Ford: A real "cracker"? - Page 7

Xelebes · #**121** Posted **May 23, 2013, 6:17 PM**

Rob Ford's now former chief of staff is now saying that he was fired. No article yet on CBC but it is showing on the headline scrollbar.

Ramako · #**122** Posted **May 23, 2013, 6:32 PM**

I'm guessing that they disagreed on how Ford's been handling the allegations. Never too late to distance yourself from this trainwreck.

sync · #**123** Posted **May 23, 2013, 6:44 PM**

ford looks more like a pot smoker than a crack smoker.

MrOilers · #**124** Posted **May 23, 2013, 6:49 PM**

I always look forward to more crazy news surrounding this guy.

I hope he gets elected for a second term.

MolsonExport · #**125** Posted **May 23, 2013, 8:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by whiteford

exactly. except here it is funner to assume he did smoke the crack. that way everyone can slap themselves on the back and say, "see, i am smart and knew he was an asshole". thats the only truth here.

The Ford part of your alias is showing.

Loco101 · #**126** Posted **May 23, 2013, 9:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by MrOilers

I always look forward to more crazy news surrounding this guy.

I hope he gets elected for a second term.

Rob Ford makes our city mayors in Northern Ontario seem sophisticated and caring. I agree that he has an entertaining aspect to him as he often can't keep his cool.

esquire · #**127** Posted **May 23, 2013, 9:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by MrOilers

I always look forward to more crazy news surrounding this guy.

I hope he gets elected for a second term.

I like this picture... it captures the entire spectrum of mayoral competence in a single photo:

Innsertnamehere · #**128** Posted **May 23, 2013, 9:35 PM**

If only toronto could have politicians like Calgary..

kw5150 · #**129** Posted **May 23, 2013, 9:43 PM**

Haha....best photo ever.

Flamboyant inner city lover........meets "Damn, I could be watching the football game, I hate this shit, what a sissy".

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Originally Posted by esquire

I like this picture... it captures the entire spectrum of mayoral competence in a single photo:

niwell · #**130** Posted **May 23, 2013, 9:57 PM**

Someone just donated $10,000 to the crackstarter campaign - it's at $155,000 now.

Also Mark Towney was fired by his own admission, at least more or less. Metroman on urbantoronto (who seems to have an in on city hall) reports it is because he gave Ford an ultimatum which he refused.

From urbantoronto forums:

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Originally Posted by MetroMan

Pretty much. He wanted Ford to read a short statement saying that he made a mistake, that's he's stepping aside to get help and will be back to fight for taxpayers. Towhey was advising Ford and Ford was taking none of it at all.

http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthread.php/14268-Mayor-Rob-Ford-s-Toronto/page837

whatnext · #**131** Posted **May 24, 2013, 3:08 PM**

Gawker is reporting they've lost contact with the sellers of the video. I'd hate to think the Fords ahve quietly bought it and it will never see the light of day.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/05/...as_it_nears_200000_goal_editor_says.html

flar · #**132** Posted **May 24, 2013, 4:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

Gawker is reporting they've lost contact with the sellers of the video. I'd hate to think the Fords ahve quietly bought it and it will never see the light of day.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/05/...as_it_nears_200000_goal_editor_says.html

I wanted to see it, too.

Unfortunately there is too much media attention on this and these guys are running scared. If someone hands them a suitcase of money, they would sell the video. But anything "official" will identify them, and obviously that's the last thing "somali drug dealers" want. These guys are thinking about themselves, and there is too much light shining on them already.

MrOilers · #**133** Posted **May 24, 2013, 4:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by flar

Unfortunately there is too much media attention on this and these guys are running scared.

Either that, or it was all a bunch of baloney to begin with. We may never know for sure.

niwell · #**134** Posted **May 24, 2013, 4:41 PM**

I highly doubt that two young reporters would jeopardize their entire future career on something that never existed. That makes very little sense. And a third party that has nothing to gain from Rob Ford's demise.

It's being reported by pretty much every news outlet (including the Ford ally Toronto Sun) that Ford's chief of staff was urging him to "deal with his issues", aka rehab. Which was the reason he was fired.

Calgarian · #**135** Posted **May 24, 2013, 4:47 PM**

God Ford is a tool, how did he get elected again? I don't think I've seen a Mayor get this much media attention outside a natural disaster or terrorist attack lol.

flar · #**136** Posted **May 24, 2013, 5:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by MrOilers

Either that, or it was all a bunch of baloney to begin with. We may never know for sure.

Yes, it's left-wing a conspiracy. That's the simplest explanation.

MrOilers · #**137** Posted **May 24, 2013, 6:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by flar

Yes, it's left-wing a conspiracy. That's the simplest explanation.

Yes, because that's clearly what I said and what I obviously believe.

I am just skeptical of this third-hand information about a video that only a couple of people supposedly got a glimpse of.

MrOilers · #**138** Posted **May 24, 2013, 6:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by niwell

I highly doubt that two young reporters would jeopardize their entire future career on something that never existed. That makes very little sense. And a third party that has nothing to gain from Rob Ford's demise.

It makes sense if they were mistaken - maybe they saw a video, but it was crappy quality? The press is mistaken all the time these days, just so they can get "breaking" news out - they can just retract whatever they say.

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It's being reported by pretty much every news outlet (including the Ford ally Toronto Sun) that Ford's chief of staff was urging him to "deal with his issues", aka rehab. Which was the reason he was fired.

Maybe it was for his drinking?

I'm not even giving Ford the benefit of the doubt. I think he's a complete tool bag. I just think everything about this story sounds weak.

Loco101 · #**139** Posted **May 24, 2013, 6:47 PM**

Often when a Chief of Staff leaves (fired or quits) it means the leader he/she is working for is in trouble. Stephen Harper's just resigned although he was actually let go by the PM.

One thing I find very strange about both Ford and Harper is their refusal to speak about any problems as if ignoring them will make everything go away. They are both doing major damage to their images.

I've predicted that Harper will step down in 2014 or 2015. But enough about him.

If the crack video does get released and was real then Ford will likely step down as soon as it becomes publicly available. The only thing that I can think of that could be good for his case is that he was somehow set up (framed) for the video. Maybe an organized crime gang did something for an attempt at extortion. But that's just a very remote possibility.

Ford got elected because he just played on peoples' angers. There are a lot of far left leaning councillors who went too far with things that made him popular at the time to balance things out a bit.

Personally, I would never vote for him.

kw5150 · #**140** Posted **May 24, 2013, 7:15 PM**

Im not going to speculate. Im going to assume that this is all a hoax until something happens. Why would a family man and football coach hang out with crackies and do crack? It makes no sense at all.

I call bullshit. The man is an asshole, but not a crackhead.

This would be like me leading my 9 -5 job life as an architect and then going home to do crack and hang out with criminals.....like seriously...c'mon.