John Conyers' Playboy Bust: Congressman Caught Reading Adult Mag On Airplane (VIDEO)

It takes a bold person to openly read an adult nudie magazine in public, especially on an airplane where tight confines often leave neighboring passengers reading over each other's shoulders. It takes an even bolder person to do it while serving as a U.S. congressman.

But that's just what Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee who was recently elected to his 24th term in Congress, was filmed doing on a flight in July by a curious aisle mate who noticed the legislator flipping through Playboy.

To be fair, the Michigan View reports that some of the other accounts of the incident show Conyers actually reading the publication's articles, such as "La Chatte" by Maureen Gibbon, an author who has blogged for HuffPost before.

And hey, at least he was seated in coach, so people can't hiss at him for excessively spending taxpayer dollars while taking in some adult entertainment.

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Comments

[BigAl72]

08:06 PM on 12/05/2010

Who cares

[Randian Roark]

03:28 PM on 11/30/2010

So now we have him caught letting his son ride in his government issued cadillac with tens of thousands of dollars worth of tickets, and laptops, which may or may not have had sensitive government info (no doubt on way to wikileaks).

So the shift in comments can now go to "reading Playboy isn't illegal!" (correct)
to...
He misappropriated federally issued funds for personal use (allegedly).

Is this more "newsworthy?"

[mind cheese]

12:43 PM on 11/30/2010

Showing support for adult literacy programs

[Brian Stoltz]

11:00 PM on 11/28/2010

Uuuhhhh...and the point being?

[Collie Burns]

05:13 PM on 11/28/2010

Is this really a News story? i don't come to this site for gossip.

[cartach]

11:41 AM on 11/28/2010

Yesterday I clicked on this website,took a quick look at what was offered and was overwhelmed by the amount of garbage articles making up a high percentage of the total. It's getting to be an enormous effort to wade through the misleading headlines and sort out what is worth reading and I find myself going to other sources that provide quicker information. I'm interested more in the facts than some windbag's take and I find that more times than enough the articles are editorials more than anything. I'll take quality over quantity anytime and Huffpost doesn't fill the bill. This article is a good example.

[CheneysACoward]

11:37 AM on 11/28/2010

...and the story is?

[Steve Thelil]

11:33 AM on 11/28/2010

This absurd, irrelevant post would be expected on TMZ, but not HuffPost.

[Martha T]

11:29 AM on 11/28/2010

Cmon folks, give John a break. His wife is in prison and he is alllllllllll alone! At least he wasn't caught in a gay bar or sliding his foot under a bathroom stall, all while spouting hate against the homosexual community...

[Alann]

11:27 AM on 11/28/2010

Huffington Post or NEW YORK POST?

[liberalandloveit]

11:20 AM on 11/28/2010

How is this new? Million read it every day. How about reporting on the failure that is Afghanistan instead? Something other than this trash talk.

[Husaria]

11:19 AM on 11/28/2010

Oh, poor, poor sexually repressed Americans.

So an adult man, was reading an adult magazine ( and looks like he was ACTUALLY reading the articles ) not near any children, behaving appropriately minding his own business............

So, where is the ' bust ' other than in the magazine?

News flash! Men like to look at women.

If folks in this country saw what passes for adverts in other countries they would have a heart attack. I remember watching some TV in Austria and a skin creme product was being pitched. Well, the woman in the advert took off her shirt ( no bra and no censoring ) and slathered said creme on her person. TV off, cold shower for me!

[ZimboDude]

10:56 AM on 11/28/2010

I have a subscription to Playboy. I read it every now and then.

[iAREamerica]

03:37 PM on 11/28/2010

...just for the articles.

[Boogerwolf]

10:52 AM on 11/28/2010

If he had been caught reading the magazine "Swank" or "Black Tail" then we would have an article. But fortunately he wasn't so no story here.

[iAREamerica]

03:40 PM on 11/28/2010

I agree. A black man looking at black women for a change would indeed be a story.

I'm kidding. Try to keep the hate to a minimum.

[Eagleman]

10:21 AM on 11/28/2010

I think it is part of the Obamacare.

[hope61]

11:05 AM on 11/28/2010

You should try to avail yourself of the mental health component.

[Alann]

11:40 AM on 11/28/2010

Wow. Brilliantt remark.