Why are Nevada Republicans wearing porn lanyards?
12:17 PM PT, Mar 24 2008
Porn is so commonplace in Vegas that those preaching family values don't even realize they're walking advertisements for extreme adult content.Back in January, adult trade publication AVN held its annual porn convention, Adult Entertainment Expo, at the Venetian. The well-known adult company Elegant Angel (former sister company to John Stagliano's Evil Angel) was one of the sponsors.
As part of the sponsorship, Elegant Angel brought a bazillion lanyards to Vegas sporting the company logo to use for convention passes.
Apparently, more lanyards were brought to the Venetian than could be used at the adult convention. And more than a few were left in Vegas by Elegant Angel. Somehow the lanyards seem to have wound up in the hands of Nevada's Republican party.
So, needing lanyards for VIPs at the State Republican Convention, these lanyards, advertising Elegant Angel, were worn by the heads of Nevada's Republican party. Oops.
Reporter Erin Neff, while covering the Republican convention, was given one of the Elegant Angel lanyards as well. She paid attention as the Republicans urged support for the convention sponsors from the stage. Naturally, she was surprised to discover the nature of Elegant Angel's business.
Neff traced the Republicans' baffled response to the lanyards -- ranging from wondering if Elegant Angel really makes porn to suggesting a Democratic conspiracy -- in a fun column.
Of course, one of the big supporters of the Republican party in Nevada is the Venetian's Sheldon Adelson. Neff wonders if it is possible that Adelson's team donated left-behind porn lanyards from the convention to the family-values party.
Photo by Sarah Gerke
Reporter Erin Neff, while covering the Republican convention, was given one of the Elegant Angel lanyards as well. She paid attention as the Republicans urged support for the convention sponsors from the stage. Naturally, she was surprised to discover the nature of Elegant Angel's business.
Neff traced the Republicans' baffled response to the lanyards -- ranging from wondering if Elegant Angel really makes porn to suggesting a Democratic conspiracy -- in a fun column.
Of course, one of the big supporters of the Republican party in Nevada is the Venetian's Sheldon Adelson. Neff wonders if it is possible that Adelson's team donated left-behind porn lanyards from the convention to the family-values party.
Photo by Sarah Gerke
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There is also the second reason....THEY'RE TOO STUPID TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE!
Posted by: RB-Chicago | March 24, 2008 at 05:00 PM
Who cares?
Posted by: Lord | March 25, 2008 at 11:22 AM
What is the point of this colummn? Why would you consider this important?
Posted by: M Jimenez | March 26, 2008 at 04:29 PM
Thanks for reading. I find it amazing that a major political party would hand out lanyards and be unaware of what company they are advertising. Or, if they were aware, it sure speaks to the libertarian base of Nevada's Republican party. It also has a "not ready for the national spotlight" quality that seems to always be part of Nevada politics. Either way, it is interesting and funny. Yrs., Richard
Posted by: Richard Abowitz | March 26, 2008 at 06:51 PM
It sounds about right to me; just exactly what I would expect from a Republican. They take a lot of money from Porn movie companies. I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't all get free porn movies at the convention, and free prostitutes as well! Republicans are bad people, so I'm not surprised.
Posted by: elad | September 19, 2008 at 05:39 AM