^I agree.  Busting people for dancing close...in a club?! Sometimes I wonder about Cincinnati.  Though it's good to see the taxpayer dollars being put to good use, busting dancers in a club.  Why don't they take a drive/walk down through OTR and make some actual substantial arrests, like prostitutes, open air drug deals, etc.

^^does anyone think that they were actually just 'dancing too close'?

Perhaps that is a historical article from the 1950s.

^^does anyone think that they were actually just 'dancing too close'?

 

I agree, the article actually says that they were arrested for "promoting prostitution" and "public indecency."  I tend to think that there was much more going on than just some bumpin' and grindin'.  Unless of course they had the new Usher song on and couldn't help themselves.

I wrote this column a few months ago for the Pulse (2/19/08)

 

Cincinnati is a progressive city

By Guest Columnist Brad Thomas

 

"Well maybe in progressive city like Cincinnati," said Kate. She is a citizen of the United Kingdom, who has backpacked through Europe, sailed the Caribbean, and never set foot in Ohio. She is an old friend and her entire knowledge of Cincinnati is based the international media and mentions I have made of the city. When she said those words "progressive city," I thought it sounded strange. I can't remember ever hearing those words put together. I was slightly puzzled why she came to that conclusion, but the more I though about it, the more I began to agree with her assessment.

 

Brad Thomas is the founder of www.cincystreetcar.com.

 

 

 

^^I read this article too getting all excited thinking Cincy got their first strip club.

 

One reader posted a clip that shows the inside of the place. Beds are made for jumping. Nothing more. This place has "David" written all over it.  :lol:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPAg2af7BUg

Beds are made for jumping. Nothing more. This place has "David" written all over it.  :lol:

 

 

 

It sure does! Everyone knows I love nice hardwood floors and modern furniture.

^^^Interesting column Brad...very well done.

^^does anyone think that they were actually just 'dancing too close'?

 

I also wonder if a lot of information was missing from the news reports as well.  I seriously doubt someone would be arrested just for dancing too closely.  There has to be more to the story.

^There is the Hustler store downtown, and strip clubs in NKY and one a few in the burbs.  While some neighborhoods of Cincinnati might be considered liberal or progressive (Northside, Clifton, Mt. Adams, Downtown, and probably sections of Hyde Park, Mt. Lookout, and Oakley), the city as a whole is not.  I will say, however, that Cincinnati seems to be liberalizing and is staking steps to become a more progressive city. 

I remember hearing this litmus test from C-Dawg before...the argument that the larger sexually oriented business industry you have equates you to being a more liberal/progressive city.  I'm still trying to grasp the concept.

It all comes down to enforcement -  Leis has made prosecution of sexually oriented businesses one of his platform staples.  I dare say that many of the men frequenting strip clubs are not liberal - the reason they do this is they are basically horny with no ability to get the job done without paying.  It has nothing to do with a political preference.  The day I end up at a lunch buffet at Deja Vu is the day I admit I am a loser.  I can see a bachelor party type celebration, but doing this with any regularity seems odd.  I do find it amusing that Leis has basically lost his battle with the Flints and there is a Hustler store downtown.

 

I also suspect this is not simply a couple dancing when the charge is promoting prostitution.  This means there was some deal-making going on for sex for money.  Personally, I would prefer to focus on violent crime though.

Hmm, I never knew that the City of Cincinnati didn't have a strip club. That's probably just from the small fact that I never really cared about it. But, hey, if cincy want's to become more liberal then perhaps they should start building some. I've always said "The more naked women their are the more liberal the place is."

^ Prostitution is legal in the entire state of Nevada EXCEPT in Las Vegas, FYI.

 

As everyone has said, it seems there is more to the story than what was actually printed.

That club is really shady. I wouldn't be surprised if people are selling drugs and prostitutes out of there. My guess is that the police were tipped and that they're keeping a close eye on the place.

I don't have any but it basically just looks like your typical storefront on Short Vine, just well kept. It's interesting because the front window shows a front room with furniture and like a foot of white sand on the ground. They play hiphop music. A girl I used to talk to did some work for a small modeling agency that rented the place for a party so I assumed it was legit but who knows. I don't go to dance clubs in Cincy anymore.

Bump

 

A column in the Post by Dan Hurley about why Cincinnati is conservative.

 

Examining roots of Cincinnati conservatism

 

Why is Cincinnati so conservative? I get asked that question all the time. Though some people are thinking about the dominance of conservative Republican politicians, more often the reference is to our region's seeming reluctance to take chances or to sit on our hands while other metropolitan areas innovate to their advantage and our disadvantage.

 

Dan Hurley is assistant vice president for history and research at the Cincinnati Museum Center. He also serves as the staff historian for Channel 12 News and is executive producer of Local 12 Newsmakers. Reach him at [email protected].

This is where the local conservatives congregate as not to be intruded upon by the liberals: www.nudelife.com

Statement of Hamilton County Rupublican Party Chairman Alex M. Triantafilou:

 

"This vote for "cap and trade" by Rep. Driehaus is further proof that he has forgotten his west-side roots and is now part of the big spending and big taxing Democratic majority in Washington. After his election in November, it was my hope that he would follow a more centrist course in Washington like some of his Democratic predecessors in the 1st Congressional district. He has done the opposite."

 

"Rep. Driehaus has demonstrated a history of voting just as the Democratic majority in Washington wants him to vote. He supported Nancy Pelosi as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. He voted for the nearly $800 billion stimulus package that will burden our great-grandchildren with debt and has yet to stimulate anything. Now, he has voted for a massive tax on energy at a time when our nation can least afford it."

 

"Mr. Driehaus' party-line voting history is a far departure from the independent voice of Steve Chabot. Mr. Driehaus has failed to put a CAP on frivolous spending and higher taxes in Washington so the voters should TRADE him for Steve Chabot in 2010."

 

Quite the punster, Mr. Triantafilou!