Tag: Musings
Warren Kinsella: On the Trudeau-Ford drug use comparison
…I am characteristically subtle: Liberal insider and Sun News Network analyst Warren Kinsella — who has consistently derided Ford and Ford Nation — says comparing Trudeau to Ford is absurd. “It’s stupid,” he told Yahoo Canada News. “One favours a position on pot that reflects what most police forces in
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Toronto needs a mayor: John Tory says Rob Ford will win again, and sounds totally cool with that
Man oh man, I think John needs to stop giving interviews. Or, at least, think first and talk later. Quote, from The National last night: “[Rob Ford] will come back. People love a story of redemption anywhere in the country, North America, the world. And if he could solve his
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Toronto needs a mayor: …and John Tory isn’t it (updated)
In this fairly extraordinary clip, John seems to be counselling Rob Ford – his theoretical “client” – to not promise to clean up his act. “Don’t ever say those words.” That’s bad, bad advice. UPDATE: The equivocation is winning few admirers, here.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Mayor On Crack? Yes, mayor on crack.
When I wrote this song a few months back, I added the question mark, because none of us were too sure if it was true. Guess it was. A new version is being prepared right now. No question mark, this time.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Highly-Scientific Poll: Fords vs. Police
As you know, Rob Ford and Doug Ford are presently on a jihad against Toronto police, possibly because the police have had the effrontery to, um, investigate Rob for serious crimes. They want the police chief fired, blah blah blah. What do you think? yes, yes, we know: drug dealers
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Enzo Di Matteo: a continuing series
Here. Calls someone gay who isn’t. Here. He makes stuff up. Here. He refuses to accept responsibility when he’s wrong.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Toronto needs a mayor: more than 100 things Mayor Crackhead has messed up
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Continue readingWarren Kinsella: In Tuesday’s Sun: truth or dare is a dangerous game
“Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel,” Mark Twain of course said, although, in the modern era, that aphorism could be easily amended to avoiding fisticuffs with multinationals possessing converged media platforms. To Twain’s dictum we should add another: “Don’t pick fights with people who
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Toronto needs a mayor: John Tory on Rob Ford, a continuing series
A couple days ago, I posted quotage from John Tory saying that all of us had a “responsibility” to “get onboard” and help Rob Ford. Around the same time, it was revealed, John was considering an offer to “play a role” in Ford’s regime. One commenter told me the quote
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Conservative monkeys with machine guns
Last week, it was Stephen Harper going after his much-respected former Chief of Staff. Yesterday, it was Rob Ford going after the cops. Are these Conservative fishing buddies crazy? Well, yes they are, actually. As I (hopefully) explained in yesterday’s Sun – now finally online, here – Harper risks open
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: In Sunday’s Sun: an open letter to Conservative delegates
Dear Conservative Party delegates: We hope you enjoyed your convention in Calgary! We would recommend where to get the best pizza (Michael’s, on Tenth Ave.), or the best burgers (Peter’s, on Sixteenth Ave.). But, after the Parliamentary session you’ve had, we suspect none of you are in the mood for
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Will of Palma Violets in LA Music!
Here: I saw your last show at the Echoplex and noticed you had a special guest. I know you’ve often covered the Hot Nasties, but how did Warren Kinsella end up performing with you guys? We met him through Nardwuar when we went to Canada, and he interviewed us. Then
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Toronto needs a mayor: John Tory on Rob Ford
“Rob Ford won a large mandate…it’s our responsibility to get onboard and help him improve the city.” Wow. Story here. And therein lies the problem. • Rob Ford won’t resign. • There is no legal means to remove him before 2014. • The pretenders on the Right – Stintz, Tory
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: I found this wonderful lady on my wall this morning
Now, how do I keep and protect her all winter?
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Toronto needs a mayor: Olivia Chow responds
From her Facebook page. Boy oh boy, it is so refreshing to hear from someone who conducts herself like a leader should, eh? Dear friends, I believe in restorative justice. Which is the idea that we need to look for ways to help people who make serious mistakes in their
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Toronto needs a mayor: Rob Ford says the police chief is bluffing
…his high-priced legal mouthpiece, no less, has decided to play a game of high-stakes chicken. Release the video, he says. Right here. He may be saying it because (a) he knows the video showing Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine is central to the Lisi extortion prosecution, and the Crown would
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