He's baaaaccckkkk.....
May 7th 2014 | 5:44 am
#46
limey party pooper
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 10,000
Re: He's baaaaccckkkk.....
So, do the assembled sages of BE think that Ford is actually in a rehab program? Everything that has been said or written about the supposed "football camp" atmosphere, his outbound phonecalls to colleagues and constituents, even a media interview, all scream that this is not a man serious about getting himself sorted out.
One comment from somebody even more cynical than myself suggested that he's running short of campaign cash and this is a really good way to step away from the election campaign for a couple of months to save money.
Whatever's going on, if he's not in a proper program then he's insulting not only the voters, but all those who are, really, facing the demons of their own addiction. I don't want to know where he is, but some independent (i.e. not his brother's) corroboration that he is actually undergoing inpatient treatment would help to clarify the situation...
Magnum, can't you do a bit of unpaid freelance work and track him down for us?
One comment from somebody even more cynical than myself suggested that he's running short of campaign cash and this is a really good way to step away from the election campaign for a couple of months to save money.
Whatever's going on, if he's not in a proper program then he's insulting not only the voters, but all those who are, really, facing the demons of their own addiction. I don't want to know where he is, but some independent (i.e. not his brother's) corroboration that he is actually undergoing inpatient treatment would help to clarify the situation...
Magnum, can't you do a bit of unpaid freelance work and track him down for us?
May 7th 2014 | 5:50 am
#47
Magnificently Withering
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 6,908
From: Oakville, ON
Re: He's baaaaccckkkk.....
I've seen some commentary that has picked up on the precise wording of Rob Ford's statement last week. He didn't explicitly say that he was going to check in to a rehab facility. He has (once again) allowed his brother to make explicit claims on his behalf - some suggest this will give him "you didn't ask the right questions"-style plausible deniability when it turns out he's been at a weight-loss camp instead of an addiction rehab centre.
I don't know whether Doug is dropping Rob, or is it Rob that's dropping Doug in the smelly stuff? Either way, what a lovely example of brotherly love and support. Nice family, not.
May 7th 2014 | 6:03 am
#48
Concierge
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 8,320
From: Oakville, ON, CA
Re: He's baaaaccckkkk.....
I'm skeptical on whether or not he's in rehab. I suspect, as you said Oakvillian, he's playing some bullsh*t technicality.
For example. He's saying he's in rehab, and we are all assuming he's in the typical locked-down cut-off-from-the-world-except-family type of rehab we all generally think of.
He's probably in something that's more like a "halfway house" - lots more freedoms and much less strict, and he's calling it "rehab".
As for Doug... http://i.imgur.com/1lZzYS8.jpg *shudder*
For example. He's saying he's in rehab, and we are all assuming he's in the typical locked-down cut-off-from-the-world-except-family type of rehab we all generally think of.
He's probably in something that's more like a "halfway house" - lots more freedoms and much less strict, and he's calling it "rehab".
As for Doug... http://i.imgur.com/1lZzYS8.jpg *shudder*
May 7th 2014 | 6:06 am
#49
Nuther day in paradise.ca
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 7,269
From: Ajax, Ontario
Re: He's baaaaccckkkk.....
According to sources he never made it to the US. He is in re-hab, but know not where ??
Any guesses? Maybe at a Niagara winery, or in his garden shed making more bobble heads
Any guesses? Maybe at a Niagara winery, or in his garden shed making more bobble heads
May 7th 2014 | 6:18 am
#50
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Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 20,188
Re: He's baaaaccckkkk.....
So, do the assembled sages of BE think that Ford is actually in a rehab program? Everything that has been said or written about the supposed "football camp" atmosphere, his outbound phonecalls to colleagues and constituents, even a media interview, all scream that this is not a man serious about getting himself sorted out.
One comment from somebody even more cynical than myself suggested that he's running short of campaign cash and this is a really good way to step away from the election campaign for a couple of months to save money.
Whatever's going on, if he's not in a proper program then he's insulting not only the voters, but all those who are, really, facing the demons of their own addiction. I don't want to know where he is, but some independent (i.e. not his brother's) corroboration that he is actually undergoing inpatient treatment would help to clarify the situation...
Magnum, can't you do a bit of unpaid freelance work and track him down for us?
One comment from somebody even more cynical than myself suggested that he's running short of campaign cash and this is a really good way to step away from the election campaign for a couple of months to save money.
Whatever's going on, if he's not in a proper program then he's insulting not only the voters, but all those who are, really, facing the demons of their own addiction. I don't want to know where he is, but some independent (i.e. not his brother's) corroboration that he is actually undergoing inpatient treatment would help to clarify the situation...
Magnum, can't you do a bit of unpaid freelance work and track him down for us?
May 7th 2014 | 7:17 am
#51
Magnificently Withering
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 6,908
From: Oakville, ON
Re: He's baaaaccckkkk.....
I was simply pointing out that taking the piss out of claims to be in rehab is possibly really quite insulting to anybody who has actually been through a rehab process. From everything I've heard, it's a harrowing, humbling, painful experience, and for somebody to call it "fun" and compare it to a football camp is pretty much taking the piss.
He is expecting the voting public to sympathise, forgive, and vote for him. I don't think it has anything to do with being held up as a beacon of moral or immoral leadership, but lying through your teeth and then blaming everyone else for not asking the right questions is pretty poor form even for as shallow a profession as municipal politics. Shame on Ford Nation for being so naive and gullible, I suppose...
May 7th 2014 | 7:36 am
#52
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Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 20,188
Re: He's baaaaccckkkk.....
I'm not taking it personally at all - in fact, even if I were allowed to vote in Canada, as a dweller in the outer suburbs I wouldn't be able to vote in the Toronto election.
I was simply pointing out that taking the piss out of claims to be in rehab is possibly really quite insulting to anybody who has actually been through a rehab process. From everything I've heard, it's a harrowing, humbling, painful experience, and for somebody to call it "fun" and compare it to a football camp is pretty much taking the piss.
He is expecting the voting public to sympathise, forgive, and vote for him. I don't think it has anything to do with being held up as a beacon of moral or immoral leadership, but lying through your teeth and then blaming everyone else for not asking the right questions is pretty poor form even for as shallow a profession as municipal politics. Shame on Ford Nation for being so naive and gullible, I suppose...
I was simply pointing out that taking the piss out of claims to be in rehab is possibly really quite insulting to anybody who has actually been through a rehab process. From everything I've heard, it's a harrowing, humbling, painful experience, and for somebody to call it "fun" and compare it to a football camp is pretty much taking the piss.
He is expecting the voting public to sympathise, forgive, and vote for him. I don't think it has anything to do with being held up as a beacon of moral or immoral leadership, but lying through your teeth and then blaming everyone else for not asking the right questions is pretty poor form even for as shallow a profession as municipal politics. Shame on Ford Nation for being so naive and gullible, I suppose...
May 7th 2014 | 7:39 am
#53
Realist
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 24,667
From: UK
Re: He's baaaaccckkkk.....
May 9th 2014 | 10:16 am
#54
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 1,244
From: Toronto, ON
Re: He's baaaaccckkkk.....
I'm not taking it personally at all - in fact, even if I were allowed to vote in Canada, as a dweller in the outer suburbs I wouldn't be able to vote in the Toronto election.
I was simply pointing out that taking the piss out of claims to be in rehab is possibly really quite insulting to anybody who has actually been through a rehab process. From everything I've heard, it's a harrowing, humbling, painful experience, and for somebody to call it "fun" and compare it to a football camp is pretty much taking the piss.
He is expecting the voting public to sympathise, forgive, and vote for him. I don't think it has anything to do with being held up as a beacon of moral or immoral leadership, but lying through your teeth and then blaming everyone else for not asking the right questions is pretty poor form even for as shallow a profession as municipal politics. Shame on Ford Nation for being so naive and gullible, I suppose...
I was simply pointing out that taking the piss out of claims to be in rehab is possibly really quite insulting to anybody who has actually been through a rehab process. From everything I've heard, it's a harrowing, humbling, painful experience, and for somebody to call it "fun" and compare it to a football camp is pretty much taking the piss.
He is expecting the voting public to sympathise, forgive, and vote for him. I don't think it has anything to do with being held up as a beacon of moral or immoral leadership, but lying through your teeth and then blaming everyone else for not asking the right questions is pretty poor form even for as shallow a profession as municipal politics. Shame on Ford Nation for being so naive and gullible, I suppose...
May 9th 2014 | 10:20 am
#55
Born again atheist
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 30,259
From: Europe (to be specified).
Re: He's baaaaccckkkk.....
Welcome back, BTW.
May 9th 2014 | 10:38 am
#57
Born again atheist
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 30,259
From: Europe (to be specified).
May 16th 2014 | 8:02 am
#59
Concierge
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 8,320
From: Oakville, ON, CA
Re: He's baaaaccckkkk.....
Apparently this isn't over yet: http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/05...own-residents/
