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sweetlou said:
So the circus will be over by mid-week and then the city can declare the seat vacant either at the end of this month or in early May. Then there is a 60-day period for council to announce whether there will be a by-election or an appointment. With Rob gone, Doug is considerably weakened. Over these next two or three months, does Doug have much remaining cred in terms of keeping his gob in front of the media? What's a wingman without a pilot?
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He doesn't need to keep his name out there. The voters in that ward will vote for anyone named Ford, so he won't even bother to do any camping. I don't know why they even bother with an election, we already know the results.
 
Thinker said:
Oh Joy, looks like Doug organized a BIG dysfunctional family funeral circus for his little brother. Truly looking forward for this crap to cease. An open casket in a public space is unimaginable, it is a place of business where I presume staff is still expected to perform their normal duties. I wonder if the Cafe has offered the use of their walk in fridge to keep Robbie cool at night.
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What do you mean 'unimaginable'? If it's good enough for Lenin and Napoleon, it's good enough for Rob!
 
JWBF said:
We are. ;)

If you must go there then you must realize that there is a downside to all signs. As lofty a Sag can be they can also fall to sloth, laziness, and as you state, can be dismissive and arrogant.
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Ah, but you see, the "boring details of city politics" are nuisance obstructions to the Ashley Madison-ing condo real estate cokehead slimebuckets whom "renderporn" is designed to cater to. (And of course, they stand to benefit from a political Doug-topia.)
 
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The grieving widow has been on FB responding to comments:

Dorothy Solomon I was feeling bad for you and your children, however, after reading this, I won't be. Your husband just died and you are still bashing other people, yup that's class for ya...'Nuff said

Mara Kraljevic-Horvath Wow... Very classy!!!!

Renata Ford You need to speak up in life. As a Canadian you can never give up. God bless you dear.

Privacy indeed. She sounds as brain damaged as her crack head husband. Class all the way.
 
What is with the Ford attempt to make "never give up" into some sort of family motto? "Winter is coming" it is not, but I might suggest "Shameless to the end" as appropriate "house words".
 
JGHali said:
What is with the Ford attempt to make "never give up" into some sort of family motto? "Winter is coming" it is not, but I might suggest "Shameless to the end" as appropriate "house words".
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More like "Never give up until you lose interest"
 
I don't know if anyone here followed No Ford Nation on FB. Unlike Flagg, the creator has decided to shut down in a few days. I thought I'd post her comments here, just in case anyone is interested in picking up the torch:

No Ford Nation
32 mins ·
So the 13 day count down to stop this page started yesterday. I have seen every reason for me to keep this page going and going to address them all here.

1. I live outside Toronto now...so TBH Toronto politics are no longer mine.
2. Doug may run...but again not my problem. If anyone wants the resources from this page you can get in touch with me and I will happily give them to you them free.
3. There will always be a Ford Nation, look at Trump supporters. Yes I provided a space for you to come but now you all know each other..create another space! Use No Ford Nation.
Please just understand this fight took more from me than any of you will ever know and now I am done. I still fight for social justice...I just do it in a different way now. Thank you for all your support...feel free to use, copy and steal anything from this page for your own activism, and remember this can happen again...so just never take your democracy for granted.

See you out there!
Christina Robins
 
1. Will CP24 be broadcasting the service? Please say no.
2. Who's going to be giving the eulogy? Can't help but be reminded that Justin's campaign for PM was effectively launched at his dad's funeral.
 
animatronic said:
1. Will CP24 be broadcasting the service? Please say no.
2. Who's going to be giving the eulogy? Can't help but be reminded that Justin's campaign for PM was effectively launched at his dad's funeral.
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1. I think CP24, Global, CBC and CTV have all decided to have live coverage on Wednesday.
2. Doug, in order to launch his new provincial political party... ask for donations to launch said party... outline the party's platform... and finally to say nice things about his brother.
 
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animatronic said:
1. Will CP24 be broadcasting the service? Please say no.
2. Who's going to be giving the eulogy? Can't help but be reminded that Justin's campaign for PM was effectively launched at his dad's funeral.
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1. Yes.
2. Doug, no way he's going to miss this opportunity.
 
W. K. Lis said:
Rob wouldn't be "walking", the body will be in a hearse. He drove just about everywhere, unless there's a photo op of course. This procession will be a photo op for the Ford family.
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animatronic said:
You're not thinking big enough. He will clearly be strapped to the top of Randy's fire truck, complete with the "saved a billion dollars" banner.
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Better check the clearance - wouldn't want him getting caught in those infernal streetcar wires.;)

Alternatively they could have Dave Haynes, Jerry and some of Rob's former football players hoist the casket onto their shoulders making for a solemn promenade . A caparisoned horse and caisson would be real classy, but probably too fancy for Rob (lying in repose at City Hall and a big church funeral in a big fancy church notwithstanding).

Here's hoping for a modest, sombre and restrained crowd with minimal wailing from Iola.

(Remember Khomeini. :eek:)
 
pattycakes said:
1. Yes.
2. Doug, no way he's going to miss this opportunity.
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In addition to Doug, do you think they'd ask anyone else? Cherry? Chuvalo? Mikey? Dougie's a bit young but I wouldn't put it past someone (Doug) to tell Dougie to salute the casket.:eek:


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From Jeff Gray in today's GAM, writing about the condolence book:

"At its height, over the lunch hour a day after his death, more than 70 citizens stood quietly – rich and poor, old and young, of diverse backgrounds, men and women – waiting to sign, with a battery of TV cameras trained on them.

"By just the next day, the line was rarely more than a half-dozen people in length. The cameras were gone, and the snaking velvet ropes set up to keep the queue orderly were redundant. The crowds never came close to the hundreds who waited outside and filed through the rotunda during Mr. Ford’s term for a chance to buy a signed $20 mayoral bobble-head doll."
 
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