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July 13, 2007
Hypocrisy All Around
A great column by Rick Moran.
Larry Flynt, smut peddler and avowed Democratic partisan, offered the sum of $1 million for verifiable information about Congressmen visiting whores. This was before Palfrey’s client telephone list was released, but dovetailed nicely with the event when Flynt unearthed Vitter’s phone number from those records and contacted the Congressman on Monday asking about his business with Palfrey.Do the Democrats and the media really want Larry Flynt as the public face of their opposition research against Republicans?Flynt, however, is not finished. His $1 million bounty on the sex lives of Congressmen was first offered in an ad he took out in the Washington Post last month. Since then, he has received approximately 20 leads that he is currently following up. He has promised to only publish the names of people who “deserve it” – that is, Congressmen who are “hypocrites.” Since Democrats don’t make a habit of speaking about the sanctity of marriage or even family values, the implication of Flynt’s threats are clear; if you’re a Republican who’s been straying from the straight and narrow with ladies of the evening, it would be best to start thinking of that offer from a supporter to open a law firm back home.
Posted by slublog at July 13, 2007 08:10 AM
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Do the Democrats and the media really want Larry Flynt as the public face of their opposition research against Republicans?
Not to be a smartass, but do you think they care?
Posted by: Sinistar at July 13, 2007 03:07 PM
I think the dems will take the dirt no matter where it comes from.
Posted by: Farmer Joe at July 13, 2007 04:02 PM