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| Police recover drug video showing Toronto mayor smoking crack |
| 2013-11-01 |
| [USATODAY] The police chief of Toronto said Thursday that his office is in possession of a controversial video allegedly showing Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack. Police Chief Bill Blair, speaking to news hounds at police headquarters, confirmed that Ford is shown in the video, but refrained from commenting on the drug-use allegation except to say that it includes "images consistent with those reported in the press." "As a citizen of Toronto I'm disappointed," Blair said. "It's an issue of significant public concern." Blair said, however, that nothing in the video would allow police to "form reasonable grounds" to support a criminal charge against Ford. The feisty mayor met briefly with news hounds Thursday afternoon and said he is constrained from trying to defend himself. "I wish I could come out and defend myself," he said in a raucous, two-minute meeting with news hounds outside his office. "Unfortunately I can't. It's before the courts. That's all I can say right now." He emphasized, however, that he would not step down from the post he has held since 2010. "I have no reason to resign," the mayor said. The crack video allegations surfaced in May when news hounds from the The (Toronto) Star and the Gawker, a U.S. website, reported that they were shown the video allegedly by people associated with drug pushers who were seeking money. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (in French: Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario), is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. "centre-right" also referred to as the moderate right, describes adherence to views leaning to the right but closer to the centre on the left-right political spectrum than other right-wing variants. Basically, in the US, that would put Rob Ford as an "establishment Republican" or at the extreme, a "Jesse Ventura" politician. Hardly what is defined in the US as "right wing conservative" or what a Southern Republican would be proud of. I also see that you're posting later and later, One-Trick Pony. Afraid to face prime-time criticism and rebuttal? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-11-01 22:52 |
| #9 jeebus - we have Joe M's semi-literate Autobot twin programmed by a HHS/ OFA tool! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-11-01 22:45 |
| #8 "Worked for Marion Berry, so why not? Liberals have no shame" Cleary Casper is getting senile...Ford is a right-wing conservative hypocrite, of which the Re-Pubes down south would be proud of...way to do your research, Spooky...stick to your normal Teapot bullsh*t... |
| Posted by: Jerkface Killa 2013-11-01 21:13 |
| #7 "Bush set me up!" Probably wouldn't work, even in Toronto, him being a righteous wight. Quite the blub-berg. Not that I would know, but you gotta be totally off the rails to reach that weight. Shuttup, chair. I couldn't trust a wealthy, powerful person who stays that fat farther than I could throw 'em. Anti-bike fanatic. Probably hates swimming, too. And hte whole idea of bipedal locomotion. And the hookers: "[chew chew chew pause pop] Baby, it's like someone left a hotdog on a waterbed!" |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2013-11-01 18:01 |
| #6 He emphasized, however, that he would not step down Worked for Marion Berry, so why not? Liberals have no shame. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2013-11-01 14:52 |
| #5 "the video was photoshopped" |
| Posted by: Au Auric 2013-11-01 13:05 |
| #4 That my face but that's not my crack pipe. |
| Posted by: Jack salami 2013-11-01 10:43 |
| #3 In related News Marion Barry plans to visit Niagra Falls later this week. |
| Posted by: airandee 2013-11-01 08:26 |
| #2 I hereby nominate Mayor Ford as an honorary member of the Kennedy family... |
| Posted by: Raj 2013-11-01 01:30 |
| #1 Gateway activity. He'll be a troll on the Burg in no time. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-11-01 01:19 |