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

[PeteS in CA]

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

https://www.statesman.com/news/20201202/austin-mayor-stressed-residents-lsquoneed-to-stay-homersquo-he-was-vacationing-in-cabo-at-time

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 ...

Hypocrisy from Berserkeley-Wannabe-Ville. I'd say this Adler is a turkey, but that would be an insult to a noble and delicious bird.

[rangerrebew]

Austin Mayor Flew Private To Cabo San Lucas Where He Filmed Himself Telling Citizens To ‘Stay Home’
 
 

Mary Margaret Olohan
 
December 02, 2020 3:44 PM ET
 

The mayor of Austin, Texas flew private to Cabo San Lucas where he filmed himself telling citizens to “stay home.”

Austin Mayor Steve Adler hosted 20 guests at an outdoor wedding and reception for his daughter at a hotel in downtown Austin in early November, the American-Statesman reported. The following day he boarded a private jet with seven of the wedding guests and flew to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for vacation at the family timeshare.

“We need to stay home if you can,” Adler said in a Facebook video message to Austin residents. “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.”

https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/02/austin-mayor-flew-private-to-cabo-san-lucas-where-he-filmed-himself-telling-citizens-to-stay-home/

[Ghost Bear]

What ticks me off most about this incident isn't that he put out a message of "stay home" and then went to Mexico... it's that he was actually in Mexico while doing a podcast telling people not to travel for the holidays!   

[berdie]

Not a problem! He was on national news. He said he used poor judgment, blah blah blah and was really sorry blah blah blah.