Oppo researcher accused candidate's wife of being in "orgasm cult"
A researcher working on a film attacking Senator Bob Menedez once sent out thousands of anonymous postcards accusing a New Hampshire candidate's wife of belonging to an orgasm cult, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer:
A researcher working on Thomas H. Kean Jr.'s proposed film attacking U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez once sent out thousands of anonymous post cards and automated phone calls accusing a New Hampshire candidate's wife of being in an orgasm cult.
Christopher Lyon's resume includes work done for Republican state parties in New York and Virginia, more than one New Jersey congressman, former New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Bret Schundler, and now Kean, Menendez's challenger in New Jersey's U.S. Senate race.
[...]The Portsmouth Herald reported in September 2000 that anonymous mailers had accused Republican gubernatorial candidate Gordon Humphrey's wife of being an active member of a cult that "advocates adults and children have orgasms as a means to reaching inner peace."
New Hampshire Attorney General Philip McLaughlin investigated the communications, which came out during the gubernatorial primary campaign. He concluded that Lyon and an associate had broken state law by not properly reporting the campaign activities, but filed no criminal charges.
Instead, McLaughlin ordered Lyon and an associate to stop their campaign activities in that 2000 cycle, according to newspaper clips and records. Lyon, who was working for candidate Jeffrey Howard, took responsibility for the post cards and phone calls. [PI]
Gives new meaning to the term "push poll", doesn't it?
So where do I sign up to join an orgasm cult?
Posted by: rob helpy-chalk | July 13, 2006 at 12:01 PM
Ohhh! Baby!
Posted by: Yashkwatch | July 13, 2006 at 12:51 PM
Finally, a cult I can get on board with. Bob Mendez's wife for Senator!
Posted by: Robin | July 13, 2006 at 12:54 PM
I wonder if the "orgasm cult" thing is meant as a right-wing dog whistle reference to the DaVinci Code?
Posted by: SteveG | July 13, 2006 at 01:54 PM
So how do I become one of the cult's uhh, umm, "anointed members"?
Posted by: cfrost | July 13, 2006 at 03:26 PM
I'm not quite sure what's being portrayed here, but I like the picture.
Posted by: Cass | July 13, 2006 at 03:50 PM
It looks like two vibrators to me.
Posted by: Alon Levy | July 13, 2006 at 04:31 PM
I think the picture is a "rabbit" type vibrator; the small bunny is a side-bud for clitoral stimulation during penetration.
So, where do we send donations to the Menendez campaign? Pro-orgasm is a platform plank that really motivates me.
Posted by: Thomas | July 13, 2006 at 04:52 PM
ONE vibrator actually.
Who doesn't recognise the jessica rabbit these days?
Posted by: R. Mildred | July 13, 2006 at 04:53 PM
Someone who's never seen a sex toy in his life, photos of bondage duckies notwithstanding.
Posted by: Alon Levy | July 13, 2006 at 05:21 PM
Shit, you guys get all the cool cults back east. The only cults out west are of the Christian-fundamental variety.
BTW, what are those little balls in the base of that blue dildo?
Posted by: John Lucid | July 13, 2006 at 08:48 PM
I don't think the green bunny is a clitoral-stimulating side bud. If you examine the picture you can see that that the green bunny is located on the bottom side of the blue penis. This leads me to believe that the green bunny, if it is indeed attached to the blue penis, is actually a butt plug for double-penetration action. With the split ears I am forced to admit that this particular butt plug would be tricky to insert without causing pain or injury. No hard-fucking thrusts with this toy. All the same, that is my hypothesis.
Now would someone please tell me what those little balls in the base of the blue penis are for?
Posted by: John Lucid | July 13, 2006 at 08:58 PM
I think R. Mildred nailed it, so to speak. Definitely a Jessica Rabbit.
Posted by: Lindsay Beyerstein | July 13, 2006 at 09:02 PM
No, sorry the configuration is more a George Washington vibe, or whatever you wanna call it.
Posted by: Lindsay Beyerstein | July 13, 2006 at 09:04 PM
It looks more like a Jessica Rabbit than a Mini Rabbit to me...
Posted by: Alon Levy | July 13, 2006 at 09:17 PM
Okay, my hypothesis is fucked, but what about the balls?
Posted by: John Lucid | July 13, 2006 at 09:26 PM
But the rabbit and the face are misaligned for a Jessica Rabbit! Maybe it's some Bizarro-World inverse David Lewis vibrator for use in near possible worlds.
Posted by: Lindsay Beyerstein | July 13, 2006 at 09:27 PM
It's electric, either battery operated or mains powered, and when you turn it on the balls move about inside that see-through plastic bit (which is soft and malleable).
And the rabbit itself sometimes vibrates.
Posted by: R. Mildred | July 13, 2006 at 09:41 PM
And the rabbit itself sometimes vibrates.
Vibrates with the jiggle of bunny-love, you mean.
Posted by: JackGoff | July 13, 2006 at 10:31 PM
Is that a smiley face on the blue part? It looks like one of the Lego figures.
Posted by: 1984 Was Not a Shopping List | July 14, 2006 at 12:49 AM
Maybe the dildo is deliberately designed to simulate rear entry... or maybe the rabbit rotates so you can choose between front and rear entry. Is either of these options plausible?
Posted by: Alon Levy | July 14, 2006 at 01:14 PM
Defintely more information than I was looking for...
Posted by: Cass | July 14, 2006 at 04:06 PM