January 07, 2009, 09:17:33 PM
I started to say "DVD sales going down..." and then thought better of it :-)
Larry Flynt's market has gone soft?   :-)
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Re: Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2009, 08:24:18 AM »
Quote from: Sam Adams on January 08, 2009, 05:26:47 AM
A bailout for the porn industry? What a cunning stunt!

Hi-5.

And there was some stiff competition there.
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Re: Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2009, 08:52:21 AM »
So they are having a hard time right now?
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Re: Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2009, 08:57:09 AM »
Quote from: MarshallLaw on January 08, 2009, 08:52:21 AM
So they are having a hard time right now?

Actually, I heard the market is soft. That can be a problem.
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Re: Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2009, 08:58:45 AM »
Quote from: MarshallLaw on January 08, 2009, 08:52:21 AM
So they are having a hard time right now?

"If recession last longer than 4 hours, call your congress."
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Re: Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2009, 01:55:38 PM »
Quote from: BadCat on January 08, 2009, 09:01:24 AM
Not at my house.

mine either... at least that is still free  :hyper:
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Re: Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2009, 01:56:53 PM »
Quote from: docstew on January 08, 2009, 01:55:38 PM
mine either... at least that is still free  :hyper:

I can guarantee you it ain't free.
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Re: Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« Reply #15 on: January 08, 2009, 04:57:57 PM »
Quote from: docstew on January 08, 2009, 01:55:38 PM
mine either... at least that is still free  :hyper:
...another tax favored by DUmmies.  They'd never have to pay it... :uhsure:
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Re: Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« Reply #16 on: January 08, 2009, 07:00:46 PM »
If this stimulus package lasts longer than $4 billion dollars...
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Re: Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« Reply #17 on: January 08, 2009, 07:19:02 PM »
$4 billion dollars at $4.99 a minute.

That's a whole lot of fapping.
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Re: Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« Reply #18 on: January 08, 2009, 09:07:39 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on January 08, 2009, 01:56:53 PM
I can guarantee you it ain't free.

mine doesn't charge me for it, just sayin'  :uhsure:
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Re: Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout
« Reply #19 on: January 09, 2009, 10:20:47 AM »
Quote from: docstew on January 08, 2009, 09:07:39 PM
mine doesn't charge me for it, just sayin'  :uhsure:

Everybody pays for it, somehow.  :fuelfire:
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