Fighting the Forces of Kookiness is an expensive battle. And now that those forces have claimed victory, it appears the good guys – the ones who fought gallantly for your right to see naked ladies – really don’t feel like paying up.
Our saga began last year, when state lawmakers, under pressure from downstate conservatives, passed a bill limiting strip clubs’ ability to serve their patented patchouli-scented entertainment. Unable to properly bribe the law off the books, Ohio’s strip-club owners launched a campaign to put the new law before voters. And they enlisted nearly every species of high-priced operative: lobbyists, consultants, pollsters, lawyers, and PR gurus. All they needed was a tax guy to start an All-Suit Team…
This article appears in Jan 30 – Feb 5, 2008.