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Bush Administration ends up supporting the Internet Porn industry
By Andrew Pollack on 07/03/2008 at 08:34 AM EDT
In a recent press release, an independent organization of the Adult Entertainment industry is reporting that on-line memberships had a significant jump in volume as a result of the Bush Administration's economic stimulus package.
The story can be found in many prominent locations and was referenced today in The Huffington Post.
It appears that for many Americans, it wasn't the economy that needed stimulating.
According to Kirk Mishkin, Head Research Consultant for AIMRCo, "Many of the sites we surveyed have reported 20-30% growth in membership rates since mid-May when the checks were first sent out, and typically the summer is a slow period for this market."
re: Bush Administration ends up supporting the Internet Porn industryBy Dwight Wilbanks on 07/03/2008 at 10:12 AM EDT
I'm with you on the pencil part...By Andrew Pollack on 07/03/2008 at 10:15 AM EDT
... but I'm not sure the raping part of the comment can slide through without
more explanation.
more explanation.
re: I'm with you on the pencil part...By Dwight Wilbanks on 07/03/2008 at 10:27 AM EDT
Well, nobody at the Bush administration has deflowered me!
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rape
4. an act of plunder, violent seizure, or abuse; despoliation; violation: the
rape of the countryside
5. Archaic. the act of seizing and carrying off by force.
7. to plunder (a place); despoil.
8. to seize, take, or carry off by force.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rape
4. an act of plunder, violent seizure, or abuse; despoliation; violation: the
rape of the countryside
5. Archaic. the act of seizing and carrying off by force.
7. to plunder (a place); despoil.
8. to seize, take, or carry off by force.
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announced that they were going to start looking for Bin Laden, I think that's a
good idea too.
I can only guess that the upswing in their capabilities is due to reaching the
term limit. I can only wonder what would have happened if the Bush
Administration's term ended a number of years ago.
btw, I consider the economic stimulus similar to the government raping you and
stealing your pencil, then giving your pencil back (um, thank you?)