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Rob Ford: Still smoking crack. On video. Taking leave of absence.
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Public official. Live on the air TV. Again, this city's Representative to the World. Using vulgar language without any thought process behind it. Certainly not the same as crime and crack but STILL NOT OKAY. If you think it's not a big deal that an elected official conducts himself in this manner then I have no idea what else to say to you.
LMAO
majority of electorate use "vulgar words", dont utilize politically correct language. i will concede that using the word in the workplace as an elected official will ruffle some feathers, i just dont believe the "outrage" that you or others may feel as being genuine but rather circumstantial/opportunistic. please see council woman's Janet Davis response in the hall as to the type of response that i find disingenuous.
if referencing allegations of illegal conduct committed by the mayor, im not defending him on those issues.
equippedwithtowel
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10/10 would lose my shit again.
LiveFromKyoto
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The reality distortion field Rob Ford has around him is approaching Steve Jobs levels, except evil. Just, stop defending this clown over anything.
I don't think most of us are 'outraged' as you put it.
Taken by itself, the comment would still raise eyebrows. But when you consider everything else that has gone on recently it just adds fuel to the fire. The fact that he would say it even after all the other crap shows how oblivious he is.
Sapiens
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It will all be double-speak for "Our position as governing party is precarious. My popularity as a leader was not tested during an election. This is a hollow statement meant to appease people who would vote Liberal anyway.
They really should move to oust him somehow. The council is not getting any work done in Canada's largest city, this isn't acceptable and it's all the Ford brothers fault.
You Are Viewtiful
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She -can't- do anything, she has too many scandals of her own and[/I she's in minority government with a Tea Party as opposition. Just imagine how that would go down.
Gentleman Jack
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His jersey really seals this image.
Move to oust a hard-right mayor with a hard-right provincial opposition and a lunatic 3rd party on their ass? I doubt it.
Lol; not what I meant but good call.
The thing is, outside of Toronto, the majority of the conservatives in the province aren't completely fiscally conservative. They're socially focused as well and they certainly would frown upon Ford's behaviour.
Also, can't she avoid having to remove him herself by just giving emergency powers to city council?
You Are Viewtiful
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Yeah but then there are Liberal card carrying mayors like Fontana and McCallion that have actually been tried in court and found guilty, yet they are still mayors. Heck the London mayor is being investigated again for holding council meetings outside city hall with private interests attending.
If the Liberals actually had a consistent record of holding municipal governments to account and didn't have their own share of criminal activity (deletion of gas plant emails, ORNGE scandal) this dark comedy would have ended a long time ago.
They socially focused as well, but between Ford and his potential replacements in the next election, they'll take Ford.
TheKaeptain
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Accidentally clicking this thread was worth it.
Then why should she care about their votes? They were never going to vote for her. If anything, it would sway some of the NDP voters in the GTA in her favour.
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
This is so fucking embarrassing for Toronto and for Canada.
At this point they should be thinking about having security drag him from City Hall to save face, not just letting him carry on.
At this point they should be thinking about having security drag him from City Hall to save face, not just letting him carry on.
The NDP doesn't matter.
Look, ultimately, even with Wynne having the power to oust Ford, I'm 100% against her actually using it. The city- not just the suburban areas wannabe downtowners want to villify, the city chose Ford as its mayor. And honestly? Short of him causing bodily harm to someone, I want Toronto to have to live with it.
it's not offensive or unacceptable, just unprofessional. and funny.
speculawyer
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Can someone explain this GIF to me? What is going on here?
Well speaking of which, apparently his security detail shoved and may have punched a reporter at his briefing earlier.
Vine video of shoving
Media might press charges
That's a little vindictive. I don't want Wynne to remove him personally, but it's a very real problem that Toronto has no process for recall elections. This should be in place before anything else, and she has the ability to set that in motion.
If we, as a city, find that the person we, as a city, elected is not delivering what we, as a city, expected, we, as a city, should have the opportunity to remove that person from elected office.
And they should.
I agree that it's a decision the city makes, and that giving the city the ability to hold recall elections would be a good step forward. I just don't want her or the provincial government ousting mayors.
Can someone explain this GIF to me? What is going on here?
It was a Rosh Hashanah celebration at City Hall and Ford was included, but couldn't wait to chow down on his ceremonial apple slice until the Rabbi had finished talking.
I'm not sure if this is as true in Canada as it is in the US, but "values voters" are often far less concerned with a person's actual actions than they are with the general sense of belonging.
This is a deeply subconscious, essentially tribal response: it is the sense that someone is part of your group, regardless of their actual actions. Once some people have decided you are "their kind of people," they will defend your actions aggressively in virtually all cases. It's very much like family in this regard, to a slightly lesser extreme; a daughter's accidental pregnancy is a slip up from a generally good girl, while other 17 year old girls who get pregnant are irresponsible and stupid.
Everyone suffers from this to some extent, but some more than others.
Yeah, that seems like the best option to me. At the very least, she should give council the ability to limit the mayor's power or budget.
She should, but because of Brampton more than Toronto.
Right, it's crazy that cities in Ontario don't have this power, considering how necessarily it's been lately.
Extra Sauce
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I also have zero problem with an elected official saying "I have plenty to eat at home".
You Are Viewtiful
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I wathced it on TV and this isn't exactly what she said. She said if City Hall fails to function and demonstrates that it fails to function, and it asks for the province's help, she will sit down with Hudak and Horwath to find out if they can all agree to oust Ford.
A lot of preconditions.
It would be nice if she did this before yesterday, when you know, they asked for this.
You Are Viewtiful
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I'm actually happy with these conditions but let's not pretend the province is going to get rid of Ford. It's just not happening.
I know it's not happening. I'm fairly certain I've said as much before. The only people that can realistically get rid of Ford are Torontonians in 2014.
Ford's driver punches Global News cameraman
EDIT: I am amused that Global New's Rob Ford header looks like something from an obituary
EDIT: I am amused that Global New's Rob Ford header looks like something from an obituary
This farce has gone on for far too long at this point. The city will be paralyzed until this oaf is out of office.
I'm not exactly sure what Ford thinks he's accomplishing by refusing to resign. Aside from sucking up taxpayer money for a job he's at best marginally doing. I imagine the continual circus has disrupted even his regular in-by-noon, leave early work ethic.
I'm not exactly sure what Ford thinks he's accomplishing by refusing to resign. Aside from sucking up taxpayer money for a job he's at best marginally doing. I imagine the continual circus has disrupted even his regular in-by-noon, leave early work ethic.
C00kie M0nster
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Better hope they're not a bunch of pussies
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