tiffer24
Senior Member
Doug is such a vulnerable and delicate little flower, I'm sure he is shattered by this blatant bullying from another councillor.
I'm interested to hear others' perceived motivations for DoFo and RoFo's burnng desire to be in politics.
The only thing I can come up with is "the sense of power it brings", and the visibility. I guess Rob lives on whatever affirmation he can get from campaigning.
It's not for the consituents because the real, material one-on-one interaction is non-existent.
The idea of following in Dad's legacy is kind of hollow since he was only a four-year (one term?) backbencher.
If one argues it's for the kickbacks, well - given how they emphasize their hatred of that kind of thing - wouldn't it be just too easy to catch them in their own hypocrisy?
And their hatred of taxes, spending and politicians makes them virtual anarchists anyway. Why be in government if you hate the system? All they want to do is take city-funded services and infrastructure away - they have no proposed alternatives or ideas, because with their level of affluence, they don't rely on it and thus would never be hurt. Also, their minds don't work as visionaries, only as critics.
And they have Deco. So why politics? Why bother with all the hassle? Maybe it's the hassle that they like. The "street fighting".
I just don't get it.
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=271374&playlistId=1.1629846&binId=1.815892&playlistPageNum=1
Here is the clip of her going up to DoFo and telling him to shut his fucking mouth! I still don't know exactly what triggered it and his ridiculous behaviour after was annoying, as usual. I had to laugh when he said "you call yourself a lady"! Well I'm a woman and I have no problem swearing when it's appropriate.
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=271374&playlistId=1.1629846&binId=1.815892&playlistPageNum=1
Here is the clip of her going up to DoFo and telling him to shut his fucking mouth! I still don't know exactly what triggered it and his ridiculous behaviour after was annoying, as usual. I had to laugh when he said "you call yourself a lady"! Well I'm a woman and I have no problem swearing when it's appropriate.
My new hero! And poor Dougie is so offended.
These two idiot brothers need to be called out on their ridiculous behavior -- so well done Councillor!
One comment on the Dougie Vs Streetcar TO Star story was so perfect. It summed up RoDoFo so succinctly.I wonder if Doug had a supply of onions available or could he produce the crocodile tears on demand.
janiemw
3 Hours Ago
I drove in Toronto for 10 years and I've been taking transit now for 10 years. For convenience, efficiency, price and speed of delivery (of me) there is no comparison. Transit wins hands down.
And in terms of reliability of transit (amount of time spent waiting for breakdowns, signal failures, rush hour etc.) last is buses, second is subways and first, unquestionably, is the streetcar.
The best bargains in Toronto are:
1. Library
2. Transit
3. Daily newspaper.
The Fords think books are for 'elites', hate newspapers more than any other media and would fly to the moon on gossamer wings before considering walking 2 blocks or taking transit downtown if they had the option to drive.
Everything they stand for is the worst version of ourselves... both Doug and Rob Ford remind me of nothing so much as the humans in WALL-E. Mindless, glutinous, sub-humans isolated in their feeding pods.
If mayors can "easily" win elections with 30-35% of the vote, then you should be able to produce several examples of such a thing actually happening in real life.
The Fords are toxic, especially in Toronto. Ship them to the United States. Americans love the Fords.