The Emporer Has No Clothes

As hordes of drunken Bengalberries converge on Cincinnati this evening, they will no doubt pass outdoor advertisements like this one depicting a drunk Bengalberry, in full regalia, and his apparent beverage of choice. Those of us firmly in the "Hey wait, we're getting screwed here" camp are left to wonder: is Budweiser touting their status as the primary cause of drunken Bengalberry-dom? And what is this "carefully crafted tradition?" LOSING?

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In 1837, Hans Christian Andersen penned the story titled "The Emporer's New Clothes." In it, SWINDLERS convince a ruler (the emporer) they have created the finest fabric, but that the fabric is invisible to anyone who is stupid.

The emporer himself cannot see the fabric, but allows himself to be dressed in the fabric anyway to avoid being labeled "stupid." The TOWNSPEOPLE can't see the fabric either, but pretend as if they can, to avoid the same label.

Eventually, a child declares, "But [the emporer] has nothing on!"

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Present day Cincinnati is an analogy of this story. The SWINDLERS- The Bengalberries themselves, Birthright Mikey Brown & his family, along with Bob Bengalhaus. The EMPORER(S)- Hamilton County elected officials of 1996, and the TOWNSPEOPLE- the majority of the residents of the Greater Cincinnati area.

It is so obvious our subsidy of these goons is a failure. Paying for tickets and attending this nonsense is tantamount to looking at a naked emporer and acting as if he's clothed.

GO PATRIOTS.