CHATSWORTH, Calif.—In response to revelations that GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz argued during his tenure as Texas Solicitor General that dildos and sex toys should be illegal, Nick Orlandino, CEO of Pipedream Products, one of the largest manufacturers of adult novelties/pleasure products in the world, has initiated a White House petition to compel Cruz to have his manhood molded at Pipedream's Chatsworth facility.
“It blows me away that in 2016, a candidate for President of the United States could argue that one of the last remaining USA manufacturing strongholds, sex toys, should be criminalized!" said Pipedream Chairman Orlandino. “Set aside freedom of speech for a second—does this guy not understand that our industry is good for at least $15 billion a year? Or how many jobs our industry provides in a state like California alone? We started a White House petition to challenge Cruz to get his manhood molded—and will enlist our industry partners to help reach the 100K signatures.”
Free Speech Coalition’s Man of the Year Nick Orlandino got his start in the adult and gift industry unloading trucks in New York 30 years ago. In 1992, he relocated to Los Angeles and joined Pipedream Products as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In 1994, he became a partner in the corporation and currently runs all day-to-day operations at Pipedream. Throughout the years, Orlandino has received numerous industry awards and achievements from his colleagues. Orlandino has been inducted into the Hall of Fame of the industry's two biggest trade organizations, AVN and StorErotica and was named Business Man of the Year by EAN for the third straight year in 2015.
"Freedom of speech and the right to free expression is what this industry was built on—what America was built on,” Orlandino declared. "I’ve seen these demagogues come and go over the decades, scapegoating my industry for the ills of society. It drives me crazy, because our industry puts food on the table for thousands of families. Lyin' Ted’s campaign doesn’t. Look, if a guy like this gets into the White House, his warped ideology threatens the livelihood of everyone in the business. It’s extremely important that we stand together as an industry to make sure that doesn’t happen.”
Members and friends of the $15 billion a year pleasure products industry are encouraged to sign the petition here and to vote "anyone but Cruz" in the 2016 election race.
As a show of good faith, Pipedream will donate one (1) Donald Chump Love Doll to the Lyin' Ted Cruz campaign.
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