WEBVTT - I Got a Lot To Say.  The 2003 Larry Flynt Interview

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, Michaelangelo here. You know, Joe and Jack have interviewed

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of different people over the years, and one

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<v Speaker 1>of the most I don't know, strangest, weirdest interviews they

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<v Speaker 1>did was with Larry Flint back in two thousand three.

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<v Speaker 1>Mr Flint passed away yesterday at the age of seventy eight. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>He was known, of course for Hustler Magazine and other

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<v Speaker 1>pornographic ventures, but he also fought for freedom of speech.

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<v Speaker 1>He was big on the First Amendment. Uh. Larry Flint

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<v Speaker 1>was a candidate for governor believe it or not, during

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<v Speaker 1>the recall election in California, and so Joe and Jack

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<v Speaker 1>talked to him, and UM, here's how it sounded. But

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<v Speaker 1>before we play it, I just want to say it

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<v Speaker 1>was a long, droning interview. It was kind of it

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<v Speaker 1>was very uncomfortable. I remember running the show and it

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<v Speaker 1>being very uncomfortable just because, quite frankly, we couldn't understand

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<v Speaker 1>him very well because he did get shot in the

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<v Speaker 1>spine and it did affect his speech. You know, Plus

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<v Speaker 1>you're talking to a pornographer. Hustler magazine is very controversial

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<v Speaker 1>and um certainly used to be very controversial in way

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<v Speaker 1>not my cup of tea. But so, without further ado,

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<v Speaker 1>here is uh Joe and Jack interviewing Larry Flint back

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<v Speaker 1>in two thousand three. We're waiting for the appearance via

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<v Speaker 1>telephone of Lawrence Flint. Gubernatorial candidate. Larry Flint will ask

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<v Speaker 1>him how the campaign's going and how he likes his

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<v Speaker 1>chances for tomorrow. Yes, okay, great, Mr Flint is on

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<v Speaker 1>the line. Good morning, Larry. How are you all right?

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<v Speaker 1>How are you? We're great? How's the gubernatorial campaign going?

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<v Speaker 1>How do you like your chances tomorrow? All right's going

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good? But uh, I didn't really uh So I

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<v Speaker 1>had a shot, you know, but I felt the platform

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<v Speaker 1>was cheap, and I I wanted to say about how

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<v Speaker 1>could be approved rationally farm perfect ly far and allowing

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<v Speaker 1>slot machines for priving to see those I felt that

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<v Speaker 1>would balance the budget. And so I've been able to

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<v Speaker 1>get out my word over the last let's say week.

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<v Speaker 1>H it's not pretty effective. Maybe some of some people

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<v Speaker 1>will say, hey, the do it's about ibi for hour,

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<v Speaker 1>or maybe some of the candidates to Bob, they feel

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<v Speaker 1>the same way. You know, I almost wish you'd taken

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<v Speaker 1>that gambling thing a little longer and louder, just because

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<v Speaker 1>I've always wondered, you know, if if it's okay to

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<v Speaker 1>run a casino for an American Indian, why not white

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<v Speaker 1>people with a gigantic budget deficit. Either gambling is okay

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<v Speaker 1>or it's not. Yeah, well you know the sad part

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<v Speaker 1>about it. Yeah, every state in the U for the Indians,

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<v Speaker 1>have gaming. Uh they have compacts where they pay a

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<v Speaker 1>large procent pacenti to the revenue to the state, but

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<v Speaker 1>not in California. But say the reason why they don't

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<v Speaker 1>in California because you don't know four years uh Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>the Indian to pay us over five billion dollars. So

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<v Speaker 1>and they give him for that body for one reason.

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<v Speaker 1>One reason, so well, they don't want to have to

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<v Speaker 1>share a piece to pie with the state. And also

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<v Speaker 1>they don't want the private zeros to get any special

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<v Speaker 1>rights because they don't want to compete with them. It's uh, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>the most unfair thing I've I've ever witnessed for my

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<v Speaker 1>thirty five years and big in business, I would agree

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<v Speaker 1>with you on that one. Uh. Speaking of business, how

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<v Speaker 1>goes the porn business these days? What do you prefer? Erotica?

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<v Speaker 1>It's great, you know, but I knew I can never

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<v Speaker 1>get the people of California to separate my candidacy for

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<v Speaker 1>my profession. But uh, you know what the hell, one

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<v Speaker 1>of these days, uh, all these people won't be so

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<v Speaker 1>up tired about SEXTI. Larry Flynn is speaking of the

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<v Speaker 1>thirty ninth anniversary of the free speech movement on campus

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<v Speaker 1>in Berkeley. Uh, he's a guest, I guess of the

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<v Speaker 1>a c LU Martin Luther King Union, seven o'clock tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the state of free speech in America? Mr? Flint?

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<v Speaker 1>Not very good? You know. They the Patriot Act, pretty

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<v Speaker 1>hefty blow, you know. Uh, and they used the oldest

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<v Speaker 1>trick in the book of politish wants to copyish after

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<v Speaker 1>you just scare the people and tell them about you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna fix it. And they only scared the American people,

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<v Speaker 1>but they scared Congress as well. Now we've got a

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<v Speaker 1>situation where the president attorney general had it either right

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<v Speaker 1>to attorney or can have access to your medical records

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<v Speaker 1>or financial records, even the books you check out of

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<v Speaker 1>a library. Um, and even if you do have an attorney,

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<v Speaker 1>all of your uh conversations can be can be monitored

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<v Speaker 1>by them. And what happened. The average of record says, well,

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<v Speaker 1>that's for territs that don't affect me. Well, that's not true.

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<v Speaker 1>This is not limited just people involved in terrors. So

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<v Speaker 1>it could be used and gets any American in the country.

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<v Speaker 1>And as a breakers what said you know that people

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<v Speaker 1>who are welling to trade their civil lebrities for security

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<v Speaker 1>deserve neither. And I think UH Bush could have got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot by taking a page out of their Franklets book.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's really really a very frightening situation. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think there's any chance of paper UH Patriot Act too,

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<v Speaker 1>through which they're trying and there is a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>UH Congress, food Etceterators on both sides of the out

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<v Speaker 1>which are trying to roll back the UH patriarch one

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<v Speaker 1>now as it is because people are beginning to realize

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<v Speaker 1>that they gave h the government to biche say if

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<v Speaker 1>they would have lonely stopped to think, you know, Americans,

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<v Speaker 1>but a beacon freedom in the world, Uh everything to

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<v Speaker 1>it is exist. And when we after nine eleven push

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<v Speaker 1>the Patriot Act, that means that we was getting right

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<v Speaker 1>now in the mud with the terrorists and we were

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<v Speaker 1>no difference in amor no better, and we were confessing

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<v Speaker 1>that our court systems, you know, I could not deal

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<v Speaker 1>what Terry is. Man. Uh, it's one of the most

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<v Speaker 1>awful things that I don't know with. Uh, well, listen

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<v Speaker 1>to that. We're at risk of running out time. I

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<v Speaker 1>just want to say, you know, no matter what you

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<v Speaker 1>think of Mr. Flint's core business, he is one of

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<v Speaker 1>the great first Amendment watchers and American history. But one

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<v Speaker 1>more question about the core business for the record, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>not you as a businessman, but as a man. Silicone,

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<v Speaker 1>yes or no telicone? Is that what you say? Yeah? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I'm a natural man myself. You hate it? Okay, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we wondered where you stood on that show. Larry Flint

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<v Speaker 1>is a king tonight at you see Berkeley about free speech,

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<v Speaker 1>the what God gave a woman, That's what I'm saying. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>if you've ever browsed through a Hustler magazine, and I

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<v Speaker 1>actually haven't looked at one for years, Jack, come back

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<v Speaker 1>to Hustler. But um, if it's anything like it used

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<v Speaker 1>to be, free speech is alive. And well I mean

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<v Speaker 1>Patriot Act aside. I mean, you know, obviously there's plenty

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<v Speaker 1>of uh, just a raw sex They're available in any

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<v Speaker 1>news stand practically in America, and just they say in

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<v Speaker 1>Husler magazine, I mean, the most amazingly vile things about

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<v Speaker 1>politicians that have ever been said in the history of

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<v Speaker 1>the earth and get away with it. So I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>from that standpoint, you gotta admit free speech is doing

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<v Speaker 1>all right. Yes, yes, it bears watching. I mean I

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't even describe to you some of the things they

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<v Speaker 1>say or depict about, you know, presidents or senators in

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<v Speaker 1>that magazine, and nobody's you know, nobody's coming down on

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<v Speaker 1>them for that. Often they portrayed them as human as

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<v Speaker 1>I I agree with him on the Indian casino thing.

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<v Speaker 1>It is the most amazing thing that has happened that

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<v Speaker 1>you allow one business to go out there based on

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<v Speaker 1>race and they don't have any competition, they don't get

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<v Speaker 1>any competition, and they don't have to pay any taxes

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<v Speaker 1>based on race. Standing back to Fifty's absolutely amazing. It

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<v Speaker 1>is stunning. What a crazy, crazy world. Larry Flint, first

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<v Speaker 1>time I've ever actually talked to him. Yeah, yeah, I'd

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<v Speaker 1>like to have a conversation between Larry Flint and Ozzy Osbourne.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it sounds something like this funny. We can

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<v Speaker 1>you imagine that little azzi with it? No, I can't.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't make fun of a guy who's shot in

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<v Speaker 1>the spine. I can't. I just can't. How about a

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<v Speaker 1>guy who's bitten the neck by a tiger? I see

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<v Speaker 1>your point. Let's what time is the regroup? I think

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<v Speaker 1>we had a regroup. All right, let's regroup. We're completely ungrouped.

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<v Speaker 1>Your calls stand up to show Please hold just for

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<v Speaker 1>another moment or two. Figure. I'm afraid he was gonna

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<v Speaker 1>die on the phone. I was really worried about that.

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<v Speaker 1>Ah God, that's uncomfortable. You know, normally we're okay with

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<v Speaker 1>interrupting people. I feel it feels feels disrespectful. He's a pornographer,

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<v Speaker 1>can be disrespectful to Larry Flint. Well, that was an

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<v Speaker 1>interesting interview. I guess it's kind of weird and strange.

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<v Speaker 1>Um not particularly great actually, to be honest with you.

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<v Speaker 1>But we did find out that apparently Larry Flint he

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<v Speaker 1>liked natural breast, and uh so do Joe and Jack Well,

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<v Speaker 1>and that that was really about it. I mean, he

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<v Speaker 1>never did become governor, obviously, and it was just a

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<v Speaker 1>strange interview. Was one of those interviews that we had

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<v Speaker 1>a controversial figure on the air, but really not a

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<v Speaker 1>whole lot came out of that interview, to be honest

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<v Speaker 1>with you. He kind of talked, said his thing, and

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<v Speaker 1>then left and that was pretty much it. Although I

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<v Speaker 1>did like the fact that I used porno music to

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<v Speaker 1>uh as bumper music to go out from the segment.

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<v Speaker 1>That was kind of fun. I thought that was clever.

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<v Speaker 1>So well, I guess that's it.