Rob Ford Discussion Thread

[Patty Smyth]

While I am definitely not on his side, reporting this as him attacking this councillor is just an outright lie. He is clearly trying to get past her and not attacking her. He is looking elsewhere in the room .

[Patty Smyth]

Sometimes the press sucks

[madchives]

never ending coverage here of getting him to step down



moving to mississauga

[anisa]

Anisa you should have , but I will give credit where credit is due now that you have come out.

ANISA posted this first on Facebook

no thanks babe, i have subdued my blunt/rude-ish comments quite a bit, i'm not used to the backlash anymore :p

[madchives]

facebook, ppphhhttt i always discard it.

[Snow In Summer]

The big joke on the Hill here today in Ottawa, are Members of Parliament laughing and commenting on how Rob Ford still wants to become prime minister of Canada. He must be dreaming in technicolor!!! lol

http://www.torontosun.com/2013/11/18...prime-minister

[madchives]

guess who is not mayor of toronto

[Patty Smyth]

facebook, ppphhhttt i always discard it.

but.....but... I'm on Facebook sniff sniff

[trishka]

While I am definitely not on his side, reporting this as him attacking this councillor is just an outright lie. He is clearly trying to get past her and not attacking her. He is looking elsewhere in the room .

I haven't actually seen it being described as an attack but I haven't really looked but I agree that it was not an attack but would be accurate to refer to what happened as 'shoves' or 'runs into.'

Either way, council should institute a no running in chambers rule to prevent something this from happening again.

[trishka]

guess who is not mayor of toronto

He's basically just mayor in title.

[trishka]

Everybody’s had their say…the critics, the media, the opposition. I want people to listen to me, tonight, from eight to nine on Sun News. You’ll get my side of the story, OK? Unfiltered.

This, folks, reminds me of when I was watching with my brother when Saddam attacked Kuwait and President Bush said, I warn you, I warn you, I warn you, do not.


Well, folks, if you think American-style politics is nasty, you guys have just attacked Kuwait. And you will never, you will never see
something that you have—mark my words, friends, this is going to be outright war in the next election and I’m going to do everything in my power, everything in my power to beat you guys.


What you’re doing to me is kicking me out of my office, and it’s the worst thing that you can do. I was elected by the people—


[Are you mad?]


You’re absolutely right I’m mad. Every one of you guys have said—

[Speaker interruption]


And it is absolutely the worst thing you can do for democracy and the City of Toronto. What goes around comes around, friends. Remember what I’m saying.

Ford's speech after the vote that basically left him with a title and no power.

[Natalka]

Ford nation broadcast Monday night, taped Sunday

http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews...18-205516.html

Well, it is interesting...

[DianneS]

I haven't actually seen it being described as an attack but I haven't really looked but I agree that it was not an attack but would be accurate to refer to what happened as 'shoves' or 'runs into.'

Either way, council should institute a no running in chambers rule to prevent something this from happening again.

I thought we all learned that in Kindergarten! I felt his behaviour qualified as "out of control". It was just rude, boorish and over the top.

[Evil.Kitten]

This is as Rick mercer said on the radio this morning, getting sad. The mayor racing around in the chambers and for whatever reason ran into that poor woman. His antics and gestures that another council member has driven drunk. Omigod... you all realize the Americans are going to make a movie of this, right...bleh

[trishka]

Ford nation broadcast Monday night, taped Sunday

http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews...18-205516.html

Well, it is interesting...

This is so difficult to watch. It's the biggest piece of self promotion I've ever seen. He needs to stop saying they've built transit in Scarborough because you haven't. You barely got funding for it.

Edit: I gave up. My brain can't handle watching these two.