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Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 10980912)
The Guardian may have reported on this gas thingy, I haven't heard of it so I suppose it wasn't a major story, but it may have been buried somewhere in the financial section. "Government in remote region of far flung country makes poor use of funds" is a story covered most days, "Fat Flamboyant Mayor mixes with Gangsters, Smokes Crack" is a bit more of a grabber, especially as a fair number of readers will have heard of Toronto.
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Re: Rob Ford Again
The Toronto press will be knackered if he resigns, where will they find anybody as newsworthy ?:rofl:
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Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by Oakvillian
(Post 10980904)
What's your point, exactly?
The government of the day, supported by all the other major parties, decided to cancel a contract. They acknowledge that the process of letting the contract in the first place was broken. It's a tawdry provincial political story - you wouldn't expect the GLobe & Mail to cover some equally dull story on the Welsh Assembly's inefficient use of taxpayers' money, would you? Now if an individual Welsh politician were to spend an interesting evening on Clapham Common, say, then lie through his teeth about it until confronted with photographic evidence, then that would probably be salacious enough to feature in international media. I believe Ron Davies could explain how that works. |
Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by How long
(Post 10980969)
Fat mayor bad, billion dollar loss in leading economic commonwealth country routine. Have you considered a career in journalism ?
"remote region of far flung country" Don't consider a career in teaching geography. |
Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by Animal
(Post 10980965)
Now a video with him threatening to kill someone. It just gets better for him.
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Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by How long
(Post 10980975)
The Toronto press will be knackered if he resigns, where will they find anybody as newsworthy ?:rofl:
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Re: Rob Ford Again
I agree Oink, surely there will be economic spin off to Ontario. Someone make a t-shirt!
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Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by ExKiwilass
(Post 10980995)
I agree Oink, surely there will be economic spin off to Ontario. Someone make a t-shirt!
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Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 10980998)
A big t-shirt.
Don`t consider a career in the souvenir industry. |
Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by How long
(Post 10981008)
No, the idea is you sell lots of t-shirts to different people to different people, not 1 big t-shirt to the mayor. I doubt he`d want one anyway.
Don`t consider a career in the souvenir industry. |
Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by iaink
(Post 10981013)
I think the size was perhaps so there is room to fit all his offences on, rather than so it would fit him...;)
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Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by How long
(Post 10980977)
Can't see the Toronto Star carrying a piece on the mayor of Cardiff losing the plot with the taffia somehow.
The international media coverage is not, and never has been, about the politics - nor would this be a story at all if politics was all there was to it. No, this is a human story of a powerful man being brought low by his own stupidity, and refusing to acknowledge the enormity of the hole he's in. Toronto is Canada's largest city. Imagine the international attention if this was Boris. Hell, he was even all over the TV last year when he got stuck on that stupid zipline thing during the Olympics. What would the world's media do with a story about him and drugs, gangs, booze, murder and extortion? Most people beyond Ontario (let's face it, most people within Ontario too) don't give a stuff about the gas plants. SO some politicians wasted some tax money. And in other news, a bear took a dump today in a forested area. And it was revealed that the Pope may well, in fact, be a Catholic. |
Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by Oakvillian
(Post 10981099)
You don't seem to understand. He's not "lost the plot with the taffia" or whatever the local equivalent is. He's smoked crack, lied about it, been caught out, admitted it, acknowledged that he doesn't actually remember the detail because he was in a drunken stupor, and has refused to resign or take leave despite even his brother suggesting it would be the sensible thing to do; there's still speculation that there's more, and worse, to come.
The international media coverage is not, and never has been, about the politics - nor would this be a story at all if politics was all there was to it. No, this is a human story of a powerful man being brought low by his own stupidity, and refusing to acknowledge the enormity of the hole he's in. Toronto is Canada's largest city. Imagine the international attention if this was Boris. Hell, he was even all over the TV last year when he got stuck on that stupid zipline thing during the Olympics. What would the world's media do with a story about him and drugs, gangs, booze, murder and extortion? Most people beyond Ontario (let's face it, most people within Ontario too) don't give a stuff about the gas plants. SO some politicians wasted some tax money. And in other news, a bear took a dump today in a forested area. And it was revealed that the Pope may well, in fact, be a Catholic. |
Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by Oakvillian
(Post 10981099)
The international media coverage is not, and never has been, about the politics - nor would this be a story at all if politics was all there was to it. No, this is a human story of a powerful man being brought low by his own stupidity, and refusing to acknowledge the enormity of the hole he's in.
. Is there a mechanism to remove him? Will he be able to serve out his term if he insists on doing so? |
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The latest video from The Star is a doozy.....
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013...ideo_rant.html Torontonians must be so proud to have him as Mayor. He's one bad bottomed muddyfunster. EDIT: This mashup is a work of genius. |
Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by Shard
(Post 10981113)
+1
Is there a mechanism to remove him? Will he be able to serve out his term if he insists on doing so? |
Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 10981131)
Unless he's hauled off to jail, no, there's no mechanism to remove him. At the end of this term I think he has a good shot at being elected for another one.
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Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
(Post 10981128)
The latest video from The Star is a doozy.....
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013...ideo_rant.html Torontonians must be so proud to have him as Mayor. He's one bad bottomed muddyfunster. |
Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by bats
(Post 10981138)
He hasn't even been kicked out of the Conservative Party.
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Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 10981158)
Oh, I meant he'd get re-elected as Mayor. I think it'd be ambitious of him to consider a run at Harper's job though I suppose he does have better hair.
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Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by Sally Redux
(Post 10981144)
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Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by bats
(Post 10981163)
Oh i realise what you meant, what i meant though was that the Conservative Party hasn't disowned him, hasn't said on yer bike you can't play with us anymore.
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Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 10981131)
Unless he's hauled off to jail, no, there's no mechanism to remove him. At the end of this term I think he has a good shot at being elected for another one.
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Re: Rob Ford Again
So does no-one else think that it might be a blast to have a night out on the piss with him then ? :)
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Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by nldfc
(Post 10981260)
So does no-one else think that it might be a blast to have a night out on the piss with him then ? :)
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Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by Oakvillian
(Post 10981099)
You don't seem to understand. He's not "lost the plot with the taffia" or whatever the local equivalent is. He's smoked crack, lied about it, been caught out, admitted it, acknowledged that he doesn't actually remember the detail because he was in a drunken stupor, and has refused to resign or take leave despite even his brother suggesting it would be the sensible thing to do; there's still speculation that there's more, and worse, to come.
The international media coverage is not, and never has been, about the politics - nor would this be a story at all if politics was all there was to it. No, this is a human story of a powerful man being brought low by his own stupidity, and refusing to acknowledge the enormity of the hole he's in. Toronto is Canada's largest city. Imagine the international attention if this was Boris. Hell, he was even all over the TV last year when he got stuck on that stupid zipline thing during the Olympics. What would the world's media do with a story about him and drugs, gangs, booze, murder and extortion? Most people beyond Ontario (let's face it, most people within Ontario too) don't give a stuff about the gas plants. SO some politicians wasted some tax money. And in other news, a bear took a dump today in a forested area. And it was revealed that the Pope may well, in fact, be a Catholic. The Boris story was during the Olympics, the worlds premier all rounds sports competition, once in a 4 year event, in one of the worlds major cities and Toronto is......a city in Canada where next to ***** all ever happens. They report about a new royal doll here. The taffia remark was just comparing the boyos in the hood, doing whatever illegal activity they do. :D |
Re: Rob Ford Again
Rob Ford story opened "This Week" tonight, the BBC's weekly political round-up.
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Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by How long
(Post 10981395)
Toronto is......a city in Canada where next to ***** all ever happens.
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Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by bats
(Post 10981345)
Jim Flaherty is apparently a close friend,
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Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by How long
(Post 10981395)
Toronto is......a city in Canada where next to ***** all ever happens.
Canada is......a country in North America where next to ***** all ever happens. ;) |
Re: Rob Ford Again
He looks like a heart attack looking for a place to happen.
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Re: Rob Ford Again
"New video emerges of Toronto mayor"
Spoiler:
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Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 10981417)
Guy Caballero?
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Re: Rob Ford Again
In any other profession wouldn't the guy have been sacked by now ? I know I would have been.
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Re: Rob Ford Again
Had it been a photo of him in his teens or early 20's then it would be OK, we all make mistakes when young and experimenting is part of growing up.
It wasn't though, its recent and while he is serving in a public position. He's in charge of the police, how can the police arrest someone for possession when their boss is a known user. The fact he won't resign just shows off his low morals, can't understand anyone who sticks up for him. |
Re: Rob Ford Again
Things may go downhill for him rapidly now, but there's supposed to be one more video.
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Re: Rob Ford Again
Originally Posted by PeterF
(Post 10982005)
He's in charge of the police, how can the police arrest someone for possession when their boss is a known user.
Im guessing the people who framed the laws never suspected that these circumstances would apply to an elected mayor, so there is no legal framework to give him the boot. We must rely on either his conscience or the electorate to see to his departure. Fat chance of the former, slim chance of the later. |
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