You … bitches! Don’t you f---ing know? I’m Rob f---ing Ford, the mayor of this city

[oldjones]

We, the majority, voted him in. Get over it. He was and is the best candidate. Presumably the non-voters would vote roughly the same as the voters. Sheesh.

So why don't we all stay home and let the Council just vote themselves in all over again? This sorta crap is the direct reflection of an electorate to dumb and disengaged to form an opinion and vote it.

But even had Rob gotten a majority of a hundred percent turnout that would not make him the best candidate. Only the most popular. Based on last years voting no one can even say that, now can they?

Oh yeah, but he won. Too bad so many think that's all that matters. Where does that leave the City?

 

[userz]

I used to love the way Lucien Bouchard used to react when approchaed by Mary Walsh in her "Marg Delahunty" skits, seems he never found out who she was. Duceppe on the other hand was obviously aware it was satire and would mess around with her.

This is Canada, no politicians have been killed since Thomas D'Arcy McGee in the 1860's and Pierre Laporte in 1970. Neither was a municipal politician and politicians at the municipal level have dick fuck all power here. Canadian politicians expect to be lampooned and ridiculed by the media. Thank God we don't have people like "Aardvark" in power here or we might have mayor mcfatty's phone number linked to a "red alert" at 9-1-1 dispatch cause the CBC wants to laugh at him.

The politics here are way too boring and civilized for actual assassination attempts.

 

[sidebanger]

So why don't we all stay home and let the Council just vote themselves in all over again? This sorta crap is the direct reflection of an electorate too dumb and disengaged to form an opinion and vote it.

But even had Rob gotten a majority of a hundred percent turnout that would not make him the best candidate. Only the most popular. Based on last years voting no one can even say that, now can they?

Oh yeah, but he won. Too bad so many think that's all that matters. Where does that leave the City?

First - He was/is the BEST candidate based on my, and the majority of voters, opinion. You have a different opinion. You are wrong according to the majority of people that voted. Better luck next time.
Second - If 100% of the people voted, it likely would not change the % of people that voted for Ford. All we need is a reasonable representation of the citizens to vote for us to determine who the people want as a leader.
Third - as for 'where it leaves the city'... under the management of Ford. He has three more years. Quit your whining and let him do his job.

To all you whiny bitches... you get to vote again in three years. If you are not happy with the current results, do something to change it. Support the candidate you want by donating $, volunteering etc. If you want change, make it happen. I am very happy that there are so many underachievers in the world. It makes being successful so much easier.

 

[groggy]

Rob Ford
Worst Person In the World
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/us-tv-host-calls-toronto-mayor-rob-ford-the-worst-person-in-the-world/article2219017/

 

[euripides]

I don't think we should be embarrassed of Rob Ford. The Toronto electorate should be embarrassed of itself for electing the ignorant, immature and paranoid individual. Ford has these deficiencies and always has, based on his past behaviour. We should have known what we were getting. His actions are mind numbing and have set Toronto back , possibly for decades. Council should be seeking some procedure for forcing his ouster.

 

[friedrice]

Rob Ford
Worst Person In the World
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/us-tv-host-calls-toronto-mayor-rob-ford-the-worst-person-in-the-world/article2219017/

Here's Olbermann's video. Hilarious.

http://bit.ly/uf0X72

I love Mary Walsh's comment to Ford: "The thing about being stubborn Mayor Ford is you always know what you'll be thinking tomorrow!" LOL

 

[friedrice]

From the CBC's website yesterday afternoon:

http://bit.ly/tEGk96

Despite the mayor's interventions, readers are overwhelmingly calling for the tapes themselves to be made public.

Here's what people are saying.

"Why can't the public listen to the tape for themselves?" - doctorvideo

"We don't want to know what he didn't say. We want to know what he actually said. How many times did Mayor Ford call 911? Was it an emergency worthy of a 911 call? Mayor Ford... under privacy laws, you can ask for a copy of the tapes and release them yourself. Why is the Chief of Police at all involved in this? Time to hear the tapes. All of them." - moosep

"Why can't we all hear the tapes ?? It seems to me I remember other 911 tapes being made public. If he is innocent he should be demanding they be played to clear his name." - indierev

"If that is true then the police chief should have no problem whatsoever releasing the full audio recordings of Ford's 911 calls. Let's get those full audio recordings released and if the mayor and the police cheif are lying then they should be removed from their positions immediately." - Edm AB Guy

Others are less concerned about what he said and feel the calling 911 was in itself, inappropriate.

"I never thought the issue was what he said or didn't say anyway. I don't particualry care. The issue for me is him calling 9/11 when there was clearly no emergency. Even if we beleive he thought his life was in danger he clearly was able to escape, by simply walking away from the assailant (lol) and going inside to the safety of his house." - lhjnsn61

"Rob Ford classifies Mary Walsh and CBC cameraman in his driveway as an emergency? No matter what, it was an inappropriate use of the 911 service." - JimmySerious

"At this point it no longer even matters what Ford did or did not call the 911 dispatcher. He will forever go down as the mayor who had to call 911 because he couldn't handle a harmless comedian." - ptwonline

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And so on.

The CBC is obviously very confident their sources were/are correct. :biggrin1:

But we'll never see the tapes, as I mentioned in a previous post. It doesn't serve Ford or The Chief.

 

[Cobster]

Here's Olbermann's video. Hilarious.

http://bit.ly/uf0X72

I love Mary Walsh's comment to Ford: "The thing about being stubborn Mayor Ford is you always know what you'll be thinking tomorrow!" LOL

lmao @ Olber's Canadian accent when reading Ford's "non-apology---apology".
Great impression. LOL

Thanks for posting that.

 

[larry]

what i like the best is when he said the police didn't respond quickly enough...welcome to the real world.

 

[omegaphallic]

lmao @ Olber's Canadian accent when reading Ford's "non-apology---apology".
Great impression. LOL

Thanks for posting that.

I for one don't want Rob Ford to quit, I want the screws ups, defeats, and brain farts of the Ford brothers to continue damaging the rightwing brand, hopefully permanently.

I do want Ford completely politically cockholded on council, eithier ignored or forced to give massive concessions to the left wing side of council until he goes down in defeat in the next election.

 

[Malibook]

The CBC is obviously very confident their sources were/are correct.

But we'll never see the tapes, as I mentioned in a previous post. It doesn't serve Ford or The Chief.

I`m pretty sure that the CBC knows that they fucked up and that quote is total bullshit but the cost of releasing the evidence is not worth the return.

Calling 911 was stupid.
Calling repeatedly and swearing is even worse.
The attitude of the dispatcher may have been less than professional and the response less than admirable.

The CBC embellished their attack with an unsubstantiated fantasy quote, despite the claims from the usual know-it-all conspiracy nuts.
They have already been refuted and there is nothing more to be gained.
Besides, the onus in this country is not on the accused to prove innocence.

 

[friedrice]

I`m pretty sure that the CBC knows that they fucked up and that quote is total bullshit but the cost of releasing the evidence is not worth the return.

Calling 911 was stupid.
Calling repeatedly and swearing is even worse.
The attitude of the dispatcher may have been less than professional and the response less than admirable.

The CBC embellished their attack with an unsubstantiated fantasy quote, despite the claims from the usual know-it-all conspiracy nuts.
They have already been refuted and there is nothing more to be gained.
Besides, the onus in this country is not on the accused to prove innocence.

Release the tapes and let the public decide. If indeed the CBC made up the quotes, they can face the music. If Blair lied, he can resign. It is rather simple. And if the tapes are not released, people will wonder why they are not released, which isn't any good for public trust.

 

[Garrett]

I`m pretty sure that the CBC knows that they fucked up and that quote is total bullshit but the cost of releasing the evidence is not worth the return.

Calling 911 was stupid.
Calling repeatedly and swearing is even worse.
The attitude of the dispatcher may have been less than professional and the response less than admirable.

The CBC embellished their attack with an unsubstantiated fantasy quote, despite the claims from the usual know-it-all conspiracy nuts.
They have already been refuted and there is nothing more to be gained.
Besides, the onus in this country is not on the accused to prove innocence.

The only point I disagree with you on was whether calling 911 was stupid (though certainly in hindsight it was). Given the death threats on Ford from whack jobs (some of those letters have been reprinted), anything odd or out of place would certainly make me jumpy.

For me the real issues are:
o people are hell bent on attacking Ford. He was the victim here. People do not care as it serves the agenda.
o the police in town are very expensive, and are near invisible. What are we paying for these days?
o THH22M has not been funny in years, but stay on the air because the CBC simply has no better content.

I used to be pro CBC, but between this and their refusal to not disclose finances, I think the real story is Canada's national broadcaster is no longer serving the nation.

 

[K Douglas]

I bolded the important part. When Ford was elected he represented a huge majority and he was able to translate that into massive influence over city council. However, people who voted for him have turned against him, and he is now one of the least popular mayors the city has ever seen.This has emboldened his political opponents and he is no longer able to win votes on council without making deals with "the other side".

You're right he is changing the culture at city hall: It used to be about politics. Now it's a monkey show. Not with a special monkey either, that knows sign language, or can talk. Just a regular, ordinary monkey.

Another fuji fact I guess. You have no credibility on this thread because you have been a Ford basher well before he was even elected. You've insulted his family without knowing anything about them. And now you're calling him a monkey. Zero class.

 

[K Douglas]

Well you aren't the mayor of Toronto....
I think it's safe to assume that most people who are involved or interested in Canadian politics watch the CBC.

I watch the CBC for HNIC and occasionally The Fifth Estate. I had no idea who Mary Walsh was until this story broke. The fact is the vast majority of Canadians do not watch CBC. Sorry Jenn.

 

[friedrice]

double post. oops.

 

[friedrice]

You say:
o people are hell bent on attacking Ford. He was the victim here. People do not care as it serves the agenda.

I say: My agenda is not to allow the Mayor, or anyone, to call 911 over what isn't an emergency. Call me crazy. Never mind that The Mayor especially should know that. Bill Blair backing him up is just even more annoying.

oYou say: the police in town are very expensive, and are near invisible. What are we paying for these days?

That's a longer discussion, but I tend to agree with you. Is that an agenda too?

oYou say: THH22M has not been funny in years, but stay on the air because the CBC simply has no better content.

I agree. I don't think the CBC should be producing any original drama or comedy stuff. It's well handled by private broadcasters. I think the CBC should be narrowly structured to only do news and current affairs, precisely because at least half the population is being manipulated for profit by right wing TV and we need a public trust.

You say: I used to be pro CBC, but between this and their refusal to not disclose finances, I think the real story is Canada's national broadcaster is no longer serving the nation.

A side issue, even if one agrees with you, but there's a good, detailed site here on that.

 

[K Douglas]

Why do people in Toronto elect such morons as David Miller?

Twice. Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me.

 

[Malibook]

Release the tapes and let the public decide. If indeed the CBC made up the quotes, they can face the music. If Blair lied, he can resign. It is rather simple. And if the tapes are not released, people will wonder why they are not released, which isn't any good for public trust.

I don`t think the CBC made up the quotes or knew they were bullshit when they ran them.
I think they wanted the quotes to be true and they figured that they could always just blame the sources if need be.
I suspect the that the quotes came from the biased mind of an unprofessional dispatcher drama queen and was backed by a couple of her anti-Ford friends.
It was likely a delusional dramatization of what she felt rather than what Ford said.

 

[friedrice]

I don`t think the CBC made up the quotes or knew they were bullshit when they ran them.
I think they wanted the quotes to be true and they figured that they could always just blame the sources if need be.
I suspect the that the quotes came from the biased mind of an unprofessional dispatcher drama queen and was backed by a couple of her anti-Ford friends.
It was likely a delusional dramatization of what she felt rather than what Ford said.

I've worked in news rooms. A large organization with a sophisticated news operation such as the CBC does not run with a quote like that on the mayor of the biggest city in Canada without multiple sources as hard as a rock. They're well aware of the shit that will fly if they're NOT rock.

Additionally, once the public questions those quotes, senior news people are called in to assess the sources. There's no conspiracy. If those sources are butter, the CBC would apologize. Believe it or not, unlike Faux News, the news is a public trust at The CBC, and heads would roll over such a mistake.

Please understand: Rob Ford has the power to release the tapes and truly--and I mean truly--embarrass the CBC.

Why doesn't he?