Rob Ford has skated through some humiliating situations and emerged relatively unscathed. The crack-smoking scandal, though, has ratcheted the ridiculousity to new highs. Every day brings more bad news. So far, Ford has kept his cool (more or less), but we have to wonder if—or when—he’s going to crack. Here, our daily assessment of what’s going on with our infamous mayor.

• Gawker reconstructs the night the crack video was filmed (Pressure: ↑)
Newspapers have stopped short of providing a narrative for the night Ford (allegedly) smoked crack in front of the camera, but Gawker isn’t so tentative. Citing an unnamed source, the site says the crack video was recorded 6-8 months ago when drug dealers from 320 Dixon Road (where the video was later rumoured to be held) stopped by a rundown North Etobicoke bungalow where Ford has gone for years during his “binges.” The dealers asked for a photo, which was taken outside at resident Fabio Basso’s request (says the source: “Ford ran outside like a schoolgirl to have that picture taken.”)

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Rob Ford has skated through some humiliating situations and emerged relatively unscathed. The crack-smoking scandal, though, has ratcheted the ridiculousity to new highs. Every day brings more bad news. So far, Ford has kept his cool (more or less), but we have to wonder if—or when—he’s going to crack. Here, our daily assessment of what’s going on with our infamous mayor.

• Rob Ford was photographed in front of a house notorious for drug activity (Pressure: ↑)
The Toronto Star and Gawker have momentarily switched their focus from the video to the house in this photograph distributed by the video’s peddlars. The rundown bungalow, which has long concerned neighbours, is only 300 metres from the Dixon Road apartment building where the video was rumoured to be held.

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Rob Ford has skated through some humiliating situations and emerged relatively unscathed. The crack-smoking scandal, though, has ratcheted the ridiculousity to new highs. Every day brings more bad news. So far, Ford has kept his cool (more or less), but we have to wonder if—or when—he’s going to crack. Here, our daily assessment of what’s going on with our infamous mayor.

• Gawker’s go-between tells the site that the video is “gone” (Pressure: ↓)
And Gawker is blaming everyone from CNN and the Toronto Star to the local Somali community for messing up the deal.

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