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westyvt said:
How can Ford invite a newspaper to cover the event and then specify which journalist can or cannot be sent to cover an event held on public property? Who would even think they had that right to dictate participation at that level? Sounds illegal to me.
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Doolittle was going as the author of Crazy Town, not as a journalist covering City Hall. Nonetheless, this blocking of certain people in the media is raising questions.

Oh yeah a shit-storm is brewing...
 
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JWBF said:
This is a weight loss ploy like the "Cut The Waist Challenge", to show a commitment to a positive action. The CTWC was a failure for Robbie, and we saw glimpses of Robbie's personality in the form of childish tantrums, and brooding.
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http://www.robfordfacts.ca/2014/06/fact-28-losing-few-pounds-doesnt-make-ok.html

...Similarly, the reported eight-size pant drop strains credulity. At 5'10, this would take Rob from a height:waist ratio of 0.74 (very obese) to 0.63 (still very obese, but a lot better). It's not easy to calculate weight loss from waist size, but a rule of thumb is 8lbs for the first inch and then 17-18lbs per inch after that. This puts Rob's loss at 125-135lbs, or over 1/3 of his post-crack, pre-rehab body weight. At a rate of two pounds per day. Which unless he is lopping off a finger every morning is physically impossible. Ford would need to cut 7,000 calories a day, which means that not only was he on a starvation diet, he also ran a marathon every day for two months straight (great - now Doug is going to start saying that "Rob Ford is the new Terry Fox"). Doug may try to explain this paradox by claiming that his brother turned fat into muscle, but if that were true Rob Ford and Ben Johnson would need to share the same equine veterinarian. Maybe the Ford boys are used to telling people that 2-3" are actually 8, but this time they can't rely on vodka coolers and the dimly-lit back seat of their dad's station wagon to complete the illusion.

As much fun as it is to poke holes in Robs's weight loss story, it is exactly what the Ford campaign wants. When we talk about weight we ignore alcohol and crack. We also forget about Rob's other issues.

Rob Ford has still not apologized for, among other things, saying he wanted to have sex with one of his mayoral competitors, using terms such as "Nigger", "Kike" and "Paki", getting caught on video (yet again) smoking crack with criminals and appearing in public extremely intoxicated. Neither Rob nor Doug have explained why they gave preferential treatment to Deco clients and business partners, and Rob has never explained why he used tax dollars and city staff to run errands like deliver cigarettes and vodka to his house.

But he did lose 8 inches (he didn't) so that's all water under the bridge, right?
 
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westyvt said:
How can Ford invite a newspaper to cover the event and then specify which journalist can or cannot be sent to cover an event held on public property? Who would even think they had that right to dictate participation at that level? Sounds illegal to me.
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he's not the first...

Harper PR 101: When in doubt, shoot the messenger

It marks an escalation in the Harper government’s dictatorial attempts to control the message. The PM has never been a journalism-friendly kind of guy. But up until now, his method of stifling coverage has been to choke off the flow of information.

This has been accomplished by seriously limiting the media’s access to cabinet ministers, hoarding public information and abusing the spirit of conflict-of-interest legislation.

It has also been pursued by muzzling public officials and severing any connection between the media and the federal bureaucracy.
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http://www.ipolitics.ca/2013/01/20/harper-pr-101-when-in-doubt-shoot-the-messenger/


Ontario Liberal and Tory leaders limit media exposure on election trail

Dalton McGuinty and Tim Hudak may spend their days on the campaign trail attacking each other, but there’s one thing the Ontario political rivals agree on – the desire to control their message by severely limiting media access.

It’s a strategy that paid off in spades – and a majority government – for Prime Minister Stephen Harper
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...dia-exposure-on-election-trail/article600804/


We have a right to ask questions. Will we fight for it?

An important vote took place quietly in Ottawa last week. Chances are you heard nothing about it. Nevertheless, it was a timely — if purely symbolic — attempt at defending democracy and the idea of a free press in this country.

The vote took place not in Parliament, but among members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, who voted unanimously to adopt a motion reaffirming their “democratic†right to ask questions at government-orchestrated photo ops and so-called ‘media availabilities.’

Yes, you read that right. This nation’s parliamentary press corps actually had to hold a vote to affirm the right to ask questions of the politicians they cover at staged PR events. That should tell you a lot about the depth of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s loathing for the fourth estate.
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http://www.ipolitics.ca/2014/03/11/we-have-a-right-to-ask-questions-will-we-fight-for-it/
 
EagleEye said:
I guess the question is, will Ford Nayshun show up and try to cause trouble. Singin' Jimmy will likely be there. I wonder if City Hall will add extra security? The Sit-in and media don't cause trouble but Ford and Ford Nationalists are another story.
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Except that there *hasn't* been a pattern of Ford Nayshun "showing up and trying to cause trouble". They'd rather conduct their battles through comment threads and Twitter--otherwise, whenever they've "shown up", they've been negligible factors if not altogether inept....
 
westyvt said:
How can Ford invite a newspaper to cover the event and then specify which journalist can or cannot be sent to cover an event held on public property? Who would even think they had that right to dictate participation at that level? Sounds illegal to me.
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The area in question is technically in his "office" which he still has some preview over, at least for official business, and not bringing over some buds to party..
 
adma said:
Except that there *hasn't* been a pattern of Ford Nayshun "showing up and trying to cause trouble". They'd rather conduct their battles through comment threads and Twitter--otherwise, whenever they've "shown up", they've been negligible factors if not altogether inept....
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True, but they did have a Facebook page set up specifically to show up on his return date. The group is pretty inactive so I don't think anything will come of it, at the same time, a lot of Nationalists do show up at City Hall to visit Ford or his staff. Many of them have had chips on their shoulders.
 
Rob Ford’s invitation-only news conference sparks controversy

When asked whether they considered or would consider another space that could fit everyone, Massoudi said, “The space has been chosen. The mayor wants to speak inside of his office to the residents of Toronto and that is what he will be doing.”

In a rare act of criticism from the city, spokesperson Wynna Brown said the member’s lounge, which is available Monday afternoon, can “accommodate more people and is a more appropriate venue.”

She said, “From a city point of view, this is not reflective of the approach or the collaborative relationships we have and value with members of the media, particularly our colleagues in the city hall press gallery.”
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http://www.thestar.com/news/city_ha...nonly_news_conference_sparks_controversy.html
 
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