There is no shortage of theories, scenarios or origins of the “tape†that none of us has seen but many of us are almost pre-orgasmic about the possibility that what we may see is true and will set the bells tolling for our Mayor's demise.
Our Mayor, for whom I voted in the absence of a viable candidate who espoused many of my opinions of how a City should be run, has done some dumb stuff since being elected. But none as dumb as smoking dope in a place he does not control with people he also doesn't control or even know.
Dope is portable and widely available from many sources that appear quite legitimate. It is not necessary to visit the lowest step on the distribution ladder and consume the product in their presence, just specify delivery.
We are told that the video is of excellent quality and clearly shows the Mayor smoking, it must be true because these Gangsta types couldn't possibly manipulate video files at such a high technical level. Well, they don't have to because the materials and expertise to provide masks exist and are readily available at a reasonable price. Starving artists (who hate Rob Ford) able to create a latex mask abound in our fair City and would be delighted to crap on the Mayor and pick up a Grand or two on the way.
Why would Somalian drug runners spend a thousand or two on such a caper? Let's pretend that the street level guys are pawns in a much larger scheme the principals of which are not out to embarrass
the Mayor but to sell their video for 6 figures.
This is my Machiavellian contribution to the event, lots of others have taken a shot, this is mine.
If this tape ever surfaces and is judged to be genuine then Mr. Ford deserves to be trashed, not for drugs use but for stupidity.