"[I]f past conventions are any indicator, Republicans are likely to outspend Democrats heavily at topless bars and strip clubs..."
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"[I]f past conventions are any indicator, Republicans are likely to outspend Democrats heavily at topless bars and strip clubs..." says Angelina Spencer. She heads the Association of Club Executives, an organization for the nation's 4,000 "gentleman's club" owners. The group talked to members in the host cities of past conventions.
"When we compared spending," Spencer notes, "the average showed Republicans spending $150 per person at an adult club, versus Democrats, who averaged $50 a person."
This post was deleted for the following reason: Kind of a LOLRepublicans post with just a link to CNN. Maybe save election news to major stories? -- mathowie
Lesson: Democrats are cheap.
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 10:31 AM on August 23, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 10:31 AM on August 23, 2012 [2 favorites]
And people say Republicans don't like women.
posted by dortmunder at 10:31 AM on August 23, 2012 [5 favorites]
posted by dortmunder at 10:31 AM on August 23, 2012 [5 favorites]
Is every strip club considered a "Gentleman's Club?" Because I'll tell ya, I went to Pudgy's out on Rt. 20 once and it was anything but gentlemanly.
posted by bondcliff at 10:32 AM on August 23, 2012
posted by bondcliff at 10:32 AM on August 23, 2012
Nope, that hand is visible. That is a visible hand.
posted by insteadofapricots at 10:35 AM on August 23, 2012 [5 favorites]
posted by insteadofapricots at 10:35 AM on August 23, 2012 [5 favorites]
The have more money and are sexually repressed. Milk 'em for all they're worth, ladies.
posted by LordSludge at 10:36 AM on August 23, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by LordSludge at 10:36 AM on August 23, 2012 [1 favorite]
Why was I very surprised that there's only 4,000 gentleman's clubs in the U.S.?
I don't know. That's eighty per state. That's not even accounting for Vegas, which may drive up the average. I'd be willing to bet that the median is closer to forty.
I've driven all over the Mid-Atlantic, through a bunch of the South and across the Appalachians into Indiana for most of the past fifteen years, and that sounds about right to me. The only reason they look so common is that they're frequently located next to major highways. So if you're on the Interstate a lot, you can see plenty of 'em. But the vast majority of municipal areas don't have one.
I mean, my current city has like six--I drove by two on the way to work before I moved; now it's only one--but the nearest one I know of in Indiana but outside Fort Wayne is three counties away. Past that and you need to head to Detroit, Chicago, or Indianapolis. There's nothing in between.* Well, there aren't really any towns either, so this shouldn't be that surprising.
What is kind of surprising, or at least curious, is that Fort Wayne is (1) in a ridiculously Red county, and (2) known as the "city of churches," because there's so many of 'em. Both a Catholic and conservative Lutheran seminary in town, and about two-thirds of the town are one or the other. So yeah. Hugely Republican area, ton of strip clubs for a city of its size. Go figure.
*Fun fact: I know this because the leading Supreme Court case on strip clubs and the First Amendment concerns a club in the town where I went to law school, and we analyzed the case in my State and Local Government Law class. And they say law school is boring.
posted by valkyryn at 10:46 AM on August 23, 2012 [2 favorites]
I don't know. That's eighty per state. That's not even accounting for Vegas, which may drive up the average. I'd be willing to bet that the median is closer to forty.
I've driven all over the Mid-Atlantic, through a bunch of the South and across the Appalachians into Indiana for most of the past fifteen years, and that sounds about right to me. The only reason they look so common is that they're frequently located next to major highways. So if you're on the Interstate a lot, you can see plenty of 'em. But the vast majority of municipal areas don't have one.
I mean, my current city has like six--I drove by two on the way to work before I moved; now it's only one--but the nearest one I know of in Indiana but outside Fort Wayne is three counties away. Past that and you need to head to Detroit, Chicago, or Indianapolis. There's nothing in between.* Well, there aren't really any towns either, so this shouldn't be that surprising.
What is kind of surprising, or at least curious, is that Fort Wayne is (1) in a ridiculously Red county, and (2) known as the "city of churches," because there's so many of 'em. Both a Catholic and conservative Lutheran seminary in town, and about two-thirds of the town are one or the other. So yeah. Hugely Republican area, ton of strip clubs for a city of its size. Go figure.
*Fun fact: I know this because the leading Supreme Court case on strip clubs and the First Amendment concerns a club in the town where I went to law school, and we analyzed the case in my State and Local Government Law class. And they say law school is boring.
posted by valkyryn at 10:46 AM on August 23, 2012 [2 favorites]
Well how about that. The GOP is the party of job creators!
posted by PenDevil at 10:53 AM on August 23, 2012
posted by PenDevil at 10:53 AM on August 23, 2012
So there's Republican National Convention, strip clubs, the Scientologists over in Clearwater, and an impending hurricane.
Where's Hunter S. Thompson when we need him?
posted by CosmicRayCharles at 10:57 AM on August 23, 2012 [7 favorites]
Where's Hunter S. Thompson when we need him?
posted by CosmicRayCharles at 10:57 AM on August 23, 2012 [7 favorites]
Do they ask people their party affiliation when they walk in the door of a strip club?
This article is pretty weak in terms of content and makes a lot of accusations without any solid statistics.
posted by HuronBob at 10:57 AM on August 23, 2012
This article is pretty weak in terms of content and makes a lot of accusations without any solid statistics.
posted by HuronBob at 10:57 AM on August 23, 2012
So, if this is their idea of trickle down economics then what exactly is trickling down?
posted by Loto at 10:57 AM on August 23, 2012
posted by Loto at 10:57 AM on August 23, 2012
Well how about that. The GOP is the party of tug job creators!
FTFY.
posted by MuffinMan at 10:59 AM on August 23, 2012 [2 favorites]
FTFY.
posted by MuffinMan at 10:59 AM on August 23, 2012 [2 favorites]
So there's Republican National Convention, strip clubs, the Scientologists over in Clearwater, and an impending hurricane.
Man, these reality TV setups are getting really unbelievable.
posted by jaduncan at 11:03 AM on August 23, 2012
Man, these reality TV setups are getting really unbelievable.
posted by jaduncan at 11:03 AM on August 23, 2012
Do they ask people their party affiliation when they walk in the door of a strip club?
I gathered that the methodology was to just compare tips on convention weekends to non-convention weekends.
posted by valkyryn at 11:05 AM on August 23, 2012 [1 favorite]
I gathered that the methodology was to just compare tips on convention weekends to non-convention weekends.
posted by valkyryn at 11:05 AM on August 23, 2012 [1 favorite]
They only ask your party affiliation if you are registering to vote with the strip club as your address.
posted by ckape at 11:08 AM on August 23, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by ckape at 11:08 AM on August 23, 2012 [2 favorites]
In related news: Grindr to Make Republican National Convention in Tampa Gayer and More Hypocritical Than Ever: VIDEO.
posted by ericb at 11:09 AM on August 23, 2012
posted by ericb at 11:09 AM on August 23, 2012
So there's Republican National Convention, strip clubs, the Scientologists over in Clearwater, and an impending hurricane.
If that wasn't surreal enough, there's the Dali Museum over in St. Pete!
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 11:27 AM on August 23, 2012
If that wasn't surreal enough, there's the Dali Museum over in St. Pete!
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 11:27 AM on August 23, 2012
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