I expect that he'll appeal, but I wonder if he won't just take it and walk away and coach HS football. He really doesn't seem to enjoy everything about being mayor that doesn't benefit him personally, and now that he can't get away with even that, he might prefer to just coach football and not be constantly be plowing through media scrums.

The article doesn't mention pro football.

Mr_Ectomy: [i.imgur.com image 275x279]

Noooooobody...does.

itsfullofstars: Newsflash? Really? I love Toronto and all. Great city to visit. But Newsflash?

Toronto is one of the largest cities in North America and is home to 1/6 of all Canadians, so it warrants a newsflash .

Shadow Blasko: itsfullofstars: Newsflash? Really? I love Toronto and all. Great city to visit. But Newsflash?

Toronto is the 6th most populous metro area in North America. Kind of a big deal.

5th, actually. If it was Houston or Philadephia...is that newsflash worthy? Both of those cities are smaller.

About time they ditched that smug fat asshole.

Well ... bye.

CSB: I casually knew Paul Magder back in the day. He was the dude that fought for Sunday shopping laws to be changed by keeping his fur store open on Sundays and amassing tons of fines. I worked as concierge at the condo complex where he lived (maybe still lives -- King's Landing on Lakeshore and Spadina) a couple of decades ago. He collected classic cars, constantly drove them drunk, and parked them in the underground parking lot at a 30° angle across two spots. He was a bit of a dick. I was kinda surprised to hear his liver was still functioning.

Even better:

Well, he won't need a driver now.

Pro-tip: you run on a platform of transparency and clean goverment, don't be obtuse and disrespectful of spending rules. People may call you on it.

Psychopusher: Well ... bye.

CSB: I casually knew Paul Magder back in the day.


Apparently it's a different "Paul Magder"

Ford does some good work in the community. But this trial wasn't about $3,150. It's about him trying to change the rules to suit himself. Sometimes it's just cheaper to pay the fine.

Let's also add that he's a douche that came in on a platform vying to get rid of corruption. He is by no means, in the league of Cheney and Haliburton but he has held Toronto city hall in paralysis for far too long. I'm glad he's gone and hopefully the city can move forward as a world class city and not run like small town politics.

Tell Me How My Blog Tastes: "Citing significant mitigating circumstances including "absolutely no issue of corruption or pecuniary gain" on the mayor's part, the judge's decision also left the door open for Ford to seek re-election in the future."

Of course Canadians are stereotypically nice aboot it.

//Stereotypes work, kids!

He's just giving him a chance to further embarrass himself....as if he'd win another election after all he's done.

Toronto, rich assholes and eco-nazis. Great place to visit for a day, then get the fark out of.

o face

Tamater: Glenford: Here's (Former) Mayor McCheese showing off his football skills

That made my office crack up for a good 10 minutes straight a few days ago.

There's another one where someone photoshopped Mario putting a banana peel behind him.

I can't find it, but here's another fail.

http://www.totalprosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/toronto-mayo r -rob-ford-football-fail.jpg

Someone with Video Editing skillz should do a mash-up of that and the Mark Sanchez assfumble.

Tamater: Even better:



LIGHTNING BOLT! LIGHTNING BOLT! LIGHTNING BOLT!

Mr_Ectomy: [i.imgur.com image 275x279]

Yep.

There is NoooooooooBody Better!

Zaltec: Psychopusher: Well ... bye.

CSB: I casually knew Paul Magder back in the day.


Apparently it's a different "Paul Magder"

Well ain't that a kick. I had no idea. Here I thought the old drunk fart was still kicking the political tires, turns out there's a small clutch of Paul Magders passing the torch around.

I'm gonna name my kid Paul Magder and raise him to be a political pitbull so we can keep the Paul Magders of Toronto poking the badgers.

shifter_: Mr_Ectomy: [i.imgur.com image 275x279]

Yep.

There is NoooooooooBody Better!

This is why I hate Mel. Not for anything about him in particular, not for his politics or the way he ran Toronto. No, I hate him because of Blaine. Every time a Bad Boy commercial comes on TV I want to punch that greasy fark's face. I don't even know why, it's not like I know the guy, he just has that kind of a face and his commercials and his annoying farking slogan make me all stabby.

Tamater: [i.imgur.com image 443x230]

Now THAT is funny. Need to work the "train" in there though.

Dude on CBC is saying that even if he doesn't appeal (or if the appeal fails), Ford isn't barred from running in the byelection for mayor, if council doesn't just appoint somebody. I wonder if they can just appoint him.

/Interesting to see this turning out so differently than when Ottawa's mayor faced criminal charges a few years back
//At one point, the wikipedia page on him (Larry O'Brien) had a section on his similarities to Lex Luthor
///As far as I know, he did not steal any cakes

This is bad news...for Don Cherry.

Ornery Alien: Dude on CBC is saying that even if he doesn't appeal (or if the appeal fails), Ford isn't barred from running in the byelection for mayor, if council doesn't just appoint somebody. I wonder if they can just appoint him.

It's hard to say. The last time this happened in Toronto, apparently they solved the problem by picking from a hat.

The nice thing is that he'd almost be guarunteed to lose an election at this point, so I welcome him running again. I just hope the legal side of things gets worked through quickly, having him sticking around for months while the appeal takes place will be annoying.

Bye bye, mayor Rabban.

Tamater: This dickbag was elected by the rich to pander to the rich.

I thought he was elected by the average Joe who didn't like the $60 vehicle license surcharge, and thought new subways could be built for free.

No one yet? Really?

whatshisname: Tamater: This dickbag was elected by the rich to pander to the rich.

I thought he was elected by the average Joe who didn't like the $60 vehicle license surcharge, and thought new subways could be built for free.

Ok, so elected by the rich, the selfish, and the retarded.


Sounds like a born Republican!

Damn image size restrictions.

Click here for some funy.http://i.imgur.com/h0s0F.gif

whatshisname: I thought he was elected by the average Joe who didn't like the $60 vehicle license surcharge, and thought new subways could be built for free.

That, plus the "left" side of Toronto politics couldn't pick between two candidates, so it was a three way race with Ford being the only "right" option.

I seriously hope they get their shiat together and only put up one viable candidate. The last thing we need is for Ford to sneak back in because of a vote split again.

Yay! Making a political point over $3,000 is now going to cost Torontonians $7 million to elect a new Mayor!!

I get that Ford broke the rules but I think this is asinine.

Franko: Damn image size restrictions.

Click here for some funy.http://i.imgur.com/h0s0F.gif

LOL, that gif there pretty much sums up his time in office . . .Deke right! Deke left! Turn and fall flat on your face! Well done, Mr. Mayor.

dogfather_jr: Yay! Making a political point over $3,000 is now going to cost Torontonians $7 million to elect a new Mayor!!

I get that Ford broke the rules but I think this is asinine.

He broke the law but had ample opportunity to correct it but refused out of pig-headed stupidity. He did this to himself.

If you could weaponize my lack of sympathy, you could take over a small African country.

NutznGum:

He broke the law but had ample opportunity to correct it but refused out of pig-headed stupidity. He did this to himself.

I'm not claiming otherwise. I think that a modicum of perspective is appropriate though.

I don't think Ford is a good politician or even a good Mayor - but I'd be happier to have him reprimanded some other way as opposed to spending $7 million to elect somebody else.

Psychopusher: Well ... bye.

CSB: I casually knew Paul Magder back in the day. He was the dude that fought for Sunday shopping laws to be changed by keeping his fur store open on Sundays and amassing tons of fines. I worked as concierge at the condo complex where he lived (maybe still lives -- King's Landing on Lakeshore and Spadina) a couple of decades ago. He collected classic cars, constantly drove them drunk, and parked them in the underground parking lot at a 30° angle across two spots. He was a bit of a dick. I was kinda surprised to hear his liver was still functioning.

Different guy. I had made that assumption as well.

Serial: whatshisname: I thought he was elected by the average Joe who didn't like the $60 vehicle license surcharge, and thought new subways could be built for free.

That, plus the "left" side of Toronto politics couldn't pick between two candidates, so it was a three way race with Ford being the only "right" option.

I seriously hope they get their shiat together and only put up one viable candidate. The last thing we need is for Ford to sneak back in because of a vote split again.

Olivia Chow, perhaps?

Mr_Ectomy: [i.imgur.com image 275x279]

Noooooo, buddy!

dogfather_jr: I don't think Ford is a good politician or even a good Mayor - but I'd be happier to have him reprimanded some other way as opposed to spending $7 million to elect somebody else.

Unfortunately, it's the only way he'll actually learn. He has had tons of formal reprimands and he hasn't learned from his mistakes at all, and in many cases, has just doubled-down. Anything short of removing him from office is just another thing he can ignore. You can't give him a worthwhile fine - the guy is loaded. You can't give him a strongly-worded reprimand because he doesn't care. You can't make him apologize because the one time he was forced to do that, literally the only thing he said was "sorry".

Leaving him in power just lets him continue his abuses and mistakes.

dogfather_jr: I don't think Ford is a good politician or even a good Mayor - but I'd be happier to have him reprimanded some other way as opposed to spending $7 million to elect somebody else.

So would the judge. Unfortunately, there are no other options. If you are guilty - which Ford is - the only option available is being removed from your seat.

alltim: Serial: whatshisname: I thought he was elected by the average Joe who didn't like the $60 vehicle license surcharge, and thought new subways could be built for free.

That, plus the "left" side of Toronto politics couldn't pick between two candidates, so it was a three way race with Ford being the only "right" option.

I seriously hope they get their shiat together and only put up one viable candidate. The last thing we need is for Ford to sneak back in because of a vote split again.

Olivia Chow, perhaps? 

Given Ford vs Chow, I'm voting Mayor McCheese

Who's Mayor of Toronto?


NOOOOO-BODY!



/so long, fatty.

Smitherman's been kind of mum on whether he'd run in a by-election or not, but I still don't know if I'd vote for him, either.

But he's still in Judas Priest, right?