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RNC Accepts Money From Army Porn Movie Distributor
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Despite running an attack ad accusing a Democratic senatorial candidate of accepting money from "porn movie producers," the Republican National Committee itself has accepted several donations over the past few years from the president of a large pornographic movie distribution company.
Marina Pacific Distributors calls itself "the leader in adult video distribution." Included in the movies for sale on their Web site are videos made by "Active Duty Productions." Active Duty, as their name suggests, has cast active duty soldiers in some of their films but not without serious consequences for the soldiers.
Three Fort Bragg soldiers were found guilty and sentenced to prison in separate courts-martial earlier this year for appearing in pornographic videos made by Active Duty. The charges included sodomy and conduct detrimental to the Army. Four other soldiers accused of appearing in Active Duty videos were also punished outside of the military court system.
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Active Duty's films, however, continue to be sold by large pornographic video distributors, including Marina Pacific.
The president of Marina Pacific, Nicholas Boyias, has personally contributed to the Republican party several times over the last few years, six times to the Republican National Committee. The donations range from $200 to $500 and total around $2,000, according to a search of federal election records.
The RNC would not comment on the donations from Boyias or from the porn industry in general.
A Marina Pacific spokesman said Boyias is a moderate Republican who supports candidates and causes on both sides of the aisle, though no contributions to Democrats were found in a search of federal election records. The company continues to sell Active Duty's films, which include "Fire in the Hole," "Platoon Party" and "Thrill Sergeant."
Back at Fort Bragg, a spokesman for the 82nd Airborne said it's distressing to know that Active Duty's videos are still being sold.
"It's very frustrating for the leaders of the 82nd Airborne to know that people like this are out in the public who prey on our troops," said Major Thomas Earnhardt.
When asked about the soldiers who were sent to prison for appearing in the films, a spokesman for Marina Pacific said, "They made a choice, and they were of legal age."
November 3, 2006 | Permalink | User Comments (149)
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so much for family values. The repubs have sold their souls. Duke Cunningham and the boys took bribes during wartime which has to be treason. Soldiers go to jail for this and the repubs take money from it. Just another day in the GOP. Nixon would be so proud.
Posted by: Mike | Nov 3, 2006 11:50:51 AM
Are there any republicans left who haven't been outed as hypocrits?
Foley,
Haggard,
and now the RNC taking money from gay porn makers?
I'm voting democratic.
Posted by: Brian | Nov 3, 2006 12:16:28 PM
More Republican hypocrasy. The so-called party of virtue and "family values" is finally showing its true colors. Really hoping that the American public wakes up and sees them for what they truly are.
Posted by: Ravnwing | Nov 3, 2006 12:17:43 PM
How Republican!
Posted by: Crusher | Nov 3, 2006 12:17:44 PM
The infinite hypocrisy of this administration is coming to light everyday now. What a meltdown. Think what they will be in a year or two.
Posted by: stevex47 | Nov 3, 2006 12:22:54 PM
Funny how ABC brings crap like this to the front page three days before the election. What a leftist rag.
Posted by: Jerry | Nov 3, 2006 12:32:46 PM
Leftists calling the Bush Administration hypocrits for this "scandal" is laughable.
Posted by: Jerry | Nov 3, 2006 12:34:24 PM
Brian, you seem to be stuck on porno and gays. Get over it and move on.
Posted by: Ray | Nov 3, 2006 12:39:39 PM
These are a handful of Republicans. You crazed Libs make it sound like its all of us!
Posted by: Richard | Nov 3, 2006 12:42:56 PM
The world is a mess,this just shows me how corrupt the system is.
Posted by: Don | Nov 3, 2006 12:43:11 PM
Maybe it's time we fire everyone in Washington and start over again! This is a prime reason why i'm registered as an Independent!!!!!!!!
Posted by: John | Nov 3, 2006 12:52:51 PM
Q: how are the Republicans like the Flinstones?
A: they're gonna have a gay old time!!!
Posted by: r | Nov 3, 2006 1:06:39 PM
I wonder what kind of day the "Values-Voters" are having...
Think they will ever wake up and focus on the real issues facing this world?
Posted by: Curt | Nov 3, 2006 1:08:20 PM
When will "conservative" America wake up and realize they've been used and abused by the Republican party all along. How can you have been so blind for so long? We "liberals" have been screaming this for so damn long, taking heat for seeing what they really are and just now you begin to see.
We aren't better but we are honest about who we are and who we accept.
Hypocrisy is their game, you still subscribing to it?
Posted by: htownjesse | Nov 3, 2006 1:08:33 PM
Funny, the ABC choads are too afraid to use the word 'gay' or 'homosexual' to describe the kind of porn that marina pacific produces. But its obvious what is going on here. Anybody know if they do straight stuff as well? This story will be so much funnier if they only do gay porn.
Posted by: El Perro Patron | Nov 3, 2006 1:08:43 PM
Army Recruiters can now be honest and tell students that they can become movie stars for the Republican Party, now that the "war is over and we are bringing people back".
It appears that the Republican Party is one big party of sodomist hypocrites.
Posted by: bubba | Nov 3, 2006 1:10:38 PM
Uncle Sam wants YOU! So does Mark Foley and Ted Haggard. What is it that someone said once? "All's fair in love and politics."
Posted by: Paul In SF | Nov 3, 2006 1:11:00 PM
The house of cards that the Rupublicans built with their hate and hypocrisy upon the backs of their blindly loyal sheep is falling down before our eyes...
The wheels are falling off of the GOP bandwagon as the monkeywrench of truth is thrown into their political attack machine while it falls over the cliff...and other mixed metaphors.
Posted by: nffcnnr | Nov 3, 2006 1:15:21 PM
All of these problems would be solved if, as a nation, we just stopped the vendetta against Gay men and Lesbians, realized that every American is equal, stopped the foolishness of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and joined the civilized nations of the world in recognizing Gay relationships as worthy of dignity and respect.
I'd like to see that in my lifetime.
Posted by: Webster | Nov 3, 2006 1:20:44 PM
Morality is not a party issue. If your heart is contaminated, everything you touch will also be contaminated. Personal responsibility is a choice we all make, no matter what other factors have influenced us.
Posted by: ruben lopez | Nov 3, 2006 1:22:47 PM
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