Sex, Lies and Politics: The Naked Truth: The Naked Truth

by Larry Flynt

Book Overview

The notorious pornographer and defender of the First Amendment rights, who is fed up with the current state of our government, shares his thoughts on a vast array of issues, including sex, the War on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0758204833
• ISBN13: 9780758204837
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Flynt asks some good questions...

...such as (in reference to Pres. Reagan's 1982 deregulation of the Banking industry): "If gaming tables where you might risk $100 are regulated, how can institutions that risk your entire life savings NOT be regulated?" That's a damn good question, and Flynt asks a lot of them. Don't kid yourself. Larry Flynt might be a hustler of mid-core porn, but he's a pretty sharp guy, and unlike the present White House occupant, a totally self-made man. The difference between Flynt and Bush, though, is that throughout the book, it becomes apparent that Bush is a millionaire (million-HEIR, actually) who will do anything to help OTHER millionaires, and Flynt is a millionaire who hasn't lost sight of his "hillbilly" roots. Love him or hate him, I came away from the book TRUSTING the man to say what he means. If you are devoutly religious though, you might raise an eyebrow at his take on religious "fanatics." (Though personally, I thought the following excerpt was dead-on-target): [pp 218-219]: "If a person having religious visions can afford to get proper medical help, he can be adequately diagnosed as being bipolar or manic-depressive or even schizophrenic, or probably psychotic in the case of snake-handlers. Most often these disorders can be successfully treated by medication, but too many people never get the chance because they can't afford it. Maybe that's one reason right-wingers fight so hard against affordable health care for everyone. If we had better mental health care in this country, the religious right would disappear. Instead, people with chemical imbalances in their brains say they are born-again, and they become pawns of the church for the rest of their lives." You know, he might just be onto something there!

a must read...

for anyone who still truly believes in the 1st Amendment. Even if you are a Bush supporter - it's still a very worthwhile read - as long as you love America and what it's SUPPOSED to stand for.

Excellent informative book!

I was not prepared to like this book by the lowly smut peddler(as he calls himself) but I did; actually I liked it a lot. It was well researched, provides lots of information, and is an easy read.

Bush must go!

This book is the essential companion to Fahrenheit 9/11, and it will make every American so outraged that Bush will lose in a landslide! This is the book Rush Limbaugh and the Faux News Channel do NOT want you to read. Larry Flynt blows the conservatives out of the water and out of the atmosphere with this incredible expose. Only Flynt knows how to play hardball against the conservatives--everyone else is on eggshells by comparison!

American Hero

Walter Lippmann has been quoted as saying, "He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so." Larry Flynt fights for every American's rights--free speech, the right to know what's being done in our names abroad, the right to (...)privacy (right, (...)?), and the right to be left alone--even if it costs him millions, even if it puts him in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. How many real heroes give themselves that title? Instead, he calls himself "a smut peddler who cares." In truth, he's "an American hero who cares."