Newt Gingrich Gives Award to Pornographer
Newt Gingrich knows from stimulus.
American Solutions for Winning the Future, Gingrich's D.C.-based PAC, has named a porn purveyor its "Entrepreneur of the Year" for 2009, according to representatives of the pornographer.
Allison Vivas heads up Pink Visual, a DVD production and distribution company based in Van Nuys, Ca., that specializes in adult films.
Vivas' PR representative, Brian S. Gross, is circulating a letter dated Wednesday ostensibly from Joe Gaylord, a consultant working for Gingrich, telling her "Newt's Business Defense and Advisory Council" had agreed that she was deserving of the honor in "recognition of the risks you take to create jobs and stimulate the economy."
Perhaps Newt was moved to give kudos after viewing such Vivas' titles as Anal Devastation, Couples Seduce Teens, Brazen And Unshaven, Double Penetration Tryouts, or, knowing the political visionary's past, Wife Switch Volume 7. (I could type this stuff all day...)
The letter also invited Vivas to an "intimate" meet and greet (or is it a meat-and-greet?) with the past and wannabe-future leader of a Republican Revolution.
"Newt would like to arrange a private dinner with you at the historic Capitol Hill Club on the evening of October 7, 2009 in Washington. You'll dine privately with Newt at this exclusive venue and he'll take the occasion to present you with your well deserved award and have your photo taken together." (Coming soon from Vivas and Gingrich, a joint production: Drill Here! Drill Now!?)
Sounds to good to be true, right? (Have I mentioned Monster Cock Junkies, Vol. 5?)
But Gross says it's for real, and to back that up provided copies of the documents Vivas says she got from Gingrich. Guess we'll find out.
(Other non-pornographers have also been invited by Gaylord to the event.)
UPDATE, 3:36 P.M.: A Gingrich spokesperson confirms that the invitation was real. Alas, it has been rescinded. Or "Guess Who's Not Cumming to Dinner?" (Sorry, this sort of melding of porn and politics, a real man-blows-dog story, doesn't happen every day.)
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5:14 pm
This is the republican logic.
5:28 pm
Priceless, absolutely priceless. Gingrich is a hack
5:31 pm
Guess Bill Clinton couldn't be there.
5:32 pm
For what it is worth, I think this letter is just a solicitation for money for the Republican Party. We recieved something like this at work via the fax machine. It was addressed to my boss.
5:35 pm
Your article was a great laugh. Then again, so is Newt. I'm sure his newfound Catholic Church and third wife will be very proud of him, and so will all the family values promoters.
10:15 pm
Last time I checked, I couldn't find anything wrong with consensual sex. I'm pretty sure it's how most of us were conceived. Kudos to Mr. Gingrich for overlooking the nations' conservative mores to recognize the contributions of hard working entrepreneurs.
11:26 am
hopefully jon stewart gets ahold of this!
1:49 am
not that this story isn't fantastic (and hilarious) but you really should have sat on it (and tried to get everyone else to sit on it) because the story you COULD have written to go with the picture of Newt and Ms. Porntress at their "intimate" awards dinner would have been a million times more EPIC! (and epic FAIL for them) I guess you'd have to say you blew your wad too soon. A little premature ejournalation. (no no ... ejournalation mature, wise learned man who does the cleaning up ejournalation)
7:02 pm
We get faxes from Newt all the time with the great news that he wants to honor us for entrepreneurial achievement at a cozy and exclusive dinner party. I throw them out directly.
Ever get one of those letters from “Who’s Who” telling you that you are so fabulous they want to include you in the next directory of fabulous Who’s Who types? It’s the same exact thing. It is a mass mailing to generate revenues – they use the ego stroke to hook the unsuspecting.
So, in gushing excitement you fill out the form to accept your “honor” and then find out they want to sell you the Who’s Who book for $$$ since obviously you would want to brag about this to everyone you know. In fact they suggest you should probably buy multiple copies to give to all your acquaintances. You eventually come to find out that it’s not the real Who’s Who – it is a giant scam. Similarly Newt sends this mass mailing, then when people get suckered into believing they won a great prize, he says it is mandatory to make a large “donation” to become a member and therefore be able to accept the award.
Hilarious that Newt got caught on two racier businesses but very sad that people’s egos drown out all common sense thinking. Be very suspicious anytime anyone offers you an entrepreneur award (or a large unclaimed lottery prize from Nigeria, for that matter) – ask yourself “what’s in it for them” – the answer is usually $$$$$$.