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pud99
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Sublime is very prone to deleting her posts. Does the same on "the" (h/t to Doug Jr.) Twitter, where she is sublime comrade @longtheriverrun.
I put a call out to Casita on "the" Twitter, but I have no idea whether he, or someone who knows him, will see it.
Jimmi T
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Of course, Dougie stirring things up was a distraction. but from what, Siyads shooting? Or maybe he meant to distract from Torys Austin presser.
Videodrome
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If he meant to distract from Tory's presser, it backfired, as he got owned and no longer wants to talk about the fundraiser.
Lamport Davenport
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If Doug holds his own fundraiser (with or without joints) to retire his “debtsâ€, he will get a good idea of how much real support he might have for a bid for an Ontario PC seat. “Who will pay for what you say?â€
True, Doug isn’t inside OPC enough to earn a safe seat. But what if he ran in a marginal seat and brought home the bacon? Imagine spending him $500,000 in a semi-rural riding as a good citizen? Both the hockey rink and curling club could order new beer fridges.
There might even be some fans of the “Ford brandâ€, as presented in The Stun and CP2Ford.
Or it could take a few twenties.
ETA: Any provincial byelections coming up?
True, Doug isn’t inside OPC enough to earn a safe seat. But what if he ran in a marginal seat and brought home the bacon? Imagine spending him $500,000 in a semi-rural riding as a good citizen? Both the hockey rink and curling club could order new beer fridges.
There might even be some fans of the “Ford brandâ€, as presented in The Stun and CP2Ford.
Or it could take a few twenties.
ETA: Any provincial byelections coming up?
Yaitsme
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But it doesn't have to do with Ford no?
Videodrome
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Lisi = Ford in this case.
http://www.torontosun.com/2015/03/23/tory-blames-attack-ads-for-why-he-wont-help-ford-fundraise
TORONTO - What’s the story on Mayor John Tory’s refusal to attend a fundraiser for former election rival Doug Ford?
Tory made it clear Monday he’s not going to help Ford raise cash to pay off campaign costs that included attack ads aimed directly at him during last fall’s battle for mayor.
“You know anybody thinking for just a moment about the prospect of my going out and raising money which would finance, in effect, quite directly the running of ads that called into question my character, my integrity and so on, must think that I fell off some sort of a turnip truck pulling into downtown Toronto,” Tory said.
He said he was “honoured and privileged” to have a fundraiser for former mayor David Miller after losing to him in 2003.
“Why? Because I didn’t think a sitting mayor should be saddled with a campaign debt and because during that campaign he never once attacked me personally nor did I attack him,” Tory said.
He also helped failed mayoral candidate Jane Pitfield raise cash to settle her campaign debt in 2006 and worked on fundraising efforts for Rob Ford and Rocco Rossi in 2010.
However, Tory insisted it was “expecting a bit much” for him to help pay off Doug Ford’s campaign expenses.
While the mayor’s spokesman said Sunday that he was “never asked to attend” the Ford fundraiser, Tory acknowledged Monday that the former councillor extended an invitation around Christmas without a specific date.
“I said, ‘Doug, I’m afraid it is just not possible,’” Tory recalled.
“I think people would call into question whether I was thinking straight if I went out and helped raise money to pay off a debt incurred to run ads to attack me over and over again, all day — most of the money was spent on that.”
He said he’s not complaining about the “What’s the story, Mr. Tory?” ads because “it’s a free country.”
“I’m saying you can’t expect me to pay for them,” Tory said.
Ford applauded Tory for admitting he did ask him to attend a campaign fundraiser.
“He first was disingenuous now he’s being honest so I appreciate that,” Ford said.
“I was being courteous because God knows what the media would have done to us if we never invited him.”
Ford stood by the ads “100%” and stressed “that’s what politics is.
“If John didn’t think he got personal and didn’t question my credibility, well he needs to get a thicker skin and a backbone then,” Ford said.
“Any competition, be it sports or business or whatever, once it is finished, you shake hands, you move forward.
"That shows his character. I find it a little hypocrisy because his campaign was run on we all get along and sing Kumbaya and obviously what he says is not what he means and I think that is a good example of this year’s budget too.”
But Ford shrugged off Tory’s snub.
“I can’t figure him out anyways,” he said. “The difference between him and I, I’m at the beginning of my political career, he’s at the end. I look forward to many years of serving the people.”
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Lamport Davenport
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That's just foul. 
pattycakes
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Is it possible that Doug really doesn't get it? According to him, it doesn't matter how you conduct yourself, everything is fair game and then all is forgiven. The past is the past, move on, one day at a day, actions speaks louder than words, I'm only human, I'm not perfect, you shake hands, you move forward.
Why would any political party want to get involved with this stupid little man?
Why would any political party want to get involved with this stupid little man?
adma
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I've long wondered whether none other than Neil Flagg might be a middleman--or at least this from his company website has always aroused undue suspicion, at least in me
http://www.sportsposterwarehouse.com/content_contact.html
L23
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Because a lot of (even more stupid) people vote for him?
adma
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And nowadays, remember the possible Deco-in-deep-doo-doo subtext. Rite more subtext
YPQ
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I know it's been said a lot in the past few months, but I love the quote that's attributed to George Carlin:
"Just think of how stupid the average person (voter) is, and then realize half of them are even stupider."
Frightening really.
I've always gotten a really weird vibe off the Sports Poster Warehouse. There's something offside about all that.
This Tweet brought a wee smile to my face today:
Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie · 6h 6 hours ago
Guess who's back in court tomorrow morning. This is the trial on the drug charges. There won't be a publication ban.
JWBF
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Kat_YYZ
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Well I just found by Googling his name, wasn't hard. Maybe whatthe is right and this is a "minor offence" and i just lead a sheltered life
but I wouldn't have gone so far as to call him an upstanding citizen. Dealing crack doesn't mean you're in a gang, but the article definitely described a crack-dealing operation -- not just dudes who score at a party now and then and decide to resell it for money to go to Cancun for spring break or get a new iPhone.sometimes I just wonder what TPS are up to. like with goldsbie saying that police spokesman didn't even know who A. Siyad was in relation to RoFo, first he heard of it when JG asked the question. Are they just dense? incompetent? corrupt? all of the above?
me too
bloody hell, I thought you were joking. They actually sent it like that.
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