Rob Ford has removed Councillor Jaye Robinson from his executive committee, the only member of the cabinet-like body who has persistently criticized the mayor’s response to the drug allegations that have engulfed city hall”: theglobeandmail/news/toronto/critical-councillor-during-toronto-mayor-drug-allegations-is-off-executive-committee/article12461206/ Quit picking on the guy. You’re probably going to interpret his firing of Ms. Robinson as him being anti-women. Well, Sara Thomson showed that he is in favour of women. At least in favour of certain parts of a woman’s anatomy. The next thing you’ll be interpreting his refusal to attend Pride week celebrations as him bring anti-gay. You have to remember – oh, what was he said about reading while driving his environmentally friendly Cadillac Escalade on the Gardiner? Oh, yes, he said “I’m a busy man” – you have to remember he’s a busy man. If as he admitted in the witness box he’s too busy to read the Municipal Act or the City of Toronto Act or even council’s rules on conflict of interest, he would obviously be too busy to attend Pride week events, as much, I am sure, he would dearly love to. His absence doesn’t mean he’s anti-gay any more than him fondling Ms. Thomson’s bum in public means that he’s a complete sleazebag. It has become apparent that he is kind of like Batman (though perhaps what he lacks in Bruce Wayne’s savoir faire he more than makes up for in avoirdupois), booking off work early to help people. Think about that: just to help people. It warms one’s heart. From the February Globe and Mail: “ ‘I personally have no problem with that,’ said Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday, when asked about the mayor’s habit of taking personal time during office hours. Mr. Ford, he said, spends plenty of time in his off hours returning phone calls, including this weekend when he encouraged residents to call him if they had problems with the heavy snowfall. ‘He did a lot of phoning on the weekend about the snow – he even called me,’ Mr. Holyday said.” We thought we elected a mayor; instead we elected a mayor and a weatherman. “Hi, Doug, this is Rob ... Ford, you know – the mayor.” “Er, hi, Rob. What’s up?” “Just wanted to let you know it was snowing out. Bye.” Doug Holyday pulls aside the drapes to look out into the darkness. He’s right. It is snowing. How does he know these things? What an amazing guy! I think that, love him or hate him, we have to admit he’s quite a guy. Why, he can tell if it’s snowing just by standing outdoors. And he phones people to let them know. What a guy! 22Jun13
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 21:03:51 +0000