Honesty in Politics

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Gin City (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7082161/)
Mayor Oscar Goodman said he was just being himself when he told elementary school students that drinking was one of his hobbies and that the one thing he would want if stranded on an island is a bottle of gin.

“I answered the question honestly and truthfully,� Goodman told reporters. “I’m not going to lie to children. I’m not going to say I would take a teddy bear or a Bible or something like that.�

Asked by a reporter if he had a drinking problem, Goodman answered, “Oh, absolutely not. I love to drink.�

[Charlie Monoxide]

Mayor Goodman is like a rock star in Las Vegas. Heck, he even played himself on one of those CSI shows. He's a lawyer as well. You've got to admire his candor.

Now, if I was asked by a group of 4th graders what my favorite hobby is, I might be inclined to say "masturbation", but I'd opt for bicycling or music.

Charlie (Pee Wee Herman's Safe Sex Club) Monoxide

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Originally posted by Charlie Monoxide
Mayor Goodman is like a rock star in Las Vegas. Heck, he even played himself on one of those CSI shows. He's a lawyer as well. None of those things are exactly shocking, based on the above quotes.


You've got to admire his candor. Hardly. There is nothing admirable about someone who is not only an a--hole but proud of it, and worse, more than willing to provide a poor example to childen by hiding behind "I'm just telling the truth and that's always a good thing" drivel.

[Skeptic]

Yes, this is JUST where we NEED politicians to be PERFECTLY HONEST: in answering "what would you take to a desert island" questions to elementary school students.

[Flex]

Originally posted by bigred
None of those things are exactly shocking, based on the above quotes.


Hardly. There is nothing admirable about someone who is not only an a--hole but proud of it, and worse, more than willing to provide a poor example to childen by hiding behind "I'm just telling the truth and that's always a good thing" drivel.

Why is saying that he would like a bottle of gin if trapped on a desert island being a poor example for children?

Just asking. I don't see any problem with his statement, I don't think it's an encouragement for children to drink, and alcohol is not such an uncommon, or even illegal for adults, substance that the children woudn't be aware of it's existance.

Mind you, he may be an a__hole in other ways, but I don't think this is a particularly good example of a__holiness.

Bottoms Up!

-Flex

[shanek]

I think we need more of this, especially when it comes to marijuana and the drug war. How many of our politicians have inhaled the ganj?

It reminds me of the Tim Slagle routine when he was talking about those "Tell your children the truth about drugs" commercials, and said that they obviously didn't mean it, or else a lot of parents would have to tell their children something like this:

"See, son, when I was your age...I was probably doing a lid a week! Man, high school got so damn fun after that! Yeah, we didn't need any of that Ritalin stuff; we had our own cure for attention problems. And then, uh...well, I still graduated...went on to college, graduated again...got a job, got a good career, met a wonderful woman, got married, bought a house, had a beautiful family...

"You know what, son? You're only young once. Here's $5—first bag's on dad!"

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Tee hee, giggle.

:rolleyes:

[Rob Lister]

Originally posted by shanek
I think we need more of this,

I can't believe you support this kind of honesty. The guy is an obvious shill (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=shill) for the Junipero Lobby (http://www.anchorbrewing.com/about_us/junipero.htm).

:)