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wackier and wacker

delmoi — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 12:22:23 -0800

Larry Flynt will run in the California recall election And he's serious too. Could he get the plurality needed to win? Oh and Arnold has anounced... that he'll anounce his decision on the 6th

By: jonmc

jonmc — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 12:25:21 -0800

Go Larry Go!!!

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 12:32:31 -0800

Just when you thought this thing couldn't be more embarrassing for California...

By: matteo

matteo — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 12:35:15 -0800

... Jenna Jameson as California Attorney General

By: callmejay

callmejay — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 12:35:29 -0800

Hehe. Heh. That'll learn those republicans.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 12:44:12 -0800

No, matteo, Jenna Jameson would be Secretary Of The ...[ahem] Interior

By: Ufez Jones

Ufez Jones — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 12:45:45 -0800

Is there a Secretary of the Posterior?

By: wsg

wsg — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 12:58:06 -0800

Arnold is saying he isn't going to run according to this story.

By: HTuttle

HTuttle — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:00:04 -0800

Haha. California. What country is that in again?

By: machaus

machaus — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:00:58 -0800

I love the fact that a couple of shmos also named Gray Davis have paid the fee to be on the ballot. This will make the butterfly ballot look like child's play.

By: mrgrimm

mrgrimm — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:01:24 -0800

Camejo or Flynt? i may have to flip a coin, though i'd lean toward Flynt cuz i think he's more electable. that's a laugh.

By: jragon

jragon — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:02:20 -0800

Haha. California. What country is that in again? That one that gives a whole heap of electoral votes to it due to California's massive population.

By: aacheson

aacheson — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:04:32 -0800

I'm so proud to live here. Really. jragon: ...that we deserve because of our massive population, by the way. I wish Richard Riorden and Dianne Feinstein would run and give people some real choices. What a mess.

By: eyebeam

eyebeam — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:08:47 -0800

I don't think "Larry Flynt, Governor of California" sounds all that much wierder than "Jesse Ventura, Governor of Michigan". My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of self-parody, of thee I sing...

By: eyebeam

eyebeam — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:10:25 -0800

Oops, I mean "Jesse Ventura, Governor of Minnesota". Damn.

By: eas98

eas98 — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:17:38 -0800

What is the big deal? I'd rather see someone like that in there than some greedy, corrupt politician who whores himself for votes and sells his soul to special interest. I have no doubt Flynt would be a better politican than 90% of what is out there.

By: pjgulliver

pjgulliver — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:18:06 -0800

Hey, Italy has (or had) a female pornstar in its parliament.

By: mrgrimm

mrgrimm — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:20:10 -0800

Feinstein is an idiot. and *Riordan* is a bigger idiot. so there. ;) i expect to see them both in the race, however, further proving what idiots they are. i can only hope that this free-for-all puts the Green Party (or the Smut Peddler party) into its first major office.

By: goneill

goneill — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:28:53 -0800

Sorry about the parade raining, but... Uh, Larry Flynt is a misogynistic toad.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:31:33 -0800

Uh, Larry Flynt is a misogynistic toad. He's a pig, but not a misogynist. Plus the cartoons in Hustler are sometimes hilarious. And he took on Jerry Fallwell and won.

By: briank

briank — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:32:52 -0800

I'm looking forward to the Arianna vs Michael Huffington race.

By: goneill

goneill — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:35:50 -0800

is too.

By: majcher

majcher — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:46:22 -0800

is not.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:48:31 -0800

is not. Allow me to make my case for ol' Larry. Putting aside the whole "all porn is misogynistic" argument, he has a few factors which raise him above say Hefner or Bob Guccione. Yes, he shows women in degrading shots, but he shows men in degrading shots too, for those who are into that sort of thing. Plus his "Asshole Of The Month," choices are usually pretty accurate. In a way, porn is the ultimate democracy. If someone will pay to look at, the pornmeisters will make it: Gay, Straight, Vanilla, kinky whatever. So it's not like it's some massive conspiracy to degrade womanhood, it's all about the $$. Plus politically, he seems to veer to the left mostly, so he's gotta be better than Ah-nold, right?

By: caddis

caddis — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 14:10:43 -0800

Everybody in Florida gives a great sigh of relief, "It's not us this time."

By: elwoodwiles

elwoodwiles — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 14:17:09 -0800

I love the fact that a couple of shmos also named Gray Davis have paid the fee to be on the ballot. This will make the butterfly ballot look like child's play. Somewhat common election fraud ploy. The idea is to split the vote away from Davis in order to assure he loses. I can't find the links right now but this has been used, mostly by republicans (though they have no monopoly on electoral assholerly,) to defeat opposing canidates.

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 14:23:53 -0800

Porn != misogynistic. Next?

By: COBRA!

COBRA! — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 14:30:37 -0800

I love the fact that a couple of shmos also named Gray Davis have paid the fee to be on the ballot. This will make the butterfly ballot look like child's play. Somewhat common election fraud ploy. The idea is to split the vote away from Davis in order to assure he loses. I can't find the links right now but this has been used, mostly by republicans (though they have no monopoly on electoral assholerly,) to defeat opposing canidates. Something sort of like that was done in a recent congressional election in MN. Some guy registered as a candidate under the "No New Taxes" party to try to siphon votes off from the Republican. As tactics go, it failed pretty spectacularly.

By: transona5

transona5 — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 14:40:26 -0800

Hustler != garden-variety porn. We're talking about women being raped on pool tables and put through meat grinders. You don't have to be a "pictures of naked chicks bad" feminist to have a problem with that. But hey, the Nazis who marched in Skokie won a substantial victory for the First Amendment too. Illinois governor?

By: machaus

machaus — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 15:02:45 -0800

Somewhat common election fraud ploy. It is my understanding that the ballot will be a two part process. The first will ask if you support the recall. If you vote no, you are voting support for Davis. If you vote yes, you will proceed to the second step, choosing a candidate. I may be wrong, but I believe that the REAL Davis will not be among the choices.

By: nath

nath — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 15:11:55 -0800

It is my understanding that the ballot will be a two part process. The first will ask if you support the recall. If you vote no, you are voting support for Davis. If you vote yes, you will proceed to the second step, choosing a candidate. I may be wrong, but I believe that the REAL Davis will not be among the choices As I understand it, the real Gray Davis will not be on the second part of the ballot. Also, anyone who votes "no" to recalling Davis can still vote for another candidate they want to support if he is recalled, and, in a decision handed down a couple days ago, you do not even have to vote to recall Davis to vote for another candidate.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 15:33:22 -0800

Supposedly Angelyne is going to run, but she hasn't updated her website. If she wants to be a serious candidate, she needs to get with it. We need some "Angelyne for Governor" billboards, especially in Daryl Isa's district.

By: cinderful

cinderful — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 15:51:54 -0800

Interesting, considering Penthouse is supposedly in dire financial straits at the moment . . . I mean, if you can't keep a multi-million dollar porn company afloat in a multi billion dollar industry . . . Well, you've got problems . . . Maybe he just pulled all the $ out of the PH bank to fund his campaign. Plus, has anyone heard the dude talk? Might need a speech-giver in addition to a speech-writer. Or real life subtitles.

By: Wulfgar!

Wulfgar! — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 16:12:42 -0800

cinderful, Larry Flint runs Hustler, not Penthouse. Just clarifying ...

By: mrgrimm

mrgrimm — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 17:06:02 -0800

yeah, Penthouse is in deep trouble. Hustler is still doing OK. both will eventually get screwed by the Net.

By: interrobang

interrobang — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 17:25:26 -0800

Hustler != garden-variety porn. We're talking about women being raped on pool tables and put through meat grinders. You don't have to be a "pictures of naked chicks bad" feminist to have a problem with that. Actually, the meat-grinder cover happened while Paul Krassner was editing the magazine. I can't find a link to confirm it, but Krassner admits it in "Re:Search Pranks". Not to defend it or anything.

By: ph00dz

ph00dz — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 17:37:24 -0800

The California elections are going to be the best thing ever.

By: benjh

benjh — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 18:23:42 -0800

...but I believe that the REAL Davis will not be among the choices Would the real Gray Davis please stand up, please stand up, please stand up. Yeah, I'm the real Gray Davis, the only Gray Davis. Would the real Gray Davis please stand up... Seriously, being from Cincinnati, which is Larry Flynt central, I have to say Go Larry. People in Hustler are not being forced to be in Hustler, it is a voluntary act. And maybe Larry has some good ideas, like additional slots and gambling to shore up state revenues from some addicted gamblers. (Is William Bennet coming to California any time soon?)

By: interrobang

interrobang — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 18:30:44 -0800

I heard on NPR yesterday that Gray Davis will definitely not be on the ballot. The first question is something like: "Should Gray Davis be recalled?" _yes _no The second question is: "If you said "yes" to the first question, who should replace him?" Which is followed by a list of other candidates. The "Gray Davis" in question is not mentioned on the ballot after the first question. The whole ballot is intended to ask whether or not Davis should be taken out of office, and if so, who should be his successor.

By: insomnia_lj

insomnia_lj — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 20:26:49 -0800

"I wish Richard Riorden and Dianne Feinstein would run and give people some real choices. What a mess." Feinstein?! Are you crazy? There's not a day that passes where I wish she didn't take the bullet for Harvey Milk, instead of opportunistically milking the tragedy into a career. She's thouroughly owned by the RIAA and by Hollywood, and her behavior was probably the basis for the character of the mayor in South Park. Oh... and Richard Riordan is a Dick, both literally and figuratively. Really, can't you suggest someone better? Mineta? Boxer? Anyone other than these two?! Larry Flynt is sounding better and better all the time...

By: pejamo

pejamo — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 21:17:16 -0800

California = NSFW

By: ramakrishna

ramakrishna — Sat, 02 Aug 2003 22:51:20 -0800

Nobody seems to remember that the meat grinder pic was accompanied by text along the lines of "Hustler promises to stop treating women like pieces of meat!" It wasn't the centerfold, it was a joke; one in poor taste even by Flynt's standards, but still a joke. It isn't in any way characteristic of Hustler's usual fare.