Bailing Out the Porn Industry

You knew it would come to this, didn't you?

Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis and “Hustler” magazine publisher Larry Flynt have said they will petition Congress for financial aid along the lines of what the Big Three auto makers are getting.

Francis said that he and Flynt are asking for $5 billion, and that they have sent letters to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Congress and their local Congressman, Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) with the proposal. Rep. Waxman's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

On the other hand, consider what the industry provides us with, and ask yourself, "Are these guys more, or less deserving than the auto industry?"

On the other hand, this could be just an extension of the Old Media being taken down by the internet. Maybe Hustler and the New York Times could have a joint going-out-of-business party. The imagery boggles the mind.

H/T Alphecca.