Rob Ford was 46. He was Mayor of Toronto from 2010 until 2014.
December 21, 2024
Rob Ford Watch
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The crazification factor is a neologism coined by blogger John Rogers to refer to the portion of the electorate comprising the nuttiest of the wingnuts and the batshit crazy. The passage relates to the 2004 Senate election in Illinois, and reads: Obama vs. Alan Keyes. Keyes was from out of
Rob Ford is no longer running for mayor of Toronto, and instead will run for his old Ward 2 councillor post. You know, the gig he once told Doug was "part-time work". His brother Doug has added his name to the list of mayoral candidates, but he has even less
I tried to ignore this mayoral race throughout the summer, pledging to plug myself back in after labour day. Now that I'm back, it's clearer to me than ever that this city I love needs to send Rob Ford a message that we deserve a mayor with far more self-control
While the Raptors were busy building a big lead against the Nets and almost letting it all slip away, my Twitter feed was erupting with news of another Rob Ford crack video and an audio recording of his typical misogynist and homophobic ramblings. The Globe has the details about Rob
Last month, Catherine Solmes (@ccath on Twitter) wrote a guest blog entry here about Rob Ford and Jimmy Kimmel. She's written another one about Rob Ford she's titled "Stinky TO". The following words belong to Catherine. There is a bad odour in Toronto right now and it can’t be
Great quote from The Globe and Mail yesterday. The editorial is appropriately titled "Rob Ford, still setting the bar as low as it will go". Mr. Ford’s message to the voting public is this: I may have smoked crack while in office and I may have lied to your
I tuned in for the first 15-minutes of this evening's 2014 mayoral debate. That was all I could stomach. So much sound and fury, signifying nothing. If you watched the entire thing, kudos to you. Here are four thoughts I had after I flipped off the television. Those Who Support
Earlier today, I had a Twitter exchange with a woman I've never met. Her name is Catherine Solmes and she's @ccath on Twitter. Catherine seemed quite upset by Rob Ford's trip to LA to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live. My plan was to completely ignore this story, and most of
CBC Radio's Day 6 with Brent Bambury aired their year-end episode this morning and named Rob Ford their newsmaker of the year. In honour of the occasion, they assembled a list of unanswered questions from reporters following the story. You can hear these questions asked here or read them below.
With the last of the Project Brazen 2 documents being released this afternoon, we're learning a whole lot about the skeezy behaviour of our mayor. For example: Rob Ford was involved in attempts to retrieve the crack video, offering "$5000 and a car." Weeks later, Ford claimed video "may not
Rob Ford's on a media blitz, repeating the same tired talking points to Ford Nation in the hopes he will be re-elected next October. With a glove tap to Matt Elliott, here are his five most frequently uttered lies. If you hear him spew this nonsense, know it's just another
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I have a good friend who would consider himself a proud member of Ford Nation. At least he used to. Today, that same friend tells me Rob Ford has to resign. At some point over the past few weeks, a straw broke the proverbial camel's back. Rob Ford was democratically
...and all the pieces matter. - FreamonPiece by piece, a wild but true story is being told with Toronto's city hall at the epicentre. Almost daily more details emerge. This video was released just over an hour ago. (NSFW due to language.) Link to video Call it a crisis of
It's amazing how much traction my steam-of-conscousness comment on talking to kids about Rob Ford is garnering by the MSM. This morning I was in the Toronto Star and this evening I was on Global News Hour Toronto. Here's my star turn as Dad #2 in Global News Toronto's "Rob
My entry about talking to kids about Rob Ford is garnering some pretty cool attention. Yesterday I did an interview with the Toronto Star that ended up on the front page of today's Life & Entertainment section. In about an hour I'm expecting a visit from Global News and I
The following is two comments I made on today's Open Mike. They were written quickly but from the heart following an intense discussion with my two kids as I took them to school this morning. -- Driving my kids to school today, my 11-year old son asked me if Rob
The staff at TorontoMike.com are busy going through the newly released court documents that show the alleged Ford crack video was the target of a police investigation that led to dozens of arrests. There are lots of fascinating nuggets in this document, all painting the mayor as a guy
Dave Price is Rob Ford's Director of Logistics and Operations. Back in April, when we thought he was Robbie's old football coach, I didn't like the optics. We taxpayers were paying Price's salary to do who knows what and it reeked of payback. We have since learned from the Globe
As we've discussed, this comment left by Rinse on March 26 included details about Rob Ford's use of crack cocaine: Here's the thing: Rob Ford DOES use crack cocaine. A friend of mine, her mother is a serious drug addict. Rob Ford regularly goes over to her house to smoke
Both Rob and Doug Ford lie frequently, but they've been dropping one lie lately that really irks me. They keep claiming they've saved Toronto taxpayers "over a billion dollars". I'll let Matt Elliott take it from here. He's decided to challenge the Ford's on their fiscal record while others pursue
Now that Rob Ford and Doug Ford are both mired in controversy, most of it the result of solid investigative reporting by trustworthy journalists working for award-winning publications, it's clear their attack plan is to blame the media. Rob Ford has twice dismissed the very serious crack smoking allegations against
