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That actually used to be the defacto style in wire service news copy - I don't know how old Joe is, or where he went to J-school (if he did), but he may never have graduated past "community weekly 101" style into a more mature editorial style.

Who says he hasn't? Could very easily be a handful of sock puppets complimenting and bantering with each other. After all a top "hacker" can easily use a free VPN to mask his or her i.p. address. :D

nah, I'm just a poor former journalist turned self-employed code jockey, and my addiction to the Rob Ford circus has really been cutting into my billable hours. Reminds me of a co-worker I had that basically tuned out during the OJ trial. :p I'm gay and just shy of 50. I almost live at my local...

I looked on Amazon to see if I could gift a pitchfork to one of the fine folk at UT to use in my stead, in time for next week, but there were none with prime shipping available. Also the only one they had that wasn't plastic was priced at $9,999.00...

And frankly this is also bad for drivers. When auto costs go down and transit costs go up, that usually leads to even more traffic and congestion. From the figures I've seen 10 minutes of idling uses as much gas as 8km of driving. 10 minutes of extra idling a day would equal up to 2000 km bases...

Woodward and Bernstein did two famous Watergate books. All the President's Men covered the period up to the revelation of Nixon's secret taping system in the Summer of 1973. The Final Days covered the following year and the resignation. Ms Doolittle might have a sequel in mind.

I usually need a litre to explain. A pint is too short.

seriously, guy? That's your damage in all this? The mayor is caught in another gigantic lie, blows his credibility out of the water, takes the city along for his crazed circus of a ride, lies about his fiscal conservancy, makes a laughingstock of your entire municipal government, and you're...

Excellent [in a Mr. Burns voice]. I shall release the graphic design monkeys.

Ok, so I finally figured out the best dimensions for an upload. Sorry 'bout the previous pop up posts. :)

I'm reminded of the first season of West Wing: Sam Seaborn: About a week ago I accidentally slept with a prostitute. Toby Ziegler: [pause] Really? Sam Seaborn: Yes. Toby Ziegler: You accidentally slept with a prostitute? Sam Seaborn: A call girl. Toby Ziegler: Accidentally? Sam Seaborn...

I certainly understand your viewpoint, though I'll quibble over "Beyond a shadow of a doubt" vs "Beyond REASONABLE doubt" which is the usual standard for criminal cases; civil even less so in general, with a lower standard of proof. The Ford case as it stands, though, differs from a typical...

Oh, I'm sure everyone wants to see the video, for one reason or another. Mostly prurient curiosity, though I'm sure for many it's that primarily they want the straw-grasping, boneheaded apologists to see and acknowledge the video - which may prove disappointing since the goalpost will quickly...

wait... Are you a parody account? If so, well played! If not, um, not sure what to say. Maybe "Really?!"

So much concern raised about the optics of any protest, so little raised about the optics of the mayor's antics. The reality is that no matter what happens, Ford's allies will call foul, and eschewing confrontation to avoid riling them is like giving in to a temper tantrum. Proper functioning of...

So I'm guessing the "Videos are so easy to fake"/"his head is pasted on someone else's body"/"you're a weasel" trifecta isn't working out so well for you then?

Oh crap. Look, I'm a 350+ pound gay guy and even I could have gone a lifetime without the mental image of a frolicking RoFo! Damn, it's stuck in there now, like a fart in a mitten. :(

that and the influx of buses loaded with tourists on the "Toronto Crack Mayor Highlights" tour. Like the Watergate tour in Washington, with fewer three-piece suits.

Oh I know, all too well. (No, I'm not a trust fund baby). The issue with the trust would come vis-a-vis the income, not the principal. In reality, even if the Star was wildly successful in its suit, I doubt the award would destitute the Fords, but it will hurt and trying to avoid collection...

...but not so sympathetic for the neighbour that lied and then went into no comment mode in the attempt to shore up RoFo's accusations against Daniel Dale.