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Is Rob Ford Toronto’s Sarah Palin? A five-point comparison

Rob Ford and Sarah Palin (Images: toronto.ca, auburnxc)

Rob Ford is in trouble again for blabbing sensitive information to the public. This time, his critics on city council are accusing him of revealing an $8-million judgment against the city by the Canada Revenue Agency. (Ford says he’s innocent, and, in any case, Pam McConnell said it first.) But the choicest bit from this latest Fordian brouhaha is the reaction of Adam Vaughan: “There’s a poll coming out [Wednesday] that says he’s in first place [in the mayoral race]… You want to elect Sarah Palin, you’ve got the candidate before you.”

Is it really fair to compare Ford to Palin? We’ve compiled this five-point guide.

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