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[whitehawk]

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has withdrawn from the mayor's race.

The mayor's nephew, Mike Ford, who was running in the mayor's old ward, has also withdrawn.

The shuffle came hours before the city deadline for who will appear on the election ballot.

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Earlier in the day, Coun. Ford told the newspaper that the mayor could be facing "a surgery and chemotherapy and could be on his back for six to eight weeks."

"This decision has not yet been made and there is a lot of pressure because the deadline is in a few hours," Coun. Ford said to the Sun. "We are waiting to talk to the doctors and a decision has to be made."

He also told the newspaper his brother "is in for the fight of his life."

Doug Ford said there will not be two Fords on the mayoral ballot. Either way, Coun. Ford added, he will follow whatever the mayor's decision will be.

"I would jump off a bridge for the guy," he said.

The deadline to add a name to the ballot is 2 p.m. today.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-out-of-mayor-s-race-1.2764485

Reports are saying Doug Ford will run in his place.

https://twitter.com/jpags/status/510470393749315584

 

[Escape Goat]

Don't let us down, Canada. We need some laughs right now.

 

[block tower]

maybe he was cracking under the pressure.

 

[BronsonLee]

So...this is it, right? This is the end of the Ford Saga?

 

[Oppo]

Don't let us down, Canada. We need some laughs right now.

please, we are quite tired of being the laughingstock of major cities. someone else's turn. please.

and no it's not the end of the Ford saga, Doug thinks he can pull this off, who knows if it's possible. but I guessed right in the other thread.

 

[Kifimbo]

So...this is it, right? This is the end of the Ford Saga?

There will be another race in 4 years.

 

[whitehawk]

Now I can vote for Olivia and not have to worry about Rob getting in.

 

[Sapiens]

Here's hoping he gets all the help he needs.

I was really hoping he'd run and lose, but what can you do?

 

[Oppo]

I just realized

Ford's nephew totally got pushed out.. he would have been the one running for council... now Rob will probably want to do that again. Assuming he can.

They made the kid change his name to Ford and everything

 

[Zombie James]

Don't let us down, Canada. We need some laughs right now.

We need someone competent in charge. The rest of the world may have had a good laugh, but we have some big issues that need to be addressed and taken care of.

 

[Sapiens]

I just realized

Ford's nephew totally got pushed out.. he would have been the one running for council... now Rob will probably want to do that again. Assuming he can.

They made the kid change his name to Ford and everything

So the deadline for the council ballot is later?

 

[Alavard]

So the deadline for the council ballot is later?

Unless i'm misreading the Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_municipal_election,_2014 all Candidate registration has the same deadline.

 

[Oppo]

So the deadline for the council ballot is later?

no actually it's exactly the same time. which is.... 40 minutes from now.

there's some chatter on Twitter about Doug fucking up the paperwork

the nephew is already out

 

[Escape Goat]

We need someone competent in charge. The rest of the world may have had a good laugh, but we have some big issues that need to be addressed and taken care of.

I'm afraid that doesn't work for me. American politics have become so toxic I need this one thing to keep meveryone going.

Canada pls understand.

 

[Divvy]

I'm afraid that doesn't work for me. American politics have become so toxic I need this one thing to keep meveryone going.

Canada pls understand.

You should just come take him and his whole trashy family from us. Go make a Ford/Palin reality show.

 

[Face it Tiger..]

YASSS

Thank God.

 

[thabiz]

no actually it's exactly the same time. which is.... 40 minutes from now.

there's some chatter on Twitter about Doug fucking up the paperwork

the nephew is already out

please tell me this is real. please.

 

[Oppo]

please tell me this is real. please.

you're welcome

 

[yyzjohn]

no actually it's exactly the same time. which is.... 40 minutes from now.

there's some chatter on Twitter about Doug fucking up the paperwork

the nephew is already out

Would have been cool if he was stuck in Toronto traffic and didn't make it time to file the papers.

 

[Foffy]

You should just come take him and his whole trashy family from us. Go make a Ford/Palin reality show.

We don't even want her here.

 

[BronsonLee]

you're welcome

Oh god fucking damnit

 

[yyzjohn]

He's in :

http://app.toronto.ca/vote/searchCandidateByOfficeType.do?criteria.officeType=1

 

[Oppo]

guys I think I'm gonna run. I have 25min to file paperwork.

if everyone applies we can create a long line and block the Fords

 

[sangreal]

Landfill 2, you are twice the man Landfill 1 was

 

[thabiz]

He's in :

http://app.toronto.ca/vote/searchCandidateByOfficeType.do?criteria.officeType=1

fuck. i dont trust my city.

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

fuck. i dont trust my city.

When you accept Toronto as an awful city, the healing will begin.

 

[The Elite]

The drama never ends. The film will be an epic.

 

[AlphaTwo00]

DRAKE FOR MAYOR https://twitter.com/Drake4Mayor

 

[Kabuki Waq]

Now I can vote for Olivia and not have to worry about Rob getting in.

If Tory somehow manages to lose this too.....

 

[Oppo]

When you accept Toronto as an awful city, the healing will begin.

it's a great city

but it's surrounded geographically by different folks who have had stupid ideas about downtown drilled into their heads

and the whole city is just too big

 

[thesoapster]

Now we can all go back to ignoring Canada.

 

[Liberty4all]

So brother doug will be running. I wonder if this will lose or gain support for Ford Nation.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...-out-of-toronto-mayoral-race/article20576741/

 

[Oppo]

Now we can all go back to ignoring Canada.

pipe down Yankee, or we'll deploy another Bieber. you think we only had one??

hell, we've even still got some Dions in storage. it's our nuclear deterrent.

also you forgot the requisite bagged milk joke

 

[thabiz]

it's a great city

but it's surrounded geographically by different folks who have had stupid ideas about downtown drilled into their heads

and the whole city is just too big

de-amalgamation is the only choice.

 

[Stet]

Doug has the personality of a block of tofu.

 

[Divvy]

Doug has the personality of a block of tofu.

Dude, what did tofu ever do to you to warrant such a comment?

 

[Stet]

http://dougfordformayor.ca/

 

[Azuran]

Oh goody, a puppet mayor. Just what this city needs.

 

[Akahige]

So his brother is running instead or had been already? Is he fucking mess who needs therapy too?

 

[Divvy]

So his brother is running instead or had been already? Is he fucking mess who needs therapy too?

His brother belongs behind bars

 

[thabiz]

His brother belongs behind bars

doug is basically hitler

 

[ItIsOkBro]

When Rob was in office Doug basically was mayor anyways.

 

[AuthenticM]

I really wanted him to win just to see the reactions.

 

[Zaku]

Woo, now I can vote for Chow without worrying about that idiot getting in. Rob Ford being off the ballot is a win for everyone in Toronto, at least.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

Noooooooooooooooo

 

[jstripes]

doug is basically hitler

Nah, this guy is a much more accurate comparison:

 

[Zaku]

So his brother is running instead or had been already? Is he fucking mess who needs therapy too?

Nope, but he's a lot less popular as well.

He's going to struggle to catch up to Chow once the dust settles.

 

[Zombie James]

For people worried about Doug possibly winning...

Doug doesn't have the "loveable town drunk" quality Rob does with some people. People don't like Doug because he's a genuine piece of shit.

 

[PuppetSlave]

Wow... just wow.

 

[ampere]

So...this is it, right? This is the end of the Ford Saga?

Not if we learned from Walter White's situation...

But seriously I hope he gets well and stays away from politics. He's not fit to be a leader, but no one deserves cancer