I have been inspired by...Newt Gingrich.
I saw this story at Talking Points Memo, and it inspired me to start blogging again.
Newt Gingrich is the General Chairman of an organization called "American Solutions for Winning the Future." In actuality, this organization is a Gingrich 527 group, meaning it is a soapbox for Newt, a way for him to call more attention to himself, and a way to raise money (indirectly, of course) for Newt. And, to be fair, that description applies to most 527s, not just Newt's.
Anyhoo, American Solutions is big on private enterprise, and to show that, Newt's organization recently selected Allison Vivas to receive it's Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Here's the letter she received notifying her of this oh so prestigious award.
Just to refresh some memories and inform new additions to my vast reading audience, to say that I am not an admirer of Gingrich is a huge understatement. So why am I writing about this award? Well...
Allison Vivas is the president of a very successful company...and that company is...wait for it...
Pink Visual, a porn studio.
That's right--porn.
When I first saw this story I laughed 'til I stopped--and that took a while.
I am not going to link to the Pink Visual site because those who are able and allowed to do so can easily find it on their own. ;-) I will, however, tell you that Ms. Vivas has posted a story about the award on the site, and here it is:
In a truly unexpected move, the Washington, DC-based political action committee "American Solutions for Winning the Future" (ASWF) has named Allison Vivas, President of the adult entertainment studio Pink Visual, recipient of its Entrepreneur of the Year award for 2009.American Solutions quickly backtracked once this story broke. As reported by Washington City Paper, the award to Vivas was withdrawn because it was given "by mistake."
The organization, which is headed by noted conservative politician Newt Gingrich, notified Vivas of the honor via fax on Wednesday, September 9.
"I'm honored, and more than a little surprised, to receive this prestigious award," Vivas said. "It never occurred to me that Newt Gingrich, one of the principal architects of the conservative 'Contract with America' in the 1990's, would be willing to brave criticism from the far right of his party in order to recognize good work done on the part of an adult entertainment professional."
According to the notice from ASWF, should Vivas attend a private dinner being held on October 7 at the historic Capitol Hill Club in Washington, she will "dine privately with Newt," who will then take the occasion to present Vivas with her "well deserved award" and pose for a photo with her.
The notice from ASWF also informed Vivas that Gingrich is "looking forward to finally meeting you (Vivas) face to face and get your thoughts on Cap and Trade and Obama's Tax Policy."
"Rest assured, I'll take the opportunity to inform Mr. Gingrich of some of the major challenges facing the adult entertainment industry in the current market," Vivas said. "From obscenity prosecutions to content piracy, I'll make sure he walks away from that dinner educated about the realities of the online porn market. While else would they have invited me but to hear such feedback, right?"
In addition to a certificate recognizing her as Entrepreneur of the Year, ASWF stated that Gingrich will also be presenting Vivas with a replica of the "gavel that changed America," whether she attends the dinner or not.
No word yet on whether the gavel will be put to use in a future video from Pink Visual, although Vivas acknowledged that it would "make for a pretty cool prop for a 'Milf Seeker' episode."
I could make some crack like "I guess politics really does make for strange bedfellows," but I am way too classy for that. Actually, I am not that classy, but I do have some sense of decorum, so I definitely will not state the veritable plethora of great jokes that could be made (and have been made by others). Instead, I will point out that Gingrich supporting porn is not really out of character.
And--aside from the obvious humor--that gets to the point of this post. Gingrich has in the recent past focused a lot on substantive issues, and that's generally a good thing (even though I disagree with him on many issues). However, Gingrich's activities are also, in my opinion, an attempt to set the stage for a run at the White House, and that is not a good thing. For further explanation, go to the Cosmic Wheel Index, scroll down to "Gingrich, Newt," and click on the links thereunder.
posted by WCharles @ 9/18/2009 12:55:00 PM
3 Comments:
Well, I will join the vast hordes leaving comments to your post. Because of some of the stuff going on in the Republican Party, I am seriously considering registering as an Independent. It is getting more difficult to tell the difference between the two parties. Sure, they take different positions, but only for the sake of politics, not based on principle.
But, in reality, we can't look to politicians as role models. Whenever one is set up the pedastal, he or she is sure to take a hard tumble.
It's almost getting to the point that the best politicians are the ones who do the least harm.
...and once again we agree on a lot of things. :-)
The points you make deserve a separate post and discussion, and I will try to get the post done in the next few days.
One of the regular participants in the monthly lunch meeting of raging libertarians I sometimes attend said many of the things you just stated a couple of months ago.
It seems a lot of disaffected Repubs are turning to the Libertarians. They will become a growing force. This might be the first viable 3rd party we've had since the 19th century.
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