the lemur
Senior Member
"I can't speak about a matter that's before the courts"
The reponse to that could be 'Well, maybe we should all think about WHY that and so many other matters that involve you seem to be, or will be, before the courts'.
"I can't speak about a matter that's before the courts"
The reponse to that could be 'Well, maybe we should all think about WHY that and so many other matters that involve you seem to be, or will be, before the courts'.
And the last time a mayor won an election with only 1/3 was Nathan Phillips in the 1950s.
Seriously. Just "Why are you friends with Sandro Lisi? Why did you write him a reference letter on city letterhead? Since you say he worked on your campaign, why does Doug say he doesn't know him? If you haven't done anything wrong, explain your behaviour."
I don't know what to make of Ford's amazing ability to stay on message and make up more lies. In a weird way, it's admirable. I'm not even sure he knows he's lying, seriously.
Based on the accumulated interviews we've heard, I think we have to conclude it's just harder to get to him than any of us actually imagine. One way of looking at it might be that the truth and a sense of self are so utterly foreign to him that he is almost literally incapable of getting down to that level. For a normal person it would like the subconcious, the way reality is to him, so it's a lot of layers to get through. I'm not excusing the behaviour of anyone in that first debate but it really is like he's been programmed like a doll with 6 responses. You can ask whatever questions you want, there is no 7th answer to get.
Sad. I check here before I check the news.
The reponse to that could be 'Well, maybe we should all think about WHY that and so many other matters that involve you seem to be, or will be, before the courts'.
As many have noted, Rob does not operate with any functioning logic.
He knows he said "Yes" when asked (by DMW) if he has purchased illegal drugs.
He knows purchasing illegal drugs is illegal.
Yet he can say "I'm not a criminal" and he seems, in the moment, to believe it.
Here's Daniel Dale's analysis of the CFO's briefing note, by the way - I know snippets were being posted yesterday but I found it useful to have it all in one place.
Key takeaways for me, and points that I want to see Ford challenged on over and over and over:
Not to mention the "efficiencies" that include highlights such as draws from reserve funds, deferring capital projects
In that light, imagine what the kids of Ford Nation would be like--maybe that's what they can identify with here; the Fords are "not perfect", just like their own dysfunctional brats...