NYCBoy2305
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Do not laugh. He may be right.
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Do not laugh. He may be right.
Greg Banks
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To do that is a little more than difficult...Standing Committee Chairs present and move on behalf of the mayor....CC motions are directed by staff...the only place you would R Ford's name specifically is MM (Members Motion)...so in the end you are not going to get a very good picture....
Torontovibe
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ANd if you ever do, make sure you have a friend record it and put it on Youtube, for all to enjoy.
kaboi
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This bobble head sale reeks to high heaven. It's being promoted through the mayor's office, and the bobble head features the mayor in the chains of office. But only a portion of the proceeds are going to Humber River hospital. Whither the rest of the proceeds?
Then this on twitter this morning:
Siobhan Morris @siomo 25 mins
Cam Wooley says Ford family will make donation matching money pulled in by bobblehead sale, for Humber River Regional Hospital #TOPoli
I think we're supposed to read that as the Fords will make a generous family donation that matches the bobble head proceeds and ALL will go to the hospital. But this is the Fords, so I doubt it.
I'd bet they're planning to pocket the bobble head sales as campaign funds and have only the family's money go to the hospital. All of which would completely violate campaign rules, as the whole event was promoted as a mayoral charity initiative.
I call bullshit.
kaboi
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One of the ITO people, Nik Kourakos lives on Roncesvalles.
http://robfordfiles.com/search/node/kourakos
Torontovibe
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I agree, I think Tory is a third rate candidate who should have given up on politics a long time ago.
kaboi
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I think you're right it's Kouvalis. I'm pretty sure he's the one that started the rumour at Grano that Ford in the lead in the upcoming poll. Pure fear mongering to promote Tory as the viable anti-Ford vote. It's working, duping posters on this thread into warning one and all to JUST VOTE TORY NOW even though the election is still two full months away and lots can still happen (like, you know, more policy releases so you know where the candidates stand).
And speaking of uncritical media, when the poll finally did come up and it showed such surprising results, why weren't any questioning the results? Especially since Forum has a proven track record of off-base polls.
Scarberian
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"None of the above" has been my one of my top choice of candidate for the past few elections.
As far as voting goes, flame me if you want, but I believe everyone eligible to vote in this election does have the right to cast for which ever candidate they choose. I may not agree with them and their decision, but they got as much right to cast their ballot as I do. Even the hardcore Ford Nationalist.
It's the sometimes high price for living in a democratic system, granted the Fofam Circus IMO has exposed some possible rot in the foundation of that system. Anyhow, I'm also weary and wary of getting my hopes up with Brazen 2, even after the election. Blair signing off on that background check for the sake of Merryl Ford's FOOOOTBAAAWLLL crap made me lose a lot of trust and respect for da chief. One of my family members volunteers for a charity involving the vulnerable sector, and they had to jump through hoops and waded through a lot of red tape to prove they weren't a wolf in sheep's clothing. Meanwhile Merryl "quite a lot of 911 domestic calls" Rofo and someone with a violent criminal history like Payman Aboodowleh can get 'front of the line service'?
Rofo and Fofam is a problem, no doubt. But a system that seems to have been compromised, and a group of people who are in power that seems to help someone like Rofo stay above the law, that should seriously ring people's alarm bells. In a healthy system someone like Rofo would probably not last more than one term as a councilor. What does it say that Rofles has gotten this far. Getting Rofo thrown out in October is a good start, but pretty far from seriously addressing this systemic rot I think.
Videodrome
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Daniel Dale
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Rob Ford has pulled out of tomorrow's Greenwood Community Association debate, the association says. twitter.com/GreenwoodComm/
Sorry if this was mentioned before, but this is not what I expected from a guy who said he would go to a debate anywhere...
@ddale8
Rob Ford has pulled out of tomorrow's Greenwood Community Association debate, the association says. twitter.com/GreenwoodComm/
Sorry if this was mentioned before, but this is not what I expected from a guy who said he would go to a debate anywhere...
Scarberian
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MINO probably has a pizza party fundraiser to attend to, or possibly single handedly saving a hospital somewhere by selling bobbleheads. He doesn't have time for petty debates, not when lives are on the line! No other candidates have done more for bobble heads than MINO! You think any of these other people would sell you their bobbleheads anywhere at anytime, get real!
EagleEye
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It sounds like he pulled out of a second debate, too. The East York people are furious.
basic
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We don't stand for that kind of crap here in EY.
It's also probably why RoFo cancelled. Mr."Anytime-Anywhere" is hand picking debates. After falling on his face at Friday's debate, one which the Emperor was expecting to be a 100% guaranteed supportive crowd, there is no way he is going back to EY after the Canada Day parade bronx cheers and subsequent duckout.
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I hope the other participants remind the audience that he said that.
Videodrome
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"I will debate anyone, anytime, anywhere."
I guess that changed because of the response from the last one.
I guess that changed because of the response from the last one.
Greg Banks
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Maybe there was concern some question would be asked re ToTD 2013 and whether he really should have been driving (yeah I know it is south of the border but East Yorkers are a curious sort)
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