Rob Ford's Toronto

[Tulse]

Coyne says there's no story.

 

[guitarchitect]

I think it does revolve around the incident with the boyfriend. The story is based on "18 months of research", which more or less puts the starting point of the research at/just before the death threats and break-in. Given that he had cocaine and heroin on him at the time.... maybe it really wasn't crack cocaine in the glass pipe. It was probably heroin, which is totally smokable. And doesn't leave the tell-tale track marks of injecting...

EDIT:

Coyne sarcastically says there's no story.

Fixed that for you brah

 

[jiec]

This link is making the rounds on Twitter. The story is supposedly from when his sister's boyfriend got arrested.
http://fuckrobford.blogspot.ca/2012_01_01_archive.html?m=1

 

[Peepers]

I think it does revolve around the incident with the boyfriend. The story is based on "18 months of research", which more or less puts the starting point of the research at/just before the death threats and break-in. Given that he had cocaine and heroin on him at the time.... maybe it really wasn't crack cocaine in the glass pipe. It was probably heroin, which is totally smokable. And doesn't leave the tell-tale track marks of injecting...

EDIT:



Fixed that for you brah

I spoke with a friend who knows about this stuff and he said from the description of the video it sounded more like Ford was smoking crystal meth not crack cocaine. I hadn't seen this mentioned by anyone and I don't know what would be considered worse.

 

[Tulse]

I spoke with a friend who knows about this stuff and he said from the description of the video it sounded more like Ford was smoking crystal meth not crack cocaine.

So maybe Ford wasn't lying today after all...

 

[TheTigerMaster]

I'm legitimately concerned that the Ford's killed someone. After all, this does involve death threats. I wouldn't put it beyond them

 

[dt_toronto_geek]

I am still rather surprised by the complete absence of opinion polls.

AoD

I've noticed two polls -

Toronto Star (Does Mayor Rob Ford's statement put the issue behind him? - [scroll down a bit] - http://www.thestar.com/news/city_ha...mayors_council_allies_search_for_answers.html

Toronto Sun ("Do you believe Rob Ford?") - [scroll down a bit] - http://www.torontosun.com/

Very different answers between the two papers!

 

[MetroMan]

MetroMan please tell us what your inbox says because holy shit we're flipping out like a bunch of crack addicts needing our next score

Sorry, keeping that one to myself lol See you'all tomorrow!!

 

[TheTigerMaster]

I've noticed two polls -

Toronto Star (Does Mayor Rob Ford's statement put the issue behind him? - [scroll down a bit] - http://www.thestar.com/news/city_ha...mayors_council_allies_search_for_answers.html

Toronto Sun ("Do you believe Rob Ford?") - [scroll down a bit] - http://www.torontosun.com/

Very different answers between the two papers!

Star is ultra left. Sun is ultra right. Average them out and it seems Toronto dosen't believe this is over.

 

[TheTigerMaster]

Sorry, keeping that one to myself lol See you'all tomorrow!!

I hate you. I hate you so much MM. This had better be good!

[I don't hate you lol]

 

[someMidTowner]

City Hall observation deck at Doors Open tomorrow might prove more interesting than last year...

 

[TheTigerMaster]

Twitter is reporting that the story will be live either 3 AM or 6 AM. Anyone know which it is?

 

[Tulse]

Star is ultra left.

Are you confusing it with Now, or perhaps the Trotskyist Weekly? The Star is small-l liberal, but hardly "ultra-left".

 

[TheTigerMaster]

Are you confusing it with Now, or perhaps the Trotskyist Weekly? The Star is small-l liberal, but hardly "ultra-left".

Fair enough. You're right. I've been listening to way too much right wing nonsense lately. Have to sanitize myself!

 

[TheTigerMaster]

From @HeerJeet twitter:

Lisa Moore's splendid new novel Caught, about Canadian drug dealers, looks like it's coming out at the right time.