Yeah, Right, Whatever

Especially the mayor of Las Vegas.

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."

Moments later, he cut off questions and walked out of the news conference.

It's a hobby? And you're telling 4th graders that you love to drink? Dude, the only thing you should be telling 4th graders about drinking is that it's illegal until they're 21 and if you abuse it, you not only hurt yourself, but your family and friends as well. That is it. End of discussion.

And, there are rumors about him running for governor. Oh, that'll be swell, won't it? Maybe he could get William Fried to be his running mate.