You Gotta Love Him

So the mayor of Las Vegas goes to reading week at the local elementary school:

Mayor endorses gin to fourth graders

School officials say Goodman's remarks were inappropriate

School officials say Goodman's remarks were inappropriate
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.

Uh-oh. That'll get him some trouble.

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's well know around here for tipping a glass or two.
But even worse than the PTA, school board, angry parents, ...

Goodman said the comments did get him in trouble at home though.

"My wife wanted me to say her," Goodman said about what he would bring to a desert island.

Oh well. Can you blame him?

Quips about drinking and drinking gin are commonplace in Goodman's public appearances, although usually those are in front of older audiences.

The mayor is particularly fond of gin martinis and became a pitchman for Bombay Sapphire gin in late 2002.

Hmm. I don't think he'll be making many more stops at schools.

Update: Gin? On a deserted island?