Rob Ford, former Toronto mayor, dead at 46
Source: CBC
Rob Ford, the former Toronto mayor who polarized voters with his brash, uncompromising political style and became an international celebrity for his drug and alcohol use while in office, has died. He was 46.
Ford died this morning after battling cancer since 2014.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-1.3489457
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)Cancer Sucks.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)MowCowWhoHow III
(2,103 posts)Guy was a walking cautionary tale.
bigworld
(1,807 posts)and doused it with gasoline.
Gotta say that for him.
dorkzilla
(5,141 posts)Renew Deal
(81,802 posts)vkkv
(3,384 posts)RIP Rob!
dorkzilla
(5,141 posts)who also beat his wife.
Totally a bad guy.
vkkv
(3,384 posts)three accusations...
Thanks in advance.
dorkzilla
(5,141 posts)vkkv
(3,384 posts)But still UNLIKE our crazies such as Carson, Bachmann, Gohmert, Cruz, Virgina Fox et al.
dorkzilla
(5,141 posts)Edited to add - you would not ask me to provide proof that "water is wet". Rob Ford is a well known asshole.
Here is another link.
http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2013/11/15/rob_fords_true_victims_may_be_those_closest_to_him_dimanno_1.html
REP
(21,691 posts)Ford was a buffoon, and an abusive ass. His death at an early age doesn't change that. I think we're in agreement.
dorkzilla
(5,141 posts)I'll never understand that tendency. If you don't want people to speak badly of you when you're dead, don't be a complete POS when you're alive. Pretty simple really.
REP
(21,691 posts)Kind words won't help him now; unkind ones won't hurt him; and he's safe from the truth.
I do have sympathy for his family. Navigating the storm of emotions that comes from losing a difficult family member is not easy.
dorkzilla
(5,141 posts)He had a wife and 2 kids who, although he abused them all, deserve kindness. I'm sure they will all be conflicted for some time to come.
padfun
(1,780 posts)May you enjoy the drugs where ever your spirit is.
lancer78
(1,495 posts)47of74
(18,470 posts)I'm not forgetting who he was, but I hope he had a quick and easy journey and rests in peace.
dembotoz
(16,739 posts)after the election he and trump could do a reality road show kind of like the bob hope bing crosby movies....
olddad56
(5,732 posts)Tab
(11,093 posts)He was a poster boy for bad substance abuse.
polly7
(20,582 posts)Tab
(11,093 posts)A good chunk is self-inflicted. He looks too old to just be in his mid-40's. If the cancer didn't get him, something else would surely have.
polly7
(20,582 posts)Then the cancer struck. No, it wasn't self-inflicted.
Tab
(11,093 posts)As someone who has both had to confront susbstance issues (though I don't think as bad as his) AND as someone with late stage cancer that I've dealt with for 8 years, I can tell you all his abuse issues over the last few years have created their own problems irrespective of the cancer.
And I'm very sorry for all you've dealt with - that's terrible and I sincerely hope things go well for you. But he really was trying to turn things around. I had no love for him, but feel very sad that a relatively young man didn't get to make his life better - for himself, his family and those who knew him. Every death affects me this way ... that's just me.
whatthehey
(3,660 posts)Oncologists have no clue, and its one of the rare diseases wher they don't blame lifestyle choices, so what do you know that they don't?
Saviolo
(3,270 posts)from people in Toronto.
I think my favourite was from Scaachi Kou'sl (from Buzzfeed) Twitter feed this morning:
@Scaachi
You don't have to be that sad about a man who was a racist and a bigot and a sexist and an abuser and who tried to burn our city down.
@Scaachi
Not everyone gets redemption in death. Save that for your "complicated" uncle when he dies.
Just remember we're allowed to have complicated feelings about people and their deaths. We can feel sad for Rob Ford's passing as a person and have unambiguous dislike for his policies and legacy within the city of Toronto.