Rob Ford's Toronto

[zang]

So Doug basically just gave the kiss of death to Deco if he were to win. At least as a councillor he could still spend time at the company, as mayor he'd be (officially) locked out of working any job but Mayor. Meaning Randy gets handed the reins full time, or councillor token-cheque-signer Rob. Either way it's a big gamble.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

As Simply Dan pointed out on FB
As Chow and Tory have been burning through their campaign money, Doug gets to start at zero... Team Ford ends up spending double on this campaign.

Brilliant point. Bears reminding.

AoD

 

[GavinTheAlmighty]

From Twitter, the original Kouvalis post from July:

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It is a bit stunning.

Wow, that is a good call. I don't like Kouvalis for obvious reasons, but he does know what he's talking about.

 

[OSS 117]

Daniel Dale already posted about Doug's drug activity.

Jonathan Goldsbie ‏@goldsbie 44s
Over the security walkie-talkies: "Jim McMillan is here. Jim McMillan is in the building."

Is Jimmy planning to pull a Jack Ruby?

 

[Videodrome]

Yep - and when Doug loses his temper he says stupid things. Should be fun to watch.

It will be like his scrums but for much longer.

So, when do we start the new PM poll of how much support Doug will get?

 

[PinkLucy]

Yep - and when Doug loses his temper he says stupid things. Should be fun to watch.

Doug just has to open his mouth to say stupid things, but they do get stupider when he loses his temper

 

[OSS 117]

My husband just texted me: If Doug wins, we're moving to Uxbridge.

If Doug were to somehow win, people would be leaving Toronto like it was Salem's Lot.

 

[GavinTheAlmighty]

Mikey now running for school board trustee

 

[pattycakes]

Why would you assume they've been on the up and up with this "mass"? It all sounded pretty fishy on Wednesday, and has only grown increasingly so.

I've said all along it was a scam. In fact I predicted a doctor's note to get out of the election a couple of weeks ago. No way was Ford going to be humiliated at the polls. I was parroting what FN would say.

 

[PinkLucy]

I suggest just dropping the "Mayor Rob" part of the thread...

Well, he is still the mayor, right?

 

[JWBF]

No, they're not. Because by using phraseology like that, and making offensive comments about his weight, you're offending a very large portion of the population. That's like saying it's okay to call someone a n***** if they're an awful person.

I never said calling someone a pinko is not offensive. It is. Nor did I ever say calling someone a f***** is OK.

Do you generalize everything to prove a point, or do you do it to prove your point has no substance?

I don't think that's true. Nenshi is sometimes extremely heavy (although it seems to fluctuate a lot) and he is extremely well respected.

Ugly comes from within.

 

[casita]

Rob's statement. Sheesh. The hectic schedule? Yeah, we all saw how he handled that when not ill. He gave it his all? All of his what? Drunken stupors? Crack-induced rants?

Was Mama at the hospital with a typewriter to tap out that piece of claptrap?

"I have been given fame and undeserved praise by the boys up there behind the wire in the press box. I have a mother and father who fought to give me health and a solid background in my youth. I have a wife, a companion for life, who has

shown me more courage than I ever knew.

People all say that I've had a bad break. But today ... today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth."

Pride of the Yankees

 

[Bebop17]

So Doug basically just gave the kiss of death to Deco if he were to win. At least as a councillor he could still spend time at the company, as mayor he'd be (officially) locked out of working any job but Mayor. Meaning Randy gets handed the reins full time, or councillor token-cheque-signer Rob. Either way it's a big gamble.

It would only be a gamble if it was possible for him to win. So, no gamble.

 

[themarc]

Mikey now running for school board trustee

That was tweeted but its not up on the Candidates site - I think it was a joke unless you have a link.

 

[Lenser]

I am really curious how this will poll over the weekend.

Lenser:

The behaviour exhibited thus far by his family is one that not only knows the rules, but knows how to game them.

AoD

Yep. Depressingly true. This spectacle continues to tease itself out in a perfectly ghastly manner.