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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
That's not really what happened though.
If you showed that video of Calgary's mayor smoking crack with you and your dope smoking friends to the US based website, and then showed it to two reporters from the Calgary Sun, and everyone who watched its said "we saw a video of the mayor smoking crack...".
I don't believe Ford's denials because he really hasn't denied the story.
Really, what would you have said? I'm pretty sure it would be something like "there is no video of me smoking crack, because I've never done that".
It's pretty straightforward. Instead though, he ducked it for a week, acted about as guilty as possible, and then gave up a carefully worded non-denial denial that didn't say "there is no video of me smoking crack, because I've never done that".
If the guy had even said "I made a mistake, I don't do that anymore, wah wah wah", I'd say he should get to keep his job.
Unfortunately he's such an an unsympathetic character -- a hypocrite, liar, bully, and in general a world class a$$hole, that few people are going let him off the hook.
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Here is word for word what was said...and yes i agree it was vetted strongly by his council.
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There has been a serious accusation from the Toronto Star that I use crack cocaine. I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict of crack cocaine.
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Seems like he answered things pretty well to what he was accused of.
As for why he stayed quiet for a week....would you go AGAINST the advice of your attorney?
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For the past week, on the advice of my solicitor, I was advised not to say a word.
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Seriously, I get that he may not deserve the benefit of the doubt in the court of public opinion, but in the real world and in the court of law, this is exactly how it should play out when everything is taken in context.
Where's the damn video? That's all it would take to get this thing settled once and for all...but the Star doesnt/didnt want to pay the price that would back up their accusations? Hmmm. Interesting isnt it and very odd IMO? Does that not lend some credence to the idea that said video...isnt real? If not, why not. Especially when we have several believeing that the words of a couple reporters from one anti-Ford newspaper is all the "proof" they need?
The double standards among the left are freaking astounding to me, though that shoudnt really be what this debate is about.
Whatever this clown has done in his past has nothing to do with very serious accusations made by a very large and influential newspaper without ANY concrete proof to support it even though they had every opportunity to purchase said proof.
Its a witch hunt no matter how you slice it.