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This attack ad on John Tory is the work of Olivia Chow supporters, they say. Jamey Heath, Chow’s communications director admits however “I’m not going to pretend it’s totally removed [from our campaign]. It’s not.” The ad excoriates the former talkshow host and life-long Progressive Conservative for saying young women should learn to play golf as a means of socializing, for being on the Rogers board, for having supported Rob Ford in a past time and for being vague. Okay. If women (or men) want to call Tory sexist for giving women and girls advice on how to play the game, go for it. But it’s silly. And trivial. As for the rest, it depends on where you want your candidate to be on the political spectrum. Thousands of people supported Rob Ford before he was exposed as a public drunk, crack smoker and friend of trashy people. It’s fair to say “Who knew?” The Toronto Star didn’t run stories before the last election. Vagueness? Olivia Chow didn’t make any announcements about privatization of garbage collection until Tory smoked her out. The fact is, both these candidates have their work cut out for them. The never-say-die Ford brothers are loving the afterglow of the OPP’s unintended “endorsement”. Ford is pumped. If he can keep his alcoholic consumption confined to the home he might have a shot at re-election. Amazing but true.
