Uncle Teddy
Senior Member
Just more of the same from Robbie.
So, is Doug crazy? One of the outcomes of a Office of the Independent Police Review Director review is that it could go to a disciplinary hearing...and my understanding from http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/disciplinaryhearingsoffice/ is that such a thing would be open to the public, and both sides get to present evidence...at which point I am assuming that Blair would have to bring forward the video as evidence....
I assume that even before it got that far there would have to be a number of other people at the IPRD who would have to watch the video as part of their investigation.
In any case this may not go anywhere as the police may decide to give reasons to delay the proceedings for longer than 6 months (if they think they will be pressing charges).
So, is Doug crazy? One of the outcomes of a Office of the Independent Police Review Director review is that it could go to a disciplinary hearing...and my understanding from http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/disciplinaryhearingsoffice/ is that such a thing would be open to the public, and both sides get to present evidence...at which point I am assuming that Blair would have to bring forward the video as evidence....
I assume that even before it got that far there would have to be a number of other people at the IPRD who would have to watch the video as part of their investigation.
In any case this may not go anywhere as the police may decide to give reasons to delay the proceedings for longer than 6 months (if they think they will be pressing charges).
For those who missed the Today show, it was just Ford ignoring the questions so he could get to the same talking points we've heard 1,000 times. He looked like a trained dog.
What changes have you made in your life?
I'm losing weight and going to the gym and I'm knocking on doors and campaigning and we're going to win on Oct. 27!
Have you been in an effective mayor since losing your powers?
I led the charge on the ice storm! I also did a bunch of other things like build a subway and get a deal with the unions! All since November!
Are you still drinking?
Not like before. I can't wait to debate my opponents! Can't wait!
But, OK, there was the video of you speaking Jamaican...
I drank and enjoyed myself. Hey, maybe you're perfect but I'm not. [amusingly, they showed clips of the old interview before the new one and he said this EXACT thing to Lauer.] I'm going to keep campaigning and keep going to the gym (he mentioned the gym at least 3 times, maybe 4).
Same ol same ol. Dead man walking.
EDIT: Just to add...now that Ford has played the "I lied because everyone lies..." card, it's fair to ask him - after ANY answer - "Are you lying right now?" Interesting choice to put yourself in that box but he essentially admitted he's "a liar" so might as well hit him with it.
So, is Doug crazy? One of the outcomes of a Office of the Independent Police Review Director review is that it could go to a disciplinary hearing...
At his house. I thought he looked kind of stoned. Red squinty eyes, perma-grin, rough voice. But maybe that's my crappy tv.Was there a camera crew at his house or was it a phone interview?
At his house. I thought he looked kind of stoned. Red squinty eyes, perma-grin, rough voice. But maybe that's my crappy tv.
Based on the fallout of his past transgressions the Fords have every reason to believe they will politically survive a police charge.
This is just simply not true. The Ford's can crow about being relevant as much as they want, the actual truth is that they have not politically survived this at all.
He did a lot of that four years ago too, hence the "twin mayors" theme. Doggie likes the spotlight. He likes to remind people that he's right there behind Rob.So who thinks Doug is positioning himself to slip into the mayoral race if Rob gets arrested? How else to explain his all-out media blitz since the campaign "started"? He's been everywhere, in the news every day for weeks, sucking up the spotlight from the guy he's supposedly working for. Maybe it's just deflection, but seems more purposeful to me.
We know that. My point was that *they* don't. The fact that he's still "in the game" to them says he's "survived". It's a mighty low bar that they set for themselves, but they live on sports metaphors and if you're still in the game, you can still score.
They are as deluded as their hard core followers.
Perhaps the Fords want the video out hence why they filed this complaint. They were asking for the release of the video a while back. The brothers are pretty dumb but they have a team of lawyers following them around so they must have been advised this was a possibility.
yep, they want the video out. They want to get the "shock and awe" over with and then "apologize" and say it's "in the past" and ask everyone to "move on." The video is more powerful now, mysterious and open to all sorts of conjecture about its content. It's hanging over their heads like a sword. Once it's viewed and gone, they feel they're in the clear.