| Conservative Texas Governor Rick Perry’s Hypocritically Invested in Nation’s Largest Pornography Distributor.
Austin, TX—Via his campaign’s website, Governor Perry criticizes his
opponent—Carole Strayhorn—claiming she, “is sadly not above exploiting
child tragedies … What a despicable thing to do.” FN1. Despicable
indeed. Yet, as a private citizen, Perry has profited from his
investments in Movie Gallery, Inc—America’s largest pornography
distributor—a company that profits from exploitation and violence
against women. FN2.
When running for Lieutenant Governor, Rick Perry combined his publicly
traded stocks into a blind trust—Perry Blind Trust, Inc. FN3. Thus,
Perry’s subsequent Personal Financial Statements reveal little about his
stock holdings. FN4. However, Perry’s 1995 Personal Financial
Statement—the final revealing record of Perry’s assets—shows that he
invested in thirty-two stocks, including Movie Gallery, Inc. FN5.
While the precise amount of the investment is not revealed, Perry listed
the stock in category “B”—meaning that the stock was worth between five
and ten thousand dollars. FN6. Most of Perry’s stock fell into the
class “B” category. FN7
Based in Dothan, Alabama, Movie Gallery boasts being the second largest
North American home-entertainment specialty retailer after Blockbuster;
Movie Gallery has more than 4700 stores located in all fifty states,
Mexico, and Canada. FN8. Movie Gallery is also both the largest
distributor of pornography in America and the only major retail chain to
sell pornography in its flagship stores. FN9.
As reported in Forbes, Movie Gallery possesses a winning business model,
which has allowed it to acquire the much-larger franchise Hollywood
Video. FN10. Forbes reports that pornography increases Movie Gallery’s
profits enough to lowball the prices on regular, non-pornographic
rentals. FN11. Pornography is a unique product that many stores are
reluctant to sell. Movie Gallery’s practices have forced small, locally
owned rental chains out of business. FN12.
Zealously boycotted by the conservative, two-million-strong American
Family Association (AFA), Movie Gallery faces two lawsuits because of
its allegedly illegal business practices. FN13. Smaller competing
video stores claim that Movie Gallery illegally distributes porn across
state lines. FN14. Movie Gallery’s Interim Chief Financial Officer,
Thomas D. Johnson, Jr., described these lawsuits as “frivolous.” FN15.
Coincidentally, Rick Perry used similar language when signing the
tort-reform bill that limited the liability—thereby increasing
profits—of companies like Movie Gallery. FN16. Perry said the bill
would “remov[e] the incentive for trial lawyers to file frivolous
lawsuits.” FN17. Continuing Perry said, “we will save thousands of
jobs, generate millions in new revenue to the state;” only some of those
jobs come at the price of young girl’s physical and psychological
health. FN18.
The AFA has undertaken a nationwide campaign—advertising in USA Today
and Washington Post—urging government officials to investigate Movie
Gallery. FN19. Many local authorities—like the U.S. Attorney in the
Northern District of Texas—are allegedly dragging their feet. FN20.
With Gov. Perry owning stock in Movie Gallery, his financial interests
contravene the success of any such investigation.
Titles that Gov. Perry helps bring to Texas’ shelves include Teens with
Tits Vol. 1, Teen Power Vol. 4, and Teens Never Say No. FN21. Such
titles serve as political ammunition to his opponents—independents Kinky
Friedman and Carol Keeton Strayhorn. Ironically, the Jewish Friedman
continually caters to religious conservatives by advocating prayer in
school, and Strayhorn has recently criticized the Governor over sexual
abuse in Texas’ foster-care program. FN22. Rick Perry claims to be
“proud of his extensive record as a pro-life, pro-family conservative,”
and revelations about his pornography investments jeopardize crucial
votes for this fall’s election. FN23. Rick Perry has a sizable lead
over his opponents—polling at 38% to Friedman’s 20, Strayhorn’s 19, and
Democrat Christopher Bell’s 14 in the most recent poll. FN24.
While many disagree over society’s correct policy towards pornography,
Perry’s political posturing caters to pornography’s opponents.
Duplicitously, Rick Perry’s supposed politics contravene the interests
of his own pocketbook. There is the Governor who endorses a plan to
monitor sex offenders with satellites; then there is businessman who
enjoys profits by funding such titles as Bisexual Barebacking Vol. 1 and
Big Tit Brotha Lovers 6. FN25. There is the proud husband and father
who announced an award of $7.4 Million to the S.T.O.P. Violence Against
Women Act programs; then there is the man who invested in North
America’s largest pornography distributor. FN26. In the coming weeks,
there will doubtlessly be the ignorant, apologetic Governor, but under
that thin veneer of good hair is the cunning financier who still hides
his assets in a blind trust fund.
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+9This doesn't surprise me one bit. It's just another case of a politician saying, do as I say not as I do. It's just like the drug war scam, they bring in the drugs but arrest and jail the people that purchase them. Whatever it takes to make the money.
A new religious movement was born September 11th, 2001. This movement
was conceived by the American government and comprises many members of
the American and European elite, politicians, editors of mass and
so-called alternative media, publishers and academics. The movement's
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landmarks in a suicide operation. The legend of 9/11 is composed of a
number of distinct beliefs. Here are ten of the most tenacious beliefs
that unite cult members:
1. They believe that 4 young pilots who love money, alcohol and sex,
could be convinced to kill themselves for a religious purpose.
2. They believe that four teams of four to five rather smallish men
could subdue 40 to 80 passengers without using firearms and without
raising the suspicion of the pilots.
3. They believe it is possible to subdue a pilot and co-pilot in their
flight cabin before either can transmit a hijacking code, a verbal
Mayday message, or raise the suspicion of the crew.
4. They believe a person who could hardly control a one-engine Cessna
can fly a Boeing passenger airliner on instruments alone for more than
an hour in a foreign country and crash this airliner at 500 mph into the
side o...
A new religious movement was born September 11th, 2001. This movement
was conceived by the American government and comprises many members of
the American and European elite, politicians, editors of mass and
so-called alternative media, publishers and academics. The movement's
unifying faith is the legend of 9/11, namely that 19 Arab terrorists
hijacked four airliners and flew these airliners into the known
landmarks in a suicide operation. The legend of 9/11 is composed of a
number of distinct beliefs. Here are ten of the most tenacious beliefs
that unite cult members:
1. They believe that 4 young pilots who love money, alcohol and sex,
could be convinced to kill themselves for a religious purpose.
2. They believe that four teams of four to five rather smallish men
could subdue 40 to 80 passengers without using firearms and without
raising the suspicion of the pilots.
3. They believe it is possible to subdue a pilot and co-pilot in their
flight cabin before either can transmit a hijacking code, a verbal
Mayday message, or raise the suspicion of the crew.
4. They believe a person who could hardly control a one-engine Cessna
can fly a Boeing passenger airliner on instruments alone for more than
an hour in a foreign country and crash this airliner at 500 mph into the
side of a building 20 feet above ground.
5. They believe the capital of the United States, Washington, D.C. , is
undefended against approaching unidentified aircraft.
6. They believe crashing aircraft can disintegrate, leaving no visible
debris such as fuselage, wings, tail or engine.
7. They believe an airliner with 45 passengers can crash without leaving
visible bodies and blood.
8. They believe debris from a crashing airplane can be found eight miles
away.
9. They believe it is possible to induce a free-fall collapse of a
skyscraper by hitting it with an airplane (even if the skycraper was
designed to withstand such a strike) and then letting the resulting fire
bring it down.
10. They believe that 19 Arab terrorists actually boarded the four
aircraft that crashed on 9/11.
Religious movements are generally peaceful, but this is not the case
with the 9/11 Cult. The cult's members control weapons of mass
destruction and the information flow to the public. When such powers are
concentrated in the hands of cult members who base their decisions on
irrational and unsubstantiated beliefs, rather than on facts, everyone
is in danger.
Members of this cult, no matter their status, fame or power, must be
designated as madmen. It is important to secure the removal of such
madmen from positions of influence and power as soon as possible, in
order to give international peace and security a chance.
END
He's been on the scene for only a week and already you start the mudslinging. What is it about Perry that makes you quake in your boots? Are you afraid he can beat Obama?
I re posted an article that was sent to me. It could be BS but I dont like Perry for other reasons. The main one being is he wants to "outlaw" abortion.
Abortion illegal? What does that mean? Like a traffic ticket?
Most likely it would mean murder. Since he is pro-life, that means he would be in favor of the death penalty for abortion.
Therefore the woman should be put to death as well as the doctor and anyone else who is accessory to murder. I would also like to see the sperm doner wacked also. If there were several possible sperm doners, wack 'em all!
If the aborted were twins, apply CPR, revive them and then wack 'em again!
" But I do respect a state's right to have a different opinion and take a different tact if you will, California did that. I respect that right, but our founding fathers also said, 'listen, if you all in the future think things are so important that you need to change the constitution here's the way you do it'. It takes three quarters of the states deciding that this is important, it goes forward and it becomes an amendment to the United States Constitution. I support that for issues that are so important, I think, to the soul of this country and to the traditional values which our founding fathers, on the issue of traditional marriage I support the federal marriage amendment. And I also support the same with the issue of abortion, and I also support that same process for a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution so Washington will finally get the message of 'hey, quit spending all the money and quit mortgaging our kids future'. So, those are not incompatible, they're actually what our Founding Fathers meant for this country to do. There were a few things, enumerated powers in the constitution. The Tenth Amendment says that the powers not delegated to the United Sta...
" But I do respect a state's right to have a different opinion and take a different tact if you will, California did that. I respect that right, but our founding fathers also said, 'listen, if you all in the future think things are so important that you need to change the constitution here's the way you do it'. It takes three quarters of the states deciding that this is important, it goes forward and it becomes an amendment to the United States Constitution. I support that for issues that are so important, I think, to the soul of this country and to the traditional values which our founding fathers, on the issue of traditional marriage I support the federal marriage amendment. And I also support the same with the issue of abortion, and I also support that same process for a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution so Washington will finally get the message of 'hey, quit spending all the money and quit mortgaging our kids future'. So, those are not incompatible, they're actually what our Founding Fathers meant for this country to do. There were a few things, enumerated powers in the constitution. The Tenth Amendment says that the powers not delegated to the United States nor prohibited to it by the state are reserved for the states respectively or to the people. It's so eloquent, it's so simple. The federal government was created by the states to be an agent for the states not the other way around and we've really gotten away from that. I suggest, and I hope that we can have this kind of lengthy conversation over the next 17, 18 months that wouldn't America be stronger economically if we removed all those strings that have been attached to everything. Things like, whether it's our EPA regulations, or whether it's the way we deliver health care or what the heck business is it of federal government to tell us how to educate our kids. Remove all these strings and really let these states go out there and be laboratories of innovation."
http://blogs.cbn.com/beltwayb...
HAVE YOU EVER HAD SEX WITH RICK PERRY?
A full-page ad paid for by a supporter of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul in the Austin Chronicle asks, "Have you ever had sex with Rick Perry?"
The eyebrow-raising message comes less than one week after the Texas governor announced his candidacy for president of the United States. Justin Elliot at Salon calls attention to the ad in the newsweekly and notes that there is no evidence that Perry has engaged in an extramarital affair.
Text in the ad reads, "Are you a stripper, an escort, or just a 'young hottie' impressed by an arrogant, entitled governor of Texas? Contact CASH [Committee Against Sexual Hypocrisy], and we will help you publicize your direct dealings with a Christian-buzzwords-spouting, 'family values' hypocrite and fraud."
The Lone Star State Republican's wife Anita has been spotted by his side on the campaign trail this week.
Earlier this summer before Perry jumped into the GOP primary mix, Politico reported that the Texas governor's camp was prepared to combat unfounded rumors dating back to as early as 2004 that Perry is gay should he run.
Perry himself addressed allegations roughly seven years ago that he and...
HAVE YOU EVER HAD SEX WITH RICK PERRY?
A full-page ad paid for by a supporter of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul in the Austin Chronicle asks, "Have you ever had sex with Rick Perry?"
The eyebrow-raising message comes less than one week after the Texas governor announced his candidacy for president of the United States. Justin Elliot at Salon calls attention to the ad in the newsweekly and notes that there is no evidence that Perry has engaged in an extramarital affair.
Text in the ad reads, "Are you a stripper, an escort, or just a 'young hottie' impressed by an arrogant, entitled governor of Texas? Contact CASH [Committee Against Sexual Hypocrisy], and we will help you publicize your direct dealings with a Christian-buzzwords-spouting, 'family values' hypocrite and fraud."
The Lone Star State Republican's wife Anita has been spotted by his side on the campaign trail this week.
Earlier this summer before Perry jumped into the GOP primary mix, Politico reported that the Texas governor's camp was prepared to combat unfounded rumors dating back to as early as 2004 that Perry is gay should he run.
Perry himself addressed allegations roughly seven years ago that he and his wife planned to divorce and that he was gay. He told the Austin American-Statesman at the time that he was being targeted with a "smear campaign" being conducted by his political enemies.
The AP reported in 2004:
Perry said the rumors "are not correct in any shape, form or fashion. These are irresponsible. They're salacious. They're hurtful to my family." ... "I don't think a rumor can just get to critical mass by itself," Perry said. "I think you have to have a well thought-out, organized effort to disseminate that kind of information and keep it going day after day after day after day."
A message at the bottom of the ad taken out in the Austin Chronicle reads, "Note to gay people. If you know the truth about Rick, please QUIT covering for him."
Who vetted him?
Theres enough questions to fill a phone book. This guy is president because the big boys wanted someone who looks like change.
It actually very sad.
I'll call you.
I still can't believe how the GOP was able to have their constituents refuse to acknowledge both scandals, which went public and/or simply choose not to know both Bushes were doing men and boys AFTER it WAS all dragged through court cases and reported in the PRESS for two days before they managed to squelch the media... but we saw it and we talked about it...and there was a TON of evidence in court - victims and witnesses too...!!!!
All your heroes are evil and you refuse to know it. That is called brainwashing.
That's BLIND faith for ya.... keeps you ignorant and unable to see who your real enemies are!
And that was after the Franklin scandal linking Bush Sr to torture, mind control experiments and sexual slavery of children IN THE WHITE HOUSE!.