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#27 Oct 31 2013 at 11:57 AM Rating: Decent
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The Rob Ford smoking crack thing was way more amusing.


I liked that one. The Montreal Mayor tied to the Mob was cool too. Remember when Rob Ford had his weight loss challenge and ended up heavier than before. He even challenged Rahm in Chitown, and Bloomberg in NYC.

He should have challenged Christie and his lap-band.

You Canadians and your cheeky shenanigans.
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#28 Nov 01 2013 at 9:32 AM Rating: Decent
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Ah Rob Ford:

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/did-mayor-rob-ford-call-radio-show-claiming-131527399.html

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A Toronto radio host says he believes Mayor Rob Ford called into his program Thursday afternoon and used a false identity to defend his now-defunct claim that a controversial video did not exist.

Ford has long asserted that claims by the Toronto Star and Gawker, that reporters were shown a video of what appears to by the mayor smoking from a crack pipe, were false and that the video did not exist.
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#29 Nov 03 2013 at 3:38 AM Rating: Good
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As this **** plays out more, I'm starting to think Harper's ******* I'm taking back my earlier comments about Trudeau having to pull together the left. I think Dion could beat Harper right now.
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#30 Nov 03 2013 at 9:00 AM Rating: Decent
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He stole the entire Canadian defense fund?

Ha! That's hilarious, of course not. We'd never budget that much for defense.
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#31 Nov 03 2013 at 9:16 AM Rating: Good
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As this sh*t plays out more, I'm starting to think Harper's @#%^ed. I'm taking back my earlier comments about Trudeau having to pull together the left. I think Dion could beat Harper right now.


As Leia Organa Solo put it:

The more you tighten your grip Governor Tarkin the more star systems will slip through your fingers.

I think Harper has always been a poor leader, his ascension was helped by equally poor leaders in the Liberal party. Sadly the best leader our country had in the past decade was Jack Layton who died, even though his party is to left for me!.

He is going to have to concede to investigation, and I think that scares him because I think he knows quite a deal more than he lets on. Really he should have stayed out of politics or just stayed an MP. But hindsight is 20/20.
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#33 Nov 04 2013 at 7:37 AM Rating: Good
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still boring
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#34 Nov 04 2013 at 1:40 PM Rating: Decent
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still boring

Bloc Quebeqois used to make it somewhat interesting, but yes, incredibly boring now.
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#35 Nov 04 2013 at 1:59 PM Rating: Decent
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As this sh*t plays out more, I'm starting to think Harper's @#%^ed. I'm taking back my earlier comments about Trudeau having to pull together the left. I think Dion could beat Harper right now.


As Leia Organa Solo put it:

The more you tighten your grip Governor Tarkin the more star systems will slip through your fingers.


She was only Leia Organa when she said that, though.
#36 Nov 04 2013 at 4:07 PM Rating: Decent
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still boring

Bloc Quebeqois used to make it somewhat interesting, but yes, incredibly boring now.


Nah the Reform Party was where it was at simply the best at political controversy. The dusted the Bloc, other than separation the Blocs Policies were actually pretty good and very centrist. There wasn't much in the way of policy that ever was an issue with other parties (namely PC and Liberal), again aside from separation.

But if you want some good political Drama, the Reform Party takes the cake. God those were good times. Every other week Preston Manning was furrowing his brow out of mystical wonder at how some of these people got on his parties ticket. From Steve Harper attempting to rally a bloc against Reform support of gays in 1994, to Bob Ringma stating that it should be ok to hide gays and minorities "in the back" of shops. Other awesome times full of extremist opinions based in the strong facts of personal opinion...even a personal meltdown and subsequent leave from politics by Steve Harper in the later 90's when he claimed that the Reform party was becoming to Moderate and that if he wanted to be a Progressive Conservative he would be one. But the ride didn't stop, the rebrand to the Canadian Alliance brought with it Stockwell Day (AWESOME! Time), and saw the departure of the moderates to the PC party. What was left was some of Canada's most elite bigots with such strong moral opinions as "rape is the womens fault" and "the gays can't be teachers because they will just teach gay ****". Then out of the shadows Steve Harper returned to the Reformists riding a pure white moose in a red knit sweater with a maple leaf emblazoned upon its chest.

Where he succeeded in winning the leadership of the *wink* Conservative Party *wink* and put a hush on all of his backbench members, because its better to have people think you are stupid than to open your mouth and prove it.

I mean the Bloc was good...But damn those Reformist/CA years saw some pretty fantastic volumes of stupid being broadcast around our nation.

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#37 Nov 04 2013 at 5:35 PM Rating: Good
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Sure, more interesting from a Canadian perspective, but pretty boring in world politics. Every country has their right wing wing nuts. Not every country is actively, and purposefully trying to destroy itself from within.
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#38 Nov 04 2013 at 6:50 PM Rating: Decent
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Sure, more interesting from a Canadian perspective, but pretty boring in world politics. Every country has their right wing wing nuts. Not every country is actively, and purposefully trying to destroy itself from within.


Eh...thats hardly entertaining. The Great Nation of Quebec. Leading Exports: Energy, Maple Syrup, HOF NHL Goaltenders. Leading Imports, everything else. It would actually be more politically humorous to see the new nation support itself once the money stopped pouring in. That leads to currency, I imagine after the first few years of a currency whose strength is based on the maple syrup market would lead to people trading cheese curds and gravy mix instead.

As for the rest of Canada, we would almost instantly see cheaper prices in our stores, No more English/French labeling to help float up costs will be huge, we would also all inherit the money being poured into Quebec from transfer payments, and we could shut down the costly parallel french immersion schools. Maple Syrup would Cost a bit more probably, and the Maple Leafs could be mired without a good goaltender for another 50 years.

But from the standpoint of the 9 predominately English provinces, Quebec leaving could be the economically superior thing for us.
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#39 Nov 04 2013 at 9:53 PM Rating: Good
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Not even any cocktweets?
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#40 Nov 05 2013 at 12:37 AM Rating: Good
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still boring

Bloc Quebeqois used to make it somewhat interesting, but yes, incredibly boring now.


We could try annexing. That would be less boring.
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#41 Nov 05 2013 at 9:59 AM Rating: Decent
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still boring

Bloc Quebeqois used to make it somewhat interesting, but yes, incredibly boring now.


We could try annexing. That would be less boring.


Just join them, and in 5 years hold a referendum and change the name back to Canada! (thanks Rick mercer)
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#42 Nov 05 2013 at 12:07 PM Rating: Decent
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Is official!

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/toronto-mayor-rob-ford-admits-smoking-crack-cocaine-172258936.html

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford dropped a bombshell at City Hall on Tuesday, admitting to reporters that he has smoked crack cocaine.
"Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine," Ford told reporters after arriving at City Hall on Tuesday.



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#43 Nov 05 2013 at 12:26 PM Rating: Good
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I figured the appearance of the video, despite it not being viable evidence, was pretty official.
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#44 Nov 05 2013 at 12:47 PM Rating: Decent
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Not in Canada, the media doesn't dictate guilt or innocence here.
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I assume you all were still talking about it behind his back and making attempts to be cordial while dropping hints that the behavior wasn't appropriate?
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#46 Nov 05 2013 at 1:02 PM Rating: Good
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Not in Canada, the media doesn't dictate guilt or innocence here.
So what is 'admitting to reporters' if not a media story?
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#47 Nov 05 2013 at 1:18 PM Rating: Good
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I assume you all were still talking about it behind his back and making attempts to be cordial while dropping hints that the behavior wasn't appropriate?
No, I think everyone was laughing at him to his face.
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#48 Nov 05 2013 at 1:30 PM Rating: Decent
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My guess is significant drinking problem, maybe some (lots of) pot, with the odd harder drug thrown in when he's partying.

The biggest problem will likely be the drinking. He'll be making the worst decisions as a result of having a few (a few for an alcoholic is much more than a few to other people) too many wobbly pops. He's showing clear signs of an alcoholic/addict who's been called out but I think it's more alcohol leading to drugs than anything. A lot of the typical "I can stop, really, it's not that bad" behavior.

Hardcore crack addicts are usually not functional enough to do what he does, it's not that kind of drug and he's done a reasonable job as mayor despite the multitude of controversies. There are exceptions, I even know a few of those exceptions, but in general you'd know if he's really hitting the pipe.

Ultimately his issue will likely be addiction in general though. It'll apply to everything in his life, drinking, power, drugs, possibly even controversy. He'll take risks others won't because he's use to a higher level of risk in his general life choices.

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Edited, Nov 7th 2013 2:01pm by rdmcandie
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#51 Nov 15 2013 at 11:24 AM Rating: Good
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Lol, Toronto councilors have voted to 'curb' the mayors powers.

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The motion, approved in a 39-3 vote, suspends Ford’s authority to appoint and dismiss the deputy mayor and his executive committee, which runs the budget process. John Filion, the councilor who introduced the motion, has said the goal is to prevent Ford from firing executive committee members who speak out against him.
The Mayor has vowed to fight this in court.

Shenanigans for the last few days lead me to believe he doesn't really want the Mayor job, maybe he never did. He's just holding out for more fame, glory, good times.

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