Larry Flynt: I've Never Met A Republican Who Wasn't Racist

[onehandle]

Legendary publisher, author and free speech advocate Larry Flynt sat down with HuffPost Live's Alyona Minkovski on Wednesday to discuss his views on partisan politics. Flynt had some harsh words for the Republican party and said he can't see any GOP candidates winning an election for the next three to five decades.

http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/archive/segment/larry-flynt-ive-never-met-a-republican-who-wasnt-racist/51b91a912b8c2a57c50001d2

[graham4anything]

1. The republicans will never win another presidential election. They don't have the voters in the EC

[rhett o rick]

10. They dont need to. Many now are running as Democrats but still have

the Republican ideology. Wait until Chris Christie becomes a Democrat and runs against Jeb Bush in 2016.

[graham4anything]

13. Hillary will be the President, Cory Booker can be either VP or the greatest senator for 40 years(a

Cory can be the new Teddy or he can be VP then run for President in 8 years.

And it will be 80-20.

The Rand Paul George Wallace john birch society is history.

It takes a Clinton to defeat a Bush.

[Ter]

18. 80-20 will never happen

The best anyone can ever do is 60%, and even that is extremely rare. Remember, 38-40% would never vote for a Republican, and 38-40% would never vote for a Democrat. It's the remaining 20-24% that decides the election.

[graham4anything]

36. but the congress will and can vote 80-20 for legislation

we actually saw a 97-0 vote the other day

and it has been done in all times in the past

The only thing stopping things now is obstructionism and that is coming to an end.

[brush]

24. Hillary yes, Booker, I dunno

He's a little too close to private equity for me. Remember his faux pas during the campaign about how the President's blasting of Romney's ties to private equity was nauseating? His days as a surrogate were immediately over following that revealing stumble.

There was a piece right here on DU a couple of days ago that's sheds light on the real Corey Booker. It's well worth reading. He sounds like a dino to me, one great at self-promoting but a dino nonetheless. Here's the link:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022999333

[Nay]

29. I'm with you, Rhett. They don't need to, because half of them have a (D) after their names.

It makes me madder than hell.

You know how, the past 40 years, the Pubs/religious crazies deliberately sought public office, from dogcatcher to school board to mayor to state rep? Some of them ran as Dems from the beginning, but many changed designations along the way, and now they are Congresspeople, big city mayors, and presidents.

[CanonRay]

20. Unless they cheat, or change the rules

Expect both.

[leeroysphitz]

2. I don't always agree with pornographers but when I do...

I prefer Larry Flynt.

[pangaia]

12. I like it. I like it.

[timdog44]

17. That is

very funny. Wish he would come out with all the dirt he said he had.

[Notafraidtoo]

3. True in my case too.

Never met a republican that i talked to for more then 15 minutes before something racist comes out of their mouths. It seems to be very important to their world view.

[gordianot]

4. What is amazing even when Republicans are from minorities you see the internal conflict.

It seems either the rascist views are accepted (willfully ignored) or really strange beliefs are expressed. I go further than Larry, no modern day Republican advocates any program or legislation that benefits the Middle Class and certainly not low wage earners. The only part of Fascism Republicans have not embraced is genocide.

[LuvNewcastle]

5. I think they could easily be talked into supporting that, too

if Fox News presented it to them in the right way. I know Fox watchers who believe that most Muslims are terrorists. When people are that brainwashed, it's a quite simple thing to get them to go along with a 'final solution' to the problem.

[greymattermom]

9. Actually, I think they do embrace genocide

but this time it will be the muslims. Get them talking for long enough and see if you agree.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

21. oh they totally embrace genocide....

It's just not obvious because it's a side effect of other repuke policies. Policies that harm and make life harder and dangerous for specific groups of people.

[adieu]

25. A friend from high school,

who I now keep in touch via Facebook, is an asian immigrant. Lived his whole life in the dole of government handouts, from being allowed to immigrate to the US, being a naval seaman on a carrier, and now a firefighter.

He opposes immigration reform or allowing anyone to immigrate to the US, he hates that money goes to pay for government workers, hates unions, hates cushy government pensions.

All this despite the fact that he has pension from being in the navy and a very cushy firefighter pension that will kick in soon, as he has to retire from active duty in the next few years. That pension was helped by having a very powerful firefighters union.

He has never lived a life dependent on customers in the private industry world.

Guess which political party he is fully committed to.

[Boom Sound 416]

30. Is that really living on the dole

He volunteered for the navy and will get a Navy pension which probably is not much because he wasn't career Navy. Forget about the state of the VA.

I don't know how "cushy" the pension will be, but it's contingent on whether or not he, you know, dies in the line of duty or is injured or maimed.

As to the other points I'm surprised being an immigrant he's totally against immigration but feels since he fully assimilated to America others should do the same in other to be granted citizenship.

[kestrel91316]

31. I think a majority of RWers DO support genocide. They just know better than to say it publicly.

[Laelth]

6. Mr. Flynt is more often right than wrong.

I particularly hope he's right about this:

Flynt had some harsh words for the Republican party and said he can't see any GOP candidates winning an election for the next three to five decades.

k&r

-Laelth

[lpbk2713]

7. They all seem to hate something about somebody, even one another.

They're angry and bitter people. An obvious difference like skin color makes it real easy for them.

[HughBeaumont]

8. Scratch the talking points, find the inner Klansman.

A bitter paranoid knows no other way to be.

They're now branching out their contempt . . . painting anyone in the working class as a "taker" and unappreciative of the struggles of the benevolent wealthy who contributed so much to this country's prosperity.

[JaneyVee]

11. Me neither.

[Major Nikon]

14. You don't have to be a racist to be a Republican

But it's a great start.

[ReRe]

15. 3-5 decades, huh?

So what happens then, O Swami Flint? The official swap takes place? Like Repubs become Democrats and Democrats be become Repubs? Or we become a three or more Party system?

[mountain grammy]

16. Watch Fox news, just a little. These people are haters, pure and simple.

Republicans are haters.

[liberalmuse]

19. Me neither, though it's possible they exist.

I've personally never met a non-racist Republican or conservative "Independent" who didn't make outright racists comments during the course of conversation. The latter are people too ashamed to admit they vote Republican in every election, but they're not too ashamed to spout racist bullshit, oddly enough.

[former9thward]

22. "Legendary publisher, author and free speech advocate"

You left out "biggest misogynist in the U.S.". I wonder why..... Actually I don't.

[markiv]

23. do you agree with his views on women, too?

he's the lowest of the low

[leftyladyfrommo]

26. I don't think I ever have, either.

Now that you mention it.

[Buzz Clik]

28. I can introduce you to my brother.

Not a racist. Doesn't make racist comments ever. Strong member of the GOP.

I have many, many other friends with the same attributes.

[Buzz Clik]

27. I have met Republicans who are not racists and Dems who are horrible racists. However,

the Republican/conservative philosophies give people cover for make racist comments.

It's hideous, but absolutely true -- when in a group of other conservatives, the need for being sensitive (i.e., not a fucking racist pig) goes away.

[Tanuki]

32. I give you the late Sen. Edward Brooke, (R) Massachusetts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Brooke

But they sure don't make Republicans like they used to.

[Baitball Blogger]

33. That looks like a broad brush...

...but damn, it sounds like a good bet.

[Tom Ripley]

34. Larry only sees pink

[Dreamer Tatum]

35. Did he ever meet a woman he didn't want holding her labia majora open in his magazine? nt

[Tom Ripley]

38. Besides Sandra Day O'Connor?

[Howler]

37. True Dat!

True Dat! I loves me some Larry Flint!!! He has always shaken up the conservative zombies.