Re: Our mayor
Francis, Steve, and Aris, Frank is entitled to his opinions and to express them publicly. Ford was a public figure and not a particularly nice one at that. I haven't tried to follow all of the of the media coverage of his death but what I have seen (CBC, CTV, Globe and Mail, etc.) has covered the whole man, including his bad points. Why should Frank not be allowed to comment on Ford's bad side? It does not mean that Frank is trying to portray himself as being "white as the driven snow" or that he's trying to "dance on [Ford's] grave." And Francis, you said that Ford was "warm and generous, and superb company." Seriously? Maybe you need to look a little deeper at Ford. Are you talking about the same man who reportedly physically abused his wife? The same man who verbally abused colleagues and subordinates at work? The same man who fired at least one (or was it two) subordinate who tried to help him with his substance abuse problems? I don't hear any concern coming from you for the family(ies) of that(those) fired subordinate(s). Why not? How about his frequent public lies? Etc., etc. Francis, if Rob Ford was your idea of someone who was warm and generous, and superb company, then you won't need to remind me to stay out of your way!
Bottom line: Frank is just as entitled to his opinions on Ford as you people are to yours. If you think there is some magical time period following the death of a public figure when the deceased can't be discussed honestly then you'll have to do a better job of proving it to me if you expect me to accept it.
Francis, Steve, and Aris, Frank is entitled to his opinions and to express them publicly. Ford was a public figure and not a particularly nice one at that. I haven't tried to follow all of the of the media coverage of his death but what I have seen (CBC, CTV, Globe and Mail, etc.) has covered the whole man, including his bad points. Why should Frank not be allowed to comment on Ford's bad side? It does not mean that Frank is trying to portray himself as being "white as the driven snow" or that he's trying to "dance on [Ford's] grave." And Francis, you said that Ford was "warm and generous, and superb company." Seriously? Maybe you need to look a little deeper at Ford. Are you talking about the same man who reportedly physically abused his wife? The same man who verbally abused colleagues and subordinates at work? The same man who fired at least one (or was it two) subordinate who tried to help him with his substance abuse problems? I don't hear any concern coming from you for the family(ies) of that(those) fired subordinate(s). Why not? How about his frequent public lies? Etc., etc. Francis, if Rob Ford was your idea of someone who was warm and generous, and superb company, then you won't need to remind me to stay out of your way!
Bottom line: Frank is just as entitled to his opinions on Ford as you people are to yours. If you think there is some magical time period following the death of a public figure when the deceased can't be discussed honestly then you'll have to do a better job of proving it to me if you expect me to accept it.
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