elvis
March 16, 2010 / 11:48

Please. Run. Please.

If the City actually wanted bike lanes, they would have built them on schedule and won't allow cars to park in them.

James
March 16, 2010 / 13:12

Yeah. I'm hoping Rocci Rossi doesn't win either.

That video makes city hall look like high school or something. Kind of pathetic.

Did the reporter actually call Rob Ford a fat fuck? You couldn't actually hear him say anything..

Hector
March 16, 2010 / 13:45

It's not surprising that you do not like Rob Ford. I always thought you were a left-wing nut job. Miller and his crew have almost completely killed this city. We have fewer lanes of traffic downtown today then when Miller became Mayor and we have almost double the number of cars. I'm sure to you that makes sense.

Why don't all you left-wing nuts leave and go live in a commune somewhere. The amount of wasted money is obscene.

WAKE UP FOR F@CK SAKES!

CQ
March 16, 2010 / 15:01

Another super terrifc Toronto politician added to this year's mayoral race!!!

CQ
March 16, 2010 / 15:02

Another super terrific Toronto politician added to this year's mayoral race!!!

elvis
March 16, 2010 / 15:37

Yes I do but I can vote in Toronto.

Mississauga
March 16, 2010 / 16:54

@T.O. Mike

You are correct he mouths "fat fuck" but the reason he mouths it is because mysteriously the audio was edited out. He actually calls him the name and Councillor Mammoliti was a witness to it. Now as a resident of the fine city of Toronto you know that Mr. Ford and Mr. Mammoliti are not best friends and have often had heated arguments so Mr Mammoliti had nothing to gain by confirming Mr. Ford's claim.

I can't understand why you didn't raise such a fuss when the reporter called him a derogatory name. Do obese people not get your sympathy as well? What would you have said he if Mr. Barber called him a 'fag' if he were gay or a 'retard' if he were mentally challenged or the 'N' word if he were a person of colour? What then Mike? You seem to be selective when it comes to your defense on the use of derogatory names. Is it because it was Mr. Ford on the receiving end? Your cause for social justice is selective and in my opinion invalid. On one hand you, rightfully so, make a case for P.K. and then abandon Mr. Ford because you dislike him. If you truly practiced what you preached you would have come to Mr. Ford's defense regardless of your opinion of the man.

In the end I hope he doesn't run for Mayor becuase if he won he would bring fiscal responsibilty to a city hall that is in desperate need. As most Head Offices flee Toronto and land in the 905 area, I hope Toronto can stay the course of incompetence because whomever the mayor will be they will be the best mayor that Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Oshawa, Pickering, Vaughn could ever have.

Il Duce
March 16, 2010 / 17:27

@ Mike

Read my previous post again. I never said they're historicaly equal however they are socially equal in today's world and it is a major issue for those that are weight challenged.

My argument is that people from the left, like youself, are selective when it comes to defense of social injustices. You seemed to have gravitated to the anti-black issue again which was not my point.

Regardless of the timing of this video of Mr. Barber and Mr. Ford, it proves your insensitivity of this issue. I wonder what would have happened if Mr. Ford would have made these same derogatory remarks to the reporter. From your quotes of Mr. Ford above, my bet is that you would have posted it quick. It doesn't matter what you think of a person and as Mr. Mammoliti showed, he came to the defense of a foe, regardless of political allegiances.

Tee
March 16, 2010 / 17:55

I was planning on stink-palming my ballot this fall, but if Rob Ford runs, I'll definitely be voting for him.

This city needs a hard-line tax-fighter. Rob knows that private charity is always better at providing services than those funded by government coercion.

Mississauga
March 16, 2010 / 18:45

@Mike

Hazel has just passed a new by-law where you can still run for mayor even when you've passed away. So the way I see it, with a good embalmer and a very good assistant, Hurricane may be around for another 20 years. ;)

FP
March 16, 2010 / 20:28

@Mike

"If I'm less sensitive to the weight challenged than I am to racism, so be it."

Geez Mike, there are people who can't control their weight any more than someone can control their colour.

I think Mississauga is correct - you're selective.

And by the way, check out the word racism at dictionary.com - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/racism - what the guys in Montreal did does not fit the definition. Once again the word racism is abused in the name of political correctness.

What the guys in Montreal did was - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stupid

Argie
March 16, 2010 / 21:41

Yes, Rob Ford is fat. Georgie Smotherman is gay. Rocco Rossi is Italian and if Adam Giambrone gained some weight he would be all of the above.

That said, Ford would be a hellava mayor. An improvement that this crap hole city needs.

elvis
March 16, 2010 / 23:14

Giambrone is not Italian.

Neville A. Ross
March 16, 2010 / 23:35

If this asshole (fat or not) becomes mayor, Toronto is in trouble as a city.

All of the progress made in the last half decade will go down the drain, followed by more homeless on the street, and a ton of other shit similar to what Harris caused Toronto & Ontario to be. and thanks to that, Toronto can kiss it's reputation goodbye from now on. If that's what most of you Neanderthals want, go ahead.

James
March 16, 2010 / 23:43

What is with the comments? Calling someone fat is equal to using the N word? Jesus...

Sammi
March 17, 2010 / 06:34

Hey Neville...what progress are you talking about?? This city is a shithole thanks to people like Miller and his blind followers. This city has never looked worse. It's a mess both physically and fiscally.

We kissed our reputation goodbye when Miller was elected.

Mike from Lowville
March 17, 2010 / 09:27

@ Neville, right on!

Pauly Walnuts
March 17, 2010 / 14:22

Rob Ford is what the city needs for Mayor. But he wont' be mayor... that is for sure. Toronto won't get him because they don't deserve him.

A.R.
March 17, 2010 / 23:34

It's always interesting to see that no matter how stupid or ignorant a politician may be, some will always love him.

What's he going to do? Save $50 million by buying his own staples? Come on, now. He should run for mayor in whatever hole Argie lives in.

Hector
March 18, 2010 / 09:42

A.R. - He could save millions by cutting all the handouts the left-wing-nuts handed out over the years. Giambrone doesn't drive (he doesn't even have a license) but somehow has parking expenses. Some councilor’s expenses are over $50,000. Ford is at $700. The list goes on and on.

tanya
August 1, 2010 / 03:42

rob ford's personal blog is a great insight into the (deranged) man running for mayor : http://www.robfordmayor.com

unreal
August 8, 2010 / 22:23

i can't believe some of you actually support rob ford. yes, spending is a big issue, but not the only one. rob ford is horrible for the city of toronto.

and calling someone fat is a lot different then calling someone a "n*gger". i'm surprised thats even a debate ... pick up a history book.

Joe
August 31, 2010 / 11:06

Am I then only one amused by the number who are up-in-arms over the reporter calling him "fat" and not that he called him a "f*ck"? Calling him a skinny f*ck might have appeased everyone here.

Joe
August 31, 2010 / 11:06

Am I the only one amused by the number who are up-in-arms over the reporter calling him "fat" and not that he called him a "f*ck"? Calling him a skinny f*ck might have appeased everyone here.