Michael Cornelison portrays legendary real-life lawman Eliot Ness in this fascinating one-man show that offers a look at | dG1fbWRYRVl3SlNMSXM
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00:00It's a stupid law, Prohibition.
00:25I mean really, when that much of the public is against a law or thinks it's just for
00:30the other fella, enforcement is a joke.
00:36I never had anything against a glass of beer or a mixed drink or a shot of whiskey.
00:40Hell, I was a frat boy.
00:43The Volstead Act tried to take booze away from the common man.
00:47What it really accomplished was handing the power of wealth to the underworld.
00:52Terrific amounts of money to bribe law enforcement officials with.
00:59I like to think of myself as fairly easy going, just an average guy.
01:05My idea of a gourmet meal is meatloaf and mashed potatoes.
01:09But one thing that really sets me off is, well, let's just say that I'm proud to be
01:16the son of two people who raised a large family and built a successful business.
01:24Never cheated anyone out of a single nickel.