Raise the Hammer

Um lets see. The Toronto Star ran an openly hostile and nearly libelous campaign against Rob Ford since he declared his candidacy for mayor. The CBC routinely ran stories highlighting Mr Fords foibles personal and political in an effort to disparage him. Tags like racist, homophobe, buffoon, unqualified are hung on him on a regular basis. Why is that? Because he is white, fat and heterosexual?

In ten years on Toronto City Council, Mr Ford has personally returned over 220,000 emails and phone calls, many from people who do not even live in his ward. He has consistently returned the nearly $60,000 office budget alloted to each Toronto City councillor. Out of his own pocket he has ressurected the Don Boscoe High School football program. This is a school of mostly visible minority kids from under priviledged homes often with no father figure in the picture. He has given these kids a place to be after school and no doubt has contributed towards a more positive life outcome for many of these boys who have garnered scholarships they would otherwise not have had the chance to.

Over 3800000 people voted for Mr Ford in a municipal election that saw record voter turnout in Toronto. Broken down ward by ward he even won in highly ethnic areas of the inner city. Suffice to say the myth created by his detractors that he is racist did not resonate with the people he is supposed to be prejudice against. In the coming months I would be suprised to see the formation of Mr Ford's personal Anti Gay Gestapo, or a fence erected around the Church St area to keep gay people in one place.

Mr Ford's message was simple and it worked in a community where people are pissed off and fed up with City Hall telling them what is good for them.

FOR THE RECORD. I do not know Rob Ford, I do not work for him, I do not live or vote in Toronto, however I do work there. This simple lesson in Rob Fords victory is that he spoke to voters concerns. Period. Like him I am sick and tired of the liberal left and their media lackeys pontificating from on high about what is good for people, how we should live our lives, and DON'T YOU DARE DISAGREE OR WE WILL SILENCE YOU! Now that the gravy train for the socialist glitteratti is over they are shouting like Chicken Little "THE SKY IS FALLING"!

Go cry me a river.