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Gravydämmerung: The Honourable Wife-Beater Goes On a Rampage
Just watch it. There is no description that could possibly give it justice. But if you need one: Rob and Doug got into a screaming match with protesters at City Hall and then Rob basically went barrelling through the crowd and knocked over tiny Councillor Pam McConnell and everything is just crazy.
He also blew a kiss at Councillor Adam Vaughan. Why? I don't know.
City Council voted today to strip him of all powers, so he is mayor in name only. But! That still means that he gets to show up and fucking assault the elected representatives of the people, because apparently there is one law for everyone in Toronto and a different one for the Honourable Wife-Beating, Crack-Smoking, Drug-Dealer-Killing, Bird-Flipping, Drunk-Driving Mayor of the city.
He has offered $5000 of taxpayers' money for any staffer who stays on. In other news, Mr. Stop the Gravy Train makes $167,770 a year, though in fairness, that's probably a bargain for the level of entertainment we're getting out of the whole thing.
We really ought to be harping more on his shitty policy and outright lies rather than his continued outrageous behaviour, as entertaining as the latter is. The other day,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
the_axel and I were in a cab and naturally started talking about Ford with the driver. After about 10 minutes of "LOL CRACK" discussion, the driver said, "But he saved money. He said he'd stop the gravy train, and he doesn't grease palms and that's why they hate him. I don't care if he smokes crack, as long as we save money." Ford Nation right there (and not a guy well-served by Ford's actual policies or political beliefs, incidentally). The average person on the street doesn't know that fiscal conservatism makes everything more, not less, expensive, and a soundbyte like "stop the gravy train" is still getting taken by many at face value.
He also blew a kiss at Councillor Adam Vaughan. Why? I don't know.
City Council voted today to strip him of all powers, so he is mayor in name only. But! That still means that he gets to show up and fucking assault the elected representatives of the people, because apparently there is one law for everyone in Toronto and a different one for the Honourable Wife-Beating, Crack-Smoking, Drug-Dealer-Killing, Bird-Flipping, Drunk-Driving Mayor of the city.
He has offered $5000 of taxpayers' money for any staffer who stays on. In other news, Mr. Stop the Gravy Train makes $167,770 a year, though in fairness, that's probably a bargain for the level of entertainment we're getting out of the whole thing.
We really ought to be harping more on his shitty policy and outright lies rather than his continued outrageous behaviour, as entertaining as the latter is. The other day,
the_axel and I were in a cab and naturally started talking about Ford with the driver. After about 10 minutes of "LOL CRACK" discussion, the driver said, "But he saved money. He said he'd stop the gravy train, and he doesn't grease palms and that's why they hate him. I don't care if he smokes crack, as long as we save money." Ford Nation right there (and not a guy well-served by Ford's actual policies or political beliefs, incidentally). The average person on the street doesn't know that fiscal conservatism makes everything more, not less, expensive, and a soundbyte like "stop the gravy train" is still getting taken by many at face value.