Rob Ford's Toronto

[greenegg]

Tory should appoint Rob Ford as Chief Super in Charge of Leaky Faucets and Potholes. Dress him up in a pair of overalls (with a tie), and a big pipe wrench and send him off. Maybe create a new Ceremonial Chain he could wear around his neck. It's gotta look official.

 

[Riverdale Rink Rat]

Worms thinks that Tory should offer Rob the deputy mayor job.

Bwahahaha!!! Really? I didn't click through, but that's awesome. 'Cause, you know, nothing like a crack-smoking cancerous divisive former Mayor to build bridges...

 

[pud99]

Sorry, Joe...

Oh, "that's not too likely", is it? Damned elites always using litotes!

 

[sweetlou]

And, face it. It still didn't work.

The Lester Bangs lesson remains: to do thngs James Taylor-style in Troggsland is marking yourself for death.

Oh I take your point on the outcome, no quibble there. The Ward 2 result including Andray's surprisingly weak numbers, as well as the TDSB Ward 1 election in which Kathy Ford's toothbrush won 44% of the vote on name recognition alone, show that north Etobicoke isn't remotely ready to give up on the Fords. I suppose it would have been possible to develop a platform that out-Troggs the Fords - "We'll cut bus service another 25%! We'll close all the lieberries! We'll chop down trees! That'll show those downtown elitists!"

But that wasn't the point. Andray succeeded in bringing a broader conversation to the city, especially about racism. He raised a ton of cash and now has a donor base. And he put together a platform that would have done Ward 2 an immeasurable amount of good, even if the voters weren't interested in listening. Ward 2 may yet benefit from Andray's commitment even if not as city councillor. Or he may well take his talents elsewhere, who knows at this point.

This Star article is helpful.

http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/toronto2014election/2014/10/28/torontos_poorest_neighbourhoods_chose_doug_ford.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

 

[pud99]

Tory should appoint Rob Ford as Chief Super in Charge of Leaky Faucets and Potholes. Dress him up in a pair of overalls (with a tie), and a big pipe wrench and send him off. Maybe create a new Ceremonial Chain he could wear around his neck. It's gotta look official.

 

[sweetlou]

Today Rob Ford goes back to hospital.

 

[casita]

He is a good kid probably the best in the family, he really wants to be a pilot not a politician.

Wouldn't that be a thrill to hear Mikey's lovely voice over the intercom: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking..."

 

[sweetlou]

I think it would have to be enticing to have Drug as the PC leader. I think the mayoral election shows that Ford Nation, while blind, is alive and well. The PC's would surely gather more seats in Toronto. But would the bluster and lies translate to the rest of the province? It would be a huge gamble. The anyone-but-Hudak vote was pretty damn strong as well, and one has to imagine that it will be easy pickings for the Liberal campaign machine to cast Drug as even more evil than Hudak . Is the party willing to sell it's soul and gamble for a bump in seats?

A provincial Liberal campaign would rip Doug to shreds in a way that neither Tory nor Chow dared to do in the muni campaign.

 

[pud99]

Oh I take your point on the outcome, no quibble there. The Ward 2 result including Andray's surprisingly weak numbers, as well as the TDSB Ward 1 election in which Kathy Ford's toothbrush won 44% of the vote on name recognition alone, show that north Etobicoke isn't remotely ready to give up on the Fords. I suppose it would have been possible to develop a platform that out-Troggs the Fords - "We'll cut bus service another 25%! We'll close all the lieberries! We'll chop down trees! That'll show those downtown elitists!"

But that wasn't the point. Andray succeeded in bringing a broader conversation to the city, especially about racism. He raised a ton of cash and now has a donor base. And he put together a platform that would have done Ward 2 an immeasurable amount of good, even if the voters weren't interested in listening. Ward 2 may yet benefit from Andray's commitment even if not as city councillor. Or he may well take his talents elsewhere, who knows at this point.

This Star article is helpful.

http://www.thestar.com/news/city_ha...tml?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

I have seen speculation about Andray getting ready to run for the Liberals in the impending federal election. IIRC, the Ford Nation wards in Etobicoke tend to elect Liberals provincially and federally.

 

[pud99]

A provincial Liberal campaign would rip Doug to shreds in a way that neither Tory nor Chow dared to do in the muni campaign.

Not before Elliott and McLeod would tear him a new one if he were to be so foolish as to enter the PC leadership race.

 

[ROFOMOFO]

Maybe I'm cynical but I don't think a lot of "qualified" people are in these positions. Iola Fortino ran to be a TDCSB trustee (on a platform of "rescuing" kids from being "befriended by LGBT students").

Frances Nunziata's neice, Christine Nunziata, was an infamous TCDSB trustee, bilking the taxpayers for liquor, trips to the Dominican Republic etc, she ends up doing a Ford, checking into rehab to escape responsibility.

http://www.topix.com/forum/ca/halton-hills-on-georgetown/T38ILCDIIAUAL8K48

 

[pud99]

 

[casita]

From today's Star, he's as vague about his education as his uncle was:

I find it ironic in comparison that the city will not put you on the payroll as a garbageman without proof of education.

 

[ROFOMOFO]

Agreed. Ward 2 will be Mikey's once Saint Robertus is called to his Lord.

Which brings us back to Jimmi T's question, are we having a deadpool on Rub?

I say May 26th 2015.

 

[pattycakes]

I find it ironic that the city will not put you on the payroll as a garbageman without proof of education.

But, they will pay you as a trustee, councillor or mayor without it.

My late husband worked for the city and was often involved in hiring staff. I remember him telling me that even garbagemen needed a grade 12 education now, mostly due to reading and comprehension issues related to health and safety.