Congress gets Hustler magazine, even if it is unwanted - GoFuckYourself.com

devilspost · 02-15-2006, 08:03 PM

Filling up the trash: Some have sued to make it stop, only to lose over the public's right to seek redress from Congress
By Thomas Burr
The Salt Lake Tribune

http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3510974

WASHINGTON - The porn magazine arrives every month at your congressman's office.
Tucked in a conservative-looking manila envelope, the latest edition of Hustler goes to all 535 members of Congress. Free of charge.
Not that most members want it. It usually gets thrown in the circular file marked ?trash.?
But like clockwork, it keeps coming, despite efforts to have it stop.
The spokesman for Rep. Chris Cannon, R-Utah, recently tried to halt the mailing. Nope.
Several members of Congress have sued to make it stop, only to lose. Something about the public being able to seek redress from Congress means they have to take it, apparently. But that doesn't mean they have to be happy about it.
?It's a disgusting abuse of the system,? Cannon says. ?It's a nasty, tricky little thing to do by a person with no conscience.?
The magazines have been coming for more than a decade at least. Publisher Larry Flynt says he started sending them as soon as his magazine began publication in 1974, but an Associated Press story from 1983 has Flynt initiating the mailings that year.
Either way, he's not going to stop mailing Congress.
?I felt that they should be informed with what's going on in the rest of the world,? Flynt says, deadpanning during an interview: ?Some of them didn't appreciate it much.?
But, ?I haven't had any plans to quit.?
It doesn't surprise him much that some members don't want the Beverly Hills, Calif.-based publication, which he describes as a ?humor magazine? and one that deals with ?a lot of political and social satire.?
?I would never force a subscription on someone who didn't want it,? Flynt says, except for members of Congress who are public servants.
And he doesn't feel bad that the ones who are actually opening the envelopes aren't the members of congress but young interns.
?I'm sure the interns are over 18,? Flynt says. ?Those guys need some help getting through puberty anyway.?
Interns for Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, are trained to distinguish the nudie magazine's envelope from the other mail and throw it away, says Chief of Staff Scott Parker.
?So every time we happen to get one, it ends up in the trash pretty instantly,? Parker says.
Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, says it is offensive that his staffers have to see the publication when opening the mail.
?It's immediately deposited in an outside trash bin, so no one else has to be offended by it,? Matheson says. ?It's insulting behavior on the part of the publisher, but not surprising.?
Daniel Weiss, a senior analyst for media and sexuality for the conservative religious group Focus on the Family, says that members of Congress who don't want the mailings should work with the Postal Service to make them stop. And if that doesn't work, they should ask the Justice Department to investigate whether the magazine is obscene and have it blocked.
?It seems like Flynt's trying to stick it to Congress,? Weiss said. ?I don't know what I'd call it. Childish, perhaps.?
Others in the sexually oriented business industry, though, think it's a good idea.
?I have to respect his tenacity,? says Tom Hymes, a spokesman for the adult industry trade group Free Speech Coalition. ?This is vintage Larry Flynt. And he certainly has a flair for publicity.?
Plus, Hymes - whose group has sued Utah over an anti-spam child registry law - says that Congress needs to have a mature discussion on sexual issues, such as pornography.
?Members of Congress should in fact open [Hustler magazine] and shield their eyes from the pictures and read some more of the commentary because it's not a two-way dialogue going on right now,? Hymes said.
For now, it's a standoff: Flynt will dutifully continue to mail the magazine to Congress, and Congress will dutifully continue to trash it.
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devilspost · 02-16-2006, 08:50 AM

I think this article is funny as hell, LF is my hero, I am thinking about sending free postcards with free access pass. LOL

Bman · 02-16-2006, 09:22 AM

yeah that is great. Hustler is a superb magazine for its political commentary. It is the original Jon Stewart show on paper ;)

chase · 02-16-2006, 09:38 AM

I'm sure they're so disgusted, lol, the interns most likely sneak it in their messenger bags when no one is looking. And the Congress-people don't need Hustler, they probably have those interns bent over the desks while their wives are home tending the children and the homes. God, I hate hypocrisy; gets my blood boiling.

Seriously though, come on! A Hustler mag being sent to them is "a disgusting abuse of the system"? What a disgusting abuse of the system is that anyone who buys the pics from the one time I shot with a pro photographer has access to the address I raised my kids at. Blasphemy. THAT'S a disgusting abuse of the system that they have set up to protect kids-but not the kids of people who ever posed nude. Grrrrrrrr.

AsianDevil · 02-16-2006, 10:15 AM

LMFAO That is just too funny! How much you want to bet at least one copy winds up in the cleaning crews area? =-)

Jace · 02-16-2006, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chase

I'm sure they're so disgusted, lol, the interns most likely sneak it in their messenger bags when no one is looking. And the Congress-people don't need Hustler, they probably have those interns bent over the desks while their wives are home tending the children and the homes. God, I hate hypocrisy; gets my blood boiling.

Seriously though, come on! A Hustler mag being sent to them is "a disgusting abuse of the system"? What a disgusting abuse of the system is that anyone who buys the pics from the one time I shot with a pro photographer has access to the address I raised my kids at. Blasphemy. THAT'S a disgusting abuse of the system that they have set up to protect kids-but not the kids of people who ever posed nude. Grrrrrrrr.

no shit, I really would love to hit the congress dumpster on that day and see how many issues are really thrown out...i doubt we would be seeing many in the trash

Manowar · 02-16-2006, 10:31 AM

hahaha thats awesome

crockett · 02-16-2006, 11:16 AM

haha can't say LF doesn't have a sense of humor

G-Rotica · 02-16-2006, 11:19 AM

Damn. I'm running for Congress, just for the free Hustler.

seeric · 02-16-2006, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by chase

I'm sure they're so disgusted, lol, the interns most likely sneak it in their messenger bags when no one is looking. And the Congress-people don't need Hustler, they probably have those interns bent over the desks while their wives are home tending the children and the homes. God, I hate hypocrisy; gets my blood boiling.

true. and i'm sure none of those congressman and senators are fucking any of the thousands of escorts that flock to washington dc during the republican national convention.

Verbal · 02-16-2006, 11:35 AM

Mr. Flynt is a genius ... an American hero

RayBonga · 02-16-2006, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by devilspost

The porn magazine arrives every month at your congressman's office.
Tucked in a conservative-looking manila envelope, the latest edition of Hustler goes to all 535 members of Congress. Free of charge.

Lucky bastards.

fl_prn_str · 02-16-2006, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by G-Rotica

Damn. I'm running for Congress, just for the free Hustler.

u bastard u stole my idea

Laurel · 02-16-2006, 12:21 PM

Larry's sense of humor is legendary. Here's my favorite cover of all times.

chase · 02-16-2006, 12:30 PM

I was in Hustler, incidentally. In the May '05 Beaver Hunt. I was really floored that I was chosen, considering I'm faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar from your typical Hustler fodder-even by Beaver Hunt standards, lol. I was really impressed with that, and of course flattered, too!

Mr. Jim · 02-16-2006, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chase

I was in Hustler, incidentally. In the May '05 Beaver Hunt. I was really floored that I was chosen, considering I'm faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar from your typical Hustler fodder-even by Beaver Hunt standards, lol. I was really impressed with that, and of course flattered, too!

I'm having one sent up to my office now....

dissipate · 02-16-2006, 12:43 PM

Because you know that most of these congressmen more than likely have subscriptions sent to thier house.

chase · 02-16-2006, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Hustler

I'm having one sent up to my office now....

LOL, bring it to Phoenix and I'll sign it for ya.

Basic_man · 02-16-2006, 12:50 PM

Flynt is the man !

Honez · 02-16-2006, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laurel

Larry's sense of humor is legendary. Here's my favorite cover of all times.

I remember that cover

devilspost · 02-16-2006, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laurel

Larry's sense of humor is legendary. Here's my favorite cover of all times.

Didn't that cover cause a big controversy?

Laurel · 02-16-2006, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by devilspost

Didn't that cover cause a big controversy?

I'm pretty sure it did, but I was 5 years old when that cover came out.

devilspost · 02-16-2006, 05:12 PM

Check it out Hustler in wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hustler_Magazine

PixeLs · 02-16-2006, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by devilspost

Check it out Hustler in wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hustler_Magazine

I love your sig man.

devilspost · 02-17-2006, 10:23 AM

This article is still funny to me

Downtime · 02-17-2006, 10:38 AM

lmao that is hilarious, awesome find!

02-15-2006, 08:03 PM	#1
devilspost Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tampa yomebe -at- hotmail Posts: 3,980	Congress gets Hustler magazine, even if it is unwanted Filling up the trash: Some have sued to make it stop, only to lose over the public's right to seek redress from Congress By Thomas Burr The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3510974 WASHINGTON - The porn magazine arrives every month at your congressman's office. Tucked in a conservative-looking manila envelope, the latest edition of Hustler goes to all 535 members of Congress. Free of charge. Not that most members want it. It usually gets thrown in the circular file marked ?trash.? But like clockwork, it keeps coming, despite efforts to have it stop. The spokesman for Rep. Chris Cannon, R-Utah, recently tried to halt the mailing. Nope. Several members of Congress have sued to make it stop, only to lose. Something about the public being able to seek redress from Congress means they have to take it, apparently. But that doesn't mean they have to be happy about it. ?It's a disgusting abuse of the system,? Cannon says. ?It's a nasty, tricky little thing to do by a person with no conscience.? The magazines have been coming for more than a decade at least. Publisher Larry Flynt says he started sending them as soon as his magazine began publication in 1974, but an Associated Press story from 1983 has Flynt initiating the mailings that year. Either way, he's not going to stop mailing Congress. ?I felt that they should be informed with what's going on in the rest of the world,? Flynt says, deadpanning during an interview: ?Some of them didn't appreciate it much.? But, ?I haven't had any plans to quit.? It doesn't surprise him much that some members don't want the Beverly Hills, Calif.-based publication, which he describes as a ?humor magazine? and one that deals with ?a lot of political and social satire.? ?I would never force a subscription on someone who didn't want it,? Flynt says, except for members of Congress who are public servants. And he doesn't feel bad that the ones who are actually opening the envelopes aren't the members of congress but young interns. ?I'm sure the interns are over 18,? Flynt says. ?Those guys need some help getting through puberty anyway.? Interns for Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, are trained to distinguish the nudie magazine's envelope from the other mail and throw it away, says Chief of Staff Scott Parker. ?So every time we happen to get one, it ends up in the trash pretty instantly,? Parker says. Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, says it is offensive that his staffers have to see the publication when opening the mail. ?It's immediately deposited in an outside trash bin, so no one else has to be offended by it,? Matheson says. ?It's insulting behavior on the part of the publisher, but not surprising.? Daniel Weiss, a senior analyst for media and sexuality for the conservative religious group Focus on the Family, says that members of Congress who don't want the mailings should work with the Postal Service to make them stop. And if that doesn't work, they should ask the Justice Department to investigate whether the magazine is obscene and have it blocked. ?It seems like Flynt's trying to stick it to Congress,? Weiss said. ?I don't know what I'd call it. Childish, perhaps.? Others in the sexually oriented business industry, though, think it's a good idea. ?I have to respect his tenacity,? says Tom Hymes, a spokesman for the adult industry trade group Free Speech Coalition. ?This is vintage Larry Flynt. And he certainly has a flair for publicity.? Plus, Hymes - whose group has sued Utah over an anti-spam child registry law - says that Congress needs to have a mature discussion on sexual issues, such as pornography. ?Members of Congress should in fact open [Hustler magazine] and shield their eyes from the pictures and read some more of the commentary because it's not a two-way dialogue going on right now,? Hymes said. For now, it's a standoff: Flynt will dutifully continue to mail the magazine to Congress, and Congress will dutifully continue to trash it. [email protected] __________________ Brothels and Escorts Worldwide.

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