Thursday, March 03, 2005

What Happens in a Vegas Classroom Stays in a Vegas Classroom, unless You're the Mayor and You're Talking about Drinking. Then, Not So Much

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman told a group of fourth graders on Monday that if he was marooned on a desert island the one thing he would want to have with him is a bottle of gin.

And when a student quizzed Goodman about his hobbies he replied that "drinking" was one of them, said Mackey Elementary School Principal Kamala Washington, who was present for the mayor's visit.

Goodman was unapologetic for his comments that came during his visit to the elementary school in North Las Vegas.

I'm the George Washington of mayors. I can't tell a lie. If they didn't want the answer the kid shouldn't have asked the question," Goodman said. "It's me, what can I do?


He would've said hookers, but he wasn't certain the island would be considered part of the state of Nevada.

You know, the only thing I love more than his response is the fact that he didn't apologize for it (and that he blamed the kids).

1 Comments:

Blogger giornalista said...

Gin? Without any tonic or vermouth? With all the coconuts lying around, you'd figure rum would be the natural choice...

Then again, it just ain't the same without the decorative umbrella and bendy straw.

12:48 PM  

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