pattycakes
Senior Member
Ford was just on 640 AM with Oakley. Missed it, but sounds like yesterday......
Yeah, I looked up the historical references afterwards and saw that.
I guess they could be hands of any/all colours, since that is what Toronto is. People could make their own base on what material they have around.
Perhaps the coat of arms could be included on them.
I love the sidewalk chalk idea!
And the pots/pans idea.
The most important thing I think, is to start something. Things will happen in an organic way. People really seem want to express themselves about this.
No matter what, Ford has indeed brought people together in Toronto, in opposition to him.
Ford's non apology may have bought him some time but it will be a short reprieve.
The wiretaps are going to reveal Lisi's conversations with Basso and Siad demanding the video. It's going to clearly show why the Mayor was quiet for a week and then finally felt safe to come out and lie to Toronto that there was no video. Second, the wiretaps will also show Ford criptically asking Lisi for drugs and to meet him at the gas station. It may not be enough to charge him but the court of public opinion will hear Ford soliciting drugs loud and clear.
Finally, Rob didn't stop drinking nor has he even tried. He was slurring his words in phone calls to people last night. He can't hold this charade for too long. Like a family member who has caught him on his alcoholism, Toronto knows when he's lying.
The wiretaps are going to reveal Lisi's conversations with Basso and Siad demanding the video. It's going to clearly show why the Mayor was quiet for a week and then finally felt safe to come out and lie to Toronto that there was no video. Second, the wiretaps will also show Ford criptically asking Lisi for drugs and to meet him at the gas station. It may not be enough to charge him but the court of public opinion will hear Ford soliciting drugs loud and clear.
I'm beginning to wish Blair hadn't told us about the video when he did. It overshadowed the other revelations about hanging out with criminals and exchanging packages in dark parking lots on multiple occasions. Instead of worrying about who Ford spends his time with and what they are up to, attention has shifted to he needs to get his drinking under control.Ford's non apology may have bought him some time but it will be a short reprieve.
The wiretaps are going to reveal Lisi's conversations with Basso and Siad demanding the video. It's going to clearly show why the Mayor was quiet for a week and then finally felt safe to come out and lie to Toronto that there was no video. Second, the wiretaps will also show Ford criptically asking Lisi for drugs and to meet him at the gas station. It may not be enough to charge him but the court of public opinion will hear Ford soliciting drugs loud and clear.
Finally, Rob didn't stop drinking nor has he even tried. He was slurring his words in phone calls to people last night. He can't hold this charade for too long. Like a family member who has caught him on his alcoholism, Toronto knows when he's lying.
Dear Gord Perks:
Hello, my name is Michael Bennett, and I'm a resident of Parkdale, and have been since two thousand, and nine. I'm writing you today to formally voice my disgust, and contempt for the mayor of Toronto: Rob Ford. For over the last decade Rob Ford has been a disgrace to this city, yet somehow a large minority of Toronto voted him into the mayor's office. Over the last two, and half years Ford has turned the governance of this city into a laughing stock, and this must end.
I wish I could have written you sooner, but I've been extremely busy with work. The gravity of this situation is extreme enough that I'm writing this email from a family wedding in the Caribbean.
I do not think I need to go into the specific details of why Rob Ford is not fit for office, but I will mention a few anyway. Perhaps the most frightening part of all of this is that there is a high probability that Rob Ford has been compromised by criminals in the form of blackmail, or extortion. I think it is unacceptable for the mayor of Canada's largest city to be continuously putting himself in these compromising positions.
What's possibly worse is Rob Ford's refusal to even acknowledge that he has done anything wrong. Yesterday (Sunday November 3rd 2013) Rob Ford used his personal radio program to somewhat address two isolated incidents of buffoonery. While Ford's drunken escapades are not a good thing, they are far from the crux of the matter.
I would very much like you, Gord Perks, to formerly denounce mayor Rob Ford, and ask for his resignation. If you are able to gain support with other councillors, and denounce the mayor as a group, that would be even better.
Judging from the contents of the ITO (I've only read the first one hundred and fifty pages so far) we will be subject to more unsavoury revelations about our mayor's activities. I do not wish to see Toronto endure more of this.
Thank you for your help,
(Contact info redacted)
PS
If you require any assistance from me regarding this matter, or any further information, don't hesitate to contact me. I am very vocal on the internet with my opinions, and with facts concerning Rob Ford.
PPS
Here in the Caribbean even our bus boy is making crack jokes when we mention Toronto.
Copy of Ford's interview this morning with Oakley:
https://soundcloud.com/am640/mayor-rob-ford-exclusive
Sorry wrong interview, repeat of Honickman yesterday
>and threatened to spread the word over failure to act on social media networks (of which I have a respectable following)
What's your Twitter handle for those interested in following you?
>and threatened to spread the word over failure to act on social media networks (of which I have a respectable following)
What's your Twitter handle for those interested in following you?
I sent an email to the entire executive committee and threatened to spread the word over failure to act on social media networks (of which I have a respectable following) in case the fail to act immediately to have the mayor step down. It felt good, hopefully something can come of this pressure.