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Twitter reaction to Mayor Rob Ford's court victory
Twitter was unsurprisingly ablaze this morning as the verdict in Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's conflict of interest appeal was made public. Reaction ranged from bewilderment to despair to outright hilarity. There was even some cogent legal analysis thrown in for good measure. Even in the absence of a media leak prior to 10:30 a.m., the actual news had already populated Twitter streams while television networks like CP24 were fumbling over the legal documents unwilling to make a call on the verdict until it had already been widely reported elsewhere.
With news that Clayton Ruby plans to ask the Supreme Court of Canada for leave to appeal the result, this story might still have legs, but for now here's a roundup of some of the best early reaction to the decision on Twitter.
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Yay knee jerk reactions.
I believe someone who holds an office with responsibility needs to satisfy two requirements:
1) Good intentions, i.e. putting the public good before personal gain where there is a conflict
2) Skills to actually pull off the work.
Somebody who has a pure heart but doesn't know how to get quality work done will do more harm than good. No good because important problems don't get solved, more harm because people will mix up bad execution with bad intentions and dismiss the approach entirely.
With Rob Ford, (1) is a gray area depending on the perspective but (2) is something he completely lacks. That's a pity because now people are putting respect for taxpayers on the same level with "Let's not increase taxes until we have no choice", when the question should be "How can we ensure the city will continue to be able to keep taxes at a reasonable level by investing in infrastructure smartly?"
It's Rob Ford's fault (and the Toronto Sun's, too) that the discussion has been dragged down to these levels.
For myself, I decided that if I have to choose between someone good-willed and someone capable and both are not IP for election, I'll vote for the more capable one. Hopefully, a good compromise between both can be made in most cases though. Party and political direction really need to make a distant third in that decision.
I'm an overweight guy. My left wing friends seem to forget when they talk shit about Rob Ford in front of me. This whole disaster has changed my opinion of the far left in Toronto. The ones who seem to be the first to decry bullying have taken on the role and done it well.