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Mayor Ford gets his medallions
Mayor Rob Ford received his medallions this afternoon in front of a packed house at City Hall. As expected, Don Cherry hung the Chain of Office around Ford's neck and obliged the media, councilors and guests with a thumbs up prior to the ceremony. Ford then hugged or shook hands will all of the councilors who were also recognized in front of attendees.
The one surprise was that the pink clad Cherry actually delivered remarks to the room. It was earlier reported that Cherry would not be saying anything, but he couldn't resist blasting "leftwing pinkos" in the media for skewing him for agreeing to Ford's request.
For then delivered a relatively dull and uninspiring speech that touched on four key priorities: customer service, making government transparent and accountable, reducing the size and cost of government and creating a Transportation City plan.
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Say goodbye to your gym memberships and free ttc rides you freeloaders.
On another note, can we just play the Yakety Sax theme during Ford's entire mayoralty?
"How do you know you're winning an argument with a liberal?"
"They call you a racist"
For then delivered a relatively dull and uninspiring speech..." Is there a group of anti-Fordites living in Toronto subway tunnels and sewers that I'm not aware of?
Methinks wannabee journalist "Tim" who wrote this failed to recognize the irony is his OWN prose with "leftwing pinkos," then calling Ford's speech "dull and uninspiring."
By the way, Neophyte Timmy, you made a typo: It should read, "Ford then delivered a relatively dull and uninspiring speech," not "FOR then delivered."
You missed the "d.";
Which stands for "duhhhh?"
"How do you know you're winning an argument with a liberal?"
"They call you a racist"
I love it! Got to remember this one. It reminds me of the old "How can you tell a Liberal is reading?" "His lips are moving" joke.
Is professionalism dead? Like dead in the ground dead?? Is this how whatever has manifested as the present "right wing" sees itself? Like, really guys??
What happened to men of character like Brian Mulroney? Who are these new people??
"How can you tell when a Conservative is around? Everyone opposed to his/her views gets made fun of all the time. Try having a debate with one without being made fun of, I dare you."
How's this?
"How can you tell there are Lie-berals in the room when the topics of Fiberal misspending and waste come up about Shawinigate, AdScan, eHealth, and Samsung?"
"The Lie-berals are the ones keeping their mouths shut, and running for the exits."
:)
GiddyUp!
HAHAHAHAHAHA. You just made my case.
@Raina "WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?"
THE COMMENTS ARN'T INVISIBLE SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT. IT.
This was nothing more than a cheap publicity stunt. One of many we'll be seeing in the next four years, I'm sure.
What a circus.
Stop confusing the populist, boot-licker authoritarian neo-con "right" with actual real old guard conservatives who hold principles and believe in things.
Stop confusing the populist, boot-licker authoritarian neo-con "right" with actual real old guard conservatives who hold principles and believe in things.
We work and pay taxes, us downtown dwellers.
Also, hate to point out the obvious, but isn't Don Cherry a long time resident of Mississauga? Guy drives in, goes to the studio, records his stupid show (that we all perversely enjoy) and bolts back to Mississauga Road. Who cares what he thinks. Not offended, but kind of sad.
"Don Cherry doesn't live in Toronto and doesn't pay taxes in Toronto. He had no place ripping into Toronto City councillors. He shouldn't have even been there."
By that same "logic," approximately 75 per cent of City of Toronto workers -- from garbagemen to cops -- DON'T live here either, or pay property taxes here.
Let Cherry rip away. It's Ford's party now.
Congratulations Mayor Ford, you successfully earned a human rights complaint in the first few minutes, of your very first council meeting. Well done.
WTF. Who even uses that term anymore? Cherry still thinks this is the 50s... I feel bad for the guy.
He took a personal grudge with a newspaper and let go at a city event. Talk about someone who can't get over himself.
If I was Ford, I'd be a little pissed right now. Cherry just probably pissed off a portion of city councillors. Not the best way to start off getting anything done in the city. No matter what anyone says you still need a portion of Council to get anything done.
Not that Ford did any of that while on the Council looking at his history.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Cherry grew up in the ultraconservative-paranoid postwar-cold war era.
Methinks he's gone a bit soft upstairs. The world has moved on and he's still trying to play with the hand he was dealt 55 years ago.
Natch, this is not terribly effective.
Toronto politics is just a big farce of municipal chairs, every time the music stops somebody gets f-ed over.
You mend fences and build bridges.
But, you are right--in your own way.
Another TV personality to lead us! Just like Noooooooobody!
No, not Adam Nobody.
panem et circenses, lots of clowns.
On the other hand, I don't know whether Toronto will be beteer or worse off in four years, but it's bound to be interesting.
In any event, take heart Toronto: we've tried 8 years of socialist doctrine and the city has continued its unerring slide into oblivion. It's time to try something - anything, else.
still trying to find someone who can show me this unerring slide into oblivion. No luck so far, maybe one day i will.