GOP infighting in post-Trump era threatens California recall
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)LOS ANGELES – California Republicans eager to recall Democratic Gov. The head of the state Republican Party, Jessica Millan Patterson, is being challenged at a GOP convention this weekend by longtime conservative activist Steve Frank, who says the state party is attempting to silence conservative voices. Ad“This is California’s version of the national battle for the soul and the future of the Republican Party,” said Thad Kousser, a political science professor at the University of California, San Diego. But “just when the Republican Party in California is showing signs of life, it’s deciding to cannibalize itself,” Kousser added. For long-suffering California Republicans, party infighting could divide their ranks and make it more challenging to oust Newsom.
Passage: Three American originals
It happened this past week: the passing of three American originals ... two phenomenally musical, one deeply controversial. Larry Flynt died Wednesday of heart failure at his Los Angeles home. Jerry Falwell won Flynt a reputation as something of a free-speech champion. A founding member of the Supremes along with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard, Wilson was part of a Motown Records powerhouse. And jazz-rock-fusion pianist Chick Corea died Tuesday at his Florida home.
cbsnews.comPassage: Mary Wilson, Chick Corea and Larry Flynt
Passage: Mary Wilson, Chick Corea and Larry Flynt "Sunday Morning" looks back at the lives of singer Mary Wilson, a founding member of The Supremes; innovative jazz keyboardist Chick Corea; and Larry Flynt, the publisher of pornography who became a free-speech champion.
cbsnews.comLarry Flynt, Hustler magazine editor and First Amendment champion, has died at 78
Porn purveyor Larry Flynt, who built Hustler magazine into an adult entertainment empire while championing First Amendment rights, died Wednesday. Flynt's nephew said Flynt had been in frail health and died of heart failure. He fought battles with drug and alcohol addiction, and his fourth wife died of a heroin overdose. With a fortune estimated at more than $100 million, Flynt spent his later years in the political arena. Flynt's life was depicted in the acclaimed 1996 film "The People vs. Larry Flynt," which brought Oscar nominations for director Milos Forman and Woody Harrelson, who played Flynt.
cbsnews.comHustler founder and First Amendment battler Larry Flynt dies
FILE - "Hustler" Magazine publisher Larry Flynt signs a copy of "The People Vs. Larry Flynt" in his downtown Cincinnati "Hustler" store on April 30, 1998. Flynt, who turned "Hustler" magazine into an adult entertainment empire while championing First Amendment rights, has died at age 78. His nephew, Jimmy Flynt Jr., told The Associated Press that Flynt died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, of heart failure at his Hollywood Hills home in Los Angeles. In an effort to drum up business, he published a newsletter that became Hustler magazine. He and his fourth wife, Althea, moved to Los Angeles and spent most of their time behind their mansion’s 5,000-pound steel door.
Larry Flynt, Hustler magazine creator and First Amendment advocate, has died at 78
Larry Flynt, Hustler magazine creator and First Amendment advocate, has died at 78 Porn purveyor Larry Flynt, who built Hustler magazine into an adult entertainment empire while championing First Amendment rights, died Wednesday. CBS Los Angeles reports.
cbsnews.comLarry Flynt, Hustler magazine editor and First Amendment champion, has died at 78
Porn purveyor Larry Flynt, who built Hustler magazine into an adult entertainment empire while championing First Amendment rights, died Wednesday. Flynt's nephew said Flynt had been in frail health and died of heart failure. He fought battles with drug and alcohol addiction, and his fourth wife died of a heroin overdose. With a fortune estimated at more than $100 million, Flynt spent his later years in the political arena. Flynt's life was depicted in the acclaimed 1996 film "The People vs. Larry Flynt," which brought Oscar nominations for director Milos Forman and Woody Harrelson, who played Flynt.
cbsnews.comHustler publisher Larry Flynt dies at 78
FILE - Larry Flynt Publications Inc. (LFP) Publisher Larry Flynt comments on the resignation of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, during an interview with The Associated Press in his office in Beverly Hills, Calif. on March 14, 2008. Flynt, who turned "Hustler" magazine into an adult entertainment empire while championing First Amendment rights, has died at age 78. His nephew, Jimmy Flynt Jr., told The Associated Press that Flynt died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, of heart failure at his Hollywood Hills home in Los Angeles. “He suffered decades of health issues and you can imagine it was pretty difficult,” said his nephew Jimmy Flynt Jr. “His doctors had said he should have passed away 30 years ago,” Jimmy Flynt Jr. said Wednesday.
Larry Flynt's latest gamble
Anyone who knows the name Larry Flynt is likely to remember the 1978 shooting that left him paralyzed. These are just some of the adjectives that come to mind when describing Larry Flynt and Hustler, the magazine he began publishing 40 years ago. "I treat Hustler the same way as I would if it was a jar of peanut butter or a can of green beans," Flynt replied. He is no longer the bombastic, defiant defendant portrayed by Woody Harrelson in the 1996 film, "The People vs. Larry Flynt." Of course not," Flynt replied.
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