News This Is How It’s Done, Venus.
posted by on November 21 at 8:00 AM
You wait until folks have voted and then you get behind the wheel shit-faced drunk.
Cloutier apologizes, wins mayor’s raceTwo hours after Vallejo Councilman Gary Cloutier issued an apology today for his weekend public intoxication arrest in Palm Springs, election officials declared him the “unofficial” winner in the city’s tight mayoral race.
At a morning press conference before more than 100 people at City Hall in downtown Vallejo, Cloutier delivered a short statement that he was sorry for being drunk in public, calling it a “foolish mistake” and stressing he takes the issue seriously….
The 45-year-old Cloutier, who has served on the council since 1999, was arrested early Sunday after officers found him sitting alone in the driver’s seat of a friend’s Cadillac in Palm Springs. Police said he was clearly intoxicated, and was pulling out of his parking spot when stopped. He was not, however, charged with an attempted DUI.
And he is gay!
A gay drunk Mayor!!
Here is my favorite quote from the an article at sfgate.com a few days ago:
""As officers arrived, he was pulling out in his car. He was cooperative but staggering, and he could barely keep his balance," (Palm Springs Sgt. Mitch) Spike said. "He was throwing up all over himself - it wasn't pretty."
Nice.
Wow. He is one classy guy.
Honesty seems to play well. More people in politics should give it a try.
FDR in '08
As Patrick points out, Cloutier is now Vallejo's first openly gay mayor. The drinking incident occurred during the extended time period of several days while all the votes were being counted in the extremely close race. The stress of not knowing how the vote would turn out obviously must have been getting to him. Under that kind of pressure I might even be tempted to tip a few, and I don't even drink.
@2 - Vallejo is one classy town.
I wish our mayor dealt with pressure by just drinking till he puked on his ample shirtfront. Instead, when ours stresses he heads to Mickey D's and plots complex revenge.
Just get a fucking cab, you idiots. Geez.
Drinking and driving kicks ass. I encourage every opportunity. Take some Xanex, too.
I've always said, gay people won't be equal until they too can have drunk gay politicians just like the rest of us.
ROFLMAO.
Yeah, why do they never use cabs?
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