Posted on 05/24/2013 11:39:44 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict, breaking a week of silence over reports of a video purportedly showing him using the drug. Critics were not appeased, with one city councilor questioning whether the mayor told “the whole truth” and another calling on him to resign.
The mayor of Canada’s largest city did not say whether he has ever used crack. He did not take questions from reporters at a news conference at City Hall, held after close allies released a letter urging him to address the reports of the video.
“I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict of crack cocaine,” Ford said. “As for a video, I cannot comment on a video that I have never seen, or does not exist.”
Ford had been ducking the media and his only comments before Friday on the scandal came a week ago, a day after the story broke, when he called the crack smoking allegations “ridiculous” and said the Toronto Star newspaper was out to get him. …
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How nice for you.
Ask theirs about burden of proof.
I really don’t care about him one way or the other. I don’t live there.
Um. Ever heard of these things we call election? Just because the Red Star has a big hate on, doesn’t mean the citizens of Toronto should be denied the right to choose their mayor, or boot him out, via the ballot box.
Huh??? We’ve got some fools who are pushing hard to legalize possession of pot, but that’s about it.
Just having some fun with you guys. We’re certainly no better in that area.
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