I've only been a lukewarm supporter of Mayor Wynn until yesterday afternoon. The AAS forced his rant to a construction crew into a story on page one of the news outlets. Insinuating that he threatened and cursed people out over a traffic tie-up.
The statement he released is beautiful. A work of art. Something that the state level press people in this town ought to frame and put on a wall. This is how you squash a story. This is how you deal with an annoying press story. Who is this media person that wrote this? I must know them...I must kiss them on the lips...with tongue.
Read the full statement in the permalink, but here's the zinger: "Did I use some rough language? You bet I did - and if I offended the sensitivities of those construction workers, I'm sorry about that."
Burrrrrrrrn.
Did I use some rough language? You bet I did - and if I offended the sensitivities of those construction workers, I’m sorry about that. But you can be sure that if I see thoughtless, illegal activity like that, I will not stand idly by.
There is no bigger proponent of downtown revitalization than I, but while this construction is going on people are going to play by rules. It’s what our citizens expect and deserve. To that end, I’m told the Monarch later paid their fine and assured us this would never happen again.
Anon: ah, another information-free comment. If you *read* the article, the construction company was fined, not the workers. And the problem was the fact that they were illegally blocking traffic on a major artery during rush hour. Something the folks on-site should have had under control.
We've got a lot of wankers here, but let's only call them on it when they deserve it.
Oh, hell... this stuff happens all the time. The only difference now was that some asshole got his back up and decided to throw his weight around.
And yes, I worked to elect that asshole. I wish he'd just STFU and deal with it like the rest of us. This could have been handled without the John Wayne bullshit.
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Yes, berating a bunch of construction workers that probably couldn't speak English and were probably just doing what they were told by a boss that wasn't on site was a very brave and couragous act. Your mayor sounds like a total wanker, but that would make sense being Austin and all.