Larry Flynt outed Vitter

[blitzen]

keep up the good work, Larry!


http://rawstory.com/news/2007/ABC_says_they_would_have_reported_0710.html

The magazine Hustler in a Tuesday afternoon press release then claimed responsibility for Vitter's decision to identify himself as a former DC Madam client.

"Within hours of a phone call from the offices of HUSTLER Magazine asking Vitter to comment on an article HUSTLER reporters were working on, Vitter ran to the Associated Press in an attempt to get ahead of the story," said the statement e-mailed to RAW STORY. "As of 2 p.m. West Coast time on Monday, only Larry Flynt and the HUSTLER investigative team knew that Vitter’s phone number appeared on the phone records of Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the so-called D.C. Madam. Within hours of obtaining the phone records, Flynt's team found what ABC News has so far been unable to ferret out."

[Kingshakabobo]

1. I love Larry Flynt. n/t

[BuyingThyme]

2. Oh. That's what he meant by "God."

[AlCzervik]

3. omg i love this story so much, every hour it's gets a little better.

[wakeme2008]

4. This is going to be a

:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn: Story :)

[Az]

8. Drama!!!

[Az]

5. Unabel or unwilling?

"Flynt's team found what ABC News has so far been unable to ferret out."

[Tesha]

35. Wth ABC, it was just professional courtesy, one whore to another. (NT)

[npincus]

6. LOL- keep it up

[AlCzervik]

7. can we find out what Larry likes to drink and send him a case?

[librechik]

12. yes, but the menstrual blood of young virgins is so expensive, bottled.

[liberalnurse]

31. That is so unnecessary.

Please clean this up....Please.

[librechik]

38. sorry, too late to edit.

BTW, have you ever looked at Hustler Magazine? I like Larry's first amendment stance, but a little humorous reality check is not out of line, IMHO.

I apologize for offending your sensibilities.

[liberalnurse]

39. Your clarification has

vindicated the post. O8)

Thank You....because Larry will read this thread.

[snooper2]

9. Fuck Yeah!

You can bet Mr. Flynt is going to research every single phone number...

Greatness! Long Live Larry!

[KansDem]

10. So "Vitter ran to the Associated Press " first...

"God," second...

[ORDagnabbit]

11. war is good for business...vitter supports the war

thus they couldnt find anything on him.


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http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/06/abc-assures-bloggers/

[Mandate My Ass]

13. Didn't he out Livingston too?

LF is batting a 1000 and the hypocritical stooges keep thinking they can get away with pontificating in public and screwing around in private.

[blitzen]

15. yep, and the beauty is that Vitter replaced Livingston in that seat

[Mandate My Ass]

17. The gift that keeps on giving

the louder they are in public, the sleazier they are in private. What a putz to think he could get away with it!

[BornagainDUer]

41. OHHHH ROFLMAO!!!

[shain from kane]

20. I wonder if Vitter and Livingston had the same number. When it was repeated in the whore's records,

the Hustler was speechless.

[EVDebs]

26. Hey, that's WORKING GIRL ! Show some respect. nt

[spanone]

14. mr. flynt, whether you agree with his business or not, is a true American Patriot. IMHO

[Hubert Flottz]

23. I think Larry Flynt loves his country too.

He's pissed at the GOP for trashing the country just like we are!


A sleazy magazine, is not near as bad as getting GIs killed and wounded by the thousands, for profit, or for political brownie points like the GOP has in Iraq. Larry Flynt is a far better person than a lying, murdering, torturing, thieving, blood sucking, political hypocrite!

[liberalnurse]

34. Yes he does!

(((HUG)))) for LARRY!O8) :hi: :thumbsup: :loveya:

:grouphug:

[BornagainDUer]

42. I agree. If he was just a smut peddler..

he wouldn't spend time addressing the un-profitable news.

[AspenRose]

40. I agree.

eom

[EVDebs]

16. So...Larry Flynt w/in hours was able to scoop ABC Snooze ? THAT'S THE STORY !

"Within hours of obtaining the phone records, Flynt's team found what ABC News has so far been unable to ferret out.""

[Harry Monroe]

48. We do owe a debt to Larry Flynt for investigative journalism

As much as I abhor his magazine for its graphic, offensive, demeaning depiction of women (Personally I would love to see his magazine banned, but feel it is more important that he is allowed to exercise his First Amendment rights), I honor Flynt as a journalist who isn't afraid to tell the unvarnished truth. He is one of the few out there who has a set of brass balls to expose hypocrites for what they are. One thing you can say about Larry Flynt is that he ain't no hypocrite!!! Unfortunately, there are far too few MSM journalists out there with the integrity of Flynt.

[EVDebs]

49. ABC's Brian Ross and NBC's Lisa Myers ... got some 'splainin' to do, eh ? nt

[malaise]

18. Go Larry

:yourock: :yourock:
Name some more of them.

[Eurobabe]

19. Now that Larry Flynt could out Darth Cheney!

Hell, I'd give him the Presidential Medal of Freedom for that! :thumbsup:

[jus_the_facts]

21. *UP YOURS* VITTER

:nopity:

[Blackhatjack]

22. If you live in LA and Vitter and Livingston were your Senators, you must think...

I wonder if they were thinking about us when they were involved in their sexual romps?

BTW we still have a devastated city that needs rebuilding Mr. Vitter. ARe you doing all you can to make that happen?

[Blackhatjack]

24. Amazing what a tel call from a non-corporate controlled journalist could do....

IF we had a real MSM there would be a lot of D.C. politicians shaking in their shoes.

[long_green]

30. Bob Livingston was never in the Senate

Vitter took over his seat in the House.

[ChiciB1]

25. Well, He Did Take Out That Ad In The Paper!! I Wonder How Many

more will fall?? I have no doubt there are some Democrats too! What I'm about to say isn't meant to be snide, HOWEVER there is that joke about "men" thinking with one head or another, most of the time!!

I might just get deleted for the first time here at DU for making that remark, but it IS true! Even though I remarried my husband 10 years after divorcing him, I left him because he "fooled around" a little bit when we were younger. He was sooooooooo apologetic and I know taken completely by surprise when I filed for divorce because as most say "it didn't mean anything" I LOVE YOU!! He
doesn't drink and was never abusive, but hey... I was a good wife & mother and he was WRONG! He never stayed with the other person, but still, I think we both learned a few lessons by being apart.

I've always been very independent and my instincts told me that if I looked the other way, it would happen AGAIN!! Kind of like putting up with someone hitting you... if it happens once, it more likely than not will happen again, most of the time!

[jazzjunkysue]

37. Awesome, Chici! You did your kids a favor: You kept him honest.

If our kids see us tolerate immorality and dishonesty in our marriages, they go on to repeat it, and pay the larger price. You scared him straight, and did the whole family a great service: Some people can only learn things the hard way. Now, when your husband gets a hard on at work or out with friends, he's got 10 tough years to remind him that it's not worth it, and you are worth respecting.

Bravo. I'm sure you took holy hell from your family and friends at the time, and stuck to your guns. You proved them all wrong.

What this world needs is more tough broads who know what they're worth.

You made my day.

Three cheers for all tough women who make the hard decisions, in spite of pressure from their "friends" and "family."

[ChiciB1]

45. Thank You Very Much.... Didn't Expect Any Kudos... But I Did What

I felt was correct. And yes, my mother-in-law wouldn't even come into the house I moved into because she thought "I" was the home-wrecker!! She had two sons, and my husband was the younger! Funny thing, his brother ended up fooling around while he was in the Air Force several times. His wife wasn't so tough, but in the end I convinced her that she didn't need to take it either. They didn't get back together, but I'm still good friends with the first wife!

My mother-in-law never forgave her either. What IS strange now is that she now lives with us as she has Alzheimer's and we would NEVER put her in a home. In my heart I know I've done what I felt was best, and I forgave HER. After all she is a mother, and one from the "old school" that didn't understand independent women.

Thanks again!

[jazzjunkysue]

46. You have so got your shit together. Your family is so lucky.

And your kids will make great decisions, too. Amen.

[ChiciB1]

47. Okay... Now I'm Blushing! NOW If I Could Only Have Some Real Affect

on this outrageous political situation!

I do have to add something about the other issue though, and it's something that does get my goat to some extent. Many women think that they can't do it without a MAN, and that isn't true. But women who get used to having that "good life" stuff, generally won't get off the dime and either look the other way or simply face an empty life.

One thing I've ALWAYS told my kids, and others that I know is this... If you can look in the mirror and like what you see, than for the most part it will be okay. It's NOT easy, but it does build character even if you walk across some hot coals to get there. I can't say I understand why some get an extra dose of "hurt" doled out to them, but I do think that what is thrown at us should be looked upon as a learning process. I may not know WHY a person like my mother-in-law is still alive and seems to be living a life in "limbo" but I think that I'm supposed to be learning something from it.

If you pay attention, no matter how old you get (barring illness) we ALL have something to learn each and every day. I could give you a silly example of something that happened last week, but it's not that important. Had something to do with lime trees, but it proved my point to me.

And perhaps, America is having to go through what we are now because we have put ourselves too high up on a pedestal. The higher up you get, the further you have to fall! I get disgusted and depressed by the process myself and wish more people would pay attention, but then maybe some people need to be hit over the head before they finally understand some of it!

I could go on, but won't... the fact that you are here at DU means that you are aware enough to see and actually care... far too many don't see or GET IT!

[Bitwit1234]

27. Get all the hypocrites Larry. Release their names.

[progressoid]

28. HEY CNN, FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC....A porn publisher is doing your job!!!

[Mabus]

29. I spy a Senate number 202-224-9655 (bill date 1/22/99)

As I understand it the 224 prefix is for the Senate.

The Senate numbers are listed here: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm Notice that they all start with the 224- prefix. If you check out the House numbers they all begin with 225-

The date of this call is 12/26/1998 and the call was made at 5:07 p.m. It can be found in the number 10 records on the list located at: http://deborahjeanepalfrey.com/Jeane10c.html

[spanone]

33. somebody buy themselves a little christmas gift????

[Mabus]

36. I guess someone's yule log was on fire

:blush:

[in_cog_ni_to]

32. Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha! LOL! ROTFLMAO!!!!!!

OMG! Washington insiders who used the Madame's services have got to be shitin' in their pants right about now!


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[diamidue]

43. What year was Vitter's call? Anyone know ? n/t

[Cha]

44. Thanks Larry Flynt..cause

we CAN'T STAND THE HYPOCRICY of these lyin' fookin' prigs.

[nolabels]

50. Can we use the cliche about Larry's "no holes barred" kind of journalism?

How quick the space gets filled up is often dependent on the amount of vacuum present :shrug:

[Drunken Irishman]

51. Go Larry!