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UPDATE: Ford brothers take shots at media in return of The City

Posted By: Siobhan Morris · 9/16/2012 6:25:00 PM

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford & his brother, councillor Doug Ford wasted no time taking shots at the media in the return of their show, The City on Newstalk 1010.

After taking a moment to recognize the loss of Peter Pavlovski, a TTC worker killed on the job Friday, the Ford brothers launched skewered the media who've been critical of the mayor in recent weeks.

They took aim at the Globe & Mail who first raised questions about the mayor using city resources to help run the football team he coaches.  Doug Ford says the Globe is "trying to out-Star the Star".

Rob Ford challenged reporters to go toe-to-toe with him in an election campaign & said he'd be willing to debate the unnamed reporters anytime.

Doug Ford says reporters who've been hounding his brother "don't believe in democracy" & are only interested in chopping down the mayor's agenda.

The Ford brothers' 1st guest was Canadian hockey great Paul Henderson.  Henderson says he "cannot believe the nit-picking" that is fired at the mayor & encouraged Rob Ford to "keep doing what you're doing".

The mayor joked that someone might file an integrity complaint against him for encouraging people to buy  Henderson's book "The Goal of My Life" about the game winner of the 1972 Summit Series.  Rob Ford admits he hasn't read the book, but says he will.

The City airs every Sunday 1-3pm on Newstalk 1010

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  1. library hater posted on 09/16/2012 04:32 PM
    Wonder if TPL Barbarian Librarian Jane Pyper will see all 32 copies (HOW MANY BRANCHES???) get pulled for Margaret Atwood after this endorsement?
    1. Shafa posted on 09/17/2012 07:38 AM
      @library hater library hater: "Wonder if TPL Barbarian Librarian Jane Pyper will see all 32 copies (HOW MANY BRANCHES???) get pulled for Margaret Atwood after this endorsement?"

      Ah, you've got that wrong - the Fords would be the ones pulling books from libraries because they're mad. The sane population of Toronto wouldn't lobby against a guy who wrote a book about hockey ;-)
  2. Carl posted on 09/16/2012 04:54 PM
    Adam Vaughan asks city to pay his roamiong charges on family trip to europe , hires one of his supporters to decorate his office, buys art for his office. And he's going after our mayor for buying team shirts for disadvanteged youth , using his cell phone to contact his team members. Lets see your phone statement Adam to see if you've ever made a personal call. This mayor has saved so much money for this city and hopefully will continue to do so. You, the lefty are clearly interested in spending the money on yourself. I don't listen to politicians I watch what they do. ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.
  3. unknown_man posted on 09/16/2012 05:54 PM
    Rob Ford is such a baby. Whining about the media. Imagine if David miller complained that the media was out to get him.
    1. not Siddiqui posted on 09/16/2012 10:00 PM
      @unknown_man Miller didn't have to whine; he was too busy kissing Hondrich's arse
  4. Neo posted on 09/16/2012 10:49 PM
    The Ford brothers sure are a sideshow. Unfortunately this show isn't what they get paid to do by us taxpayers.
  5. Paul_toronto posted on 09/17/2012 01:48 AM
    Why doesn't Ford agree to a debate on the facts. Why doesn't the station give the Mayor's critics equal time to confront him during his radio program, and put forward the case of how the Ford family is using city funds to pursue their hobbies.

    Do you think Ford hired a varsity athlete on his staff to lick envelopes and answer phones. Don't think so.

    You're paying for the Ford's hobbies.

    All the city's papers, including the Toronto Sun, have said he is wrong to use city resources for his football coaching. Especially when the Mayor has gone after others for the EXACT SAME THING. But more importantly, Ford has voted against all sorts of programs benefiting needy kids in the city, deriding them as "hug a thug" programs.

    He doesn't get a free pass on the rules.
  6. SteveB_10 posted on 09/17/2012 12:37 PM
    There is some wild stuff out there on you tube. Someone has created the Ballad of Rob Ford. I found it and you can see it here.
    http://thinkingaboot.blogspot.ca/2012/09/the-ballad-of-rob-ford.html
  7. proton posted on 09/17/2012 03:45 PM
    since they continually go after ford and it won't stop until he's out of office why not examine EVERY SINGLE COUNCILLOR. Put them all under a microscope and examine EVERY SIBGLE MOVEMENT, then let's see who's standing afterwards.
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