Is Rob Ford Toronto’s Sarah Palin? A five-point comparison

23 thoughts on “Is Rob Ford Toronto’s Sarah Palin? A five-point comparison”

1. Wow, it seems that John Michael McGarth really needs to scrape the bottom of the barrel to find sludge to toss @ Ford. I wonder what skeletons the other candidates have to show us. Its hard to defend statements like, “when did you stop beating your wife?” Even though you didn’t even consider that his spousal upheaval maybe wasn’t him. Maybe you’ve got something to hide JM. Lets see what your squeaky clean background looks like. At least Ford’s issues are in the open because everyone treats him like he’s in a fish bowl. Lets attack the issues and not the person and lets all judge that and let the ballot box do the hiring of our elected representatives. So, what’s next? Are you going to compare Ford with someone that’s committed some terrible crime now? Well, you can always make something up!

2. I would never vote that bully in a million years, but the assault charges have made me determined to work to make sure he never gets in. Go Smitherman!

3. Sarah Palin has a lucious bum; that is where the comparison ends.

   As for the “rah rah!” comment about George Slitherman, all I can say is: where is the billion this Sphincter stole from Ontarians with E-Health?! By the way, the “assault charges” again Ford were DROPPED… go educate yourself!

   Go Ford! If the predictions are correct, you will win by a landsline… and Slitherman will go to jail over E-Health.

   Kingston Pen, meet George. George, meet soap on a rope.

4. Toronto Life, I am an avid reader of the Informer and have noticed that there is a crazy amount of pro-Ford commenting on all your municipal politics pieces. All with the same tone. And style. And phrases. Toronto Life, please ban the Ford Campaign HQ IP address. These comments make your site look bad.

5. All the Pro Ford commenting you say? maybe the people of Toronto are fed up with lying deceitful people like David Miller and don’t want a guy who wasted 1 BILLION of tax payers money on EHEALTH!! THere are people who work for a living who are fed up with the tax and spend govts we have in power both in city and the provincial govt! It’s time for change the people have spoken!!! I will vote Rob Ford and I’m sure he’s got a lot more support than your favourite candidate!! The comment pages don’t lie they are all different people unlike the same posting Slitherman or Pantalone Love!! Get with it the times are changing the people are taking back what is theirs!!!

6. Doubt it “That Guy” it is more likely that these defensive and overly enthusiastic Pro-Ford posts are coming from Ford HQ. Anyone who knows Torontoians knows their apathy for politics and that they would show just about as much excitement for a mayoral candidate as they do for stepping in dog feces. Nice try though.

7. $arah IS ridiculous………………

8. OH PLEASE. Sarah Palin is a religious zealot who can’t string a coherent sentence together. She makes George Bush look like a gifted orator.

   On the other hand, Rob Ford is a realist, he’s in touch with what normal Torontonians want and need, he’s essentially a true liberal (not a socialist, which is far from a classical liberal), and he take a conservative approach to finances, which is the only sane way to operate a family, business, city, or country. And he doesn’t care about political correctness, which is a nice phrase for putting a muzzle on free speech and thought.

9. Comparing Ford to Palin is very weak. There is no comparison, and this appears to be only used to draw parallels to the uninformed.

   Smitherman on the other hand, what he did with the e-health scandal is virtually criminal.

   Smitherman really needs to talk to his husband before he attacks Ford again on comment issues & get some advice.He basically has nothing on Ford to bash so he brings up comments from years past.

   George, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE get some advice from your HUSBAND next time you do a debate.

10. There is a comparison to be made between Palin and Ford to be sure. Both are populist politicans who have tapped into a growing unrest in the voting public. Voters feel neglected and abused by the tax and spend mentality that is the current way of doing busines. But the comparison ends there.
    Rob Ford is a breath of fresh air in municipal politics. A politician who is not all things to all people is something rare today. A politician who speaks for all of Toronto, instead of the union elite is long overdue. People are upset their hard earned tax dollars are going to pet green shaft projects like solar panels at the CNE that will take hundreds of years to turn a profit. Or the hidden costs of Miller’s union contract agreements that give these folks a huge advantage over regular taxpayers who are funding these huge union payouts. This has to stop and taxpayers want to be told the truth – not some watered down pablum most politicians spew that reinforces the status quo.
    This kind of outrage cannot be manufactured by the Rob Ford camp. This is the grass roots pissed. If regular Torontonians get out and vote there will be big overdue changes at City Hall. And all that supposed baggage from Rob’s past – just crap his detractors dredge up because they can’t fault his message – fiscal prudence with smarter spending – works for me!

11. Wow, I’m not the only person who thinks that Ford is our Palin! And don’t forget the fact that Palin has a thing for hockey, just like Ford’s thing for football! However, I think Palin has a bit more polish than Ford – must be the pageant thing. Ford, however, needs a good stint at a finishing school in Switzerland (do they have finishing programs for men?)!

    http://prospere-magazine.com/2010/05/12/torontomayordebates/

12. Valerie nailed it. In Rob Ford we have a politician who says what he means, means what he says, and to Hell with the consequences. He’s the anti-politician and that’s a huge part of his appeal. Most people hate politicians just because they’re so…politician-like! At the end of the day it’s about trust. Who can you trust to keep their promises? I don’t think anyone can question Rob Ford there. I think many people who would not otherwise bother to vote will do just that because of Rob Ford. He doesn’t have to steal votes from other camps. It’s the previously dis-illusioned who wouldn’t have bothered to vote to begin with who just might get off their butts and put Rob Ford over the top. Holden Caulfield would vote for Rob Ford. He really would. ;)

13. Ford’s comments at the air canada centre – for which he apologized – cannot be overlooked. he’s reported to have apologized for saying to a couple “go back to iran and get raped”

    he spreads hate and is ignorant.

14. Every single toronto city councillor treats tax payer funds for their office expenses as their personal bank account.

    Gerogio Mammoliti had $36,000 worth of CELL PHONE BILLS for his five person operation over the years of 2008 and 2009.

    And in 2010 after he declared his candidacy for mayor, the telecom charges on his expense report dropped to ZERO.
    How is that? He doesn’t need his 16,000 dollar a year cell phone plan for him and his five friends?

    Mammoliti insults my intelligence. He thought nobody would notice his reckless spending.

    Ford is the only true fiscal conservative.

15. If there are 20 candidates and only 35 percent vote ( as is usually the case ) and Rob Ford gets 30% and wins, it will mean that he was elected by about 10% of the ELIGIBLE voters. It could easily happen. We know that his supporters are likely to vote while those from the downtrodden are less likely to vote yet they have the most to lose. The lesson in this is never think that your vote does not count. Get out and vote because if you don’t vote, you get the candidate that you deserve

16. Ford spreads hate with his insensitive comments. I would NEVER vote for such a pompous asshole. He DOES NOT represent what Toronto residents need or want. How could such a closed minded and negative person represent our culturally diverse and vibrant city? NEVER.

    I agree with Jonas, there’s obviously some ‘pro-ford’ false opinion planting going on here. The humor in comparing him to Palin is obvious, and the desperation to defend himself, even more so.

    It scares me to think what would happen to our city if he was made mayor, and I will do everything in my power to make sure people know the facts about him so it will NEVER HAPPEN.

17. If one is concerned about the prospect of Ford winning they should be getting involved with other political campaigns.

    Unfortunately I cannot publicly ascribe my name to any one candidate – but what irks me is the plethora of bigoted diatribe spewing from this “man’s” ( I use the word Man lightly, as it would appear he likes to pick on women and those weaker than him… Not something a man would do)vile mouth. It gives a poor name to honest, educated conservatives; who while upset with Miller are repulsed by Ford’s lack of class or tact.

    Toronto: Do not let apathy sink its tentacles into your cajones. Stand up and do something – anything – to ensure this walking advertisement for heart disease (maybe he should make MORE bike-paths) is not elected.

    I implore you.

18. Keep the trash talk going, When Ford is Mayor the gravy Train will stop.

19. If Rob Ford is as bad as the media claims – then why do people in Etobicoke keep returning him to office? Why do people in Etobicoke come to Scarborough to help him with his canvassing? Why do people come from Oshawa to help him and they can’t even vote? Why do people from wards that are not his own call Rob Ford and ask for his help? Rob Ford understands that he works for the public. The rest of council think the public are only to fund their personal entitlements. Have you read their expenses? Their expenses are criminal! A trip to Jamaica – what does that have to do with Scarborough? Yet we are suppose to pay for it. And pay mileage for going to work – give me a break!

20. Councillor spending is clearly a very important issue for this mayoral election, but it seems I need to remind you all that it’s NOT THE ONLY ONE.

    Rob Ford tells it like it is, does he? Like repeatedly taking credit for spearheading the Woodbine Live project when Steve Diamond (the main developer and laywer) said he had never even met with him? When he does tell it like it is, he just sounds like a complete idiot. This is a guy who still believes that only gay people and needle-users are getting AIDS… That pesticides can’t be that bad, because our parents used them, and they’re living long… That laws banning these pesticides are symptoms of DICTATORSHIP!… That Toronto’s tree protection bylaw is COMMUNISM?!

    News flash: No politician “tells it like it is”, and all the candidates’ platforms include cracking down on the budget. Ford’s policy is just to blindly slash, cut, slash, cut. As a commenter elsewhere wrote, “Toronto needs an architect, not a wrecking ball.”

21. It is one thing to be a councillor of a city ward, another to represent a city like Tronto on international platform to attract investors and so on.

    Ford is a frugal seeing the glass half empty type of looser who won’t ever attract one investors in this city.

    Investors are positive thinkers who believe prosperity is at reach.

    The next step for FORD is to finish his sentences with a GOD bless TO.

    People are sick and tired of right wing bouffon who are on a cruisade for whatever they can get a vote for.

    Torontonian are more intelligent than that and will soon realized how FORD have nothing to offer than cutting cutting cutting.

    The poor idiot will realised once elected that between complaining without any solution and running a city like Toronto, there is a hell of a difference.

    There is only one person who really have the profile that it takes to become Toronto Mayor and it is Goerge Smitherman, whether we like him or not this is the plain reality.

    Have fun everyone,

22. You have to check out this anti- Rob Ford video!

    It’s hilarious!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn_Yhdav6ug

23. LOL this is EXACTLY what i said!!! this article took the words right out of my mouth and computer!!

    too bad so sad now our major is Rob Ford… we just wait to see what the fallout will bring. Its up to council to keep him inline and incheck. Which from his recent Don Cherry shananigans… might feel like defending toronto to the world..
    point is though.. we’re stuck with ford.

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