[Magdalen] RIP Rob Ford

[Jon Egger]

I still miss Jack Layton.  He was an inspiration.

Grace and peace,
brud

On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Becuase Rob genuinely loved people and returned phone calls, never got
> above himself in his dealings with the public. He was a likeable fellow,
> beyond his frailties. Really, he was best suited to being a city
> councillor;  he didn't enjoy the _job_ of being mayor.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
>
> On 3/24/2016 5:00 AM, Allan Carr wrote:
>
>> Rob Ford, the former Toronto mayor whose brash political style and
>> admission he smoked crack cocaine while in office made headlines around
>> the
>> world, died Tuesday. He was 46.
>>
>> Ford, who was first diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in September
>> 2014,
>> died in Toronto on Tuesday, his family confirmed in a statement.
>>
>> He was popular with his constituents but a shocking buffoon  to his
>> critics. Journalist Robyn Doolittle who extensively covered him and wrote
>> a
>> book about him said “That blend of populism and controversy and also
>> likability is something that I don’t think anybody will be able to
>> replicate.”
>>
>> I sort of liked Rob Ford and usually dislike Donald Trump. I'm not sure
>> why.
>>
>> RIP
>>
>>
>