Fearful strip clubs register voters to oust President Bush

[wubbathompson]

BELOIT, Wis. -- Strip club owners are putting a little bada-bing in the presidential campaign by asking patrons to turn their eyes away from the stage for a moment to fill out a voter registration form -- and then vote against President Bush.

''It's not to say our industry loves John Kerry or anything like that,'' said Dave Manack, associate publisher of E.D. Publications, which publishes Exotic Dancer magazine. ''But George Bush, if he's re-elected, it could be very damaging to our industry.''

Fearful that conservatives might turn off the colored lights for good, a trade organization for adult nightclubs is asking owners to register customers and employees and then encourage them to cast their ballots against the president. Micheal Ocello, president of the Association of Club Executives, said the group believes the president's brand of conservatism is bad for business.

''We must do everything within our power to help ensure that Bush and his ultra-conservative administration are removed from the White House,'' Ocello wrote in a letter to nearly 4,000 club owners. ''If we are to survive, we must act now.''

http://www.suntimes.com/output/elect/cst-nws-vote21.html

[zbdent]

1. Do you think the conservative/Christian regulars will ever realize

that it is their own actions of supporting Bush / Giuliani that will destroy one of their great, though secret, pleasures in life?

[dr.strangelove]

2. Strippers for Kerry

Lets start up a 527. We can fundraise at strip clubs, though it would be a chore to pay for ads with all those singles.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

6. Vote for Kerry, Get a Free Lap Dance

Now there's a slogan I can get behind!

[Mr Bojangles]

8. I don't know about you...

But I'd rather be in front of it ;)

[ButterflyBlood]

7. Giuliani will not be on the ticket

and it should be blatantly obvious why, so it's not even worth explaining.

[zbdent]

9. I know that Rudy G. will not be on the ticket, but RG was instrumental

in trying to shut down the strip clubs before the bug up his ass (cancer) forced him out of the Senate race against Hilary.

[iamjoy]

3. Not A Bad Idea

I've thought of getting a voter registration table outside a family planning or abortion clinic, but that just seems too insensitive to the patients.

But strip clubs and adult movie stores/theaters, etc - I like it.

[IndianaGreen]

10. Excellent idea!

Adult entertainment is part of the strip not far from where I live. I'll say, let the entertainers dance against Bush, and then we talk to them about forming a labor union as a group of women did in San Francisco.

[rhino47]

4. Anything t hat works.

Hey they had Rock the vote .Well I guess they can have .... well never mind.

[David__77]

5. Certainly not my thing, but more power to them!

I have friends who work in strip clubs and its good that there are regulations on them concerning what the patrons can do and so forth. But I think that they really need to be unionized to best protect their rights. I can see why both workers and owners would oppose Bush though.