Larry Flynt

Larry Claxton Flynt, Jr. (born November 1, 1942) is the head of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP), producing over twenty pornographic magazines, including Hustler with an annual turnover of around $150 million. He took part in several legal battles involving the First Amendment. He suffers from bipolar disorder and is paralyzed from the waist down after an assassination attempt.

Politics

Flynt is a Democrat and his magazines defend a mixture of liberal and libertarian positions. He briefly ran for U.S. President (as a Republican) against Ronald Reagan in 1984.

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Democrat - Liberal - Libertarian - Republican - Ronald Reagan - 1984

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During the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton in 1998, he offered a million dollars for evidence about sexual affairs of Republican lawmakers explaining that "desperate times require desperate measures." He published a magazine about the results, entitled The Flynt Report. His investigations eventually led to the resignation of incoming House speaker Bob Livingston. He also accused Congressman Bob Barr of having committed perjury when testifying about his wife's abortion.

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President Clinton - 1998 - Bob Livingston - Bob Barr - Abortion

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Flynt was a candidate in 2003 California recall of Governor Gray Davis, calling himself as a "smut peddler who cares". He placed 7th in a field of 135 candidates.

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2003 California recall - Gray Davis - 7th in a field of 135 candidates

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