Rob Ford's Toronto

[Ramako]

There are murmurs on twitter that this weekend the Globe will be releasing a "long-gestating" and potentially scathing story on the Ford family's past drug ties.

I think I might know what this story is about. I've heard a stuff which is not really public knowledge.

 

[voxpopulicosmicum]

^Is it one of either (a) Rob Ford-was-a-weed-dealer-in-high-school or (b) something about his sister's train wreck of a life? Just wondering if there's more than just those floating around...

 

[TheTigerMaster]

I think I might know what this story is about. I've heard a stuff which is not really public knowledge.

Can you disclose, or no?

 

[adma]

According to Don Peat and Daniel Dale's tweets, it took Ford over 90 minutes to get to work this morning. It's gotta make you wonder why it took so long, but I guess the logical answer is he was in a Tim Hortons drive-thru and stuck some magnets on cars in the Cloverdale parking lot. That's about a full day's work.

Actually, in this week's NOW cover story, it mentioned that he followed a route (I suspect by the McDonald's drive-through ref) north to Weston + 401, and then the 401 to the DVP and into work. So, a real "long way around"--dunno whether that's to avoid being pelted by eggs, or just because he's got a phobia about driving along city streets...

 

[Dilla]

Jeet heer from the globe tweeted "anyone interested in the rob ford story will want to pay attention to the globe and mail tomorrow. Bombshell about to explode"

 

[jeffreym]

^Is it one of either (a) Rob Ford-was-a-weed-dealer-in-high-school or (b) something about his sister's train wreck of a life? Just wondering if there's more than just those floating around...

"Were you amazed by the Rob Ford crack video story? Hold on to you hats, folks, something bigger looks like its about to happen."

https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/338135823193104386

 

[Blovertis]

I'll bet the Globe has further eyewitness accounts of Ford's drug use.

 

[Ramako]

Can you disclose, or no?

Unfortunately, no. It's something I heard in confidence.

 

[TheTigerMaster]

Looks like Ford won't be getting much sleep tonight.

By the way, who is Jeet Heer? A journalist from the Globe?

 

[cdr108]

^Is it one of either (a) Rob Ford-was-a-weed-dealer-in-high-school or (b) something about his sister's train wreck of a life? Just wondering if there's more than just those floating around...

both are old stories floating around for awhile ... nothing new really

 

[Johnny Au]

The G&M is now an evil red commie newspaper? Even with Thatcherite Wente (who both happen to have the same given name)?

Interesting. I thought that it was a centrist newspaper.

 

[Ramako]

^Is it one of either (a) Rob Ford-was-a-weed-dealer-in-high-school or (b) something about his sister's train wreck of a life? Just wondering if there's more than just those floating around...

Neither.

 

[Dilla]

Looks like Ford won't be getting much sleep tonight.

By the way, who is Jeet Heer? A journalist from the Globe?

He's a freelancer for the globe.

 

[TheTigerMaster]

He's a freelancer for the globe.

Oh shit. Please don't tell me that he got a photo of Ford up to no good.

In any case, it has to be spectacular. From all accounts its even bigger than the Star/Gawker story. Can't imagine what that could be. Can't wait to see.

 

[TheTigerMaster]

The G&M is now an evil red commie newspaper? Even with Thatcherite Wente (who both happen to have the same given name)?

Interesting. I thought that it was a centrist newspaper.

No.

All of Toronto's newspapers are Left wing commmies. Even the Sun has fallen into the Commie trap.