Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 192
November Surprises
In a video, Larry Flynt called Mark Sanford a “sex pioneer” and endorsed his congressional bid in South Carolina.
Flynt said “no one has done more to expose the sexual hypocrisy of traditional values in America today.”
He added: “His open embrace of his mistress in the name of love, breaking his sacred marriage vows, was an act of bravery that has drawn my support.”
Here’s the video:
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