Rob Ford Again
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...=ILCNETTXT3487
Not a dickie bird about the Canadian PM............
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A few waspish comments at the start about Canadian politics. The Guardian is interested in Ford........
http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...=ILCNETTXT3487
Not a dickie bird about the Canadian PM............
http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...=ILCNETTXT3487
Not a dickie bird about the Canadian PM............
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Just a heads up if you haven't already heard. It'll be worthwhile tuning in to CBC Newsworld's Fifth Estate at 9 pm eastern this evening.
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A few waspish comments at the start about Canadian politics. The Guardian is interested in Ford........
http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...=ILCNETTXT3487
Not a dickie bird about the Canadian PM............
http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...=ILCNETTXT3487
Not a dickie bird about the Canadian PM............
Harper isn't very interesting, slightly corrupt leaders of minor countries are ten-a-penny. Harper's religiosity and his startling hair catch our attention because he's local but, seen from a distance, he's just another Jimmy Swaggart; there's always another of them.
I suppose the key point here is that no one really notices what happens in Canada unless it has a comedic edge. Ford seems a stereotypical cradle to us because we live here but to an audience who think of Pierre Trudeau as being the embodiment of all things Canadian; cultured, francophone, libidinous. A fat druggy redneck guy comes over as a novelty act.
I do like Ford for poking his finger in the eye of the idea that Canadians are somehow different from the worst Americans.
Last edited by dbd33; Nov 9th 2013 at 1:08 am.
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I'm curious about what's left - there's one more video... The city officials that are barking for his head represent their electorate so I'd be surprised if his standing in the polls is quite as good as it looks when it comes to voting. I wonder if there's any work being done on a reality tv series 'The Fords', the family seems to have enough dysfunctional elements to make it work, and if Novocastrian's right about murder-related charges in the offing, (damn, that's clever!), things could get racy.
I hope to god it's not a sex tape.
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The previously redacted police evidence is being released this afternoon. Early reports are that it contains police interviews with city staffers alluding to Oxycontin abuse in his office in City Hall, sending staffers out to buy vodka to bring into the office, incidents of sexual harassment of staff, etc etc.
Surely he's got to go if that lot is true. So far he's always managed to maintain he was doing this stuff on his own time. Unsurprisingly, that appears to be some distance from reality...
Surely he's got to go if that lot is true. So far he's always managed to maintain he was doing this stuff on his own time. Unsurprisingly, that appears to be some distance from reality...
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The previously redacted police evidence is being released this afternoon. Early reports are that it contains police interviews with city staffers alluding to Oxycontin abuse in his office in City Hall, sending staffers out to buy vodka to bring into the office, incidents of sexual harassment of staff, etc etc.
Surely he's got to go if that lot is true. So far he's always managed to maintain he was doing this stuff on his own time. Unsurprisingly, that appears to be some distance from reality...
Surely he's got to go if that lot is true. So far he's always managed to maintain he was doing this stuff on his own time. Unsurprisingly, that appears to be some distance from reality...
This is what cradle Canada's about, not the wishy-washy liberalism of immigrants and francos.