casita
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Oriana said:
Maybe they'll just build a station up the street.
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Rob Ford's Toronto
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Maybe they'll just build a station up the street.
tiffer24
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Worth repeating. Ari Goldkind's apt description of the failed Ford campaign, so far:
I think Doug Ford would have liked for people to call him a self-made man. I think the energy and focus that he puts into the work of managing his brother’s mayoral career and campaign is a feeble attempt at self-legitimization, as if to say, “Look, I did this. I can do something.â€
He wears tailored suits. His image, though severe, is impeccable, and he has tried to train his sweaty, distractible Golden Child brother to keep up appearances. Ambition is written across his face, but true success has evaded him.
The April 17 launch was a failure. His ambition sought out an over-large hall, in which acres of empty tables surrounded an ill-conceived prop. An impotent wreck of a fire truck. Even the balloons wouldn’t fall. His stubborn refusal to delegate led to the loss of a crucial supporter database, and an embarrassing launch of an incomplete campaign website. His contempt for people smarter than him forces him to first ignore and deflect the media’s questions, and then rely instead upon a single lackey journalist as his media mouthpiece.
Doug is a failure desperately trying to hide his ineffectiveness inside the bluster of a bully. And the city of Toronto is his schoolyard.
I think Doug Ford would have liked for people to call him a self-made man. I think the energy and focus that he puts into the work of managing his brother’s mayoral career and campaign is a feeble attempt at self-legitimization, as if to say, “Look, I did this. I can do something.â€
He wears tailored suits. His image, though severe, is impeccable, and he has tried to train his sweaty, distractible Golden Child brother to keep up appearances. Ambition is written across his face, but true success has evaded him.
The April 17 launch was a failure. His ambition sought out an over-large hall, in which acres of empty tables surrounded an ill-conceived prop. An impotent wreck of a fire truck. Even the balloons wouldn’t fall. His stubborn refusal to delegate led to the loss of a crucial supporter database, and an embarrassing launch of an incomplete campaign website. His contempt for people smarter than him forces him to first ignore and deflect the media’s questions, and then rely instead upon a single lackey journalist as his media mouthpiece.
Doug is a failure desperately trying to hide his ineffectiveness inside the bluster of a bully. And the city of Toronto is his schoolyard.
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casita
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Too bad that Rob (apparently) never uses a computer... he probably knows nothing about this. But I bet he'd actually love it. He's been the family screw-up for so long, while Doug is the "good son". I bet he'd enjoy it and being able to tease his brother. "Gee, Jones, I smoke crack and drive drunk for a year and people still love me. You managed to destroy us in one afternoon!"
"I want to thank my brother Doug for proving that he's the mean one of the family... I'm just the lovable drunk!"
https://twitter.com/RehabRobFord/status/468181537502924800
sublime
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Nice to see TOBorn picking up some of the tasks unattended in pud99's absence!
TOBorn
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<blushing>
euler
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Does he though? Tailored as in the guys at Tip Top enlarge his pants a little bit, bring it up a little in the crotch? Sew in a pocket big enough to fit a mickey of Russian Prince?
He wears terrible suits. But then again, anything fashionable would look terrible on his frame.
Admiral Beez
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evvabeing
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greenestone staff say ford isn't there? and the security guards did what? fabricare staff have a gag order?
rob ford photo-ops cause viral fireworks as bala rehab site revealed
http://www.muskokatodaily.com/?p=18641
rob ford photo-ops cause viral fireworks as bala rehab site revealed
http://www.muskokatodaily.com/?p=18641
newearthling
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Who knew that RoFo only needed to add a hat to look taller and make anything he wore into an 'outfit'.
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casita
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I don't recall if this has yet been posted.
"Community applauds Doug Ford's opposition of youth group home"
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...-group-home-ruined-community/article18738373/
"Community applauds Doug Ford's opposition of youth group home"
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...-group-home-ruined-community/article18738373/
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bistmath
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Obviously I can't speak to that specific case, but no. Well probably not. Griffen treats some very serious cases. Their residents may be violent towards themselves or others. They may be so intensely introverted that they are unwilling or unable to communicate with strangers. Thing is ASD is a spectrum and thus affects each individual differently. I'm simplifying an unbelievably complex spectrum -one with which I know first hand.
I work in educational support and when we hear Griffen we know it's major. They do amazing work teaching their clients the skills they'll need for life: self care, emotional regulation, cooking, cleaning, banking. It was awesome last night seeing them get the support they richly deserve, but it's sad to see how little both sides understand about the spectrum.
casita
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Thanks, bitsmath! I would of course take any instructions for the care-givers. I didn't realise the situation was that serious.
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CalgarianExOntarian
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From linked article (sorry for screenshot, site wouldn't allow copy-paste of text) ...
WTF. "Manager" cannot comment on a man named Rob Ford, who he has not seen or does not exist.
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bobolink
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I don't know that it is DF's job to inform residents of the area. Certainly the centre had a responsibility to inform and consult with community members and to ease the path for the opening of the centre.
Of course now that DF has gotten involved, it will be very difficult to ease community concerns and create a more welcoming atmosphere for the facility.
ParkdalePetunia
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That is the most ridiculous article I've ever read. However, makes the Star look better than 1010. If the Star knew he was there, they didn't publish it, and certainly didn't send reporters to check it out, whereas Rob's buttkissing newstalk1010 was interviewing people? The only media hounding Ford are the ones that he's been using for years to get his talking points out unquestioned.
Love this sentence though:
ahahaha, love the imagery.
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/55014/origin-and-exact-meaning-of-taken-to-the-cleaners
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