Friday Night Notes
Sifting and sorting through the vast amount of information that funnels through my twitter feeds daily is a challenge. Much of it is chatter but some is noteworthy. This is what I have bookmarked this week:
There is not much more to be added to what has already been said about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.
What I have thoroughly enjoyed is some of the amusing quotes, insights and creative ways to tell the story. Here are a few of my favourites.....
As an opera....
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Q @CBCRadioQ 17 Nov ICYMI: Our creative friends @CBCDay6 gave the Rob Ford story a very unique treatment: http://bit.ly/HQkbv9 #RobFordOpera
As songs...
CBC Radio @cbcradio 15 Nov Hear a series of Rob Ford apologies set to Brenda Lee's "I'm Sorry" - via @TheCurrentCBC https://soundcloud.com/cbc-radio-one/the-rob-ford-apology-song-im
On Conan ...Rob Ford's Campaign song by Anchorman's Ron Burgundy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhhpz9pKyj8&feature=youtu.be
On SNL....
On SNL....
HuffPostComedy @HuffPostComedy 12h #SNL had a good Rob Ford sketch, but it really made us miss Chris Farley. http://huff.to/1ebEvTd
My favourite comments......
Rubene De Sousa @RubeneDS 4m Did Rob Ford's brother appear on CNN with a vodka bottle in plain sight? - http://yhoo.it/HYBg6t
The Globe and Mail @globeandmail 2h Toronto Mayor Rob Ford now more dangerous as a celebrity than as a leader, @IvorTossell argues http://tgam.ca/DweB #TOpoli
…TorontoStar @TorontoStar 14 Nov "Please accept the noble offer of my steady hand and compassionate heart." Charlie Sheen tweets to #RobFord http://ow.ly/qPYtl #TOpoli
VANITY FAIR @VanityFair 2h The Prince of Ties: Rob Ford’s Best Style Moments! http://vnty.fr/1b3HezA
CNN @CNN 7h Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he would have admitted to the crack earlier, but no one asked the right question http://cnn.it/I0ZJII
Bill Maher @billmaher 21h I see Ford motor co.has asked #RobFord not to use their logo anymore on his t shirts. And Coke said "Don't even think about it"
TedInJest @TedInJest 16 Nov With Rob Ford... voters opted for the wisdom of age, the maturity of a keg party, and the dignity of a strip bar. #PowerToThePeople
The Colbert Report @ColbertReport 15 Nov "He was just trying to tell kids to stay in s
chool. Seriously kids, stay inside. Mayor Rob Ford is out there." http://on.cc.com/1dzhDw8
Toronto Life Daily @toronto_life 14 Nov The 10 most unbelievable quotes from the past 36 hours of Rob Ford insanity, from Charlie Sheen to Kathleen Wynne http://lif.to/HW7Rue
