Gawker Claims Video Exists of Rob Ford Smoking Crack

[MattRoxx]

Its interesting that the far Left Liberals on this site always preach for human rights, equality, innocent till proven guilty.....etc, yet when a right-wing mayor gets accused of something serious with ZERO evidence all that goes out the window and they right away convict Rob Ford

At the most recent Far Left Liberals On Accounts of Terb (FLLOAT or you can call us FLLOATers) we all decided that in the cases of Ford, Duffy, Wallin, Wright and Harper we'd make an exception to the "innocent until proven guilty" stance, since those far Right hypocrites always talk about being Tough On Crime - but not when it involves themselves.

Ya shoulda been there, it was a blast, we got so wired from sipping lattes that afterwards we rode our sweet fixies for hours along the local MUPs.

 

[wigglee]

Ford will probably buy the vid to bury it and save his ass. That was one expensive loaded crackpipe, Rob!

 

[ducttape]

Ford will probably buy the vid to bury it and save his ass. That was one expensive loaded crackpipe, Rob!

That's the thing (one of the things) that bugs me about this story. If I had a videotape of the mayor smoking crack I would blackmail his ass for much more than the apparent asking price of $100k.

And if I was the mayor or his chief of staff and I knew this video was out there (because somebody had approached me asking me for money or consideration in kind to make it disappear) I would have a robust defense/denial strategy prepared.

It just doesn't add up.

(of course, those objections could be explained by the fact that Rob Ford is an idiot, presumably his opponents and handlers aren't all idiots)

 

[5hummer]

I just would like to see the video before condemning the guy.

I guess all those Top 10, 20, Best of, etc. "Embarrassing Moments" of Rob Ford haven't convinced you or anyone yet? :Eek:

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

I guess all those Top 10, 20, Best of, etc. "Embarrassing Moments" of Rob Ford haven't convinced you or anyone yet? :Eek:

Not of smoking crack, no

 

[james t kirk]

Given that Holyday, his Deputy has accomplished the only real work of the term so far, a leave of absence while this all dies down could be very good for the City.

Quite correct.

Holyday has been running the City of Toronto since about 6 months after Mayor McCheese got elected.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

I was thinking about that last night as well. If these Somalian's do really have this video, they aren't too bright. I remember that the Ford's have some manner of family business; if it were me, I would have gone to the Mayor and said "I want X amount of dollars right now, and I want you to put me on the payroll of your company and I expect X amount of dollars every two weeks forever, or this gets posted online." That way, they have future cash flow

You'd be in jail for blackmail before you could even collect your first paycheck

That's the thing (one of the things) that bugs me about this story. If I had a videotape of the mayor smoking crack I would blackmail his ass for much more than the apparent asking price of $100k

You know blackmail is kinda illegal, dont you?

Lets say you blackmailed Ford for $300,000. How exactly were you planning on collecting that cash?! A drop off at a mailbox thats sitting over a manhole??

Those 2 Somali's are playing it smart so far. In the end they might just get their $100K asking price from Gawker

 

[oldjones]

Its interesting that the far Left Liberals on this site always preach for human rights, equality, innocent till proven guilty.....etc, yet when a right-wing mayor gets accused of something serious with ZERO evidence all that goes out the window and they right away convict Rob Ford

Example please. You may be assuming someone has convicted him, but until you name the someone you haven't made a point.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

Example please. You may be assuming someone has convicted him, but until you name the someone you haven't made a point

When I say convicted, I mean convicted in their own mind that Ford is a crackhead.

Jennifer
Fuji
Keebler elf
Anbarandy
Groggy
5Hummer

And I probably left out a few others

 

[oldjones]

When I say convicted, I mean convicted in their own mind that Ford is a crackhead.

Jennifer
Fuji
Keebler elf
Anbarandy
Groggy
5Hummer

And I probably left out a few others

So where are the quotes, proving you haven't slandered these TERBians by pretending to know what they think. Anyone can list names. Where's a statement by any of them "convicting" Ford of being a crackhead, in their own mind or anywhere else.

Or perhaps you're foggy on the difference between 'convinced' and 'convicted'.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

So where are the quotes, proving you haven't slandered these TERBians by pretending to know what they think. Anyone can list names

I'm not gonna go through all their posts. Go search for them yourself

 

[Moviefan-2]

Ya shoulda been there, it was a blast, we got so wired from sipping lattes that afterwards we rode our sweet fixies for hours along the local MUPs.

We already knew that. :biggrin1:

As for the "tough on crime" stuff, not everyone on the knuckle-dragging right supports that agenda. Those of us with a libertarian bent disagree with morality laws such as drug laws and the laws against prostitution.

 

[ducttape]

You know blackmail is kinda illegal, dont you?

Golly Skippy, I hadn't realized that blackmail is illegal. Appreciate you pointing that out for me. What's next, you're going to tell me that my crack-dealing endeavours are frowned upon by polite society? We should call up the nice gentlemen who are trying to sell the video, point out the error of their ways to them and invite them to our Sunday School picnic...

 

[The Options Menu]

I'm not gonna go through all their posts. Go search for them yourself

Also, your use of 'Liberal' is inappropriate an decidedly an 'in the bubble' thing. Both the capitalisation of liberal outside of the acronym, and the fact that most social democrats, democratic socialists, leftists in general, and greens would take some umbrage with being called 'Liberal'. Just Sayin'

Many on the left don't consider the big 'L' Liberal party to be of the left, and don't really think that small 'l' liberalism holds much in the way of solutions for the problems we'd like to see addressed.

edit: And the mayor smoking crack actually explains more than it shocks... (and poor junkies tend to be the ones that get skinny)

 

[5hummer]

When I say convicted, I mean convicted in their own mind that Ford is a crackhead.

No. You would be wrong.

I think Rob Ford is an idiot.
I think Rob Ford is an embarrassment.

Rob Ford being a 'crackhead' will be icing on the cake....

 

[oldjones]

I'm not gonna go through all their posts. Go search for them yourself

Yeah, I figured you just invented all that. No surprise.

 

[JohnLarue]

I'd call it an article in the Star in which they related the circumstantial facts known to date, and they only did it now because that u.s. website pulled the trigger and now the whole world knows the story. Rightly or wrongly, 99% of the world probably assumes he is guilty so it might be be prudent of Ford to supply the hair for testing IF he really is innocent.

P.s. that Star reporter is Hot!

And if someone was to publish a story accusing you of something (say being a commie spy, bent on changing Canadian society) then would the onus be on you to disprove it ?
IF you are really innocent?

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

Yeah, I figured you just invented all that. No surprise

No invention, just going by the conviction of their posts, it sounds like they think Ford is guilty of being a crackhead (without seeing the video).


Me myself, I'm starting to wonder if its true, but I'd still like to see some hard evidence (READ: video) before I convict him

 

[blackrock13]

Glad to see that I'm not the only one who sees Phil's posts to be little more than smoke and mirrors, bluster and bafflegab.

 

[james t kirk]

And if someone was to publish a story accusing you of something (say being a commie spy, bent on changing Canadian society) then would the onus be on you to disprove it ?
IF you are really innocent?

It's been said before, but I'll say it again.

All McCheese has to do is take a drug test and if he's clean, it all goes away.

If he refuses to take a drug test, well then, what's he hiding?

It really is that simple.