More news came down from the Browns today...They have sold the naming rights to Cleveland Browns Stadium...Also know as the "Factory of Sadness"...They have sold the rights to First Energy...First Energy, a public utility company...Something tells me our electric bills just got a little more pricey!
But what really pisses me off about this...and it's not just here in the Cleve...It has happened in many other towns as well...Organizations/owners hold a city hostage, wanting a new stadium...The fear of losing a team like Cleveland did scares the shit out of them...So, they get the taxpayers to fund the majority, if not all of the construction of a new stadium/arena...Then the rich, douchebag, team owner turns around and sells the naming rights to the Stadium/arena....
So we paid for most, if not all of it, and you get to pocket a shit-ton of money off of it...Fuck that noise! And in this town, smokers and drinkers should be really pissed...They got hit the hardest...A large portion of the funding that paid for the homes of the Indians, Cavs, and Browns, came from a "Sin Tax"....An extra tax on cigarettes and alcohol...If anything, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and Marlboro should get their names on these places.
The last couple weeks I've been going off on how awful the Cleveland Browns have been...Including calling for fans to stop wasting their money on such a horrible product...Well after Sunday's embarrassing performance against the Texans, Cleveland comic, Mike Polk took to the streets and expressed his thoughts, and the thoughts of so many of us on the Browns...
It's funny because it's true...Adding to the humor, Polk is out there rocking the jersey of Butch Davis' best draft pick ever...Long Snapper, Ryan Pontbriand!
Polk's "Factory of Sadness" hit a home run, and just hours later, the image at the top, Cleveland Browns Stadium turned "Factory of Sadness" was born...The video has hit news shows, and is all over Facebook and Twitter...Mike Polk finally getting some love...Too bad the Browns have to suck so bad for Polk to get some attention.
