Ford files for re-election - FORD NATION ASSEMBLE

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ZX600 said:
I think we all already know the guy is a millionaire, the difference is his money does not come from stealing from the public so let it go, the guy is rich, so what!

I don't get you guys, first you cry every time he came on public and said something stupid, now the guy is trying to correct his behavior and you also complaint about it. I prefer him to a polished politician that knows how to say all the right things but back stabs the tax payers.

It is like saying "I prefer a mayor that is skinny because he doesn't have to make the effort to lose weight"

Let's discuss policies and laws and stop worrying who's vag his cigar goes up to
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I would probably laugh if he came on public, but i have a terrible sense of humour.

I bring up that he's rich because he plays himself off as an everyday-Joe. He's a trust fund baby. Sorry, but that makes you not an ordinary Joe in my books. Nothing negative, you were born into it; just own it.

Why is everyone so damned accepting of crack? Crack is like the scooter of the motorcycle world. Yeah, I have friends that ride CB250s, and sure I'll ride with 'em, but I'm not heading out with a gang of scooter kids!

Fine, really bad analogy. Crack is like ... oh **** it.

Saying, "I prefer my mayor to be skinny" is certainly not the same as saying "I prefer my mayor didn't smoke crack." I mean, before all this, if you said the latter part of my sentence to any Jo f'n Shmo on the street, they'd be all, "Well **** ya. Of course." BUT ... they may look at you sideways if you said, "I'd prefer a skinny mayor" because, what does that have to do with governing? Doing crack has some seriously negative side effects. Head down to Gerrard and Sherbourne if you don't believe me - and so, and therefore, ya ... i'd prefer my mayor to not do crack. and if he's getting off the crack, i'd prefer he'd have a few sober years before diving into municipal politics. See how ridiculous all this sounds? Because crack.

If we're discussing policies and politics, my biggest issue is the Scarborough subway.
 
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Sunspark said:
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That's not Sandro Lisi.. Doesn't even look like him!!! (2 months later after Lisi's admission)... Ahhh you meant that picture.. Yes, that was Sandro Lisi, but you did not ask the right questions.. I am kinda sorry about things going on and they won't be going on again :cool:
 
First, CP24’s Stephen LeDrew asked "The people of Toronto aren’t going to see you again in a state of inebriation?”

Ford was like, "I’ll guarantee that... guaranteed, 100 per cent" (then he repeated the same to Peter Mansbridge)

Now he says "Yes, I was drinking Monday night"
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And now taxes are going up 3.21%
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And Premier Kathleen Wynne is not giving any money to the City for the ice storm... Why? Because there's a gravy train running wild in Toronto, why would she give any money to the City? "Just use the gravy"
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Time for the mayor to call the Army... just like Mel used to do during emergencies...
 
Here's another great illustration of what "Stopping the gravy train" and "respect for taxpayers" actually loo0ks like when you get down to the nuts and bolts of it:



Sources:
toronto.ca/budget2010/pdf…toronto.ca/budget2011/201…toronto.ca/budget2012/201…toronto.ca/budget2013/201…www1.toronto.ca/staticfiles/Ci…

Basically an annual analysis of the backlog of infrastructure work in the city has been getting bleaker and bleaker with every year that Ford Nation asphyxiates the city.

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!

Today our illustrious mayor is ranting against "the worst budget I've ever seen" (meaning one that gets stuff done). He's claiming to have found $50M in savings that he says will have no noticeable impact on services. But no specifics of course! So more "gravy" like all the gravy that came before it. Gee thanks Rob.

If it weren't for his track record of honesty, and demonstrating that he knows what he's talking about and all the great things that have derived from his mayoralty, I might be inclined to question the facts behind his claims.

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He can be loved by Ford nation and joe 6 pack can re elect the clown show. Problem is the Premier thinks he's an idiot and wont speak with him, Toronto Board of Trade has rebuffed him. The police obviously aren't on great terms with him. They can make him Mayor again but the reality is his credibility is done for this decade. He would just paralyze the city. His family is wealthy and his dad built a very successful business that Rob worked at and enjoys the benefits, but that doesn't give him a pedigree. He plays Joe average because he is Joe average, I have known the family for years, average folks that made a lot of money, nothing special. And yes the guy needs help.
 
It was pointed out yesterday in an article that the powers that have been taken away from him are the discretionary ones. What he has been returned to is the same level of power as the starting point and what Hazel has at this very moment. He doesn't have less than Hazel he has the same. Prior to this he had more powers than Hazel.

The lesson I take from this is that the ability to communicate and build consensus with one's colleagues on decision making is a good thing to have.
 
Sunspark said:
It was pointed out yesterday in an article that the powers that have been taken away from him are the discretionary ones. What he has been returned to is the same level of power as the starting point and what Hazel has at this very moment. He doesn't have less than Hazel he has the same. Prior to this he had more powers than Hazel.

The lesson I take from this is that the ability to communicate and build consensus with one's colleagues on decision making is a good thing to have.
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You mean that the Council didn't lay off his most loyal staff person as a warning, as they redistributed the others?

I don't know about you, but I've had to work with difficult people, with completely different beliefs before.

One of the reasons that he was elected, was that Council needed and still needs to make some tough decisions in the next few years. Something, than many of the politicians that came from the Toronto School board couldn't or wouldn't do.

Council has had there way since Lastman's health started deteriorating in the early 00's.

That's gotten us to the point where we desparately need some change.

I'll be carefully examining the candidates' positions, before the next election.

Some of the council think the status quo is "good enough" for Toronto, I disagree and believe that they should be dragged, kicking and screaming if necessary, into the future of a better Toronto.
 
All of his staff who left were given the choice to leave. He's toxic. The school board doesn't want him as coach, radio and TV don't want his show, the Board of Trade don't want him, the Premier doesn't want him, councillors don't want him. But Ford Nation clings to the faint hope that the citizens will want him nine months from now. Whatever, let them live their delusion to the end.

And what are the tough choices council has to make? The only option is to raise taxes up to the LOWEST TAX RATE OF THE REGION and put it towards long overdue projects that everyone unanimously agrees need doing. There is no evidence of waste, despite 3 years of Rob lying about it, none has magically appeared. The only waste has been the wasted opportunity we had to grow the city during Ford's administration. Oh, and the regularly wasted mayor himself.
Time to stop the crazy train!
 
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