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Rob Ford's Toronto

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EagleEye said:
http://globalnews.ca/news/1089037/gta-mayors-to-discuss-funding-cleanup-from-ice-storm/

Two things made me laugh: One, Rob being smacked down by Hazel. Two, seeing the Brampton mayor put her hand up, then looking over to see she and Ford were the only two with their hands up and likely wishing she could put her hand down so as not to be seen as his ally.
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No wonder Hazel been Mayor of Mississauga for so many years and elections. She's not a Ford. She almost never campaigns, while Ford seems to be constantly campaigning.
 
Apologies in advance for the forthcoming post, which is going to be lengthy, but (hopefully) appreciated.

If you have any kind of musical talent, you are free to improve and/or record it. All royalties to Mr. William Joel.
 
T.O. is on fire

Private subway, Gravy train, Mark Towhey, Holyday
Deco Labels, Sue Ann Levy, North Etobicoke
Nick Kouvalis, Mike Bendixen, Oxycontin, Queen's Quay Karen
Nunziata, Mammoliti, Frank Di Giorgio

ACC F-bombs, "Wasn't there", "Hatchet job"
Florida DUI, Anger in the 905
Come to power, Pipe dreams, Up all night at Steak Queen
David Shiner, Mike Del Grande, Nakamura goodbye

T.O. is on fire
Three-in-ten believe him
So he keeps deceiving
T.O. is on fire
No we didn't light it
But we've got to fight it

Broken promise service cuts, Savings claims are just nuts
Cusimano, Campaign audit, Communist plot
All-night marathon, Budget math is dead wrong
Dead drop pick-ups in the parking lot

Read it in the Sun, Love notes from Warmington
Karen kills the subway plan, Gary Webster gets canned
Radio BS fest, Cut the Waist is a mess
Council's strained, Doug's unchained, Someone call Kouvalis

T.O. is on fire
Three-in-ten believe him
So he keeps deceiving
T.O. is on fire
No we didn't light it
But we've got to fight it

Daniel Dale incident, Cops don't buy his argument
Stupid casino drive, Drops the ball on Woodbine Live
Staff abuse, Late night calls, Wasted while at City Hall
Shiny new Escalade, Still skips the Pride parade

Peter Payman, Fake name, MacIntyre, Broken leg
Waterfront TO, Ferris wheel no-go,
Court case, Letterhead, Out of office, Back again,
15 Windsor, Bassos, Buying drugs from Sandro

T.O. is on fire
Three-in-ten believe him
So he keeps deceiving
T.O. is on fire
No we didn't light it
But we've got to fight it

New car and five grand, Phone's back in his hands,
Kipling, Dixon, Wasted at the Garrison
Shit storm in the media, Crack videomania,
Price and Sandro, Lead pipe beating Basso

Cesna in the sky, Driving while drunk and high
TPS looks away, what else do I have to say?

T.O. is on fire
Three-in-ten believe him
So he keeps deceiving
T.O. is on fire
No we didn't light it
But we've got to fight it

LCBO, KFC, Robocalls for Ainslie
Zig Zags, Ziploc, Gatorade, Vodka
Dugga, Hezza, Methadone, More than enough at home
Drinking Iceberg in the park, Russian Price after dark

Danforth stupor DUI? Mysterious alibi
Veiled threats, Porter jets, Bobbleheads, Subway debts
MIA in the ice storm, "SoE means martial law"
Every year with him's a chore, I can't take another four

T.O. is on fire
Three-in-ten believe him
So he keeps deceiving
T.O. is on fire
Until he is gone
It will still burn on and on and on and on….
 
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pattycakes said:
Hazel put him in his place, didn't she? Based on the look on Rob's face, I'm guessing he wished he hadn't saved her from going overboard into the lake last summer:D
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How refreshing to listen to a Mayor speaking intelligently. Torontonians deserve so much better.
 
I'm wondering if any polling agency would pursue *this* idea: offering the hypothetical of "Rob Ford" running in various other GTA mayoral races, or how he'd do vs this-or-that incumbent--Hazel not excluded (even if she's not running again). Just thinking of that, because so much of the vocal "Ford Nation" out there seems to be from out of the 416...
 
One last piece of "art" for a Friday night.
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PS. I am really bad at art.
 

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Originally Posted by newearthling View Post
Things get more interesting every day. Richard Peddie endorses Olivia Chow and laments Rob Ford's mayoral tem.
Business has abandoned Ford finally.


Former MLSE president: I know who can start rebuilding Toronto

Richard Peddie
Contributed to The Globe and Mail
Published Friday, Jan. 17 2014, 10:29 AM EST

I lament now that we ended up with Rob Ford and think four years is enough. Because I realized that adding bricks doesn’t only apply to companies. It applies to people, too. And we deserve better than a mayor who measures success by what he opposes and who he attacks.
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The mark of a good mayor isn’t calling himself the best mayor ever. Instead, it’s having the experience to know that liveable neighbourhoods and prosperity flow from strategically investing. Not throwing money at tactical things, but making that money really work.

Whether she will run for mayor I don’t know. Obviously she is considering it. I certainly encouraged her to and happily offered my support. Because I am convinced that on the big picture, she gets where Toronto needs to go.

Defending his visionless agenda, Mr. Ford suggests that throwing bricks at people is how businesses are run. I absolutely know better. Businesses are run by working with people and knowing which bricks to add where and when. Based on that test, I hope Ms. Chow runs, wins and starts building a city again.

Richard Peddie is the retired president & CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
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Whether one supports Chow or not, this is good to see - a very real and very high-powered businessman turning the lens away from Ford. Actually, he manages to make Ford sound dreadful without going into any specifics - the strength of his position is enough for that. That's heartening. Other business leaders could voice their opinions this way, without necessarily needing to endorse a candidate. It would do a great deal to bring a new level of clarity and legitimacy to the depressingly muddy waters of public opinion in the city right now.

Just starting at the very beginning of the errors he's made since elected, and going from there, would make for an encyclopedic manual on how to be unprofessional, unbusinesslike, unhelpful and lousy at your job. Maybe it could start with "Woodbine Live"!
 
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CanadianNational said:
Whether one supports Chow or not, this is good to see - a very real and very high-powered businessman turning the lens away from Ford. Actually, he manages to make Ford sound dreadful without going into any specifics - the strength of his position is enough for that. That's heartening. Other business leaders could voice their opinions this way, without necessarily needing to endorse a candidate. It would do a great deal to bring a new level of clarity and legitimacy to the depressingly muddy waters of public opinion in the city right now.

Just starting at the very beginning of the errors he's made since elected, and going from there, would make for an encyclopedic manual on how to be unprofessional, unbusinesslike, unhelpful and lousy at your job. Maybe it could start with "Woodbine Live"!
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Mlse backing chow. That's like the touch of death. 70 year perrenial loser franchise
 
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