Larry Flynt Endorses Mark Sanford for Congress: 'He's The Sex Pioneer of Our Time'
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt endorsed conservative Republican Mark Sanford’s bid for South Carolina congressional seat Tuesday, hailing the state’s disgraced former governor as “the sex pioneer of our time."
Sanford, who is locked in a tight race with Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch—sister of Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert—occupied the 1st District House seat for six years before serving two terms as South Carolina’s chief executive widely touted by conservatives as a possible presidential candidate. All that came to an end when he told his staff he was leaving the governor’s mansion for a hiking trip on the Appalachian Trail, then failed to answer more than 15 phone calls. The married Sanford later admitted that he’d been in Argentina to meet the mistress—now his fiancé—with whom he’d been conducting an affair. His politically active and locally popular wife, Jenny, subsequently divorced him and wrote a scathing memoir of their marriage.
Flynt said Tuesday that he also was donating the maximum legal contribution--$2,600—to Sanford’s campaign. He said "no one has done more to expose the sexual hypocrisy of traditional values in America today. He is the man of the hour—the midnight hour. He has demonstrated by his words and deeds that traditional values are shameful and that he will not live by such rules. As the bible teaches us: 'Ye shall know them by their fruits.'"
Flynt added: "Sanford’s open embrace of his mistress in the name of love, breaking his sacred marriage vows, was an act of bravery that has drawn my support. His attack on sexual hypocrisy is the only issue in this campaign. It is what defines Mark Sanford. Placing sex at the top of the agenda, he continues his courageous fight, demanding forgiveness while brazenly hugging his mistress at campaign parties."
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