Austin mayor stressed residents 'need to stay home.' He was vacationing in Cabo at the time

[melman]

Source: Austin American-Statesman

In early November, as health officials warned of a impending COVID-19 spike, Austin Mayor Steve Adler hosted an outdoor wedding and reception with 20 guests for his daughter at a trendy hotel near downtown.

The next morning, Adler and seven other wedding attendees boarded a private jet bound for Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, where they vacationed for a week at a family timeshare.

One night into the trip, Adler addressed Austin residents in a Facebook video: “We need to stay home if you can. This is not the time to relax. We are going to be looking really closely. ... We may have to close things down if we are not careful.”

In hosting the wedding and traveling internationally, Adler said he broke neither his own order or those established by Gov. Greg Abbott.

But at the time, the city was recommending people not gather in groups of more than 10, and the day after Adler’s departure, Austin’s health authority warned that “it’s important that we drive the (COVID-19) numbers down in advance of Thanksgiving.”



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[CanonRay]

1. The Mayor of Denver did the same stupid thing.

Just shows there are dumb Dems as well.

[JDC]

3. He apologized but did not cancel his trip

[The Mouth]

19. And suck-asses who will excuse them because they are Democrats

and such people are no better than MAGA hat wearers.

[Politicub]

23. It's not dem or Republican... it's economic class in this case.

Seems like some people of means think that COVID restrictions don’t apply to them.

[efhmc]

25. Do they not understand the wide spread and endless dissemination of info about

public figures which is EVERYWHERE? Not only wrong to do these things but really, really dumb.

[The Mouth]

37. But there will always be suck-ass bootlickers saying "but what about...blah blah blah Republicans.."

Fuck anyone who says "well what about...."

[efhmc]

38. I still am astounded that they do not understand the consequences of their actions

Actions which no one is ever going to escape, especially those in the public eye.

[ashredux]

2. Who advised him on this one? Dumb

[Quemado]

4. Stupid politicians don't realize the optics of things they do.

Their motto is "rules are for little people".

[Evolve Dammit]

5. This is not helping our party. Know it pales by comparison to criminals in GOP, but not a good look.

[LiberalFighter]

6. He is a dumbass.

[Paladin]

7. Congrats for making common cause with Austin conservatives.

I know a number of them, and to a person, they hate the mayor's guts. One awkwardly-staged incident does not a "dumbass" make.

[Roy Rolling]

9. I understand he's a good Democrat

But this is not an “awkwardly-staged incident”. It’s a violation of the public trust when in the midst of a public emergency.

He chose his family responsibilities, as is the excuse for many.

But he won’t help his legacy by blowing it off as if he doesn’t understand how important it is to others—who may have cancelled wedding plans at his urging.

It won’t go away until he recognizes and addresses the issue as the fail it is.

[The Mouth]

17. He obviously doesn't

Rules are for little people. And the twits who forgive them because of the letter after their name are as much a problem regardless of the letter.

[The Mouth]

18. It sure as hell DOES

Why should we give a shit if conservatives hate them> Scrfew the "Whataboutism. Fucking sick of politicians, including Democrats, who make rules for us but don't follow them, they are unworthy of office no matter HOW much other good they do.

[oldsoftie]

31. Did you even read the whole story? He also had a nice wedding for his daughter.

Of course the conservatives dont like him
Now a lot of Democrats dont either.

[onetexan]

8. Adler is a good mayor &a tireless Democrat. He made a mistake.

[hatrack]

20. He didn't make a mistake, he fucked up . . .

A mistake is "Nuts! I left my cell phone at home!"

Fucking up is "Nuts! I totally forgot about/ignored/dismissed the raging pandemic where i live, and all that I've said and done about staying safe by staying home, and went on a vacation trip in spite of my position as an elected official and defying everything we know about COVID!"

[onetexan]

22. Geez Louise you're one to judge

[hatrack]

24. Yeah, I am - I'm well-acquainted with STOOOOOOOOOOOOPID when I see it . . .

. . . having made a few points in that department myself over the years.

Tired of Democrats acting like selfish asshole Republicans in the middle of a pandemic when they damn well know better.

[oldsoftie]

32. We're all finally coming together post-trump!

[EllieBC]

34. So did you hold the same space

for the Spring Break morons, the people still having weddings, the holiday travelers? Or no because only the ruling class gets a pass?

[demmiblue]

11. Yep. n/t

[EllieBC]

10. Politicians are a ruling class. Doesn't matter what letter is next to their name.

And the ruling class will ALWAYS go by a different set of rules. The CA gov had a dinner with friends at French Laundry. Denver mayor went away for a holiday. Guess the Austin mayor felt the same need.

Just because they are politicians doesn’t mean they are better or more deserving of “a break”.

[MosheFeingold]

12. Some animals are more equal than others n/t

[MrsMatt]

21. Orwell was a keen observer of the human psyche.

[paleotn]

14. Covid-19 doesn't recognize all of that. It doesn't think or reason.

It doesn't care what your title is or what clothes you're wearing. To it, one mound of cells is as good as any other. The great equalizer. Just like leopards could care less about Homo sapien social structure in Africa. To them we were just lunch.

[paleotn]

13. What the hell is wrong with these people?

A virus doesn't care about the bullshit trappings of human status. Just like it doesn't care if you're the alpha male of a troop of chimpanzees. To the virus, your a host. Prey.

[El Supremo]

15. He and Mayor Hancock have now lost all credibility.

Another bad thing is that it gives the Repukes a big opening for criticism.

[The Mouth]

16. Texas meet California

Maybe he should take a lesson from Gavin and "Own" his mistake.

Yeah right.

Sorry, we should call out Democratic hypocrisy *JUST* as loudly and with as much anger as we do Republican bullshit.

One VERY pissed off Californian.

[moonscape]

26. So now it's - 'unless you have a private jet don't fly'? n/t

[The Mouth]

39. And if you have a private jet

flying it all over the place to conferences about Climate Change is perfectly OK.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

27. Ah, yes. Once again, "Do as I say, not as I do" wins out.

And flying a private jet doesn't make it any better. Even if there were only 8 people on the jet.

This is a pure definition of tone-deaf.

[Initech]

28. Holy crap, the Simpsons predicted this.

Another member of the "do as I say, not as I do" club.

[Roy Rolling]

30. Like "there's always a tweet"

There’s always a Simpson clip. Perfect.

[Initech]

35. This episode was in 1994.

Man they way predicted the pandemic in this episode, and the similarities to what's happening now are pretty frightening!

[oldsoftie]

29. Once again, one law for me; another for THEE. Typical. nt

[EllieBC]

33. And it's not helping.

People won’t have faith in their institutions if the leaders say one thing and do another.

[oldsoftie]

36. I agree