Larry Flynt will dig the dirt on anybody, especially if that dirt has a sexual overtone to it. Although I'm not a fan of Flynt's business (porno just flat out demeans women) I do respect his crusade for free speech/press. From his website:
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A MESSAGE TO THE POLITICAL RIGHT
I've been accused by some readers of favoring the political Left in HUSTLER. I don't believe that's true; I simply take aim at assholes when I see them, and these days, there seems to be a lot of them on the Right. But since it's assholes I despise, it really doesn't matter to me what side of the political fence they sit on. Gephardt and Lieberman are assholes too, for my money.
As for the magazine itself, we simply get more cooperation from people-reporters, experts, personalities-who favor left-wing causes. Reporter Greg Palast, Nobel Prize nominee Dr. Helen Caldicott and movie actor Peter Coyote have all contributed to articles on complex issues of government. Those on the Right have largely declined invitations to speak with us, with the exception of G. Gordon Liddy and Christopher Hitchens (although I'm not sure you can really say Hitchens is on the Right; I don't know where you'd put him). Meanwhile Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, Larry Elder, Oliver North, Pat Buchanan, Dennis Miller and Michael Medved have all turned us down for interviews.
So here's the deal: I will guarantee any of the above conservatives (and a few that are not mentioned here) complete freedom in any interview we do with them, reserving only the right to edit for space, not content. I make this offer because I want HUSTLER to present both sides of a given political issue and because I believe that vigorous debate is what makes a democracy great. So, to Ann, Rush, Larry, Oliver, Pat, Dennis and Michael, I say: Stop complaining that HUSTLER has a left-wing bias and step up to the plate. We're waiting to see if you can knock one out of the park.
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As it relates to Bolton, his past acts against underlings are well exposed and don't need rehashing. A critical question to this nomination is this: Should an arrogant person who has stifled dissent, verbally abused subordinates and attempted to do an end run around experts who have disagreed with his views be awarded with an Ambassadorship?