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The mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, is making headlines here in the U.S. because of his outrageous antics, most notably, getting caught on video smoking crack-cocaine. Anyone from Toronto or even anywhere else want to share your thoughts and opinions?
 

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it's sad.... it's just really, really sad.... and the story is still unfolding.... apparently there will soon be headlines about the mayor hurling racist and homophobic slurs, abuse, and connections by the mayor and his family to organized crime....

really, really sad.... i'm so glad i didn't vote for him.... or anyone for that matter.... i will never vote for a politician.... they are all scum-sucking liars and have no clue what real life is all about unless they happen to appear in it as a publicity stunt....
 

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Have the citizens of Toronto been discussing whether they will oust Mayor Ford and elect another official or does it not work that way?
 

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Have the citizens of Toronto been discussing whether they will oust Mayor Ford and elect another official or does it not work that way?
He would be very hard to remove from office unless he's charged with a crime ... and so far, there are no pending charges.
The province (Ontario) could take steps to remove him, but the provincial government doesn't want to do this, since he was freely elected.

I don't know the latest polling results, but when Ford first started to be put through the ringer by media, his support actually increased. (His support comes from the surrounding municipalities, now part of Toronto since amalgamation in 1998. In the old City of Toronto, he is reviled.)

Many peeps think the mayor, if he made a sufficiently contrite apology, could regain enough support to win reelection when the next vote is held. That of course would assume that no more controversies come up.

he seems to be blaming all his behaviour on being drunk at the time. it sounds like the guy needs help

Ford has supposedly mused about possibly getting treatment. He does need help. No question about that.
 

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Admitting drinking and occasionally smoking drugs does not seem to me a reason not to vote for someone. If he accomplishes what he needs to do as mayor, that would be all that mattered to me. It seems to me quite likely the people who might denounce his behaviour didnt vote for him anyway.
 
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Admitting drinking and occasionally smoking drugs does not seem to me a reason not to vote for someone. If he accomplishes what he needs to do as mayor, that would be all that mattered to me. It seems to me quite likely the people who might denounce his behaviour didnt vote for him anyway.

EXACTLY! He's a damn good mayor who actually does what he says. I don't live in Toronto, but if I did, he would get my vote in the next election in a heart beat. The liberal P.C. types don't like him, so they seize on any opportunity to run him down. He likes to drink just like other people. He gets drunk and runs his mouth off just like other people do. He has NEVER appeared stoned in public. He hardly fits the description of a junkie. I can't believe how many people go on about him needing to go to rehab. When I was younger, I tried weed a few times and hash once when I was piss drunk, but didn't like it, do I stopped doing it. Uh-oh, I better run to rehab! Shocker of all shockers, I also like the occassional drink and get a little drunk sometimes. OMG, I'm out of control!! :rolleyes: A few times when I was younger and out with friends, I ended up around some unsavory types, but couldn't leave at that exact moment, so I had to go along to get along. What's the difference between Rob Ford and I? I'm just an average citizen so no one gives a fuck because these things are more normal than not. I truly hope I'm not the only one to see the absurdity in all of this.
 

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He amuses me. That's more than I can say about most politicians.

If you rub his belly, will it bring good luck, or pull some Jaba the Hutt stuff?
 

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EXACTLY! He's a damn good mayor who actually does what he says. I don't live in Toronto, but if I did, he would get my vote in the next election in a heart beat. The liberal P.C. types don't like him, so they seize on any opportunity to run him down. He likes to drink just like other people. He gets drunk and runs his mouth off just like other people do. He has NEVER appeared stoned in public. He hardly fits the description of a junkie. I can't believe how many people go on about him needing to go to rehab. When I was younger, I tried weed a few times and hash once when I was piss drunk, but didn't like it, do I stopped doing it. Uh-oh, I better run to rehab! Shocker of all shockers, I also like the occassional drink and get a little drunk sometimes. OMG, I'm out of control!! :rolleyes: A few times when I was younger and out with friends, I ended up around some unsavory types, but couldn't leave at that exact moment, so I had to go along to get along. What's the difference between Rob Ford and I? I'm just an average citizen so no one gives a fuck because these things are more normal than not. I truly hope I'm not the only one to see the absurdity in all of this.

Well said that man.
 

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EXACTLY! He's a damn good mayor who actually does what he says. I don't live in Toronto, but if I did, he would get my vote in the next election in a heart beat. The liberal P.C. types don't like him, so they seize on any opportunity to run him down. He likes to drink just like other people. He gets drunk and runs his mouth off just like other people do. He has NEVER appeared stoned in public. He hardly fits the description of a junkie. I can't believe how many people go on about him needing to go to rehab. When I was younger, I tried weed a few times and hash once when I was piss drunk, but didn't like it, do I stopped doing it. Uh-oh, I better run to rehab! Shocker of all shockers, I also like the occassional drink and get a little drunk sometimes. OMG, I'm out of control!! :rolleyes: A few times when I was younger and out with friends, I ended up around some unsavory types, but couldn't leave at that exact moment, so I had to go along to get along. What's the difference between Rob Ford and I? I'm just an average citizen so no one gives a fuck because these things are more normal than not. I truly hope I'm not the only one to see the absurdity in all of this.

Well said! Mayor Ford absolutely has serious personal issues, and definitely has lied about those personal issues for a long time. However, he isn't the first politician to have skeletons in their closet, and he won't be the last. The man has NOT been charged by the police with anything illegal...Yet. Unless he is, then I think his fate should be determined by the people of Toronto in the next municipal election, due in less then one year from now.

What scares me more then Rob Ford, is the people that are so hell bent on his immediate removal from office. I'm more afraid of "those" people. The are the ones with the most to gain by having Rob Ford gone. Those people are the ones that have been in Rob Ford's gunsights the past 3 years, with his slash and burn policies of the civil service in Toronto. If "those" people get their way, all I can say to my fellow citizens of Toronto...Hold onto your wallet!
 

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EXACTLY! He's a damn good mayor who actually does what he says. I don't live in Toronto, but if I did, he would get my vote in the next election in a heart beat. The liberal P.C. types don't like him, so they seize on any opportunity to run him down. He likes to drink just like other people. He gets drunk and runs his mouth off just like other people do. He has NEVER appeared stoned in public. He hardly fits the description of a junkie. I can't believe how many people go on about him needing to go to rehab. When I was younger, I tried weed a few times and hash once when I was piss drunk, but didn't like it, do I stopped doing it. Uh-oh, I better run to rehab! Shocker of all shockers, I also like the occassional drink and get a little drunk sometimes. OMG, I'm out of control!! :rolleyes: A few times when I was younger and out with friends, I ended up around some unsavory types, but couldn't leave at that exact moment, so I had to go along to get along. What's the difference between Rob Ford and I? I'm just an average citizen so no one gives a fuck because these things are more normal than not. I truly hope I'm not the only one to see the absurdity in all of this.

You don't have a fucking clue as to what you're talking about.
 
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You don't have a fucking clue as to what you're talking about.

:tool:, and a fucking judgmental little prick. So let me ask you this Mr. holier-than-thou, if you're so free of skeletons in your closet, what are you doing on this website? How many skeletons are in your closet? I'll bet a lot more than Mayor Ford's! Well Mr. Perfect, it must be so wonderful to be you. I take it then you have never had too much to drink, never said anything inappropriate to anyone in your life, never tried an illegal drug, and never gotten angry and ranted uncontrollably in what you thought was a private setting to people you thought you could trust? I bet your shit doesn't stink either, does it? :rolleyes: I know lots of douche bags types like you that love to sit in judgement of others, be critical and point the finger because your own lives are such a fucking mess. So why don't you just fuck off and :bryce: !
 
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