BELOIT, Wis. – Owners of strip clubs are putting a little bada-bing in the presidential campaign by asking patrons to turn their eyes away from the stage for a moment to fill out a voter registration form and then vote against President Bush.
"It's not to say our industry loves John Kerry or anything like that," said Dave Manack, associate publisher of E.D. Publications, which publishes Exotic Dancer magazine. "But George Bush, if he's re-elected, it could be very damaging to our industry."
Fearful that conservatives might turn off the colored lights for good, a trade organization for adult night clubs is asking owners to register customers and employees and then encourage them to cast their ballots against the president. Micheal Ocello, president of Association of Club Executives, said the group believed the president's brand of conservatism was bad for business.
"We must do everything within our power to help ensure that Bush and his ultra conservative administration are removed from the White House," Ocello wrote in a letter to nearly 4,000 club owners. "If we are to survive, we must act now."
That is understandable, as the moral / religious right conservativism is a potentially dangerous and generally ignorant thing. Conservative thought in economic affairs (laisse-faire), national security, individual rights (e.g., right to bear arms), etc. is great, but the religious-based stuff creates problems because that is just like liberals who want to invade people's lives / privacy and tell people what they can and can't do, all based on false beliefs about reality.
Shit, I cant vote against bush, but maybe I just wont vote then [img]/images/graemlins/laughing.gif[/img]
LOL. The problem is with our two party system, you often have to suck up a lot of bad for the good you want. I've simplified the voting exercise for myself - I'm just a single issue voter, based on the politician's stance on gun rights, i.e, I vote for the one that most supports them. To me, the right to defend oneself is the most fundamental right, and without it, the rest become privileges that can be taken away. I've yet to encounter a politician who favored that right, but was so inimical to me on other issues such as taxes and national security that I had a tough time voting for them.
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