In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate but equally important groups: the cops who investigate crimes, and the district attorneys who star in Deep Throat Part II: The Bonening.
A district attorney in upstate New York has admitted that he acted in pornographic movies in the 1970s then lied when questioned about it during his second campaign.
Mark Suben, the DA in Cortland County near Syracuse since 2008, held a news conference Friday to say he had lied about his past in the days before this year’s election.
“Recently materials have been circulated alleging that I was involved in the adult film industry about 40 years ago in New York. Those allegations are true,” he said. “I was an actor in adult films for a short period in the early 70s. I was also an actor in other venues including off Broadway, soap operas and commercial advertisements.”
Can we really judge this fellow? Truly, who among us hasn’t appeared in a porn film at some point in their lives? And sure, these films were made in the privacy of someone’s home and that they were meant for private viewing and –sorry, what’s that, Josh Marshall?
Actually, not just any porn actor, but one with a pretty gloried pedigree. He seems to have appeared in Deep Throat Part II in addition to Bedroom Bedlam and something called Devil’s Due. The film’s all seem to be from the first half of the 1970s. The plot of Devil’s Due is described thus by IMDb: “A young girl fleeing an abusive home life arrives in New York City and becomes involved in a satanic cult. She conspires with the cult leader’s two lesbian assistants to take over the coven.” Interesting.
But do we have video? OF COURSE we have video!
Look! It even includes Dramatic Gopher! That’s how you know this is a serious issue!
Suben performed under the name Gus Thomas in other lusty-busties flicks as Lecher and The Love Witch. Links SFW.
Suben has issued the boilerplate “bad judgment” apology, in which he admitted to other such heinous crimes as acting in soap operas and commercials.
He will not resign, according to his spokesman, Aimee Milks.
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My first instinct is that we should give the benefit of the doubt to any straight man who beats the odds and manages to make a living in porn.
To do otherwise would be a job killer.
I have no snark for this. I live in Cortland County and have worked with Mark in the past. He's a very good DA.
As long as he didn't send five or six emails to an FBI agent's married girlfriend, he should come out of it okay.
I think it would make a great tourist attraction. Commit a crime in Cortland and face the pornstar D.A.
Only if I can show up in costume.
He should have his own fucking reality show. Seriously, what's the big deal? Is he a good D.A?
"…straight man who beats the odds…"
Is that a euphemism for gay-bashing?
Wow. What is revealed in that top picture is all I ever want to see!
Apparently, looks aren't everything, even in porn! I can (and will not!) imagine how his technique makes up for it!
Two words for you: Ron Jeremy. Guys in porn in the 70s and 80s weren't there to look good, but either because they had a freakish wang, were so schlubby looking the wretches going to the porn theater could see themselves in the fantasies, or both.
I am not ashamed of my ignorance of porn. My imagination does me just fine ;)
Ron Jeremy also wasn't nearly as gross then as he is now. He was actually pretty svelte in his early career, and not even super-duper hairy (and hairier dudes were in, anyway).
But yes, it was mostly his enormous prick that got him work.
Bad Luck Brian, for those of you who aren't familiar with him, is an internet meme that starts with good (or at least neutral) news and then gives you the really bad news, e.g., "Orders a Coca-Cola… Gets Pepsi" (ya get it, because Pepsi sucks).
There's a Bad Luck Brian meme that goes something like:
"Wins Date with Porn Star
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Ron Jeremy"
Being able to get hard on cue and stay hard until the scene is filmed are basically the only requirements for a male porn star.
Hence the nearly ubiquitous presence of the troll-like Ron Jeremy in the porno of the 1980's and 1990's.
I still remember fondly Ron Jeremy on SexTV discussing the ethics of the use of Viagra by porn stars. Not surprisingly, he wa sagainst it.
All I know about porn I learned from watching Boogie Nights.
I am going to assume that is was a reference to a prescription erectile dysfunction drug which has banished my comment to the netherworld. What I said, however, was I have fond memories of Ron Jeremy on SexTV discussing the ethics of porn stars using such drugs. Needless to say, he was against it.
Str8 porn is apparently a *VERY* different world, indeed. Who knew?
From what I've seen, it's pretty gross. I prefer teh gay porn, where the participants are often gentle to one another. It feels less exploitative.
The relevant phrase here is "forty years ago". Those of us who were nominally adults forty years ago tend not to be too judgmental about our contemporaries' current looks.
It's all about the mustache.
I remember coming across one of my dad's old porno videos from the 70s (he owned, not made, Jesus Christ, people). I was in awe of the bushiness of the women. Holy Fuck! When I was a kid, growing up in the 90s, all the nudie magazines, the girls were either shaved or trimmed. So, when I actually saw video … from an era long before … I wondered if a ferret or something had got lost up the girl's vag.
40 years is a long time to leave one's moustache style unchanged.
The porn 'stache is a memento from his acting days.
Those were his salad days.
Are you suggesting we toss him?
That's not all he was eating.
It's not the size of the man that makes the porn, it's the size of the porn 'stache that makes the man.
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And what was his 'stache's porn name?
Nookie Duster.
Brock Phillups
Randy?
tell that to my dad…
Dick or GTFO.
If Dems want my vote, a porno resume is an absolute necessity.
A dramatic reminder that the man's appearance was NOT important in early porn.
I remember watching that show when it was called "Three's Company."
"The Facts of Life"
Nah, that was the premise for "Full House."
"Golden Girls"?
Hey, the guy was a pizza delivery guy. If a female customer wanted some extra sausage then who was he to deny it?
…lol, cue the cheesy music!
Bow-chicka-wow-wow!
Ohhh…what about a porn lawyer? "Hello…thank you hiring the long short-arm of the law".
"Truly, who among us hasn’t appeared in a porn film at some point in their lives?"
Check the closing credits for "Lawrence of a Labia" to see if my name appears.
Yeah, like anyone has ever seen the end of a porn.
Aren’t the ‘climax’ and the ‘end’ the same thing? Or does one come before the other?
In response to your second question: Yes ( I see what you did there).
"Yeah, like anyone has ever seen the end of a porn."
If it was less than 2 minutes, then yes, I have.
I usually only watch for 2 minutes 31 seconds but that's only because I know the equipment really well. I'm in the union.
Porns have closing credits?
Wasn't Ben Ghazi in that?
I have, my God, I can't count the number of times I've shot huge, arcing ropes of jism all over the room in a paroxysm of pleasure when the key grip credit finally rolls. Isn't that what porn's all about? I thought that all of the fucking and sucking was just there to get you aroused for the credits. Am I doin it rong?
Key grip. Heh heh heh.
So, I'm not alone…..Nice!
Of course this is Obama's fault – UNPEACH!!!11111!!!
"Benghazi!" Also. Too.
Next stop, Director of Central Intelligence!
Is that a Walther PPK or are you just happy to see me?
Is this a great country or what!
I always wondered what happened to porn stars once the dickie-do sets in.
OMG- I had to check– you weren't joking about his spokesperson's name. A classic. Aimee Milks. Photo of Aimee Milks? Or Milking?
That is a lovely porn name.
His assistant DA is named Dick Powers. (Or should be.)
His bodyman is He Hung-Lo.
"You may remember me from the classic 70's commercials 'I Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Thing' and 'That's Italian!'"
Or the gay porn I did using the name Ben Dover.
If you watch that video, I recommend hitting the mute button. Worst. Music. Ever.
You may be the first person ever, Cally, to actually listen to it. ;0)
Oooh, a new Wonkette jr. I hope it turns out to be a chick, for a mommy blog this place is a bit of a sausage party. This of course matters because I live in an alternate universe where it is totally plausable that I could meet and hookup with a Wonkette lady writer.
Watched a little too much of the DA's ouevre today, eh?
That's everyday.
Needs more Boehner?
New campaign slogan:
"Mark Suben has the balls to take on New York's toughest criminals."
Throatiness.
It even includes Dramatic Gopher!
He's called the Dramatic Chipmunk. He's actually a prairie dog but changed his name in case he ever runs for political office.
Here's to you, Mister District Attorney Who Was Formerly A Pornstar. None of us were ever a pornstar. And none of us ever got a law degree after being a pornstar, instead of turning into a junkie or a homeless, um, junkie. So here's to you, even though you look like a cop now, at one time, you were hot enough to get paid to have sex, as a man, which is very much hotter than most men.
Just sayin. You're a Real American Hero.
This is why America is great.
He's like a Baby Berlusconi.
"None of us were ever a pornstar."
None of us were ever even a porn supporting player.
Fluff girl?
Have we verified this? Because we do have some actors in these parts.
At about eleven minutes into the video (no, i didn't watch the whole thing- who watches an entire porn?) he tells the girl scout selling cookies at his door he wants a free sample and then, if that isn't bad enough, says he wants to taste her pie. But the real crime is his body hair.
This is great news! I have refrained from seeking public office because I thought my tawdry acting / performing history would discredit me in the eyes of the voters.
Like Reagan?
Dirk Diggler has not aged well.
So it's true what they say that Politics is like Hollywood except only for ugly people.
I thought that was standup comedy.
Could the human body actually survive the amount of alcohol that you'd need to consume to look at that picture and think "Hawt sex!!"?
Mark Does New York doesn't have the same ring to is as Debbie does Dallas.
Ewwww the kiss at the end of that video! Why did I watch all the way to the end? Brain bleach and new eyeballs please!
I have zero issue with someone who used to be in porn movies getting a job later in life, even if that job later in life is an elected position. Heh, position.
As long as he's not prosecuting missionaries.
It's not like the American public isn't used to being screwed by those in elected positions, sooo…
Word.
Erected position?
Is that joke racist?
Oh, wait, you have an Asian name, so I guess it's OK.
So the prosecutor in Cortland is a big dick and has a big dick. It would be the latter that makes the story unusual.
He appeard in a dozen films? I understand in the porn industry that's considered a slow week.
"commercial advertisements"
Oh, you despicable slut!
Odd, but this article neglects to mention why anyone should trust him ever again.
Perhaps he's been forgiven by Jeebus.
Well, to be serious, just because people lie about things they think might be personally embarrassing doesn't mean that they lie about everything else. Now, had he lied about past embezzlement of something other breach of the public trust, I'd be worried. Lying because porn is still so heavily stigmatized in America? Not so much.
Did he lie about his performance in office? No, he lied about something in his past which is irrelevant to his current career. Hey, if we're going to be all purist about it let's just exile Bill and Hilary Clinton to outer Mongolia while we're at since Bill lied to us about Monica Lewinsky and Hilary is guilty by association.
… and he's not a General?
Oh come on, Deep Throat II was really more of a comedy (a really bad one!) with some porn spliced in, rather than the other way around. Besides, it was the '70s; porn was mainstream for a few years, so who didn't act in it! (Not entirely joking here…).
Is there something you'd like to tell us, PGS?
Haha, well, I can't say I wouldn't have acted in porn back then, but I did have the handicap of not existing during that trend.
However, I'm not ashamed to admit that I have seen Deep Throat II, which, given how terrible it is, should be even more shameful than starring in porn.
In the early 80s, the future Mrs. deanbooth and I went to a theater to see Marilyn Chambers in Insatiable with 3 other friend couples! I now find this totally bizarre.
…as a heterosexual male; I declare this a WIN!!!! This goes beyond party affiliations and political beliefs!
Whether we like it or not, the 70s were so long ago that those styles are cool again with kids.
"He was young and needed the money." How cum no one has written that yet?
"How cum"
Misspelling or best/worst pun ever?
PS: I hear his fluffer was Ivana Trump. Pass it on.
I hear it was Donald Trump, pass it on….
If politicians had to resign for being bad actors, there would be a heckofa lot of vacant positions.
The plot of Devil’s Due…
that's the problem right there. too much plot.
Wilford Brimley: The Porn Years
"It's the right thing to do, and a new way to do it."
I just took another look at the top photo. I did not know Ron Jeremy went to law school.
"I can't define pornography, but I know it when I act in it."
–John Oliver Wendell Holmes
Mark kept the trademark porn star moustache as a nice reminder of his previous uplifting career.
Also, too, if you want to see Deep Throat II without actually seeing it, here's a riffing/review.
Well, Suben should still pay for being in a movie with "fucking pie fight."
I thought I recognized this guy from somewhere!
Boy was I confused. I thought it said BORN star. Like Drew Barrymore or something.
Did he ever play a D.A in any of his films?
Yes, but "DA" stood for something else.
From "L.A. Law" back in the day:
"Safe sex? This was the Seventies-safe sex meant not doing it while you were driving a car!"
Many of the DA's I knew had the ethics of a porn star.
Yeah. I'm not seeing a post here. Dude used to do porn 40 years ago. And? Is he a mighty anti-porn crusader?
Yeah, I think this is trumped by the recent revelation that the Director of Highway Safety in MA has been in seven (7!) car accidents.
And the fact that the director of the CIA uses the same email security measures as your run-of-the-mill al Qaida operative at an Internet cafe in Baghdad.
He's being tight-lipped about his record
70's porn is the best porn….just sayin'….
Yeah, I'm still waiting to see that Nazi, lesbian biker flick that Jan Brewer made in 1973. Lots of 70's bush.
There are a lot of bad actors in law-enforcement.
Show us hte Ding Dong. (Too soon?)
I've never been in a porn film, but several of the guys I slept with in the 90's were.
Life is good.
There is no greater sin in American politics than having a sex life more interesting than your constituents'.
Jim Breuer sees the potential for a return — to the big screen — of Wong & Owens: Ex-Porn Stars.
Better that than a Goatboy movie.
Don't Feed the Dramatic Gopher.
Everybody's favorite character in this story has to be Aimee Milks.
And with that name, I'll bet $10,000 that he met her in "the industry".
Aimee Milks is called his "Spokesman", so I guess she had an addadictomi?
So, did the Dramatic Gopher show beaver, or what?
I showed this to my 78-year-old Mother and she said "This is a nice diversion from General Penetratus starring in Four Star Genitals". She would comment herself, but she can barely handle AOL email.
Porn star, DA, what is the difference?
Meh.
Do. Not. Want.
He used to make a living with his dick. Now he can't even see it when he looks down. (Shudder.)
He was just doing this to get himself through college, right?
Truly, the Most Interesting Man in the World. Stay horny, my friends.
"Fine! THAT'S JUST FINE!! I didn't want to be in your stupid movie for jerks in the first place! Oh, and by the way, Mark? You have cellulite on your ass, and I wouldn't be in an orgy with you if you begged me! BEGGED ME!" [step step step step SLAM! *blares music*] — Dramatic Gopher
"Fine… That's just fine… No, really, I'll be OK. [sniffles, dabs eyes with handkerchief] Go, go off with your friends, have your fun. Make your little movie. [presses back of hand to forehead] I'll just sit here… all alone… in the dark… until the Pope calls." — Melodramatic Gopher
Oh for fuck's sake. It was the seventies. If you weren't in a porno, you were probably smoking weed with the choom gang, or sniffing coke off a call girl's tit, or something.
"He will not resign, according to his spokesman, Aimee Milks. "
Yes. Of course.
So, lemme see here. Judging by the looks of this guy and his short, but one may fairly say turgid oeuvre, and that he has still managed to attain the trusted position of district attorney…
…well, does that mean we are to expect the San Fernando Valley's own Hedgehog to make a run for Governor of California about any day now? I mean, they elected a dim but handsome actor, a body-building freak, and a zen master (twice). Who better to run California and perhaps even mainstream America than the seminal porn star of our time? At least Ron (no the handsome one) has balls. And the thing is we've ALL seen them. True, I had to wash my eyes out with bleach the first time I saw them dangle in midair above an equally hirsute maiden faire, but still, truth in advertising and all that, eh?
Me, if I'm in Cali, and thank the FSM I'm NOT, I'm voting Hedgehog: A Hole Different Governator.
It's always the Wilford Brimley lookin ones.
143 comments and not one person has asked: is he a teabagger or what????
What's the fucking problem? This guy is fucking awesome! He was a porn star and went to law school and became a district attorney. What a fucking stud! I hope he doesn't resign, in fact I hope that he gets his own reality show called "Pornstar D.A." which would be about delivering justice in upstate New York.
Hypothetically speaking, because of course I don't condone such behavior, this video would be really awesome to watch if you had first done a couple of solid bong hits and had a really stiff Moscow Mule made with raspberry ginger ale. Hypothetically speaking of course, because that kind of thing isn't legal in Washington state until December 6th.
oh sweet jesus. i do not wish to to cast any aspersions on anyone for whatever job they may have held (was a stripper myself for a bit), but, yikes. i am trying to date here. i am trying to find an acceptable man. this is not helping at all. guess i'm back to being a cat lady.
Wait, you're trying to date here, on Wonkette? Is this where you do it? Shit! I've been trying to do it on LinkedIn, but the only responses I get to my profile is from recruiters looking for programmers, which would be great, except I'm not a programmer, I'm a systems engineer/administrator, backup bitch and occasional unwilling DBA.
oh, yeah, sorry. didn't mean "here" as on wonkette. just meant here as in this lifetime. (immigrant typing.)
No apology necessary. Dating here would be totally OK, us Wonketeers make a good catch.
Just wait until Rebecca gets that Wonkette personals up (heh) and running – it's going to be the 70s all over again. Just maybe with better fashion sense.
Excuse me, but this is not what I had in mind when I told the Editrix that Wonkette needed more 70's bush.
Off Broadway? Dild demands head on platter. Oops. Dild made pun.
Wait….this is the guy who beat me out for the role in Lecher??!?!?!?!?!?
IMDb reviews porn? That's dedication to the craft, man.
The "but" in that intro has always driven me crazy. It should be "separate AND equally important groups". Then again, go be surprised that a Wonkette item about a DA/porn actor would include a problematic "but."
" Aimee Milks."? I'll bet she does….
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