Caught on tape: did Rob Ford just offer to buy OxyContin on the street for one of his constituents?
Remember when Rob Ford tried to put his insensitive comments about AIDS behind him by personally apologizing to an HIV-positive man and his husband, and it was super-awkward? The Star reporter who arranged the whole thing called it “a slightly bizarre scene,” but he hadn’t seen anything yet. Ford and Dieter Doneit-Henderson have stayed in touch, and now their relationship has taken a turn for the worse. According to the Star, the Ford campaign has reported Doneit-Henderson to the police and asked for an investigation after receiving harassing e-mails and—here’s the good part—Ford was involved in a recorded phone conversation in which he appears to suggest his constituent pick up some OxyContin on the street. Xtra got a hold of the tape—listen here.
The Sun’s take:
Later in the conversation Doneit-Henderson asks if Ford himself can find him some OxyContin, and Ford responds more than once that he’ll try, asking how much it goes for on the street.
“Why don’t you go on the street and score it?” Ford says in the tape.
When the man suggests he needs only two or three or four of the pills to “kill the pain,” Ford asks him to leave it with him and he’ll “ask people on the street” to see what he can do.
Ford says he never intended to buy any hillbilly heroin and was simply trying to end a clearly uncomfortable conversation. Perfectly credible, given that the image of Ford trying to buy drugs “on the street” is hilarious and would scream “narc” to any dealer worth his salt. But here’s a useful rule of thumb for campaign managers the world over: any day that starts with your candidate denying a plan to illegally purchase narcotics is a bad day.
Now that we’ve had “Rob Ford” and “drug tape” in the same headlines, we should all hope that this doesn’t get taken to the next level: “Rob Ford” and “sex tape.”
• Ford feels ‘set up’ by drug tape [Toronto Sun]
• Ford complains to police about recipient of AIDS apology [Toronto Star]
Rob Ford does not have the common sense it seems to take to be mayor of Toronto. He could/should have something like, ‘Gee, I wish I could help you, but I don’t think I can get anything for you’or, ‘Are you working for Smitherman?’.
Rob Ford is bar far the best man for the Job, The fact that his opposition will resort to this kind of political warfare is just proof of that.
in a nutshel politicians dont have the common sense to make wise spending decisions, therefore they hire consultants (like lawyers taking on a new case) who charge them thousands of dollars, and say well this would be a good idea. This way they can continue to consult and milk the system, all the way through, The projects are never effective, the consultant offers a deflection of blame, (well i hired a processional) and tax payers get squeezed with new and more taxes the following year for the lack of incompetence.
THAT IS THE COMMON SENSE THAT ROB FORD HAS, TO PUT AN END TO SPENDING WITH ABSOLUTE ZERO RETURN
Give Rob Ford the Mayor’s job. He can’t be any worst than what we currently have. At the very least you know he’ll save you some money and still cares about the guy in need,even though he’s not as polished as we’d like him to be.
This is a bad set up by Slithermen. Although Rob should have been aware he’d be looking to knock him down in some way.The truth is Rob Ford has never blown a billion dollars of tax payers money. So face it Slitherman your ship is sinking fast, this is a cheap way to try and harm someones campaign!
My friend just fowarded me the entire uncut version of the tape. Listen to it here: http://twitlens.com/?Mn4
Rob Ford will be Mel Lastman part two but I guess that sounds good to some people. Toronto seems to be turning in to a bit of a hick town. Happily I’ll be moving soon so y’all can entertain me from afar.
Why didn’t anyone pay attention to this in 2010. :(
“This Rob Ford scandal is a vast left wing conspiracy!!! sniff, sniff, cry, cry, weep” says Rob Ford Nation supporter.