A Texas man has appeared in front of Austin City Council, dressed up as a clown and nominated himself to be the new CEO of Austin Energy, following mass power outages.
Last week, a winter storm hit Austin, knocking the power out for 150,000 residents of the Texas city at its peak. However, a week later, 230 locals still had no power, according to reports, with Austin Energy claiming that the last few customers would have all of their electricity restored “well before Sunday.”
Appearing in front of Austin City Council, entertainer Alex Strenger said that there needs to be “accountability” for Austin Energy’s response to the crisis.
“My mother told me to dress for the job that you want to have, and that is why I’m here today, because I’d like to be the CEO of Austin Energy,” Strenger said, while dressed up in a rainbow wig, clown makeup, a bright polka-dot tie, and a clown nose.
Mocking the priorities of the liberal council, Strenger argued that he was perfect for the position, because he was “firmly commmited to saving the planet” just like they were. “Just last month, I destroyed the gas stove that I owned in a fire,” he quipped. His use of both pronouns and Ukrainian flags in his Twitter bio were other signs of being qualified for the CEO position.
I can’t wait to be the new CEO of @austinenergy pic.twitter.com/QBU7kWpTpK
— Alex Strenger 🍊 (@TheAlexStrenger) February 9, 2023
Because of his “extensive qualifications, and the fact that [his] priorities align so much with the city of Austin,” he asked for a salary between $350,000-$500,000 a year, in order to fund his cocaine habit, and care for his wife, who “has stage five testicular cancer.”
“I also took a 23 and Me test, and found out that I am 3% black, so not hiring me would be a literal act of violence,” Strenger added. “If I could get a recommendation to be the CEO of Austin Energy, I would really appreciate it. Obviously I’m the most qualified person for the job here in this room,” he concluded, proceeding to honk his clown horn multiple times.
Strenger had previously asked for the CEO position from Austin Energy themselves, when he turned up to their corporate offices posing as a non-binary journalism graduate.
Further qualifications for the position that he noted included claiming to have “led the charge to get Joe Rogan thrown off of the internet,” being “triple vaccinated and five times boosted for COVID-19,” and having “called the police on [his] next door neighbour because he went to the park during covid.”
I would like to be the CEO for @austinenergy ❤️✊🏳️⚧️🌈
🎥 @timothybolding pic.twitter.com/yfZbFFF1ok
— Alex Strenger 🍊 (@TheAlexStrenger) February 6, 2023
Last year, satirist Alex Stein appeared at a council meeting in Richardson, Texas, while dressed up in military figures, and attempted to “recruit” the council members to fight for Ukraine against Russia, seemingly satirising many in the media and politicians who encouraged pro-interventionism in the conflict.
Recruiting the Richardson City Council to Enlist in World War 3 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/ICESIm2ULF
— Alex Stein #99 (@alexstein99) March 21, 2022