tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post9108480897105917978..comments2023-11-10T22:27:47.359-05:00Comments on Eye on a Crazy Planet: John Tory declares candidacy for mayor of TorontoRichard Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239826441964023625noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-14086922677855612452014-02-26T09:13:31.995-05:002014-02-26T09:13:31.995-05:00Or not.
http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/to...Or not. <br /><br />http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/toronto2014election/2014/02/26/toronto_mayoral_election_did_councillor_doug_ford_lose_valuable_2010_voter_data.html<br /><br />Jesus God, if this is true - and there's no reason to believe that it's not - it's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269077914921491721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-90758534751862323722014-02-25T14:49:36.615-05:002014-02-25T14:49:36.615-05:00Jesus Christ and All the Dwarves in Disneyland, I ...Jesus Christ and All the Dwarves in Disneyland, I just had the saddest and most terrible idea of all. <br /><br />What if Ford is staying on the ballot just to ensure that Chow wins. <br /><br />Think it through. Ford's odds of winning with a crowded field on the right are somewhere between "slim" and "none." But if he draws as much as 20% from a candidate that CAN win, Olivia gets the prize. <br /><br />Since there's no reason for Hizzoner to spend so much time on US TV other than auditioning for a job, he can bide his time for four years and attempt a comeback. <br /><br />Tory probably can't survive another loss, but if El Robbo can spin everything on his love of crack, he just might....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269077914921491721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-34330039341368918482014-02-25T11:36:08.530-05:002014-02-25T11:36:08.530-05:00I dunno. Ford apparently took a big chunk of NDP v...I dunno. Ford apparently took a big chunk of NDP voters last time out, and you can assume they'd go home to Chow. I'd also be worried about women and the famous "ethnic vote," particularly in the suburbs. <br /><br />I'm not saying that's enough to throw the election, but I also don't it'll go that far. <br /><br />Tory came out yesterday with a huge social media presence and a working website with donation buttons, two things the Ford campaign pointedly doesn't have.<br /><br />Despite being in the campaign, no one has any idea how to donate to Hizzoner. And even I don't think he's dumb enough to self-finance. <br /><br />We're no longer in the "Let's mock Soknaki stage of the campaign because shit just got real. And I haven't seen that Etobicoke Slim has raised s much as a dime. Worse, he's spending the day with Matt Lauer, reminding everyone that he's a drunk and a crackhead, which might be less than ideal positioning. <br /><br />With every day that passes I'm increasingly convinced that Ford will drop out by Canada Day at the latest. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269077914921491721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-51151138579798375982014-02-24T14:32:15.160-05:002014-02-24T14:32:15.160-05:00I don't quite know if I would use the words &q...I don't quite know if I would use the words "honest and decent" to describe John Tory. Manipulative, perhaps?<br /><br />Tory was the one behind the infamous "negative billing" campaign at Rogers -- a position he got solely due to family connections -- and spearheaded the nasty campaign against then-PM Jean Cretien, poking fun at his facial paralysis due to Bells Palsy.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D000Amn9CIAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com