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« Reply #1325 on: May 26, 2013, 09:01:04 AM »
« edited: May 26, 2013, 09:04:35 AM by Leftbehind »

Been suspended because they lost contact with the dealer.

Aka, there's a fairly decent chance the tape never existed.

So then what would be the point of it? They're not getting any money from it. The link mentions some have already seen it, including journalists to verify it's real. Maybe the guy who had it got scared off.
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« Reply #1326 on: May 26, 2013, 09:09:34 AM »

I'm pretty sure 'we' can beat Ford on policy, given how incompetent and horrible he's been as mayor.
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« Reply #1327 on: May 26, 2013, 11:54:21 AM »

Been suspended because they lost contact with the dealer.

Aka, there's a fairly decent chance the tape never existed.

So then what would be the point of it? They're not getting any money from it. The link mentions some have already seen it, including journalists to verify it's real. Maybe the guy who had it got scared off.

 "Mayor Smoking Crack" tends to sell newspapers. The Star is not known for being sympathetic to right wingers. I would expect similar scepticism if Fox said they saw a video of Obama smoking crack. I think this is a case of wishful thinking on the Star's part.
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« Reply #1328 on: May 26, 2013, 12:50:53 PM »


The truth must be known. And for Ford's own health, this video needs to surface. He needs help.
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« Reply #1329 on: May 26, 2013, 12:56:46 PM »


The truth must be known. And for Ford's own health, this video needs to surface. He needs help.

Also, what would explain the most circulated screenshot?
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« Reply #1330 on: May 26, 2013, 12:57:32 PM »

Ford on the radio now: http://www.newstalk1010.com/player.aspx
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« Reply #1331 on: May 27, 2013, 12:06:38 AM »

Been suspended because they lost contact with the dealer.

Aka, there's a fairly decent chance the tape never existed.

So then what would be the point of it? They're not getting any money from it. The link mentions some have already seen it, including journalists to verify it's real. Maybe the guy who had it got scared off.

 "Mayor Smoking Crack" tends to sell newspapers. The Star is not known for being sympathetic to right wingers. I would expect similar scepticism if Fox said they saw a video of Obama smoking crack. I think this is a case of wishful thinking on the Star's part.

Sure, and the left-wing Globe and Mail invented the drug dealing history of his family.
At best, he is a drunkard, and he stills needs help.
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« Reply #1332 on: May 27, 2013, 06:39:55 AM »

Not sure if you were being sarcastic, but that's the thing. The Globe is not a left wing paper. At best it's centrist, and a hack like me would usually describe it as a right wing rag.
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« Reply #1333 on: May 27, 2013, 06:47:59 AM »

Not sure if you were being sarcastic, but that's the thing. The Globe is not a left wing paper. At best it's centrist, and a hack like me would usually describe it as a right wing rag.

I think that was one of the most obvious cases of sarcasm I have seen on this forum.
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« Reply #1334 on: May 27, 2013, 06:50:38 AM »

Not sure if you were being sarcastic, but that's the thing. The Globe is not a left wing paper. At best it's centrist, and a hack like me would usually describe it as a right wing rag.

I think that was one of the most obvious cases of sarcasm I have seen on this forum.

*re reads* pfft yeah, you're right.  Problems with reading after just waking up...
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« Reply #1335 on: May 27, 2013, 01:35:59 PM »

Ford's Press Secretary and Deputy Press Secretary have resigned.
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« Reply #1336 on: May 27, 2013, 10:41:56 PM »
« Edited: May 28, 2013, 12:15:34 AM by dingojoe »

Gawker hit it's goal even though they've lost contact with the dealer.


And maybe the dealer who has the phone obtained it by killing the original owner, or so is the current rumors.  Toronto police seem to be involved in the hunt now.
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« Reply #1337 on: May 28, 2013, 01:59:09 AM »

Gawker hit it's goal even though they've lost contact with the dealer.


And maybe the dealer who has the phone obtained it by killing the original owner, or so is the current rumors.  Toronto police seem to be involved in the hunt now.

Doesn't the money will be given to a drug addiction center/charity in Toronto area, then?
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« Reply #1338 on: May 28, 2013, 07:00:24 AM »

Gawker hit it's goal even though they've lost contact with the dealer.


And maybe the dealer who has the phone obtained it by killing the original owner, or so is the current rumors.  Toronto police seem to be involved in the hunt now.

Is this a recent killing or that guy in the Ford picture?
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« Reply #1339 on: May 28, 2013, 01:03:27 PM »

I think this story is the basic source of all the rumors:

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/05/28/rob_ford_crack_scandal_fears_fords_aide_sought_video_spark_police_probe.html

Price contacted Towhey late on May 17 and asked “hypothetically” what if someone had told him where the video was. “What would we do?” Towhey was asked.

Towhey, a former military man and the most experienced official in Ford’s office, was alarmed at Price’s comments. Price went further and said, “What if a source has told me where the video might be found?”

Shocked, Towhey told Price that the only thing he would advise is going to the police. Price also said that the video may have been the reason that Anthony Smith, a person pictured in a photo with Ford, was killed.

Towhey’s response, according to sources, was to tell Price that he would be contacting police.
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« Reply #1340 on: May 28, 2013, 01:07:01 PM »

This has got so dark. But is still funny, so that's alright.
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« Reply #1341 on: May 28, 2013, 02:11:16 PM »

Excellent leaders' portion of QP today. The extended Harper-Mulcair duel was riveting.
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« Reply #1342 on: May 28, 2013, 09:28:01 PM »

Duffy's expenses are being sent to the Mounties as expected, turns out he apparently *triple-dipped* in the last election. In other news, EU FTA is still rather shaky and unsurprisingly, Flaherty will be staying on till at least the end of this term.
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« Reply #1343 on: May 29, 2013, 09:10:20 AM »

OLP has a big 416 lead.
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« Reply #1344 on: May 29, 2013, 12:49:00 PM »

Henry Morgentaler has died.
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« Reply #1345 on: May 29, 2013, 02:24:47 PM »


Social conservatives celebrating? (Probably, and if so, ahh the irony)
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« Reply #1346 on: May 29, 2013, 02:26:23 PM »


Bad, bad news. I wonder if this whole Ford mess is hurting the provincial PCs?
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« Reply #1347 on: May 29, 2013, 03:13:40 PM »

Don't know how credible it is but there are rumors that the Ford folks are trying to destroy emails and phone records

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/05/29/rob_ford_former_staffers_email_telephone_records_ordered_destroyed_sources.html


I'm no expert, but I think emails are pretty hard to destroy
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« Reply #1348 on: May 29, 2013, 05:55:53 PM »

No, he's not guilty at all Roll Eyes
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« Reply #1349 on: May 30, 2013, 11:40:59 AM »

Apparently Ford's poll numbers had hit rock bottom long before the Crack issue, as evidenced by a new poll: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/05/27/mayor_rob_fords_popularity_unaffected_by_drug_allegations_and_denials_poll_finds.html

He would lose to Olivia Chow 56-36 in the next election.  And here I thought more than 1 in 3 Torontonians were morons.
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