(Fun) Party Politics

Sex-toy parties open door for U.S. politician
By BETH DeFALCO - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A lot of small business owners run for the Legislature, but one New Jersey candidate can tout a unique entrepreneurial experience: hosting sex-toy parties.

Stepfanie Velez-Gentry is the owner of Nookie Parties LLC. She makes a living organizing parties for women and couples where she sells sex toys, lotions, games, lingerie and other erotic items.

“It’s kind of like a Tupperware party, but with adult novelties,” the 29-year-old mother of two explained.

Or, as her Web site puts it, “For parties you will always remember and nights you will never forget.”

“We enhance people’s romances and make people happy. It’s wonderful,” she said. “It makes the moms and dads happy, and then everyone is happy.”

Velez-Gentry, a Republican from Bellmawr, is running for State Assembly. She started the company in 2007 as a way to help support her family in a tough economy. She said she works with more than 200 people nationwide to set up the parties.

“My husband is a printer. He’s in fear of losing his job,” she said. “We’re just like everyone else, we live paycheck to paycheck.”

She is vying for one of two open seat in District 5, which includes Camden and a stretch of middle-class Philadelphia suburbs. Most Republicans view the district as the safest in the state for Democrats.

I guess there's a third political party ready to make some progress in this country - the Fun party. Not only do they get bipartisan support. They get bisexual support. They don't just go to the polls. They go to the poles. And how about Mrs. Velez-Gentry, I'd like to fillibuster her if you know what I mean!

In all seriousness this is probably a smart political play and a smart business play. She's running in a Democratic sronghold and she's making herself seem like much more of a socially liberal candidate. Plus this story can only seek to stimulate her side business. No pun intended.