What's the deal with Mayor Rob Ford??

[Savonarola]

Rob Ford out, Doug Ford in.

Rob and Doug?  Was the primary campaign issue that there weren't enough parking spaces at the take out doughnut shops? 

[Malthus]

My own theory is that part of Rob Ford's appeal was exactly that he drove his enemies (meaning, most of us  ) nuts with his reprehensible antics, and that this actually made his followers like him the more - that he was, in effect, trolling us (albeit not wholly conciously): as in 'look at those effite downtown elitists clutching their pearls and fainting as our "bad boy from the 'burbs" Rob gets wasted and stirs up shit'. Doug lacks that bizzare form of charisma.

I can totally see that.

The truly odd thing about Rob Ford is that he - and his family - exuded hard-assed street cred - drug dealing, sister was a hard drug addict, had guys beaten up in jail, drinking "purple Jesus" in parks and smoking crack, etc. - while actually being from a very wealthy upper class background and living in a very nice shady old neighbourhood (not far, in fact, from me!).

[HVC]

Carl's gonna have a great political career

[CountDeMoney]

Yeah, I could see why people would vote for him: "he's hilarious, and he can't break anything".

[HVC]

Yeah, I could see why people would vote for him: "he's hilarious, and he can't break anything".

ya, he has little enough power that I don't care he's mayor. It's like a Chris Farley as mayor movie, but live.

[Caliga]

 

So if Doug gets booted out next will their dog Hosehead take over?

[derspiess]

Take off, eh.