tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post2813378404868183634..comments2023-11-10T22:27:47.359-05:00Comments on Eye on a Crazy Planet: The Rob Ford "death threat" video is obviously him joking about a celebrity boxing or wrestling matchRichard Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239826441964023625noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-1214977653121867832013-11-09T20:07:39.564-05:002013-11-09T20:07:39.564-05:00If you're right, and his first instinct now is...If you're right, and his first instinct now is to apologize for everything, he's finished as a political force. And all the talking points in the world isn't going to change that. <br /><br />Olivia Chow is going to annihilate him if he isn't forced out of the next campaign. Her presumed strength with the Chinese community puts North York and Scarborough in play, and Hizzoner has little to forward to but a year of disastrous headlines. <br /><br />And all of that is absent a criminal charge, which I expect is forthcoming. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269077914921491721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-11456275430788782582013-11-08T21:10:12.801-05:002013-11-08T21:10:12.801-05:00I would expect because he was drunk, he went off o...I would expect because he was drunk, he went off on that tangent about his brothers. When wrestlers do their 'trash talk' bit they sometimes list some perceived grievances about their ring enemies and he was probably just riffing.<br /><br />But when he talks about being "in my underwear" and fighting, it sounds like a pretty clear allusion to pro wresting. Unless there's something else going on I can't imagine.Richard Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239826441964023625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-17068102762533809982013-11-08T20:27:51.718-05:002013-11-08T20:27:51.718-05:00Here's the problem with your theory. In his ma...Here's the problem with your theory. In his maniacal rant, Ford rails against someone who has accused himself and his brothers of being "liars, thieves" and an off camera voice urges him to wait until after the by-election. If your theory that Ford was just playacting in the lead up to his arm wrestling contest with Hulk Hogan you have to show us when the Hulkster ever accused Ford and brothers of being liars and thieves and why someone would urge the arm wrestling match be delayed til after the by-election. I look forward to your explanation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-7392899114302929152013-11-08T16:48:04.316-05:002013-11-08T16:48:04.316-05:00The Star's Antonia Zerbisias tweeted out a fal...The Star's Antonia Zerbisias tweeted out a false (and poorly executed) claim I work with the police yesterday- this newspaper is a rag, and not a good one like the National Enquirer either...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-35332146608997478672013-11-08T11:35:22.185-05:002013-11-08T11:35:22.185-05:00Ford was obviously shocked when confronted with th...Ford was obviously shocked when confronted with the video and as he freely admitted, quite inebriated when it was taken.<br /><br />With all the pressure and firestorm around him, and with his recent apology, his first instinct was naturally to apologize for what is the sort of performance one does not like to see of oneself in public.<br /><br />But listen to the video, and those remarks don't make sense in any other context than of talking about a charity fight. <br /><br />Richard Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239826441964023625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-20575802379573243822013-11-08T11:26:07.664-05:002013-11-08T11:26:07.664-05:00If this was true don't you think Ford would ha...If this was true don't you think Ford would have said so himself yesterday? At this point you guys are just scraping the bottom of the barrel desperately trying to make up excuses for the guy. Mister Mikenoreply@blogger.com