Of course it is, especially in municipal politics. The first tenent of running for public office it to insipre public trust. I think his actions show that he's not to be trusted, or be the kind of person to insipire people to follow his lead.
Adam Giambrone running for Mayor?
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That's the damaging bit. That's a statement from Giambrone that what he does is just for show, that his public persona is a put on for voters.
I don't have a problem with his transit politics, I agree with him, but I doubt very much he's going to get elected if statements like that keep coming out. People want a mayor who does a better job of pretending to be sincere, he hasn't yet mastered the art.
Let's see now,
Eliot Spitzer
John Edwards
Paul Stanley
John Ensign
Mark Sanford
All had affairs and all resigned from office due to public and media pressure, that's why it's a big deal. When you are running for public office, you are judged on every move you make or even made prior to running, that's why many people don't run, they have some form of a dark past they don't want exposed.
Mia.Colpa, if you're gonna edit what you quote it's only polite and fair to indicate that's what you did. The three dots … ellipses are the convention to indicate you left something out.
The relevant part of what I said—and the post I was replying to which you may have missed—is this:
Here's my take on your list: (Odd that a certain President didn't make it; was that because he didn't resign? Bit of a technicality on the fitness for office scale I'd say). What matters is not who these guys were screwing; that's no one's business but the screwers, but if one or both of them is lying either to the other, or to the poor screwee they made wedding vows to, then that is the business of the electorate they're making even bigger promises to. I'm not naive enough to imagine everyone in office but Adam is a straight arrow, but they'd damn well be competent at the necessary appearances games if they're gonna play the other.
Frankly if Giambrone (or Clinton before him) waltzed onto the platform with his ladies to announce 'all of us are fine with the whole thing, now get back to politics and lay off our personal lives' he'd have my vote in a heartbeat as the first honest pol I'd ever seen.
So far he can't even claim to be a passable liar. And won't he draw a lot of water telling the TTC guys to shape up?
The relevant part of what I said—and the post I was replying to which you may have missed—is this:
I've underlined what you omitted which was my point. Guess I shoulda used a rolleyes too.oldjones said:
Here's my take on your list: (Odd that a certain President didn't make it; was that because he didn't resign? Bit of a technicality on the fitness for office scale I'd say). What matters is not who these guys were screwing; that's no one's business but the screwers, but if one or both of them is lying either to the other, or to the poor screwee they made wedding vows to, then that is the business of the electorate they're making even bigger promises to. I'm not naive enough to imagine everyone in office but Adam is a straight arrow, but they'd damn well be competent at the necessary appearances games if they're gonna play the other.
Frankly if Giambrone (or Clinton before him) waltzed onto the platform with his ladies to announce 'all of us are fine with the whole thing, now get back to politics and lay off our personal lives' he'd have my vote in a heartbeat as the first honest pol I'd ever seen.
So far he can't even claim to be a passable liar. And won't he draw a lot of water telling the TTC guys to shape up?
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Here are some photos of the other woman: http://www.torontosun.com/comment/c...ews/torontoandgta/2010/02/09/pf-12805436.html
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I'd say he can kiss the mayor's position goodbye. Hard to recover from this sort of thing and when the race gets heated the opposition will hammer on this like, like, hmmm, like a TTC chairman hammering his girlfriend on his office couch. See how easy that was.
Sorry about that, I didn't realize you were being sarcastic, being the internet it's sometimes not clear to the reader, and yes rolling eyes would have helped to the sarcasm.
Usually I'm fairly forgiving with politicians getting caught literally with their pants down = Clinton, Spitzer, etc.
But Giambrone?
Snicker. Looks good on his smug pompous ass.
He's doomed as far as running for Mayor goes. (Probably the fact that he hid his GF from his GF - definitely a slime ball. If he wanted to fuck around at least he could have done was be upfront with the teenager about how he has a so called "partner")
Ka boom.
But Giambrone?
Snicker. Looks good on his smug pompous ass.
He's doomed as far as running for Mayor goes. (Probably the fact that he hid his GF from his GF - definitely a slime ball. If he wanted to fuck around at least he could have done was be upfront with the teenager about how he has a so called "partner")
Ka boom.
Yup. I think people could forgive the affair, but the bit about his "partner" just being a photo prop is a little too slimy.
This is probably a good thing, in the long run. Giambrone is the poster boy for the left and had a credible chance of winning. Which presented a real problem, as he would be a terrible mayor. Too inexperienced and a supporter of too many of the Miller policies that are ruining the city.
its usually the attempted coverup that evenetually screws them, If Clinton for instance had stood there and said yep i did her as opposed to I did not have sex with that girl..... he likely would not have been impeached. In Giambronis case the fact that he lied about the issue to teh two women will be taken into account be voters, notably I expect women voters.
The reality is he was not ready to mayor, his record such as it is running the TTC shows that this is the thing that is likely to derail him pretty much permanantly as amayor. He might recover, if he resigns from the mayors race he might actually win his riding again given the voter turnout in municipal politics and the time to the election but he is done in the mayors race for good.
The reality is he was not ready to mayor, his record such as it is running the TTC shows that this is the thing that is likely to derail him pretty much permanantly as amayor. He might recover, if he resigns from the mayors race he might actually win his riding again given the voter turnout in municipal politics and the time to the election but he is done in the mayors race for good.
Is it cover up ?
I still have some suspicion that he's covering up his true gay colours. The timing and earlier accusations seem to connect.
Once a gender bender, always a gender bender.
I still have some suspicion that he's covering up his true gay colours. The timing and earlier accusations seem to connect.
Once a gender bender, always a gender bender.
This is a good article on why his affair does matter:
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/...e-adam-giambrone-sex-scandal-does-matter.aspx
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/...e-adam-giambrone-sex-scandal-does-matter.aspx
I like his gf, Sarah, better.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontomayoralrace/article/762733--despite-scandal-it-s-full-steam-ahead-for-giambrone-campaign?bn=1
Though I understand the need for a little variety.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontomayoralrace/article/762733--despite-scandal-it-s-full-steam-ahead-for-giambrone-campaign?bn=1
Though I understand the need for a little variety.
Lol....Only you could think of some way to slag Flaherty in a thread about some sleezy TO mayor candidate. Quite remarkable.
The most damaging thing this woman said was that Adam G thinks David Miller is a god.
It'll be interesting to see how Adam's Babes stack up against Tiger's girls: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...dam-giambrone-admits-to-multiple-affairs?bn=1
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