Humorless Politics Thread

[Flood]

As hilarious as Ford is, it is almost a sure thing that this will only end with him in jail or dead.

Well, everything ends with everyone dead, so… but yes.

[Steve of Bloomington]

Yes, as Keynes observed, in the long run we are all dead.

[Bryan]

Yeah, I guess I feel the need to make some po-faced self-evident statements on this topic once in a while as a kind of moral get out of jail free card, so I can convince myself that I wasn't just cackling in glee as I watched this guy's life falling apart.

If anyone is interested in a sober account of the whole saga, the CBC just aired a pretty great documentary last night, and it is online here:

http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/episodes/2013-2014/the-rob-ford-story

[cavorting with nudists]

Since here in the USA, news both national (OBAMACARE WEBSITE TROUBLES PROVE CRUZ, PAUL, PALIN RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING EVER OMG!!!) and local (NEW JERSEY RADIO HOST CALLS QUITS AFTER 13 YEARS, MASS SUICIDES PREDICTED) is so fucking depressing, may I just say "Thank God for Rob Ford"?

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/11/13/rob_ford_did_drugs_partied_with_escort_police_document_alleges.html

[Kormodd]

I'm surprised there's no American equivalent to this guy. He seems more suited for this dump than Canada.

[masterofsparks]

Isn't he kinda like their version of Marion Berry?

[cavorting with nudists]

Isn't he kinda like their version of Marion Berry?

I dunno--Marion Berry just seemed like more of a downer, maybe because his constituents were already some of the most fucked-over citizens in the US and really needed some righteous governance. And he certainly didn't have Ford's knack for slapstick.

[Bryan]

And he certainly didn't have Ford's knack for slapstick.

Yeah. This is the thing about him. When comedians try to take a shot at him, they're just never as funny as the real, unadulterated Ford.

That being said, here in Toronto it's really a "laugh so you don't cry" kind of situation. The domestic assault and chronic drunk driving stuff is not so hilarious.

Nonetheless, I continue to be absolutely spellbound by this trainwreck, and often find myself cackling helplessly at some new revelation (like: he was using that crack house as campaign headquarters!)

[buffcoat]

That's the best animated gif I've seen in awhile.

[fonpr]

Has the film of him zooming in been released?  Head, face, eyeball that's a Gif worth seeing.

[Kormodd]

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/11/rob-ford-football-argonauts-jersey/



Jackson Proskow @JProskowGlobal

Mayor Ford in council now. Jersey. Cowboy boots.
9:50 AM - 14 Nov 2013

The jersey said “MAYOR FORD” on the back, in case you couldn’t ascertain the identity of the large, red-faced man being followed by all those cameras.

The Argonauts are the reigning CFL champions and play a home playoff game on Sunday. The No. 12 is worn by former Tennessee Volunteers cornerback Demetrice Morley, though it’s likely Ford’s No. 12 is a reference to the Argos’ 2012 Grey Cup win.

After denying specific instances of drug use and allegations that his friend was a prostitute, Ford got down to business at an impromptu Thursday press conference in which he talked a little pregame smack to the Mayor of Hamilton, Bob Bratina.

“The next thing, I want to call Mayor Brittania (sic) in Hamilton and tell him that we’re going to have to spank their little Tiger-Cats,” Ford said.

[cavorting with nudists]

At an impromptu press scrum this morning, Ford denied he told a former staffer, Olivia Gondek, that he wanted to “eat her pussy” – an allegation from another former staffer found in a court document released Wednesday.

“I've never said that in my life to her. I would never do that," Ford said. "I'm happily married and I've got more than enough to eat at home."

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/11/14/renata-ford-rob-ford-wife_n_4275474.html?ref=topbar

[daveB from Oakland]

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Holy SHIT, this guy! Here's another vantage point on the above-mentioned incident.

Rob Ford swearing on live TV

[Bryan]

Today, in city council chamber, after he removed the football jersey and put his Mayor suit back on.

[cavorting with nudists]

Dig the expression on his wife's face as a he delivers his "apology":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8TmdGPL9RA#t=24

Somebody is so going to bed hungry tonight.