Friday, November 15, 2013

Rob Ford -- The Gift That Keeps on Giving


Troubled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has apologised for obscene comments he made on live TV while denying he had offered oral sex to a female staff member.

This is just the latest headline from the BBC regarding North America's favorite crack smoking, booze guzzling mayor.

In case you missed it, the Mayor used 'unforgivable language' (according to him) when explaining to reporters why he could not have been having oral sex with a female staffer. The reason was because he  was too busy pleasuring his wife at home.  And no, he didn't put it as politely as that.

Yes, this man is married to a woman name Renata and he has two children.  Dear God help them.

Councillor Karen Stintz later said the city had suspended all school trips to city hall indefinitely because staff deemed it unsafe.  Unsafe because the Mayor is so erratic, and, shall we say it, insane.

Let's just take a look at what he's been up to in the past six months:

  • May 2013: Media report they have seen a video apparently showing him smoking crack cocaine
  • May / June: Mayor denies such footage exists, but multiple Ford staffers resign
  • August:He seems intoxicated in an official appearance at a street festival. Later, he tells media he has smoked "a lot of marijuana"
  • October: Alexander Lisi, a former driver for Ford, is arrested on drug charges; police say they have the drug video
  • 5 Nov: "I have smoked crack cocaine," the mayor admits, saying he did so "in a drunken stupor"
  • 7 Nov: A second video surfaces showing a foul-mouthed Ford threatening to kill an unspecified person
  • 13 Nov: He admits to buying drugs in the past two years; allegations emerge linking him to cocaine and prostitution
  • 14 Nov: Ford makes lewd comments about oral sex and says he might have driven while drunk
And stay tuned!  The Mayor and his brother Councillor Doug Ford will be getting their own television show starting on Monday.  It will be called "Ford Nation."



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