Gawker Claims Video Exists of Rob Ford Smoking Crack
- Thread starter Phil C. McNasty
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So the newspaper is not reporting news...no surprise there for The Star. What they are doing is continuing their attacks on Ford to push their agenda against his. Every news organization has it's favorite targets but The Star goes too far, this type of "reporting" throws whatever is left of their credibility out the window. They might as well be a blog and toss their reputation (which used to be good) out the window.
Nice try at shooting the messenger, but all media outlets are now on this story ......it certainly would explain the erratic behaviour which people had guessed might be diabetes or alcoholism.
The confusion is strong with this post.
So ... which one is it?
Not lifetime if user quits? Follicle can be extracted?
GAWKER was the first to report it. The Star sat on their asses for a couple of weeks until some loser at CNN raised flags.
On the other hand, if they ignored the existence of the video, people would be accusing them of not being up to their job.
Meantime elmo, there is always the chance the vid is real. Maybe you weren't one of the Etobikids trekking thru the ravines behind the Ford place to make your buys but have you forgotten Rob was arrested for drug possession? If people like you want news of the vid suppressed, who will there be to verify it, or as we hope, to prove it's a hoax?
Your point oldjones was that the Star "did not report what someone said as news". I doubt anyone would accuse a reputable news agency (if one exists at all anymore) of not being up to their job for reporting verified news, something which you contend the Star is not doing. I don't want the vid suppressed, nor do I want politicians on drugs (best of luck with that). if it actually exists, and if it's actually true, bring it forward and let him deal with the consequences. I want accountability from our elected officials. Our democratic system has elected Ford and clearly, because of that election, people chose to overlook his past, will they overlook this in the future? Maybe, they overlooked borderline criminal behavior from the provincial government...stranger things have happened.
BTW, please don't assume you know about "people like me"...you haven't a clue.
If a drug user quits his crack, it would take a period of about 3 to 6 months before the drug would not be detectable in the hair anymore (depending on how long he kept his hair, and how regularly he cut his hair).
No, not extracted. But if an addict shaves his head, the judge can issue a court order for suspect not to shave his hair, and then whatever stubble grows out next few days will still have drug residue in it. Similar to how your beard stubble comes out after you dont shave for a few days
The owner of videotape has raised his asking price from $100,000 to $200,000:
http://gawker.com/we-are-raising-200-000-to-buy-and-publish-the-rob-ford-508230073
http://gawker.com/we-are-raising-200-000-to-buy-and-publish-the-rob-ford-508230073
I agree - The Sun was the opinionated right wing tabloid whose news was so closely interwoven with right wing opinions - it was impossible to judge the real from fake. That has changed - not the Sun but the Star has become just as twisted to left wing politics. The worst indication that the Star was pathetic was when they refused to reprimand a reporter peering over the fence of Ford's home.
For those that think a mayor of a large city wouldn't take such stupid risks, I remind you of Marion Barry - Washington's mayor video taped also smoking a crack pipe. This hasn't been lost on a Washington newspaper:
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Crack-Smoking Mayors: Not Just for D.C. Anymore ...'colorful Toronto Mayor Rob Ford can reportedly be seen smoking crack cocaine on a cell phone video' ... 'Ford also seemed to sense that he was being filmed, warning the cell phone operator that the phone ought to be turned off. If only the boisterous mayor had trusted his instincts.'
Link: http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/...rack-smoking-mayors-not-just-for-d-c-anymore/
Well - you gat hand it to Ford - he is putting Toronto on the map !
Hey! Everybody is getting into the act ...
NY Mag: 20 Things Worth Knowing About Toronto’s Crack-Smoking Mayor, Rob
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/05/rob-ford-crack-video-toronto-mayor.html
Anything printed in the Toronto Star should be taken with a grain of salt. The Toronto Star is more a tabloid type paper than a real newspaper. Most of what the Star prints is pure shit opinions. When I see a few reliable sources I will begin to believe more.
Isnt another possibility that Ford was smoking strong hash in a hashpipe while he was drunk??! I mean, how would you ever be able to prove its crack cocaine??
Gawker said he was slurring and his voice was trailing off, I thought cocaine was supposed to be a strong stimulant??
Gawker said he was slurring and his voice was trailing off, I thought cocaine was supposed to be a strong stimulant??
Drug testing.
That's the only thing that will put this question to rest. Even if the video is released, Ford will claim it was a hash pipe or something. If the video is not released the question will linger.
A drug test will answer once and for all whether he did, or didn't, smoke crack. Considering most people don't care if he smoked pot, the drug test should test him ONLY for crack, and if he doesn't have any cocaine in his system, he should be given a clean bill.
Sure, but you can't force someone to take a drug test. Thats unconstitutional
Not better, but at least lesser of 2 evils and somewhat forgiveable.
Crack cocaine I got no sympathy for
The test can only prove if he still has it in his system, I don't know how long crack stays in one system but I'm sure it clears out eventually.
