Rob Ford's next Scandal - Sexual Harrassment

[Rockslinger]

John Turner use to (maybe still does) pat women's bum but he is a Liberal so it's ok.

 

[IM469]

Cue the circus music please. Here we go again.

Cue the music ? It hasn't stopped since the fat clown in the centre ring started his circus act. At one point I felt a little sorry for him but he has shown little respect for the law, slander, election violations, bigotry - it's like I'm watching the Mayor Archie Bunker show.

As far as the recent allegations go, it is easy to prove: "he suggested I should have been in Florida with him last week because his wife wasn't there...". There is no casual way this topic of the conversation could have come out in a meeting. My guess is Ford was trying to be cute and be a little flirtatious but like a bull attempting knitting - it was doomed to failure.

In a similar manner that many blacks support Obama just because they can identify with him, Rob Ford is fat, ugly, a homophobic bigot, a social misfit, a slob, a hypocrite (on respect for the law) and has simplistic right wing solutions to complicated problems. I'm guessing his most ardent supporters identify with Rob Ford in most if not all of these aspects.

 

[groggy]

In a similar manner that many blacks support Obama just because they can identify with him, Rob Ford is fat, ugly, a homophobic bigot, a social misfit, a slob, a hypocrite (on respect for the law) and has simplistic right wing solutions to complicated problems. I'm guessing his most ardent supporters identify with Rob Ford in most if not all of these aspects.

ooh.
Mind if I borrow that line?
Its a good one.

 

[Rockslinger]

I remember when people use to say there was a vast right wing conspiracy to get rid of President Clinton, now it looks like there is a vast left wing conspiracy to get rid of Ford.

 

[groggy]

I remember when people use to say there was a vast right wing conspiracy to get rid of President Clinton, now it looks like there is a vast left wing conspiracy to get rid of Ford.

Wasn't it clever of us to sneak Thomson up close to Ford while he was so drunk?
That took months of backroom lefty plotting.

What a stupid theory.
Who needs a conspiracy, Ford is quite capable of screwing everything up himself.

 

[5hummer]

... and, ahem ... Mayor Ford embarrasses himself again! (Just look at the picture of the stain ... ewwwww!)

All you Ford supporters, c'mon, he keeps embarrassing himself over and over again? When is it enough?

 

[Rockslinger]

What a stupid theory.
Who needs a conspiracy, Ford is quite capable of screwing everything up himself.

Are you suggesting there is no left wing conspiracy to get rid of Mayor Ford? Anyway, nobody else has seen anything. The "Phantom Hand" strikes again.

 

[Questor]

Are you suggesting there is no left wing conspiracy to get rid of Mayor Ford? Anyway, nobody else has seen anything. The "Phantom Hand" strikes again.

Are you suggesting that Ford is not capable of screwing things up on his own? That is about the only talent he has shown since becoming mayor.

Are you suggesting that as a matter of course, in politics, people at opposite ends of the political spectrum don't try to make the other look bad? Yes, obviously they do, and towards that end, they have had abundant help from the mayor himself.

Does that mean there is a conspiracy? Don't be ridiculous. A conspiracy is by definition a secret. Its no secret that many councilors would love to see Ford gone. Do they meet in some dark back room at city hall, and plan strategy and tactics on how to take him down? You really think that all the lefties on council met a couple of weeks ago and came up with this plan for Thompson to falsely accuse Ford of groping her? You really do have a flair for the dramatic.

 

[groggy]

Are you suggesting there is no left wing conspiracy to get rid of Mayor Ford? Anyway, nobody else has seen anything. The "Phantom Hand" strikes again.

Who knew the right wing was so paranoid?

 

[afterhours]

Not sure, but here's a picture of her explaining the size of Ford's balls. lol

damn she is old

 

[Possum Trot]

CJPAC party was last night I think

In the original post they implied it was 2010, perhaps the CJPAC is annual and she was reliving her finest moments and she had a CALoki moment because no one was paying attention to her any more.

 

[Celticman]

damn she is old

Why is she smiling in the photo of Ford grabbing her ass?

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

Now they're saying it was a set-up: http://www.torontosun.com/2013/03/08/rob-ford-blasted-by-sarah-thomson-for-alleged-crude-comment

Did Sarah Thomson set up Mayor Rob Ford 'ass' grab?

A Richmond Hill councillor says Sarah Thomson told partygoers she wanted to "set up the mayor" last night hours before she publicly alleged Mayor Rob Ford "grabbed my ass."

Thomson is demanding an apology from Ford for the incident while Mark Towhey, the mayor's chief of staff, fired back Friday with a different version of events and warned they are consulting legal counsel.

It came to light when Thomson took to Facebook in the wee hours of Friday morning to blast Ford for making a crude comment to her and touching her inappropriately at a Thursday night party held by the Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee. The Women's Post publisher and former 2010 mayoralty candidate also posted a photo of her with a rough-looking Ford - the mayor's eyes were closed and he had a large stain on his shirt.

But Richmond Hill Councillor Carmine Perrelli - who was also at the party - told The Sun Friday that Thomson said to a group of a handful of people Thursday night that Ford grabbed her backside and she was going to "set him up" to get a picture for the next election.

"(She said) I'm going to go upstairs, we're going to set up the mayor, get a picture of his hand near your ass and then I'm going to use that picture in the next mayor's election because I'm going to be the next mayor," Perrelli said.

"I was a little bit taken aback by the comment."

Perrelli said he warned Ford's staff at the event.

"I was in disbelief," he said.

Richmond Hill Councillor Greg Beros was also in the group conversation with Thomson and her friend also named Sarah.

"She was very animated with the story ... she said look. we need to go back upstairs and we need to stage the mayor's hand rubbing up against your rear-end," Beros said.

"I said, 'Sarah, that's not a very good idea.' "

Seeing today's reports, Beros said he was "dumbfounded."

"I can't believe someone would make an allegation like that knowing what I know," he said.

Before Perrelli went public, a "shocked" Thomson told the Sun Friday morning she expects Ford to apologize.

"At the end of the day I hope he changes his behaviour and he doesn't do this to someone else," she said.

"I asked him why he wasn't at the mayor's roundtable … he was laughing and said, 'I was in Florida, you should have been with me, my wife wasn't there.'"

Thomson said she thought the comment was "weird."

"I just kind of fluffed it off and then we posed for a picture and he grabbed my ass and I said OK this is not Rob … I thought there was something really wrong with him."

Mark Towhey, Ford's chief of staff, said the mayor is "shocked" by the allegations and disgusted someone would make them.

"We'll consult with legal counsel, we've already had one conversation - we'll make a decision at some point," Towhey said.

"I didn't hear the conversation. I can tell you I was there throughout, the mayor had me there plus three additional staff and a driver, the three staff were within earshot of him the entire time. They never heard any of this."

"The mayor commented about her still having the same (dreadlocks) hairstyle, they laughed. She asked him if he would support her subway tax, he said, no. I know that I was 20 feet away watching all of this stuff go down, she was very happy - it appeared to me as laughing and smiling."

Towhey stressed Ford was in Florida for the last week with his wife and children and confirmed no one complained to him or any other member of the mayor's staff at the event.

"The first that we heard she was concerned about anything at all was Twitter last night," he said.

The chief of staff said Ford had no alcohol to drink at the event.

"The only thing he drank when he was there was about four glasses of water that I brought him and a bottle of water that the staff had," he said. "It was hot and so he drank a lot of water."

A statement from Ford is expected later in the day.

Thomson first raised the issue on her Facebook page just after midnight.

"Thought it was a friendly hello to Toronto Mayor Rob Ford at the CJPAC Action Party tonight until he suggested I should have been in Florida with him last week because his wife wasn't there," Thomson wrote on Facebook. "Seriously wanted to punch him in the face. Happy International Women's Day!"

By 6 a.m. Friday the photo had more than 300 comments on it and had been shared several hundred times.

Thomson went on to add a few other remarks to the photo.

"I've never seen him so out of it. I know I shouldn't be pissed but after spending 10 months on the campaign trail together you expect a little bit of respect at the very least for my husband," she wrote.

She told another Facebook user to "guess where his hand was in this picture? I must go shower...."

"Anyone who talked to him tonight could see he was out of it - I'm venting because I thought on the respect for women level he was better than that," she told another Facebook commenter.

But then Thomson wrapped up her comments with what could be a fairly incendiary allegation.

"Is grabbing someone ass assault?" she wrote.

Mayor Ford's office has yet to respond to a request for comment about Thomson's claims.

Ford's Twitter account also mentioned the CJPAC party.

"Great night meeting some wonderful ppl @CJPAC action party" was posted on the mayor's official Twitter page just before midnight.

Thomson is currently the chair of the Toronto Transit Alliance.

She faced off against Ford in the 2010 municipal election but dropped out before Election Day to throw her support behind his biggest rival - George Smitherman. In 2011, she unsuccessfully ran for the Ontario Liberals in the riding of Trinity-Spadina

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

Rob Ford's statement: http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2013/03/08/rob_ford_responds.html

Mayor Rob Ford calls Sarah Thomson’s allegations are “absolutely, completely false.”

Mayor Rob Ford has issued a statement refuting allegations made by Sarah Thomson that he grabbed and made inappropriate comments. Here is what his statement says.

“Last night I had the pleasure of attending a wonderful event to support the Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee.

“This is an event that is attended by numerous political leaders and where I have been a guest in the past.

“Early this morning, false allegations were made regarding a number of disgusting actions. I am shocked, dismayed and surprised. I can say without hesitation that they are absolutely, completely false.

“What is more surprising is that a woman who has aspired to be a civic leader would cry wolf on a day where we should be celebrating women across the globe.

“This is a day we should all take the time to reflect upon the women in our lives and in our society. It is a day when we can envision the changes we want to make in our communities to ensure that all people are equal and that violence and discrimination against women comes to an end.”

 

[Tdot'sFinest]

Just saw her on TV. She needs a haircut. That's some of the nappiest hair I have seen on a white woman in a long time!

 

[james t kirk]

He still looks fucked out of his mind in that photo.....

 

[Butler1000]

Yep. No agenda here. Totally random series of events for people who all know eachother and want the man out. No dirty politics here. Nope.

 

[Don Draper]

In a similar manner that many blacks support Obama just because they can identify with him, Rob Ford is fat, ugly, a homophobic bigot, a social misfit, a slob, a hypocrite (on respect for the law) and has simplistic right wing solutions to complicated problems. I'm guessing his most ardent supporters identify with Rob Ford in most if not all of these aspects.

Very well said, my esteemed colleague.

It's very much an example of: "Hey! He looks and sounds like one of us. Let's vote for him!".

The flaw with Democracy: Failure to educate yourself on the candidate you're voting for. No one reads. No one attends a public debate or meeting. They make up their minds from the little they see on TV in between stuffing their faces with Pizza and Chips. The popular candidate is not necessarily the correct candidate.

So, defending a fat, ugly, socially inept homophobic bigot who is a hypocrite with simplistic right wing solutions to complicated problems is what the same sort would do.

That's no surprise at all.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

Yep. No agenda here. Totally random series of events for people who all know eachother and want the man out. No dirty politics here. Nope

All this nonsense is just gonna make me vote for Rob Ford again next election

 

[Rockslinger]

Yep. No agenda here. Totally random series of events for people who all know eachother and want the man out. No dirty politics here. Nope.

Or, so the lefties both here and in the real world would want us to believe.