tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post389313536177754847..comments2022-11-17T03:39:27.283-05:00Comments on camel attack!!!: Why I feel bad for Rob FordUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post-20471454434109526352013-05-24T16:21:01.635-04:002013-05-24T16:21:01.635-04:00Well said. Hard to argue with this analysis.Well said. Hard to argue with this analysis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post-35549003990222249532013-05-24T09:19:24.961-04:002013-05-24T09:19:24.961-04:00Having grown up with a father who battled his own ...Having grown up with a father who battled his own addiction (alcohol), which eventually killed him, I know a thing or two about feeling sorry for an addict and the personality type that it fosters (or fosters it). They are narcissistic, black-and-white thinkers and always, always the victim. While I applaud your empathy in this situation, I simply can't find any for a man who is 43 years old and had more than enough chances to change his situation for the better, especially because he's bringing down an entire city with his problems, not just himself. That's (dare I say it - those al-anon words!) co-dependent thinking. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post-23002574688962374572013-05-23T23:18:38.896-04:002013-05-23T23:18:38.896-04:00I agree with the author wholeheartedly. Excellent...I agree with the author wholeheartedly. Excellently written -- but a sad circumstance for the city and for the mayor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post-30200343405399535532013-05-23T20:24:50.661-04:002013-05-23T20:24:50.661-04:00Wow. Your article is well written and may bring ou...Wow. Your article is well written and may bring out more empathy in the people of Toronto. The photo you included is the one I have forwarded over and over to people out of town. This is what I have tried to articulate or reconcile between laughing and rejoicing at his downfall. When he lost his coaching job all I could think is that he has probably lost his only healthy and happy pursuit and saw him as a human being for the first time since becoming mayor and more than Dougy's baby bullying buffoon. mbjb1972https://www.blogger.com/profile/07557551181862905918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post-37236290852894078432013-05-23T17:20:19.308-04:002013-05-23T17:20:19.308-04:00The Toronto Star is "creepy"? You're...The Toronto Star is "creepy"? You're the one condoning shooting a guy, brotha. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post-35577951672126611902013-05-23T17:14:19.593-04:002013-05-23T17:14:19.593-04:00That was a great piece. I think I'll share it!...That was a great piece. I think I'll share it!Francohttp://francocignelli.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post-33210657691561531842013-05-22T22:41:27.317-04:002013-05-22T22:41:27.317-04:00Sadly, he didn't want to do much as Mayor and ...Sadly, he didn't want to do much as Mayor and the people who voted for him really wanted him to do those few things;<br /><br />- tackle inflated spending;<br /><br />- build subways;<br /><br />- tackle grossly inflated wages and benefits, usually related to unions, and especially to stand up to unions in the wake of events like the garbage strike;<br /><br />- build subways;<br /><br />- privatize certain union heavy institutions like garbage collecting;<br /><br />- oh, and BUILD SUBWAYS!!!! Seriously, I think everyone would have been happy if he could have just accomplished that after getting rid of the dumb light rail transit that was just going to further congest topside traffic and cost about half to three quarters of what a subway would cost while acting as a hopeful stop gap until we got around to building subways. Just cut out the middle man! It's not that hard! You don't need a trillion dollars upfront. Just spend a bit every year and start accounting for it as a project that will forever be happening year to year; always budget to build more subway related things every fiscal year. That should be a 'DUH' statement.<br /><br /><br />I also feel that he really did not get a fair shake from city council, and certainly not from media outlets like the Toronto Star (who sends a reporter to go all incognito and scope out someone's property in the dead of night? That's creepy, and a jerk move. If Ford had had a gun and had shot the guy, I can't say I'd have blamed Ford for it more than the Toronto Star. That was just asking for trouble).<br /><br /><br /><br />Hopefully in the next election his platform gets taken up by someone more competent. Better still, various councilors align themselves with that platform and Toronto can vote almost as though there was a party to choose from with a limited number of real attainable goals. I think that's what the people want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post-45280977947861500562013-05-22T18:33:57.220-04:002013-05-22T18:33:57.220-04:00Very nice writing. A different approach, an empath...Very nice writing. A different approach, an empathetic one. thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post-45754495761212576512013-05-22T03:41:33.376-04:002013-05-22T03:41:33.376-04:00Very well written! Your points made me develop emp...Very well written! Your points made me develop empathy for the man. I think that many of these hate filled, right wing asshole politicians are full of self loathing, brought on by a relationship with (or lack of) their fathers. <br />The last writer mentioned Bush and it is funny because Ford really reminds me of Bush. They are both sad men, who try to mask the sadness and feelings of inferiority, through substance abuse and aggression.<br />I hope he seeks help. I don't wish that kind of anguish on anyone.Tony Durkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11072230579497040449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post-43813872764102692832013-05-21T15:47:12.141-04:002013-05-21T15:47:12.141-04:00makes me think back to when george w. bush was in ...makes me think back to when george w. bush was in power in the united states, i remember reading an article wondering how different the world would be had he been left to pursue his dream (major league baseball commissioner) instead of politics.smartygirlhttp://filmcraft.smartygirl.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post-62468103397707928732013-05-20T23:12:56.078-04:002013-05-20T23:12:56.078-04:00Definition of a Greek tragedy: A drama or literary...Definition of a Greek tragedy: A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances. This blogger is very generous in his or her observations about Rob Ford.....but at the end of the day, despite the sympathetic views being put forward, there is the admission that Rob Ford is and has always been his own worst enemy. The man is not a leader and "tragic flaw" and "moral weakness" describe him aptly....never mind the "inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post-58601158252400165472013-05-20T22:47:48.711-04:002013-05-20T22:47:48.711-04:00Rob Ford has had many opportunities to show a will...Rob Ford has had many opportunities to show a willingness to change his ways. The most recent being his court appearnce regarding financial conflict of interest in his football team fundraising efforts using City of Toronto letterhead. Did he show remorse in court? Not a bit. He actually felt he was totally within his rights and that the conflict of interest law should not apply to him. I look at all the people he has abused since coming to office and I cringe. <br /><br />Perhaps you might write another column regarding those whose lives Rob Ford has changed for the worse. That would be interesting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post-76554726476128570642013-05-20T17:35:13.459-04:002013-05-20T17:35:13.459-04:00This is probably the most empathic description I&#...This is probably the most empathic description I've ever read about our mayor. Thank you for seeking the humanity in him. I wonder if he'd agree with this analysis. Maybe not, but I think you're onto something. With all my sympathy, I (like you) still want him to not be mayor. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post-50968337779075755552013-05-20T17:14:43.096-04:002013-05-20T17:14:43.096-04:00It is hard not to look toward Kathy, Rob Ford'...It is hard not to look toward Kathy, Rob Ford's sister, to see the direction the mayor could choose. Kathy took the path of addiction out of the family by entering into a string of questionable relationships. Her ex killed her boyfriend in front of her children. Years later the kids needed to call 911 for their mother when she was accidentally shot in the face in her own kitchen. Police surmised that the incident was caused by a drug deal gone wrong, with at least five other people being present in the house. One report mentioned five guns being found in the house, which was owned by her parents.<br /><br />Scott MacIntyre, another Kelly Ford boyfriend and being one person arrested after her shooting, was charged last year with forcible entry, drug possession and uttering two death threats on Rob. The mayor has dealt with Kathy's partners over the years and how far that went is anyone's guess. MacIntyre, in his initial hearing, expressed that he wanted nothing more to do with the Ford clan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post-84298078741159534702013-05-20T17:05:49.429-04:002013-05-20T17:05:49.429-04:00really well said, thanks for that. It's easy t...really well said, thanks for that. It's easy to hate on the guy (because he's such an arrogant a-hole, politically speaking) but his heart is in the right place. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post-68584738323490158012013-05-20T16:01:19.499-04:002013-05-20T16:01:19.499-04:00Thank you for writing this. I feel much the same w...Thank you for writing this. I feel much the same way.michael duguayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694360492209629194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post-22325375195587171972013-05-20T15:31:36.215-04:002013-05-20T15:31:36.215-04:00A man trapped by circumstance and his own personal...A man trapped by circumstance and his own personality. I believe the denouement may be piccaune and awful at the same time. I see no easy way out for our Mayor. At least Mayor Mel loved doing Mayor things. Rob hates most of it, especially the committee meetings and drudgery that is the real work. No deal maker he.Scannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03514966528672897658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post-65475355280452779132013-05-20T15:02:10.063-04:002013-05-20T15:02:10.063-04:00I agree with you. He is not happy and it shows. I ...I agree with you. He is not happy and it shows. I too feel sorry for him. You make some great points. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094516945169073652.post-35768763308115826252013-05-19T22:32:50.871-04:002013-05-19T22:32:50.871-04:00A wonderful display of generosity of spirit. A wonderful display of generosity of spirit. Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14595187571366476739noreply@blogger.com