tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410362064525829825.post2978049583128376800..comments2024-01-14T11:34:32.201-05:00Comments on l'idiot de l'escalier: All This Talk About Crack Reminds Me of Ass GateDragon-King Wangchuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15661002686346571531noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410362064525829825.post-32736184619098319542013-05-20T11:43:02.209-04:002013-05-20T11:43:02.209-04:00Sure. Mandatory sentencing cuts both ways.Sure. Mandatory sentencing cuts both ways.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410362064525829825.post-33182927302727200862013-05-17T16:36:07.414-04:002013-05-17T16:36:07.414-04:00One more thing, Dragon:
"Throughout Ford'...One more thing, Dragon:<br /><br /><i>"Throughout Ford's various trials (literally) and tribulations, the one mitigating aspect of his bad behaviour was his dedication to underprivileged high schools and to his football team."</i><br /><br />Ford's treatment of those kids has always struck me as being deeply cynical and self-serving. He's used them as his own personal political props, and at one point, was hiding behind them every time allegations of wrong-doing began to crop up. Even if he's been otherwise totally sincere about his money laundering, er, 'charity' work, let's not whitewash that aspect of things. He simply doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt here.<br /><br />To the extent that his interest in Don Bosco is genuine, I'd say that it's due to him getting off on the immediate gratification that comes in coaching high school football. (When your team wins, at any rate.) He obviously loves having his fat ass kissed, wouldn't you say? So his supposed love of coaching can be chalked up to Ego. The fucking oaf has publicly insinuated that those kids would all be drop outs and/or gang members if it weren't for their participation in "his" football team. So, yeah, as with all narcissists, it's all about <i>him</i>, isn't it?<br /><br />Do we really need to bend over backwards to be 'fair' to a lying demogogue who's demonstrably, <i>manifestly</i> not dealing in good faith?<br /><br />John D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410362064525829825.post-35161823832072059402013-05-17T16:14:45.398-04:002013-05-17T16:14:45.398-04:00I totally agree that in the general case (and also...I totally agree that in the general case (and also especially in Rob's specific case) one chooses to be a crack user. And Rob's a long-time member of the Tough on Crime drug-abusers are the root of all evil etc. and so forth.<br /><br />Still, I can't help my bleeding heart tendencies. He's probably going through a truly rough time and poking at him now is too harsh for me to do.<br /><br />That said, I'm not saying he should get away with anything. Despite our lax attitudes towards pharmaceutical experimentation, crack's still pretty illegal here in CanadaLand. Maybe after he's in jail I'll roll out the pointing and laughing. Also too, yeah we should know more about his alleged crack habit since he is supposed to be out mayor.Dragon-King Wangchuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661002686346571531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410362064525829825.post-52022876371691306922013-05-17T15:35:31.761-04:002013-05-17T15:35:31.761-04:00Carousel!
~Carousel!<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410362064525829825.post-7209842086469628632013-05-17T15:27:03.592-04:002013-05-17T15:27:03.592-04:00Totally agree with M. Bouffant. If this turns out ...Totally agree with M. Bouffant. If this turns out to be real - and, granted, that's a big <i>if</i> - then why on earth should we go easy on him? The man is demonstrably a nasty piece of work, and he sure as hell wouldn't show any such courtesy to a political enemy if the shoe were on the other foot. No, Boss Hogg (and his scumbag brother) would be all for stomping down hard on any opponent stupid enough to get caught up in such a scandal. I say we give him exactly the same treatment as he'd give to <i>us</i>.<br /><br />Respectfully,<br /><br />John D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410362064525829825.post-69362326626741712042013-05-17T14:36:23.301-04:002013-05-17T14:36:23.301-04:00But even with all that, I'm hoping he's no...<i>But even with all that, I'm hoping he's not a crack addict because that would totally fucking suck for him and his loved ones.</i><br />Oh don't be such a liberal wuss. They made their beds, now they should go lie in them. If the guy's policies have hurt even one Leafs Suckian he should be hurt himself.<br /><br />Sick & tired of people's families getting a break too. Unless it was an arranged marriage & you were too young to run away, you married it so you live w/ it.M. Bouffanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.com