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Lucinda said:
My experience that these folks frequently don't know about things like the numerous texts to Lisi at about the time of AS's killing, or the fact that Deco's own employees / ex-employees have confirmed the influence peddling allegations, and so on and so on.
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They're probably the sort who wouldn't even know what "influence peddling" was; or, upon being informed, would wonder, "what's wrong with that?"
 
Tea said:
An earlier poster pointed out some interesting stylistic things about the bomb threat letter. It would be interesting to compare these to other things that Doug or Rob have written, though that might be hard to come by...
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A whimsical thought I had is that it reads like a paraphrase of whatever a Scott MacIntyre might have directed at the Fords.
 
adma said:
They're probably the sort who wouldn't even know what "influence peddling" was; or, upon being informed, would wonder, "what's wrong with that?"
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The only influence peddling Rub and Tug know of involves vials, baggies and bottles.
 
Tea said:
Ford and Warmington are deliberately conflating "those who don't like Ford" with "those that want to bomb city hall". It's pretty childish, but probably somewhat effective.
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And indeed, the most immediate-to-the-family and *genuinely* threatening examples of "those who don't like Ford" might as well be, well, Scott McIntyre types--i.e. the antithesis of bike-riding pinko types.
 
hper said:
So here's what I wonder, not being a lawyer and all:

Doesn't the plaintiff in a civil action regarding defamation by slander have to prove that some sort of monetary 'injury' was sustained? Funny thing, Chief lost his job. Doug claimed the 'subpoena leak' was some sort of 'payback' for that occurrence. Will this complicate Doug's defence? Because...

As I understand it, of the five possible defences (See #4 of 'Defences') Doug has, the only one possibly open to him is 'fair comment', and of that he can only satisfy one pillar, i.e., opinion. On which he has been leaning like a drunk on a lampost throughout his public utterances.

So, without an abject apology, will he get his ass handed to him? And, even with an apology that satisfies Blair's conditions, can Blair just say 'Fuck it. Take that smarmy asshole down'?
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Libel actually; according to Wikipedia:

"Libel

Libel is defined as defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures. The law of libel originated in the 17th century in England. With the growth of publication came the growth of libel and development of the tort of libel."
 
GavinTheAlmighty said:
Mark Towhey is an opportunistic asshole with terrible, mean-spirited ideas about everything. He's a jerk who was happy to carry water for Ford until it was no longer politically expedient for him to do so.
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Does he have any political-allegiance background to speak of? I can see him as a card-carrying Libertarian who just happened to "luck in"...
 
sweetlou said:
MINO rumoured to be oot and aboot on King W.
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http://instagram.com/p/rnx-q4Ao0q/

ETA the two girls to his left:

Meet Jennifer Love and Alyssa Lioutas of Duet PR, a boutique public relations firm in Toronto that specializes in creating and improving brand awareness through strategic media outreach. Duet PR develops customized publicity plans to define your brand, position it in the media and ultimately boost your business.

ETAA: Looks like the pr ladies arranged a mayoral shout-out for Lou Dawgs back in April:

https://twitter.com/duetpr/status/456171437766623233

https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...2862231608.204824.400286236608&type=1&theater
 
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animatronic said:
http://instagram.com/p/rnx-q4Ao0q/

ETA the two girls to his left:

Meet Jennifer Love and Alyssa Lioutas of Duet PR, a boutique public relations firm in Toronto that specializes in creating and improving brand awareness through strategic media outreach. Duet PR develops customized publicity plans to define your brand, position it in the media and ultimately boost your business.
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Sittin' on top of the world!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ3yuKY9pBc

Just like Humpty Dumpty, I'm going to fall
I'm sitting on top of the world
Just rolling along, Just rolling along
 
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