Rob Ford is not backing down from his vile suggestion that a Toronto Star reporter leaned over his fence and took photos. By HuffPost Canada Staff. Dale also tweeted after the show, thanking followers for their support. The journalist denounced Ford's remarks in an interview.
She May Sue. The diminutive city councillor who was bowled over by Rob Ford at City Hall last month is considering taking legal action. Hells Angels Defend Rob Ford. A notorious motorcycle gang with ties to illegal activities is rushing to the defence of embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is alleged to have been a frequent user of crack, marijuana and heroin according to explosive court.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he didn't know that three men he posed with in a photo last weekend had ties to the Hells Angels. Rob Ford has proven himself to be unpolished, undignified, inarticulate, petulant and impulsive.
This displeases many people for obvious reasons, but it particularly disgusts politicians and reporters, who operate in a sphere where the opposite characteristics are considered emblematic of virtue. Yet for many voters, the more relevant questions when a judging a politician are: Is he a greedy bastard and has he tried to screw me over?
So far, despite all the disastrous things that have happened, the answer to those questions as they pertain to Rob Ford remains no. By Marni Soupcoff. People could probably get over the idea of the mayor of the country's largest city doing illegal drugs.
When he came back out, Moore put the drugs in the pipe, and Barry took what he claims was his first-ever hit of crack. Barry was tried on 11 counts of cocaine possession — there were supposedly other instances the FBI had tracked — and three counts of perjury. The jury, broken down largely along racial lines, hung on all charges except one misdemeanor count of drug possession, which earned Barry six months in prison. Upon his release, Barry was treated like a conquering hero by parts of DC, with to people showing up to watch him emerge from prison.
His troubles — all a conspiracy, to be sure — have continued. June 14, pm. Barry lights up his first hit of crack cocaine in a Washington hotel room in January Rasheeda Moore stands behind him. AP By , Barry would be captured on surveillance video smoking crack with a woman in a DC hotel room. Barry gives the victory sign after a convention in Getty Images Barry took her pipe, wrapped it in a towel and began smashing it to bits, causing Moore to grab his arm, begging him not to destroy the pipe.
Barry announces his candidacy for mayor in January Are you crazy? Getty Images Defeated by the brilliant soup ruse, Barry went to her room, telling his security detail to wait downstairs.
Getty Images He never even noticed that throughout his time in her room, no soup ever arrived. He barely had time to inhale before the FBI came rushing in. Getty Images Barry still sits on the council. Share This Article. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. By The Huffington Post B. Ford's Popularity Growing, Poll Suggests. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is almost as popular now as he was in the first few months after his landslide victory in the Whom Do You Trust?
Rob Ford has chosen to imitate an ostrich when it comes to questions regarding "the video. It's a lousy strategy, highlighting only his ability to run away from trouble. It's not leadership - it's panic. And it's especially sad when he had so many options open to him. Instead, he ran away and hid like a scared, petulant child.
And it's this complete and total lack of leadership that has doomed him. At this point, it doesn't matter whether the video is real or not - the electorate has seen their Mayor as someone who clearly cannot handle dealing with a rough situation when the chips are down. By Jeff Chatterton. Trudeau Responds. By Claire Sibonney.
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