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Porn Industry Goes Limp, Seeks $5 Billion Federal Injection

bushkiss.jpg When President Bush announced his economic stimulus in January 2008, he bragged that his package was the “right size” and would “boost” the economy:

I am pleased that this agreement meets the criterion that I set forth last week to provide an effective, robust, and temporary set of incentives that will boost our economy and encourage job creation. This package has the right set of policies and is the right size. The incentives in this package will lead to higher consumer spending and increased business investment this year.

Bush’s package did stimulate spending…in the adult pornography industry. The Adult Internet Market Research Company reported that membership rates at many porn sites had grown 20-30 percent since mid-May, and “websites focused on adult or erotic material” saw an “upswing in sales” as Americans received their tax rebates in the mail. Many observers began wondering if porn was recession-proof.

Turns out that even this vice industry — which has weathered many other economic downturns — has gone limp under Bush. Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis and Hustler magazing publisher Larry Flynt have asked Congress for a $5 billion bailout, arguing that their industry is also one of the “nation’s most important businesses“:

[A]ccording to Flynt the recession has acted like a national cold shower. “People are too depressed to be sexually active,” Flynt says, “This is very unhealthy as a nation. Americans can do without cars and such but they cannot do without sex.”

While not to the degree felt by banks and automakers, the Adult Entertainment industry has been hit by the effects of the economic downturn. DVD sales and rentals have decreased by 22 percent in the past year as viewers turn to the internet for adult entertainment.

The Bush administration has attempted to wage an aggressive fight in the War on Porn. In fact, cracking down on “manufacturers and purveyors” of pornography was “one of the top priorities” of Alberto Gonzales while he was Attorney General, often coming before terrorism prosecutions. Looks like all it took to accomplish these goals was the decimation of the entire U.S. economy.




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256 Responses to “Porn Industry Goes Limp, Seeks $5 Billion Federal Injection”

  1. IgnoranceIsNotBliss Says:

    Seems his package wasn't as large as he thought it was.


  2. Nevar Says:

    Wow.
    Who's next, Budweiser?


  3. rmwarnick Says:

    I kept expecting to see a link to The Onion. I guess some things are self-parodying.


  4. Alejandro Says:

    This is the best.


  5. IgnoranceIsNotBliss Says:

    I hope that woman he's kissing has a whole lot of antiseptic to clean her face with. Yuck.


  6. deebaser Says:

    Larry Flynt is a brilliant satirist. I saw this earlier on CNNs political ticker and people are actually taking this as a serious request.


  7. IgnoranceIsNotBliss Says:

    RaptureReady Says:
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The answer to this filth is no, in Jesus name. We, as Americans, want this industry to lead our nation.

    LMAO!!


  8. Uncle Ho Says:

    Hey, Daryll; what motivated you to tear yourself away from your gay porn sites to dump your crap at TP?


  9. DRxJ Says:

    Okay, 'sup with the puns?
    "stimulus"
    "package"
    "boost"
    "limp"
    "upswing"


  10. Nevar Says:

    To late Daryll, Freud strikes again... LOL


  11. The Dogfather Says:

    Please, TP -- could you refrain from using "Bush's package" to open a paragraph discussing the porn industry? It kinda creeps me out (as I'm sure it does Laura...).


  12. Xisithrus Says:

    Man, now Marriott is gonna lose money


  13. misshusseinmolly Says:

    OK Amanda -- you've had TOO much fun writing this article, especially the headline! ;-)


  14. jakedogman Says:

    Abstinence in 09

    No Dick No Bush

    We gots some hard times in America


  15. republicans hate facts Says:

    RaptureReady Says:
    The answer to this filth is no, in Jesus name. We, as Americans, want this industry to lead our nation.

    ROTFL!! ironic considering that jesus film from mad max was one of the most pornographic S&M movies ever made!! ROTFL!!


  16. DRxJ Says:

    Parodyll the Failure says:
    I, in no way, shape or form, do not support this industry, which is full of degenerates.

    Was this a purposeful double negative?
    Meaning that you do support this industry?
    And that, you are indeed, a part of teh homosexual agenda?


  17. Bozo The Neoclown Says:

    rectal rapture prefers to "shake loose the devil" while watching youtube footage of sarah palin's thanksgiving turkey pardon. twisted fcuker


  18. republicans hate facts Says:

    RaptureReady Says:
    “Leave” not lead. I, in no way, shape or form, do not support this industry, which is full of degenerates.

    Then you should feel RIGHT AT HOME you are one of the most f**ked up degenerates I've ever seen post!! ROTFL!


  19. republicans hate facts Says:

    RaptureReady Says:
    Help, no! He markets sin. He’s is disgusting and on his way to hell.

    So do most XTian televangelists like the one that ran your university that talk about GETTING RICH - one of the DEADLY SINS!

    Give UP YOUR MONEY you DAMNED SINNER!! ROTFL!!


  20. dbadass Says:

    I can not believe I was outside shoveling snow when I missed "lead our nation". Damn all those different gods really do hate me...


  21. Nevar Says:

    RaptureReady Says:
    “Leave” not lead. I, in no way, shape or form, do not support this industry, which is full of degenerates.

    Your use of a double negative has affirmed your support for this particular industry.


  22. Uncle Ho Says:

    DRxJ; omitted from your list,
    grown
    girls gone wild

    Any word about increases in viagra sales? snark


  23. Nevar Says:

    Beat me to it, DrXJ... kudos!


  24. ElBruce Says:

    Turning to the Internet for porn is not related to the overall economy, it's just a change in favored format.

    I disagree with Flynt's underlying assumption that all sex is necessarily porn. People can have sex without consuming porn.

    Who told Bush they get to wage a "war on porn?"

    .

    RaptureReady Says:

    The answer to this filth is no, in Jesus name. We, as Americans, want this industry to leave our nation. (corrected)

    Actually, you should leave this nation which is governed by the First Amendment, and go start your own one that isn't.


  25. dbadass Says:

    In light of the previous bailouts, I would strongly ask the public to consider the importance of the porn industry to the foundations of our economy. Afterall, has it not been the porn industry which has consistantly moved the mutlimedia industry forward since the development of the printing press, photography, motion film, publishing, internet? This industry simply can not be allowed to fail.


  26. SP Biloxi Says:

    "Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis and Hustler magazing publisher Larry Flynt have asked Congress for a $5 billion bailout, arguing that their industry is also one of the “nation’s most important businesses"

    lol Hard times in the porn industry. Interesting.I knew that the bailout package signed by Congress would lead to other industries asking for a bailout. What next? Madoff asking for a bailout? I will be glad when Obama takes office.


  27. Keith Says:

    Larry, not everyone needs money in order to have sex.

    Rapture, you pervert, I certainly don't want this industry to lead our nation!

    The leading purveyors of porn are some of our biggest and most conservative corporations who own premium cable channels, the cable/satellite corporations, and the biggest hotels.


  28. Zooey Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    We, as Americans, want this industry to lead our nation.
    January 7th, 2009 at 4:27 pm

    Paging Dr Freud....Dr Freud....paging Dr Freud....


  29. Uncle Ho Says:

    Bush's package? Is he auctioning off his cod piece from that flight suit folly?

    EEEEEWWWWWWWW!!!!!!


  30. barfly Says:

    George Does Dallas - at taxpayer expense.


  31. dbadass Says:

    Shit, SamJoe the war correspondent, now this? Maybe all those different gods don't hate me after all.


  32. ElBruce Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    Help, no! He markets sin. He’s is disgusting and on his way to hell.

    1. Mr. Flynt's magazines and movies typically show unmarried people having sex. Nowhere in the bible is sex between two unmarried people forbidden.

    2. Many of Mr. Flynt's magazines, as well as most of Mr. Francis' videos show women exposing their bodies. Nowehere in the bible is exposing your body forbidden.

    3. "Disgusting" is in the eye of the beholder.

    4. Only God judges. You should be primarily concerned with how God will judge you, rather than others.


  33. DRxJ Says:

    Parodyll the Failure says:
    Help, no! He markets sin. He’s is disgusting and on his way to hell.

    Welp, he'll have good company on that bus, being you'll be riding shotgun with him!

    Of course, Larry's personal hell will be listening to you b*tch and moan for eternity about how you never new you were a false prophit, all the while being "buggered" by the likes of Hitler, Stalin, and Jeffrey Dahmer.
    Heh


  34. stateofthedivision Says:

    I think Larry Flynt and company are out of luck. Bush just ordered the Transporation Department to not let airlines go bare.

    Bare as in "without insurance", therefore the taxpayer will soon insure/reinsure U.S. flagged air carriers.


  35. Xisithrus Says:

    The leading purveyors of porn are some of our biggest and most conservative corporations who own premium cable channels, the cable/satellite corporations, and the biggest hotels.

    That is true, do some GooGlin' RR, you'll soon find out its about the money


  36. stateofthedivision Says:

    While this piece is laughable, it shows why Trent Lott is giddy happy.

    Washington D.C. is one of those air blown money containters. Jump in and grab your share.


  37. Nevar Says:

    "Look at the sign of the times."

    There is only one?
    Where is it?


  38. Keith Says:

    Rapture Says: Look at the sign of the times.

    The New York Times or the Los Angeles Times?


  39. Uncle Ho Says:

    Daryll; when it comes to Bush/Cheney et al, there is NO level of disrepect that would be too much.

    WAR CRIMINALS!


  40. Jackie Says:

    THAT PICTURE IS GROSS!!!!

    Now I don't blame the Porn Industry to get free money when it's being handed out. John Boehner and Mitch McConnell will approve this quickly without discussion. But both will delay or deny the American people get a bailout because it has to be accountable and they really don't think it's necessarry. Now Iraq got 1 Trillion without a blink of an eye but then who dare question President Bush. Look for Dian Feinstein to give her approvel for the Porn bailout too.


  41. Nevar Says:

    You're up for more than one post today, Rapture Boy, what do you find so stimulating? I'm going to erect a print-out of your first post and screw it to the wall.


  42. republicans hate facts Says:

    RaptureReady Says:
    I will continue to pray that you receive decorum and respect in your life. Your comment was completely disrespectful.

    ROTFL!! yeah, like YOUR POSTS AREN'T DISRESPECTFUL! You are the most disrespectful whiny little pussy around! You couldn't be any more of a hypocritical loser...


  43. Bozo The Neoclown Says:

    but old RaptureReady didn't seem to have a problem with Rove's ruptured rectum courtesy of Jeff Gannon and the american taxpayer.


  44. Zooey Says:

    Keith Says:

    Rapture Says: Look at the sign of the times.

    The New York Times or the Los Angeles Times?
    January 7th, 2009 at 4:46 pm

    Yield. ;)


  45. republicans hate facts Says:

    RaptureReady Says:
    You should follow Acts 2:38. Jesus is coming back soon. Look at the sign of the times.

    You should follow acts 2:45, because according to that scripture you are going to go to hell - hypocrite! I keep pointing that out to you, but I don't think you've actually read the bible you keep referring to!! ROTFL!! ;)


  46. IgnoranceIsNotBliss Says:

    Daryll, you sure do have some fu(cked up ideas regarding sex. Man, if I were as suppressed as you, I'd be begging to get a little sumpin' sumpin'.


  47. ElBruce Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    barfly Says:

    George Does Dallas - at taxpayer expense.

    I will continue to pray that you receive decorum and respect in your life. Your comment was completely disrespectful.

    It's disrespectful to pray for people against their will. I'll pray for you to stop doing that.

    I believe it was barfly's intention to disrespect George Bush. Bush has lied to lead the nation into war, violated the Constitution multiple times, committed war crimes, and led to the destruction of the economy, impoverishing millions. He is not deserving of respect.


  48. DRxJ Says:

    Parodyll the Failure says:
    Sex with multiple individuals is disgusting and despicable.

    Maybe for you, but it sure made my late teenaged and young adult years so much friggin' fun!
    Sorry you missed out, bud.

    Hey, now get over here and give me some faux brown sugar luvin!


  49. republicans hate facts Says:

    RaptureReady Says:
    1. It is called “Fornication”.
    2. I will give you the scripture, shortly. Women and men are forbidden from revealing themselves.
    3. Sex with multiple individuals is disgusting and despicable. Your comment informs me that you have no limits to sin.
    4. Jesus said, “Go ye into all the world, and preach my gospel”. I must spread the word to save souls and diminish sin.

    Actually if you ever look at a man or woman and think they're sexy you've already sinned as much as having sex with them. Both are considered adultery - so good luck with that one LOSER!

    Actually Jesus said don't stand on the street corner and yell like a pagan (what you're doing). He said spread the gospel through your lives and not your words.

    So far that makes you a PAGAN that is REBELLING against your LORD at EVERY OPPORTUNITY - SINNER!! ROTFL!


  50. Nevar Says:

    Daryll comes here to engage multiple individuals in an orgy of absurdity..


  51. Keith Says:

    Rapture, I'm waiting for the part where Jesus says sex or the body is "evil".


  52. ElBruce Says:

    raptureready says:

    1. It is called “Fornication”.
    2. I will give you the scripture, shortly. Women and men are forbidden from revealing themselves.
    3. Sex with multiple individuals is disgusting and despicable. Your comment informs me that you have no limits to sin.
    4. Jesus said, “Go ye into all the world, and preach my gospel”. I must spread the word to save souls and diminish sin.

    1. I know what you call it. It's also known as "sex."
    2. Kuran verses don't count. Also make sure you cite a general precept from an authoritative character. I will check context.
    3. Sex with multiple individuals is freakin' awesome. I have lots of limits to sin. For example, I don't support leaders who start unneccessary wars, torture, human and civil rights violations, nor do I defend them.
    4. Jesus' gospel explicitly refers to words he's said, i.e. quotations from the first four books of the New Testament. He never discussed sexual matters. Not once.


  53. DRxJ Says:

    Parodyll the Failure says:
    Many times, I have explained that I give to mutiple charities through the 700 Club and ORU.

    ORU? Does that mean you give orally?
    Heh.

    By the way, I was always taught the gift of charity was supposed to be a humbling experience, that you're not to showboat and brag.


  54. ElBruce Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    Many times, I have explained that I give to mutiple charities through the 700 Club and ORU.

    Churches aren't charities. Please stop conflating the two.

    .

    RaptureReady Says:

    DRxJ Says:

    Maybe for you, but it sure made my late teenaged and young adult years so much friggin’ fun!
    Sorry you missed out, bud.

    Hey, now get over here and give me some faux brown sugar luvin!

    Have you been tested. Because of your comment, I am beginning to lose my appetite. Dr.

    Hint: you can't catch an STD over the Internet.

    .

    RaptureReady Says:

    I plead the blood of Jesus over your life.

    Eww! Have you been tested?


  55. misshusseinmolly Says:

    RaptureReady Says
    January 7th, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    4. Jesus said, “Go ye into all the world, and preach my gospel”. I must spread the word to save souls and diminish sin.
    ____________________________________________________________

    Um...okay -- but I've read a lot of your posts over time, and it appears that the only "sins" you concern yourself with are ones that have to do with sex. Do you honestly believe that sex was all Jesus Himself was concerned with? What about idolatry? What about greed? What about covetousness? What about violence (you know -- the "turn the other cheek" thing)? What about judging others? Why do you not rail against these sins as much as you do about sex?

    I'm starting to think that your self-imposed mission is merely an excuse for you to preoccupy yourself with thoughts of sex without feeling guilty about it.


  56. stateofthedivision Says:

    Obama told CNBC he's leaning against a repeal of the Bush tax cuts. Aaaarrrggghhhhh!

    Lucy pulled the football once again. I voter for a Uniter and got jack squat! Now change turns into No Change!


  57. Keith Says:

    How much of that money do Pat Robertson and the Roberts keep for themselves?


  58. Bozo The Neoclown Says:

    ironic how bible beaters like rectal rapture think sex is a sin yet blow their loads over the carnage of war.


  59. DRxJ Says:

    Dammit. I'm so freakin' busy I'm going to miss out on the Parodyll redirection of an important thread.
    Have fun, ya'll, whacking the troll (pun definetly intended)


  60. Shayne Says:

    Dirtbag Daryll thinks sex is sin but war is holy. He is repulsed by two naked people but gets all excited over pictures of dead Muslims. There's a special place in hell reserved for the likes of Daryll.


  61. Keith Says:

    Anyone who says "civilian deaths are a part of war" cannot call himself a follower of Jesus. That is the opposite of Jesus.


  62. deebaser Says:

    1. Mr. Flynt’s magazines and movies typically show unmarried people having sex. Nowhere in the bible is sex between two unmarried people forbidden.

    2. Many of Mr. Flynt’s magazines, as well as most of Mr. Francis’ videos show women exposing their bodies. Nowehere in the bible is exposing your body forbidden.

    Really?


  63. McWars Says:

    This presents the Bush Doctrine, in all of its usefulness, as a source of economic growth. More bedtime leads to more people which leads to more Wal-Mart shoppers.


  64. Nevar Says:

    RaptureReady Says: "...Bernie Frank..."

    Beyond your inane utterances, you are amazingly inaccurate for a supposed IT specialist. No wonder the woeful state of the intelligence community.


  65. Zooey Says:

    Daryll is so child-like.

    If he weren't so bloodthirsty and hate-filled, I'd think he was funny.


  66. Bozo The Neoclown Says:

    "Read I Corinthians, Chapter 5, Chapter 6:9, Chapter 7:2, Chapter 10:8 and Galatians 5:19 for God’s views on sex before marriage."

    guess that means the palin family's fcuked, huh ruptured rectum?


  67. Nevar Says:

    Those are not God's views Daryll, those are Paul's views.


  68. Keith Says:

    I specifically said "Jesus". That is who you are supposed to follow.


  69. StratRat Says:

    When our nimrod troll 'RaptureReady' proves - and I mean proves - the existance of God, then maybe his words have import. Until then, he is a rambling idiot, hell bent on using his views of 'religion' to be a racist bigot and judgemental fool.


  70. Perry logan Says:

    Stop that tittering. ;)

    Getting people interested in sex is not as easy as it looks, you know.

    Sex in Wingnutania:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVPy-ejcbjM


  71. ElBruce Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    President Bush did not lie. He was given faulty intelligence.

    He lied. He said that the intelligence had been confirmed to be accurate, and that the underlying evidence and analyses had been checked.

    Furthermore, he stocked the intelligence agencies with loyalties and issued a number of stern threats if they did not deliver exactly the conclusions they did.

    Finally, even if none of the above were true, in assuming the Presidency, he accepted responsiblity for the functioning of the executive branch. It was his job to see to it that the intelligence agencies gave him accurate information.

    .

    RaptureReady Says:

    Two, civilian deaths are a part of war.

    What was Jesus' position on war? Shouldn't a leader be held responsible for all deaths that occur due to a war of aggression?

    But I referred to war crimes. The Geneva Conventions determine what are or are not war crimes. We have committed many, authorized by the top levels of the White House.

    .

    RaptureReady Says:

    Three, Iraq is one of the few, if not only, countries that actually have an economic surplus.

    How is this relevant?

    .

    RaptureReady Says:

    Lastly, the “do nothing” Congress and, the sinful homosexual, Bernie Frank caused this financial mess. It was up to them to create laws for more regulation. Therefore, President Bush is not at fault.

    The causes of the financial mess were largely put into place while the Republicans still had majorities in both Houses, as well as the White House. Deregulation, regulatory loopholes, and "look the other way" regulators allowed the situation to happen. The sinful heterosexual George Bush wanted less regulation, and so helped the Republican majorities remove whatever they could. He was also the one responsible for appointing the people in charge of enforcing what few regulations remained.

    Once Democrats gained majorities, the Republicans then obstructed any legislation they could, making it a "do nothing" Congress themselves.


  72. dbadass Says:

    Can we get back to talking porn about porn and less about religion? Religion is sort of boring....


  73. Zooey Says:

    Daryll,

    How do you type so fast with only one hand?


  74. green Says:

    It appears to me that Rapture Ready is not real. He's a joke, right?


  75. seventwentyfour Says:

    Yeah. The post doesn't really do justice to what Flynt's actually talking about. From the CNN story on it is this quote from his spokesman:

    “The porn industry has been hurt by the downturn like everyone else and they are going to ask for the $5 billion. Is it the most serious thing in the world? Is it going to make the lives of Americans better if it happens? It is not for them to determine.

    It's all about the last two sentences and has zero to do with the industry actually seeking funds in any serious way. This is Flynt doing what he does: PR and political speech.

    Though I wouldn't mind a bailout as I'm in the operations side of the industry. Cash flow is rough these days.


  76. katy Says:

    f-search finds:

    8 comments from daryll the parodyll...

    30+ responses...

    i guessed before i knew the reason why there were so many posts here...

    TP - that photo is a silly low brow prank...


  77. Bozo The Neoclown Says:

    Zooey Says:
    "Daryll, How do you type so fast with only one hand?"

    Let me field that one, because he's slapping his meat against the keyboard with the other.


  78. katy Says:

    wow... i did that count at 70ish comments...
    you all are fast!


  79. seventwentyfour Says:

    Adding: at least someone who garners media attention is also pissed about the lack of logic and transparency in how the bailout dollars are being doled out and then used. I sure don't hear our Democratic leadership particularly concerned about this failure on their part.


  80. Keith Says:

    Ron got Nancy pregnant with Patti when he was still married to Jane.


  81. Nevar Says:

    How much is your $400,000 plus house in the privileged neighborhood worth now, huh Daryll?
    You can't blame Barney Frank when you were the idiot who paid the slick realtor way more than it was worth...


  82. dbadass Says:

    The cool thing is you can do any f ucked up shit you want so long as you repent later. That is my favorite part. I have a long list of f ucked up shit


  83. Wayne Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    1. It is called “Fornication”.
    --

    The original texts, scrolls of the bible never had the word fornication. The word poreia was mistranslated. Porneia were temples, such as those for the goddess Aphrodite that had prostitutes that could be paid to have sex with them, to supposedly improve the fertility of the fields. The original texts in greek show that the act of sex was not being condemned, but the use of the prostitutes as surrogates for Aphodite was condemned as idolatry.

    2. I will give you the scripture, shortly. Women and men are forbidden from revealing themselves.
    ----

    Please do, this will be a good discussion, since I have studied the greek texts before they were translated and have done study on what has been released from the Dead Sea Scroll find.
    Not that you have ever come back and posted your proof before when you promised to.

    3. Sex with multiple individuals is disgusting and despicable. Your comment informs me that you have no limits to sin.
    ----
    Funny since there are several mentions of orgies in the bible that were recorded as historical fact and not condemned. And if you have not dated twins, boy are you missing out.

    4. Jesus said, “Go ye into all the world, and preach my gospel”. I must spread the word to save souls and diminish sin.
    ---

    You should actually read the bible and know what it says first, Bud, because you seem to be completely ignorant of that basis of your whole belief system.


  84. Shayne Says:

    Daryll, you need to stop using Rush Limbaugh and Fox for your only sources of information. Besides you worship Bush and think Barney Frank is Satan. That's idolatry, delusion and stupidity all mixed together. Giving money to TV preachers won't save you.


  85. Bozo The Neoclown Says:

    RaptureReady Says:
    "I bind every satanic spirit that is in you, IN THE NAME OF JESUS! I will continue to pray that God saves your soul this new year."

    And I pray you shoot broken glass out of your tool when you piss. looks like neither of our prayers are being answered this year


  86. Zooey Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    I bind every satanic spirit that is in you, IN THE NAME OF JESUS! I will continue to pray that God saves your soul this new year.
    January 7th, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    God told me he wasn't much into bondage, but he really likes erotic porn.


  87. Keith Says:

    Rapture, I know extremely well there are many wars in the Bible. What I am trying to get through your thick skull is that you claim to be a follower of Jesus. When HE says "Love thine enemies", do you say "Stop pushing your false liberal propaganda."

    Jesus does not say that sex or the body are evil. Quote me where he does.


  88. green Says:

    Okay, Rapture, I'll bite. Check out Zeitgeist: The Movie (google it) and learn that your sun god is just one of many, many sun gods. Nothing original there.

    Instead of judging and attempting to convert those who do not believe what you preach - why not just show a little kindness toward others. It works - even your mythical messiah supposedly believed that much.


  89. ElBruce Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    My point is that he is a heathen.

    No he's not. Sounds like you don't know much about this person you're so intent on slandering.

    .

    RaptureReady Says:

    There were many wars in the Bible. Therefore, President Bush is somewhat faultless.

    I don't understand the connection between those two statements. Some wars in the bible are described as just, some as unjust, and some are just described as what happened.

    The Iraq war is unjust.


  90. Shayne Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    Bozo The Neoclown Says:
    ——————————————————————————–

    guess that means the palin family’s fcuked, huh ruptured rectum?

    As long as they repent, no. That is one political family that has a strong holiness background.

    First Daryll puts party before country and now he puts party before his alleged beliefs. Premarital sex is a sin unless a Republican does it, right? Sarah was pregnant when she eloped and she passed it down to her daughter. But they are holy to you. Pick a side Daryll.


  91. Bozo The Neoclown Says:

    since ruptured rectum thinks everyone should wear burkas, i think we should all pitch in and send his ass to saudi arabia


  92. ElBruce Says:

    I Corinthians 5
    Not doing the whole chapter.

    I Corinthians 6:9

    Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders

    Doesn't say anything about unmarried boy-on-girl action, such as that depicted in Hustler.

    I Corinthians 7:2

    But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

    So it says people should get married. Doesn't say they can't have sex first.

    I Corinthians 10:8 - actually here's 10:6 to 10:10

    6. Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did.
    7. Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: "The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in pagan revelry."
    8. We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did—and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.
    9. We should not test the Lord, as some of them did—and were killed by snakes.
    10. And do not grumble, as some of them did—and were killed by the destroying angel.

    Doesn't define what constitutes "sexual immorality." And we can't even grumble? WTF?

    Galatians 5:19

    The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery

    These don't seem at all obvious to me.

    I'm waiting to hear "a man and a woman may not have sex before they are married." I'm not seeing it.

    Also, would it be too much to ask to find a quote from Jesus about sexual matters? Actually, it would because there aren't any.

    I would think it was extremely important to be very careful about the gospel you preach. For an evangelical to misrepresent Christianity would be worse than merely remaining silent, because it often turns people away from Christianity. Just look at many of the responses you receive here, for an example of that.


  93. mary Says:

    Daryll - Bush LIED! Is he going to hell?

    'On April 23, 2006, CBS’s “60 Minutes” interviewed Tyler Drumheller, the former CIA chief of clandestine operations for Europe, who disclosed that the agency had received documentary intelligence from Naji Sabri, Saddam’s foreign minister, that Saddam did not have WMD. “We continued to validate him the whole way through,” said Drumheller. “The policy was set. The war in Iraq was coming, and they were looking for intelligence to fit into the policy, to justify the policy.”'


  94. Wayne Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    Read I Corinthians, Chapter 5, Chapter 6:9, Chapter 7:2, Chapter 10:8 and Galatians 5:19 for God’s views on sex before marriage.

    In corenthians, Paul is actually talking about the priestesses of Venus acting as surrogates for Venus, again it is the idolatry of using the priestess in place of the goddess that is condemned.

    Galatians to cover that again the word fornication was mistranslated from the greek word porneia which means literally "love that is bought and sold" or prostitution and again it is talking about the Temple of Aphrodite where prostitutes or priestesses for Aphrodite would sell themselves for sex as surogates to Aphrodite. Again what is being condemned there is idolotry not sex.

    got any more scriptures Daryll?


  95. Nevar Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    Gen. 3:21 –

    Doesn't have anything to do with eating the animals, or being cold?

    LOL

    By the way, what version of the big black fairy tale does this come from?


  96. McWars Says:

    Darryl, where in the Jebus manual is killing brown people for their oil permitted?


  97. Zooey Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    Libs, cover yourselves. Showing cleavage, buttocks or leg is a sin. This is how lust is created.
    January 7th, 2009 at 5:19 pm

    Turn off your web cam, Daryll. My cleavage is showing...


  98. Bozo The Neoclown Says:

    poor ruptured rectum and his bastardized view of christianity. to him it is better to sin and repent eventhough in the case of the palin's they knew they were committing a "sin" at the time. it's sort of like apologizing for murdering someone AFTER you've been caught.


  99. ElBruce Says:

    Just checked out I Corinthians 5. 1st verse covers the entire subject:

    It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that does not occur even among pagans: A man has his father's wife...

    Man, that's off-the-charts irrelevant.


  100. Bozo The Neoclown Says:

    "refrain from wearing open-toed shoes. "
    i always knew rectal rapture was into kinky sheeyat. apparently he has a toe fetish.


  101. green Says:

    I am now convinced that Rapture Ready is not real. Or he is certifiably insane.


  102. Keith Says:

    Rapture,
    If you think conservatives dress modestly and liberals do not and that liberals have sex outside of marriage and conservatives do not-----then you have really led a sheltered life. Go out into the real world and have a look.

    And exactly which part of "Jesus" is it that you don't understand? I thought all Christians had an inkling of who that is.

    p.s. Was the super-religious Sarah Palin modest when she spent close to $200,000 on clothes, hair, and makeup? Have you ever seen a Republican convention?


  103. Nevar Says:

    RaptureReady Says: ...refrain from wearing open-toed shoes.

    Oooooh, too much... I've got to go now... Daryll, I will pray for your forgiveness for putting such wicked thoughts into my head... I'm going to go shake the devil off now.... oooohhhhh......


  104. ElBruce Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    Burkas are not required. Women, wear long skirts, completely cover your breast, refrain from wearing open-toed shoes. Men, wearing clothing that does not reveal muscles, abs, etc. This is what God wants.

    That does it, I just got naked thanks to you. Seriously, where is that? Somewhere else late in the NT?

    Frankly, I don't care if it was. You go on and on and on about premarital sex, group sex and homosexuality while simultaneously defending the murder of millions as well as systems of enforced poverty. You choose to follow everything from Paul onward and nothing that Jesus himself said. But then you justify it in the name of Christianity.

    You are simply disgusting. If there is any such thing as immorality and sin, you are demonstrating precisely what it looks like.


  105. dbadass Says:

    Of course he isn't real but still it is fun to play along. So I suppose Daryll buys his cars without test driving them. I am not so sure his wife is so dumb...


  106. nanlichi Says:

    Darryl, I used to be one of the ones who laughed at you for "shaking the devil" to pictures in the Bible, but I understand that your Bible fetish is a cry for help from a severly fcked up individual. But really now. Sticking the pages of a Bible together is just wrong.

    Could you find a less gross way to scream for help?


  107. dbadass Says:

    "Follow the Gourd"!!!


  108. Zooey Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    To ensure that your life is identical to God’s word, cover it up!
    January 7th, 2009 at 5:29 pm

    God likes my boobs!


  109. ElBruce Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    Zooey Says:

    Turn off your web cam, Daryll. My cleavage is showing…

    To ensure that your life is identical to God’s word, cover it up!

    She shoots, she scores!

    What a maroon...

    .

    RaptureReady Says:

    Women should cover themselves.

    ... and let me under the covers with 'em!

    See, here you're basically saying that people are not only responsible for what they do, they're responsible for everybody around them. Especially women. That's how you start going about creating second class citizens.

    By the way, you do realize it's sinful to use the Internet, right? It amounts to entering a den of wickedness.


  110. belac Says:

    Follow the Gourd”!!!
    We have to...
    Apparently it is an actual sin to follow the sandal...refrain from wearing open-toed shoes


  111. ElBruce Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    Paul used the ideals of Jesus.

    So have a lot of people. Some for good, some for ill. "You shall judge them by their fruits."


  112. Wayne Says:

    RaptureReady Says:
    Burkas are not required. Women, wear long skirts, completely cover your breast, refrain from wearing open-toed shoes. Men, wearing clothing that does not reveal muscles, abs, etc. This is what God wants.

    Sorry bud, but I have no interest in seeing Islamic sharia law imposed upon the women in the US. This is almost ver batum from the Koran

    And are you so scared to debate the facts I showed about the chapters you stated backed your argument, proving you are sadly mistaken, that you carry on with your nonsense posts ignoring the facts layed out in answer to your silliness?


  113. Keith Says:

    Zooey Says:
    God likes my boobs!

    Well, He was the one that gave them to you.


  114. dealemslim Says:

    obviously no one ever told most of you not to believe every thing that you read or what you hear. it is amusing to hear all this truly partisan bs. as hard as i try, i can't blame bush for your hatefulness.


  115. dbadass Says:

    I like her boobs too. Does that mean I am closer to god?


  116. dbadass Says:

    Thant Lush for getting the hell out of here with Daryll. Enjoy all your worshipping and whatever other shit you are into.


  117. shoeless Says:

    Zooey Says:
    God likes my boobs!

    Not Daryll's god. Daryll's god would rather watch Daryll shake off his devil than look at your boobs.


  118. ElBruce Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    As long as you use the internet properly, it is not a sin.

    Sure, and as long as you walk around in the middle of an orgy and don't touch anyone, that's not a "sin" either, right?


  119. CheeseFlap Says:

    I hereby declare
    This to be the most awesome
    Thread I've ever read!


  120. dbadass Says:

    dealemslim:
    Do whatever you wanna do. I don't care. What does porn have to do with partisan bs? Porn truly crosses all pary lines...


  121. dbadass Says:

    Daryll
    Boobs are great. Come on dude. Everybody digs boobs. Even chicks like the boobs of other chicks... Why do I wanna get married? It is so much harder to have sex with more than one partner then...


  122. Zooey Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    It just means that you are in sin. Turn from your wicked ways. Clean your thoughts. If you want sex, and you are not married, get married.
    January 7th, 2009 at 5:45 pm

    No way am I getting married for a 2 minute f uck.


  123. nanlichi Says:

    The picture of Christ on the cross shows some pretty good abs, and that loincloth is pretty revealing. I also notice that many of the women are barefoot, or wearing sandals.

    Pornography! It's God's way of firing up the Christians so that they lust all over themselves and have more Christian babies. Except for the ones who hide in the closet like Brother Daryll. That kind of sex is not going to procreate anything buddy, you are just going to end up with shit on the end of your dick.


  124. Dr. Hussein Matt Says:

    Daryll likes tranny porn.


  125. Zooey Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    No, God wants your heart and soul. The external portion of your body is meaningless to God. Questions, based on your views, you live in the western portion of the United States, right?
    January 7th, 2009 at 5:47 pm

    You f ucking blasphemer. You presume to know the mind of God?

    BTW, you can't judge a person's morals by their geography, idiot.


  126. Bozo The Neoclown Says:

    great just what we need drunken lush and ruptured rectum in a two man republican circle jerk.


  127. Bozo The Neoclown Says:

    Dr. Hussein Matt Says:
    "Daryll likes tranny porn."
    thus his idoltry of angry trannie annie coulter.


  128. McWars Says:

    That is a liberal lie. Do you have proof that President Bush or his former company is holding oil in a specific place in Iraq? Please give me proof?

    Mr. CrapReady, I didn't insinuate that the U.S. was successful at getting its hands on Iraq's oil -- the oil companies failed at gaining contracts with the Iraqi Government. However, around touching the crude itself, price instability massively benefited ExxonMobil and others.

    As a reminder -- killing brown people for their oil was your intent. Erecting (appropriate word for this thread) your straw man isn't going to change that.

    Wait, did I just feel the need to make the case to an uninvited Halliburton Jebus disciple in a cape?


  129. Buckie Boy Says:

    RupturedRectum is the little voice in your head still telling you lies?

    "Phuckabee is going to be president" was a good one.

    Your God doesn't exist, never has, never will.

    Go back to your "special closet" and flog the gay out for a couple of hours, freak.


  130. dbadass Says:

    #150
    Please do not neglect the wonder which is SamJoe the War Correspondent. Maybe we can fuse the two and get SamJoe the War Porn Plumber's Gopher Correspondent...


  131. ElBruce Says:

    Zooey Says:

    No, God wants your heart and soul. The external portion of your body is meaningless to God.

    Exactly how is Augustine canonical?

    And, admit it. Ever since they were brought up, you've been picturing what Zooey's boobs might look like. B cup? C? How round? How high or low? Pushed together? What color? I know I have.

    Which brings up another interesting point. You said the Internet was OK if used appropriately, but it's not like you're at a Christian site right now. You're intentionally hanging out in a disgusting den full of secular liberals, exchanging ideas with them. Sure, you can tell yourself that you're here to "save" us, but the way you keep coming back here (and only on sexually related news posts, btw) seems to indicate that you're actually here because you like it here...

    You like it.


  132. Bozo The Neoclown Says:

    Rectal Rapture,
    I'd like to m-e-a-t your wife, show her the fun of sinning with someone who's not a two pump chump.


  133. Dr. Hussein Matt Says:

    Bozo The Neoclown Says:


    Dr. Hussein Matt Says:
    “Daryll likes tranny porn.”

    thus his idoltry of angry trannie annie coulter.

    Excellent point!


  134. Shayne Says:

    The Inferior Lush shows up to put some support behind his buddy Daryll. Cute.


  135. Zooey Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    Zooey, based on the Bible, Jesus would prefer that you preserve your body for holiness and dress and act modestly (Like a woman). I wish you could meet my wife. She is a true woman of God, based on her life.
    January 7th, 2009 at 5:50 pm

    Daryll, you've convinced me. I will give up my life to Jesus, and bind down my breasts. I love you, Jesus!


  136. Bozo The Neoclown Says:

    "What do you have against Ann Coulter? That she tells facts "
    Much like you, rectal rapture, tranny coulter does not present fact since facts require you to back up your claims which neither of you do.


  137. ElBruce Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    What do you have against Ann Coulter? That she tells facts about liberals/left-wing nuts.

    Actually, she just insults them, in between bigoted comments calling for the enslavement and destruction of all foreigners and people of other faiths.

    Also, how can you defend someone who's always wearing those little black dresses, showing way too much cleavage, arm, leg, adam's apple...


  138. dbadass Says:

    I don't mean to be a jerk but this is supposed to be about porn. Ann Coulter is about the last thing I can thing of remotely related to porn. Can we please stay on topic?


  139. Bozo The Neoclown Says:

    "Daryll, you’ve convinced me. I will give up my life to Jesus, and bind down my breasts. I love you, Jesus!"

    OMG, zooey, you almost made me pee my pants.


  140. shoeless Says:

    RaptureReady Says:
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Many times, I have explained that I give to mutiple charities through the 700 Club and ORU.

    I hate to tell you this Daryll, but Richard Roberts and his family are stealing your money, and his wife is f ucking young boys.

    Richard Roberts is accused of illegal involvement in a local political campaign and lavish spending at donors' expense, including numerous home remodelling projects, use of the university jet for his daughter's senior trip to the Bahamas, and a red Mercedes convertible and a Lexus SUV for his wife, Lindsay.

    She is accused of dropping tens of thousands of dollars on clothes, awarding nonacademic scholarships to friends of her children and sending scores of text messages on university-issued cell phones to people described in the lawsuit as "underage males."

    http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/264061


  141. dbadass Says:

    Just a damn minute. Can I get in on the breast bondage?


  142. Bozo The Neoclown Says:

    "Also, how can you defend someone who’s always wearing those little black dresses, showing way too much cleavage, arm, leg, adam’s apple…"

    because, Elbruce, as dicussed earlier, RectalRapture is into trannie porn. he's hopes angry trannie annie will spread "his" legs for some "crying game" action.


  143. Zooey Says:

    Bozo The Neoclown Says:

    OMG, zooey, you almost made me pee my pants.
    January 7th, 2009 at 5:57 pm

    Please do not type suck distasteful words. I demand that you respect my born again virginity!


  144. atsegga Says:

    The Borgen Project has informative statistics on addressing global poverty.

    $30 billion ends world hunger
    $550 billion is the US Defense budget

    This organization has the ability, resources, and policy-makers to suppress the threat of global poverty by enacting legislation here in the US, which is tied to the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals. Please support organizations such as The Borgen Project so that we may rid the world of poverty.


  145. gummitch Says:

    There's nothing like pr0n to bring on the wingnuts. 178 comments and counting.


  146. Bozo The Neoclown Says:

    "Let me know if you are looking for a good home church."

    Something tells me Rectal rapture attends "the church of the poisoned mind" like the culture club song.


  147. ElBruce Says:

    ElBruce Says:

    She tells the truth about liberals in a candid manner.

    No, she just insults them and then claims to have won the debate. That's not "truth."

    When she's not doing that, she's calling for all Arab-Americans (regardless of their religion) to be thrown into concentration camps, and saying that the government should start more wars. She laughs at people in poverty, and defends making the rich even richer at the expense of the common good

    Next time you're looking in your bible, you might notice there are four books that are apparently missing from your copy. They are: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. I recommend you get a copy that includes them and review it. You might be surprised that the "Christianity" you've been preaching has got everything wrong.


  148. dbadass Says:

    What does the Borgen Project have to do with porn? I suppose next it will be the Privacy Center.


  149. Zooey Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    If your comment is not full of sarcasm, great! Let me know if you are looking for a good home church.
    January 7th, 2009 at 6:01 pm

    I'd love to come in your church, Daryll.


  150. shoeless Says:

    RaptureReady Says:
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    I lust on no person, but my wife.

    Sounds messy.


  151. Dr. Hussein Matt Says:

    Rectal Ready says:
    ...you have proven that President Bush is a faultless President.

    SINNER!!! All men have faults! You Sinner!! God hates you now.


  152. dbadass Says:

    Zooey.....


  153. nanlichi Says:

    How does Mrs. Daryll like the new nipple rings? How about the Ben Wah balls? Did you know that Ben Wah balls were invented by nuns? Rosary beads... Not just for jogging memories anymore.



  154. McWars Says:

    Your comment does not answer my question. Please provide proof. If not, you have proven that President Bush is a faultless President.

    Dear Jebus-Halliburton:

    Don't avoid my question with a question. Does the Jebus manual support the killing of brown people for their oil, the in-house intent of the Iraq invasion (the invasion you <3), as evidenced by simultaneous record profits of the oil companies?


  155. ElBruce Says:

    Zooey Says:

    Please do not type suck distasteful words. I demand that you respect my born again virginity!

    Actually, you don't get your virginity back. Being a filthy trollop is like being an alchoholic. You can stop doing it, but you still don't get to stop being it.

    .

    RaptureReady Says:

    Sorry, I have a wife. I lust on no person, but my wife.

    Assuming you're a healthy heterosexual male who operates in open society, that's simply not possible. No one is above sin, and you can't be absolved of a sin you won't admit. That statement alone demonstrates that your soul is stained at this very moment.


  156. shoeless Says:

    RaptureReady Says:
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    The Bible says, “Oh taste and see that the Lord is good, blessed is the man that trusted in him”.

    Does that mean God's cock is tasty?


  157. ElBruce Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    The Bible says, "Oh taste..."

    You had me right there.

    .

    RaptureReady Says:

    Try the Holy Ghost.

    What are you, a bartender?!?


  158. McWars Says:

    Darryl -- speaking of porn, go f uck yourself.


  159. Wayne Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    Oh, the egotistical false prophet (Messiah).

    Yes, you are. Hows that President-elect Huckabee prophesy going for you?


  160. Nevar Says:

    Is he still here?


  161. Keith Says:

    Born again virginity? Is that like when you take your tire in for a retread?


  162. Zooey Says:

    shoeless wins the BLASPHEMER!!!!!!! prize! Yes!!!


  163. Zooey Says:

    ElBruce Says:

    Zooey Says:

    Please do not type suck distasteful words. I demand that you respect my born again virginity!

    Actually, you don’t get your virginity back. Being a filthy trollop is like being an alchoholic. You can stop doing it, but you still don’t get to stop being it.
    January 7th, 2009 at 6:08 pm

    Thank goodness. ;)


  164. ElBruce Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    You might not realize it, but I am witnessing to you and others to follow Acts 2:38.

    You'll need to be more specific than that. Like I said, if you're preaching an incorrect version of Christianity, then you might as well be a servant of Satan for the damage you're likely to cause. It's necessary to ensure that you are precisely correct in everything before you open your mouth, because one mistake on your part damns souls to hell. I'm expecting you to take this responsibility seriously.

    And I'm witnessing you to follow Revelation 14:20.


  165. dbadass Says:

    Daryll any chance you might tag out and give bit a chance for a little while? Oh bit....


  166. Nevar Says:

    RaptureReady Says: re: "Bernie" Frank
    "I could careless about the spelling of the name. My point is that he is a heathen. He caused this financial mess, which is somewhat overrated by the media."

    Spelling is important, Rapture Boy... what if you got to the pearly gate and St. Peter had your name spelled wrong?


  167. dbadass Says:

    shoeless wins the BLASPHEMER!!!!!!! prize! Yes!!!

    Sure but no one has been damned to hell for eternity just yet...


  168. LiberalVoter Says:

    You have to admit, RaptureReady sure has staying power.


  169. ralph the wonder llama Says:

    Easy one: can anybody explain why Daryll gets so worked up over porn and gay sex (which generally are personal activities, affecting no one but those consenting to be involved) yet stands by mute or worse, cheerleading, when TP posts threads about war and state-sponsored violence?

    Daryll, you wanna take a crack at that?


  170. Nevar Says:

    Verily verily, his stamina doth exceed his issue of bygone days...


  171. Leftside Annie Says:

    Tell ya what, Daryll - you can pray for me if you want to.

    I'll dance naked in the forest under a full moon for you, buddy!

    Fair is fair, after all.


  172. shoeless Says:

    Zooey Says:
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    shoeless wins the BLASPHEMER!!!!!!! prize! Yes!!!

    Huh? If someone told me I had a tasty cock, I would take it as a compliment.


  173. dbadass Says:

    Hey ralph! Where the hell have you been. Between this and that whole SamJoe Stone Cold Israeli Steve Austin shit, it has been a magical day...


  174. McWars Says:

    There is nothing wrong with a company assisting in the building of infrastructure in Iraq. Good try. Try again.

    January 7th, 2009 at 6:10 pm Recommend (0) | Report Abuse

    Darryl, ever enjoy a game of naked Twister with your higher power?


  175. McWars Says:

    In other words, have you played that mat game with Dick Cheney?


  176. Wayne Says:

    Zooey Says:

    shoeless wins the BLASPHEMER!!!!!!! prize! Yes!!!

    Bah, I was trying for that one again.

    Hard to keep up with the thread moving that fast though while at work, couldn't post fast enough LOL


  177. McWars Says:

    And just how do you type with one hand and answer your higher power with the other?


  178. Nevar Says:

    Aww, don't waste that on Daryll, Leftside Annie...
    ;)


  179. Leftside Annie Says:

    Why, Nevar - it's not a waste to pray for a lost soul, now, is it...?


  180. Nevar Says:

    ...no, I meant the dancing naked in the forest part....


  181. Krazny Says:

    If this thread doesn't prove that Daryl is a closeted homosexual with loads of sexual repression I don't know what it would take short of pictures.


  182. Nevar Says:

    Perhaps Larry Flynnt has pictures of Daryll, which is why he objects to a bailout.


  183. dbadass Says:

    Neva please see Number 29. We can not let this proud industry fail...


  184. McWars Says:

    ANSWER ME SIR BLASPHEMER! YOU'D KNOW WELL TO DO IN THE NAME OF 3:30 HALLIBURTON!

    HAVE YOU EVER DE FIBRILLATED DICK CHENEY?


  185. dbadass Says:

    Sorry Nevar...


  186. Krazny Says:

    the two biggest industries driving internet and computers are porn and video games. That much I will admit. Who the hell needs 2 gigs of RAM to write a word doc?


  187. Nevar Says:

    dbadass...I was only postulating upon Rapture Boys objections....
    not offering any of my own....
    He sure came through for us today, didn't he?
    May I suggest we all go back to his post number 5 and give him an attaboy?
    It was a priceless post, lord knows we do appreciate him.


  188. dbadass Says:

    I am with Nevar @230. Let's give riase the roof for old Rapture!


  189. grover nerdkissed Says:

    RaptureReady, your lips say NO, NO, NO....

    but your prostate says YES, YES, YES!


  190. ElBruce Says:

    Nevar Says:
    May I suggest we all go back to his post number 5 and give him an attaboy?
    It was a priceless post, lord knows we do appreciate him.

    I prefer post #124, especially when you think about the direction that webcams operate in.


  191. Xisithrus Says:

    I dont think Pat Robertson needs any charity given the diamond mines he owns. BTW Why isnt Robertson giving diamonds to poor people?


  192. Xisithrus Says:

    Well, I am not for investment bank, MSM or porn bailouts.


  193. ElBruce Says:

    If you're against porn bailouts, then do your part by buying some porn today! If enough of us do it they won't need the bailout.


  194. Nevar Says:

    ElBruce Says: "...especially when you think about the direction that webcams operate in..."

    He deserves an attaboy for that one too... though I'm guessing his webcam operates in more southerly directions...


  195. Old Goat Says:

    Rapture Reject sez:
    1. It is called “Fornication”.
    2. I will give you the scripture, shortly. Women and men are forbidden from revealing themselves.
    3. Sex with multiple individuals is disgusting and despicable. Your comment informs me that you have no limits to sin.
    4. Jesus said, “Go ye into all the world, and preach my gospel”. I must spread the word to save souls and diminish sin.

    1. Do you say it with that funny southern fundie drawl? Like that little lady from Poltergeist? That is SO cute!
    2. Xians are good at giving scripture. Tell me something, is the Bible the unchangeable word of god? If so, please tell me who the spiritual leader of the household is? I truly want to know. Because while you may say "The Father", one printing of the Bible says "The Parents" (that's plural, my friend)... so, if you believe that the father is the spiritual leader... or the male... then by logic, you support gay marriage. Rock on RR. Believe everything you read.
    3. "Original" Sin was born in the Garden of Eden, no? Weren't there people who lived in the land of Nod, outside of the Garden of Eden? As in, they weren't BORN there?
    4. He said preach, which means wander, spread the word... don't sit in one spot. Some will believe, some won't, if you cast all your seeds (ew) in one spot, your garden will not bear fruit.

    Now go... spread your seed elsewhere (ew).


  196. Cats r Flyfishn Says:

    jakedogman Says:

    Abstinence in 09

    No Dick No Bush

    We gots some hard times in America

    LMAO - that was funny.


  197. Cats r Flyfishn Says:

    RaptureReady Says:

    No, God wants your heart and soul. The external portion of your body is meaningless to God.

    Guess that means that we can do whatever we want with our bodies. Takes care of the stem cell problem, too.


  198. Wayne A. Schneider Says:

    RaptureReady,

    I've been sitting my lazy ass on the couch watching a Stargate:Atlantis marathon, so I missed all the fun. First, thank you for showing up and starting the ball rolling.

    Before you pray for my "eternal soul", please explain to me why we should listen to you. We have watched Christian people, particularly those involved in politics, who do not pratice what they preach. In fact, the current president, who claims to be a born-again Christian (which, I guess, is another way of saying he was not a very good Christian before that), has behaved in a very un-Christian-like way.

    If George W. Bush is an example of what Christianity can do for a person, then why would I ever want to become one?


  199. Dr. Hussein Matt Says:

    Reich-wing GOPigs should be outlawed.


  200. Wayne A. Schneider Says:

    LTdan Says:

    Porn should be outlawed

    No, lying about a country and purposefully trying to convince people they attacked us when they didn't, then lauching an internationally-unsanctioned war for the purpose of exacting regime change should be outlawed.

    Oh, wait, it already is.

    Why should porn be outlawed? Tell us precisely why consenting adults should not be allowed to watch other consenting adults having sex? I mean, as long as nobody getting's hurt, who's getting hurt?


  201. Zooey Says:

    LTdan Says:

    Porn should be outlawed
    January 7th, 2009 at 7:27 pm

    Then I guess you'll just go back to beating off to the Sears Catalog -- or your parents' wedding pictures.


  202. Dr. Hussein Matt Says:

    Once again, nanny-state reich-wing GOPigs want to dictate what others can and cannot do.


  203. ElBruce Says:

    LTdan Says:

    Porn should be outlawed

    ...along with your right to say so? Go start another country that doesn't have freedom of expression, and you can outlaw porn there. Also, good luck with that.


  204. McWars Says:

    LTdan Says:
    Porn should be outlawed

    That would clear the Friday afternoon schedule for 90% of the GOP base.


  205. McWars Says:

    Then I guess you’ll just go back to beating off to the Sears Catalog — or your parents’ wedding pictures.

    Thanks for the laugh, Zoo.

    (P.S., LMAO!)


  206. ralph the wonder llama Says:

    hey, dbadass... working nights the last month, so my schedule's way off, and I only have limited time online. I knew one of these bumpercrop days was due and I was gonna miss the fun.

    I trust y'all kept Daryll amused.


  207. dbadass Says:

    Zooey is killing me...


  208. dbadass Says:

    Hi LTdan:
    Might you make a case as why porn should be outlawed? You seem to just say stuff but never make any supporting case. What is up with that.


  209. pete Says:

    Glad I missed Daryll. Now that the Rapture Retards have graduated to open calls for assassination and celebration of civilian deaths in Gaza, I no longer find the vile creature amusing. In fact, despite a fair working knowledge of the English language, I am unable to convey the depth of my contempt for the sick POS and his insane, bloodthirsty, brethren.

    On the off chance you stop to check the comments, Daryll, please feel free to accept my sincere invitation to douse yourself with gasoline and light a match. It's better than you deserve but there's a chance some misguided soul would cure you of any horrible disease I wish upon you. Seriously, Daryll, the world will seem be a darker place until you and yours have left it.

    For any humans who haven't discovered the foulest pit of filth on the internet, here's a single sample. Please join me in wishing them all the worst things they deserve.

    http://www.rr-bb.com/showpost.php?p=952109&postcount=42


  210. Wayne A. Schneider Says:

    Yes, dbadass, he does, doesn't he?

    I really would like to hear the non-Biblical arguments against pornography. The Biblical ones are too ridiculous to refute.


  211. McWars Says:

    While I personally don't care for a porn habit, outlawing the stuff makes no sense. Parents should set the controls to block access.


  212. pete Says:

    You folks give LTDan too much credit. Sick freaks like him don't need a Sears catalog. They masturbate to pictures of bleeding children.


  213. Wayne A. Schneider Says:

    pete,

    Since we all know the government is monitoring the internets (probably illegally), I hope the Secret Service tracks that guy down. I'm sure he's not the only one.

    And thanks for having the stomach to visit that site and review the comments. It's ironic to see how much influence the Devil has on those Christians. ;)


  214. dbadass Says:

    ralph, the SamJoe thing sort of petered out but it had potential...


  215. republicans hate facts Says:

    LTdan Says:
    Porn should be outlawed

    Conservatism should be outlawed - it would do more for morality with all of the hypocrisy devaluing it...


  216. pete Says:

    Wayne,

    Actually, the regulars at FSTDT are the ones strong enough to wade through the RR comments. I think I would have to do something drastic if I subjected myself to more than the occasional peek. But, I have dropped an email to the FBI and Secret Service since the board doesn't accept emails to administration or any voice of moderation.

    I was banned about a year ago for trying a single post, "No WMD were found". Oddly enough, the post never made it past the moderators and was never viewed by the RR community, yet, my account was blocked. Since then I've come to believe that they are worse than unapologetic skinhead sites. I, literally, get ill when I think that an unsuspecting child might view their filth and be swayed by their professed "righteousness".


  217. ElBruce Says:

    I was just looking around RR. They're doing the Obama birth certificate thing and such. The dominant theme seems to be that political conservatism = Christianity, and the notion that it would be even possible for somebody to be a Democrat and a Christian doesn't even seem to exist in their world.

    Also, they seem a bit alarmed that Obama's future limo was nicknamed "the beast" by the Secret Service. That seems to prove something. But if Revelations was talking about a car (driving out of the sea, no less) then the bible is even sillier than I'd imagined.


  218. misshusseinmolly Says:

    LTdan Says
    January 7th, 2009 at 7:27 pm

    Porn should be outlawed
    ______________________________________________________

    Oh, what a capital idea. Let's drive it underground where it can breed crime and other unsavory assaults on society more than it already does.

    While I'm no fan of pornography myself (this is why I personally avoid it), I recognize that making it illegal will do as much for lawlessness, corruption, and organized crime in our country as the Eighteenth Amendment did. Outlawing porn will not prevent it.


  219. misshusseinmolly Says:

    RaptureReady Says
    January 7th, 2009 at 6:09 pm

    You might not realize it, but I am witnessing to you and others to follow Acts 2:38.
    _____________________________________________________________

    You're not getting a lot of takers, so you might want to examine your sales pitch and try a different approach.

    Remember, it's not how many sales calls you make or how much talking you can do, it's how many sales you make that counts. I'm sure God would be more pleased with you if you allowed yourself to be a pencil in His hand (the analogy Mother Theresa always used, and an approach that actually worked) instead of spewing a lot of empty hot air that completely misses the mark because you don't even grasp the message God gave us through Jesus (HINT: it's not about sex).


  220. wizard2000 Says:

    "The Bush administration has attempted to wage an aggressive fight in the War on Porn. In fact, cracking down on “manufacturers and purveyors” of pornography was “one of the top priorities” of Alberto Gonzales while he was Attorney General, often coming before terrorism prosecutions. Looks like all it took to accomplish these goals was the decimation of the entire U.S. economy."

    In 2001, Attorney General John Ashcroft made fighting porn (and prostitution, and illicit drugs) a higher priority than protecting U.S. citizens from a right-wing religious fundamentalist terrorist attack...and 9/11 happened.

    I really doubt that pornographers, or prostitutes, or illicit drug sellers are going to do anything to any of their potential customers, like kill them, which would cut into their profits.

    On the other hand, right-wing religious fundamentalist terrorists have a history of killing people, including children.

    So, of course, the right-wing Republicans who took over the White House in 2001, at the urging of their right-wing religious fundamentalist supporters, decided that pornographers, protstitutes and druggies were a greater threat to American citizens than proven right-wing religious fundamentalist murderers.

    Go figure.


  221. cazzie russell Says:

    Is Rapture Ready - or Daryl - the same vapid, futile old stroke who used to put certain posters on a "list" when they crossed him? As a comic foil, he's priceless. Zooey, you were en feugo tonight.


  222. pete Says:

    Ah! A fine meal with a German Lager and I feel better. Back to the subject at hand...

    If "porn" were to be outlawed, who would define it and what would that definition be? Would it be any image that shows more skin than a oppressed Muslim woman? Naked Greek statues? Medical texts? Would "porn" include men without shirts? Women covering the various bits, that can't be shown on network TV, with their hands or strategic dollops of whipped cream? Or, just depictions of sex acts?

    Even if the law only covered "sex acts" one would have to decide whether the act was real, like real sex, or simulations like in Showtime movies and soap operas. How about those who, for whatever reason, decide to film themselves having sex, real or simulated, without any intention of distributing the tapes? Would the crime be producing the offending images or just the dissemination thereof? Would Paris Hilton be imprisoned?

    No. Outlawing "porn" would not only be unwise it would be impossible merely on the basis of trying to define "porn". In 5,000 years of written history and @50,000 years of art we silly humans have yet to come up with a singular definition. What kind of idiot thinks a handful of legislators could manage one now?


  223. dbadass Says:

    Oh come on pete, we may not know what it is but we know it when we see it...


  224. dbadass Says:

    If porn was outlawed only outlaws would have porn...


  225. Wayne A. Schneider Says:

    pete,

    You are absolutely right. The problem here is that obscenity is in the eye of the condemner. If it were up to me, there would be limits (adults of consenting age only), but I'm sure I would let a lot more go than our friend RR.

    I think sex is fun, and should be enjoyed by as many adults as possible.


  226. pete Says:

    Wayne,

    And there's the root of the self-hating frightfulness of the RR types. How warping must it be to be convinced that one of the best things we humans do is actually the worst thing we humans do? It seems like a terrible way to live. No wonder they're all nucking futs.


  227. pete Says:

    A very efficient weapon, stupid troll, but since it's optimized for killing humans I have no use for one.


  228. Wayne A. Schneider Says:

    No wonder they’re all nucking futs.

    Well, pete, if they're going to be that "bass-ackwards" about it, no wonder they don't enjoy it. They're not doing it right! :)

    Woody Allen: Is sex dirty? Only if it's done right.


  229. ElBruce Says:

    Sat 10:50 $94-161

    Wayne A. Schneider Says:

    I really would like to hear the non-Biblical arguments against pornography. The Biblical ones are too ridiculous to refute.

    They typically have to do with the exploitation and/or objectification of women.

    .

    dbadass Says:

    Oh come on pete, we may not know what it is but we know it when we see it...

    That varies quite a bit by culture. What you "know" isn't the same thing as what someone else "knows."

    Here's a classic example: you ever see insuffiently censored Japanese porn? Whether it's very-slightly pixelated video, or a little tiny black box covering 10% of someone's genitals, or people engaging in acts so foul and bizarre that it doesn't matter whether their genitals were covered or not? Japan has strictly enforced censorship laws, but they censor so little that you often wonder why they even bother. Here's why: when the U.S. took over Japan and began to rebuild them, we told them they would have to censor their obscenity. They reasonably asked us, "what is obscenity?" Our fumbling and inadequate attempts to explain what we were talking about eventually resulted in the weird and pointless censorhsip practices that they continue to this day.


  230. pete Says:

    Ain't that the truth, Wayne? Heck, even most religions, that don't glorify Yahweh, celebrate passion, fertility, nature, and the human condition, above the blind worship of mere fictional characters. Sigh. I fear we've been screwed since gods were placed above the Earth, Man, and other real animals. If I were convinced I was created by the beast described in the Buy-bull I would think much less of myself.


  231. ElBruce Says:

    LushInterior Says:

    pete Says:
    with a German Lager

    Next you might wanta try a German Lugar………much more exciting!

    pete Says:

    A very efficient weapon, stupid troll, but since it’s optimized for killing humans I have no use for one.

    Lugar is optimized for killing humans? Holy crap!

    Or did you mean Luger?



  232. pete Says:

    Oh come on pete, we may not know what it is but we know it when we see it…

    I recall the quote but not the source. Was it from one of Larry Flynt's trials?

    It's pretty much the same kind of "logic" followed by everyone who's ever tried to stifle the rights of another. I can picture a death camp commandant saying the same thing when considering a victim of mixed heritage.



  233. pete Says:

    I took it as "Luger" and missed the misspelling. The stupid troll can't conceive why anyone would be in favor of, carefully regulated, gun ownership and against using them on people.


  234. Wayne A. Schneider Says:

    pete,

    Justice Potter Stewart said it. (Read Woodward's "The Brethren".) Justice Thurgood Marshall and his clerks used to enjoy Wednesday afternoons, when they had to review all movies accused of being pornographic. They supposedly would hoot and holler, "That's it! That's it! I know it when I see it!"


  235. Wayne A. Schneider Says:

    And I was just having fun with all the variations of spelling. :)


  236. dbadass Says:

    Shit. Sorry. That wasn't the link I thought it was. Ignore that . Well the first 20 some odd seconds are tolerable but do not waste 6 plus minutes.


  237. dbadass Says:

    Still the industry should be bound to reasonable restrictions as any industry should based on the unique nature of the product they produce. I wonder what Reuben Sturman is thinking...


  238. pete Says:

    I rather enjoyed it, db. Though I must confess that first person shooters tend to make me seasick.

    Well, I MUST do some long delayed aquarium maintenance. Catch ya later.


  239. Wayne A. Schneider Says:

    Ah, Reuben Sturman.

    I'm not sure I want to know quite what he's thinking. ;)


  240. Wayne A. Schneider Says:

    Well, I MUST do some long delayed aquarium maintenance.

    Is that what the kids are calling it these days? ;)

    See ya later, pete.


  241. wiley Says:

    But seriously, bail or no bail?


  242. ElBruce Says:

    wiley Says:

    But seriously, bail or no bail?

    Is there a porno worker's union the Republicans can blame it on? If so, I'm all for a bailout.


  243. joe cantwell Says:

    LTdan Says:
    Porn should be outlawed

    *

    you were born

    because of porn.

    :)


  244. Game of Life Says:

    Wow! All the sex, drugs, guns and money obtained legally.


  245. Zooey Says:

    BEST.

    THREAD.

    EVER!!!

    :-D


  246. Max-1 Says:

    .

    I don't call 'em
    D!CK-N-BUSH
    For nothing!!!

    .


  247. Max-1 Says:

    .

    Q U E S T I O N:
    Is it any wonder that not only the 'abstinence only' sex-ed programs failed America but that much of America has gotten screwed by the D!ck-N-Bush over the last 8 years?

    .


  248. republicans hate facts Says:

    Radical extremists like LTdan and Daryll/Rapturemoron are why the domestic terrorists are so tolerated.


  249. Spooning_leads24kin Says:

    I wonder if Mississippi has the highest subscription rate for girls gone wild videos? Or maybe they have the highest numbers of participants!


  250. Keith Says:

    Zooey Says:
    God likes my boobs!

    Well, He was the one that gave them to you.

    p.s.: Assuming, of course, that they are natural and not surgically enhanced. ;-)

    Comeon peoples, we need three more to make it a nice round number.


  251. Keith Says:

    I meant three more comments, not boobs, of course.


  252. dbadass Says:

    Well if we are back to talking about Zooey's boobs, I am in for a few...


  253. Keith Says:

    So, what's the answer, dbadass? God-given or enhanced?



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