greenegg
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And then eventually - Rob who? Never heard of this person.
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Rob Ford's Toronto
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And then eventually - Rob who? Never heard of this person.
AlvinofDiaspar
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Ford is the new Gehry? Really?
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Pblo
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The dominating lineman was Bryan Maurice Young. Mr. Ford, then city councillor (2007) testified for him.
"At the time of the armed robbery, Mr. Young was on a bail granted on January 16, 2006. A condition of bail was not to have in his possession any weapons including amongst other things, specifically firearms."
"I heard from Mr. Rob Ford who had been a football coach to Mr. Young for a number of years. Mr. Ford is also a City of Toronto councillor."
"Mr. Young’s commitment to football stands out in stark contrast to just about everything else in his record. Mr. Ford testified that during the 4 years that he coached Mr. Young football, he never missed a practice or a game and was very dedicated and focused. He described Mr. Young as a person with a lot of talent – “one that might even still have talent in the professional leaguesâ€. Unfortunately, Mr. Young’s truancy at Don Bosco was so significant, that despite Mr. Ford’s concerted efforts to convince the principal to permit Mr. Young to attend the school, the principal refused given Mr. Young’s consistent and prolonged failure to report to most of his classes. Simply put, he was unwilling to have Mr. Young attend school just to play football."
http://canlii.ca/t/1qvq6
"At the time of the armed robbery, Mr. Young was on a bail granted on January 16, 2006. A condition of bail was not to have in his possession any weapons including amongst other things, specifically firearms."
"I heard from Mr. Rob Ford who had been a football coach to Mr. Young for a number of years. Mr. Ford is also a City of Toronto councillor."
"Mr. Young’s commitment to football stands out in stark contrast to just about everything else in his record. Mr. Ford testified that during the 4 years that he coached Mr. Young football, he never missed a practice or a game and was very dedicated and focused. He described Mr. Young as a person with a lot of talent – “one that might even still have talent in the professional leaguesâ€. Unfortunately, Mr. Young’s truancy at Don Bosco was so significant, that despite Mr. Ford’s concerted efforts to convince the principal to permit Mr. Young to attend the school, the principal refused given Mr. Young’s consistent and prolonged failure to report to most of his classes. Simply put, he was unwilling to have Mr. Young attend school just to play football."
http://canlii.ca/t/1qvq6
retailestate
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“If it wasn’t for this football, these kids just wouldn’t go to school. They’d have no reason to go to school… I use the football as a carrot.” - Rob Ford
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/05/22/to0523-moto-football/
Apparently even with football they didn't go to school...
kbdid
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Mammo developed a sense of humour?
retailestate
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Is it me or is it just too poignant that Rob Ford's former football team was nicknamed the "dirty birds".
Anyone know when about that nickname had been coined? Did it pre-date Rob?
Anyone know when about that nickname had been coined? Did it pre-date Rob?
kbdid
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Annie Wilkes, Misery.
retailestate
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I was thinking in how it applied to Don Bosco...?
kbdid
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I was kinda pulling your leg there...seriously I've never heard the term used other than in King's book and now....
TJ O'Pootertoot
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I feel bad I failed to make that connection earlier!
Annie could teach Rob and Aedan a thing or two about how to take out someone's legs....
SFO
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Anybody have any insight as to why Councillor Joe Mihevc is the go-to guy for ALL media outlets to get a "perspective/not-Ford" quote? Is he like super-friendly and easy to talk to? Does he like to hang out by the press gallery?
kbdid
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well, not that the urban dictionary is a reliable source of info, but their first definition makes the most sense:
Huge Seagull
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pud99
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Not about Ford, but of interest given how often on this forum it is lamented that Ford supporters never read past the headline and so the press often ends up helping him by using the latest BS as the headline (e.g., 'Ford: The gravy train is back, folks') and only challenging it, if at all, in the body of the story (versus a headline such as 'Today's BS from Ford: [insert quote]'). The thesis of the article is that, while fewer and fewer people read newspapers, it also is the case that few internet users read the news on-line either.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2014/01/doesnt-anyone-read-the-news.html
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2014/01/doesnt-anyone-read-the-news.html
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