newearthling
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Mama Ford could be an alcoholic as well, and could have started the addiction journey for her kids via fetal alcohol syndrome. RoFo doesn't have all the signs, but some, and he could be on the mild end of the spectrum.
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Mama Ford could be an alcoholic as well, and could have started the addiction journey for her kids via fetal alcohol syndrome. RoFo doesn't have all the signs, but some, and he could be on the mild end of the spectrum.
bobolink
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I've wondered about FAS/FAE as well, especially with Rob and Kathy. Could also be just what Rob has done to his brain over years of drugs and heavy drinking.
casita
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I wanted to see MM go out like Ted Williams. Hitting a home run in his very last at-bat ( tweet ).
"Let's go. We've seen everything. I don't want to spoil it."
Kat_YYZ
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I would venture that you will hear sexism and homophobic comments from 60% of guys coaching older boys/young men in any sport. It's part of the culture. What sets Ford apart is he's like that off the field/locker room too. Plus the drug use/alcohol addiction/ love of gangster life/ violence/ threats/ etc.
Kat's Meow
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You may very well be right. However, I still say good on the Star for going after other issues that need investigating and that people have been clamouring on about. The drugs really are old news but the cronyism and possible corruption is merely supposition and needs investigating IMO.
anne
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Perhaps that is our problem. Despite what we have all seen, it's just difficult to believe anyone so retarded (no attacks please - I mean the literal definition) could be elected Mayor.
Yet we have seen enough to know that he's slow to learn, has difficulty grasping basic concepts. Does not read the materials he's supposed to. He is resistant to advice, gets defensive when challenge, refuses to improve, maintains delusions despite being presented with facts, believes he is the best at everything and trusts the wrong people.
We've called it in the past, he's a dullard; a slow, stupid person. An ignoramus and a cretin - yet he is our Mayor.
As far as I can tell, his brother and the rest of his family are well aware of little Robbie's foibles but are so ambitious and want to maintain the facade of the Ford dynasty. They probably knew Rob would be in too deep as Mayor which is why Doug became part of the package.
It is very telling that every time Doug is out of town, that's when Rob goes full free-range.
When it comes to Rob Ford, the simple answer is probably true. He's not complicated.
Cooper
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I dunno, DD. The tweet starts with the word "if." I read it as saying "if something is going to happen, it will happen soon. Otherwise, it won't happen." Sure, MM is excitable and probably past his best-before date, but I think he usually does an adequate job of qualifying his comments.
sublime
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It also makes me think that it's damningly cynical of the late Flaherty, Doug Holyday, John Tory and every other right-winger who endorsed, supported or was a fellow-traveler of the Ford's. Good enough for the citizens of Toronto, good enough to be the public face of these cruelly Machiavellian manipulations.
LowPolygon
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that's all equally plausible. i may have my Episode 9, Season 2, House Of Cards hat on too tight.
http://www.vulture.com/2014/02/house-of-cards-recap-season-2-claire-photo-scandal.html
anyway, even if it it turns out to not be true in this case, there's no question in my mind that the permanently damaged, drug-addled and abused person of Kathy could be bullied, sweet talked, cajoled, or bought off in any number of ways by brother Doug.
penelope_sch
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I just want to add to this...
MM never speculated or implied that he had any knowledge of an imminent search warrant. The idea that he did was invented within this forum. I'm not in the habit of defending MM (or anyone, virtually), but I do remember looking at his twitter feed at the time and seeing that the 48 hours thing was taken out of context when posted here. Now it's seem to have taken a bit of a life of its own.
For the record, here's how it played out in MM's twitter feed - go back and check for yourself:
It started when he retweeted this from CityNews:
Then he tweeted his own thoughts about that article:
As you can see, he never said 'with confidence' that there would be a search warrant within 48 hours. MM was just adding his own thoughts/speculation about the original CityNews story. Just like we in this forum add our own thoughts and speculation to every scrap of news.
There may be cases where MM has indeed made statements with a bit more confidence than he would in hindsight... but I really don't think this was one of them when you review his timeline in context.
MM never speculated or implied that he had any knowledge of an imminent search warrant. The idea that he did was invented within this forum. I'm not in the habit of defending MM (or anyone, virtually), but I do remember looking at his twitter feed at the time and seeing that the 48 hours thing was taken out of context when posted here. Now it's seem to have taken a bit of a life of its own.
For the record, here's how it played out in MM's twitter feed - go back and check for yourself:
It started when he retweeted this from CityNews:
Then he tweeted his own thoughts about that article:
As you can see, he never said 'with confidence' that there would be a search warrant within 48 hours. MM was just adding his own thoughts/speculation about the original CityNews story. Just like we in this forum add our own thoughts and speculation to every scrap of news.
There may be cases where MM has indeed made statements with a bit more confidence than he would in hindsight... but I really don't think this was one of them when you review his timeline in context.
eyewonder
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Someone used the fitting metaphor of chasing the dragon to describe our emotions regarding this story and it definitely rings true with me.
I read the headlines on Wednesday and was left unsatisfied.
As someone who has had great success with rehab, I felt a little sick that he would use the program for political gain while trivializing all those who actually recognize their problems and seek help.
I normally have so much empathy for other addicts and alcoholics but Ford has tapped me.
I will only catch the dragon when Rob does the perp walk with his brother following behind.
I read the headlines on Wednesday and was left unsatisfied.
As someone who has had great success with rehab, I felt a little sick that he would use the program for political gain while trivializing all those who actually recognize their problems and seek help.
I normally have so much empathy for other addicts and alcoholics but Ford has tapped me.
I will only catch the dragon when Rob does the perp walk with his brother following behind.
sublime
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*arch voice* I do so hope you're going to get on to the original and vastly superior British version.
BBC House of Cards - The Best FU moments
I'm never going to experience another night like April 5th in this thread.
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adma
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Though if DC's *present-day* (i.e. much less poor/black) demographics held, such an outcome would be less likely...
adma
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anne
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My guess is low I.Q. combined with A.D.D., and perhaps a little reading comprehension issues thrown in for fun.
His favourite part of the job is campaigning; competing for the job like it's a game.
He's against libaries, things that get in the way of car-car's, likes trains, becomes flustered and uses his outdoor voice when reporters ask too many hard questions, gets bored, loves selfies, hangs out with people half his age, taunts people he doesn't like, loses his attention and begins to act out when other people are speaking at council, says inappropriate things about sex and women like he has no experience at all with them. He's the best dad ever, best Mayor ever. Has the best lawyer ever. My dad is better than your dad. Uh, uh... no mine is.
Let's face it, Toronto elected a man with the brain capacity of a 12 year old boy to be Mayor and some people still don't see anything wrong with that.
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