Rob Ford's Toronto

[sarnya]

from urban dictionary... POETS = Piss Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday. The extra F is probably an F-bomb

The extra B is for BYOBB.

 

[Soop]

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/01/20/ford-blasts-parking-ticket-increase-as-cash-grab
But according to Ford nationalists, it doesn't matter that Ford's record of attendance was low because he was there for all of the important votes. This was passed almost two years ago, and Ford being so fantastic at his job is just aware of it now. I seriously doubt that his staff didn't report all of the votes that happen at council meetings when Ford isn't present. This ignorance is his own damn fault.

Out of curiosity, I looked up Ford's voting record for the council session when the parking issue was voted on (Feb 7, 2012). He was absent for votes held:
Feb 6 - 11:54 to 2:29 and 5:04 to 6:31
Feb 7 - 3:39 to 5:14 (when the parking vote was taken - next vote wasn't until 6:02, so not sure when he returned to chamber)
Feb 8 - 3:32 to 6:47
Dougie was in and out of the chamber similarly.

Council is generally once a month for 2 or 3 days. Surely it's possible to stay in the chamber for all of it. And that goes for councilors too, in case someone wants to accuse me of picking on RoFo.

If anyone wants to look up this stuff, it's here. You can download to Excel to sort and search more easily.

 

[salsa]

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/0...ket-fine-hike-a-cash-grab-but-we-have-to-pay/

Of course it's a cash grab, isn't that the point? You do something illegal, and you pay.

 

[newearthling]

Robin Doolittle just tweeted an article on female journalists from the NYT. Reminded me of some of the commentary on here

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/20/opinion/life-as-a-female-journalist-hot-or-not.html?_r=2

Thanks for posting this.
This kind of sexist harassment is, I am sure, why more women aren't in public office, as well.
I am glad UT, for the most part, is more of a neutral environment, where everyone is welcome.

 

[kbdid]

via @evdelen and Edward Keenan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXpwflzSF4M

if this was recent, Ford isn't sober

 

[dforthandbview]

It appears as though there is a new drunken Ford video out there.

 

[kbdid]

see above

 

[voxpopulicosmicum]

via @evdelen and Edward Keenan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXpwflzSF4M

if this was recent, Ford isn't sober

Magic Spot @ Bloor & Royal York?

 

[TorontoDoh]

rofl....

 

[dforthandbview]

He's talking about the police surveillance on him.

 

[atodaso]

Am I hearing Ford speaking with a Caribbean accent and using gangster lingo?

 

[newearthling]

He's talking about the police surveillance on him.

You must be literate in drunken stupor speak. (No offense.) I couldn't really understand what he was saying at all, besides 'mahn'.

 

[kbdid]

Am I hearing Ford speaking with a Caribbean accent and using gangster lingo?

at least it appears that his attempting this, yes. Did he escape his driver/sober coach or what?

 

[ParkdalePetunia]

Oh my that video. A) no way he is sober and B) not sure if he's faking the accent or if he's just really really intoxicated; either way ahahahahahahahahaha

 

[ShonTron]

Magic Spot @ Bloor & Royal York?

Definitely Steak Queen on Rexdale.