So my buddy Crescent Canuck pointed out that the comment I attributed to Mayor Miller in the previous post was in fact, from Alfons Rubbens, the publisher of InsideSoccer Magazine.
I apoloize to the mayor (I doubt he either knows or cares, but still), and to the few readers that I do have. It was a misread of the Globe and Mail article on my part, and it was quite boneheaded in hindsight.
Here's the Mayor's actual quote: "The incident is obviously regrettable...The duty inspector who was there last night showed tremendous good sense and defused the incident and sent the players back in the care of their coach. Which was the appropriate conduct. He was a real credit to the (Toronto Police Service)."
Way to go Mr. Mayor. I can't remember the last time I was so pleased with something this guy did.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Miller's last straw
I'm sure everyone has heard of the FIFA soccer incident in Toronto. If not, check out the Globe, Post, and Star.
What really threw me was this quote in the Globe article from our dear Mayor Miller: ""First it was (private) security and then there were more and more police - there were way too many police there. If they would have disappeared there would have been no fracas at all."
Really? So the fans that were attacking the refs would have shown restraint if there were NO police? Is this guy off his rocker? A foreign team stirs up trouble in our city, and his response is to slam our cops?
After the last couple of months, I just can't believe I voted for him, I seriously should've abstained. First the ridiculous taxes, now this. I really need to find a centrist candidate to support for the next mayoral run.
I seriously hope Harper doesn't p***y out under pressure and apologize. Then again, if he did, it would be so Canadian, wouldn't it?
Edited to add strikethrough.
Really? So the fans that were attacking the refs would have shown restraint if there were NO police? Is this guy off his rocker? A foreign team stirs up trouble in our city, and his response is to slam our cops?
After the last couple of months, I just can't believe I voted for him, I seriously should've abstained. First the ridiculous taxes, now this. I really need to find a centrist candidate to support for the next mayoral run.
I seriously hope Harper doesn't p***y out under pressure and apologize. Then again, if he did, it would be so Canadian, wouldn't it?
Edited to add strikethrough.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Back at it
So it's been a while and I have several things on my mind...
Religion
I was at a wedding this past weekend and a friend of the groom's family was asked to say a short prayer to bless the wedding. He did that, then went into a diatribe against gay marriage and how countries like the Netherlands and Canada are ruining the world, or something like that. I could easily demolish someone like him in a real debate, but this (not very well educated) man (with really bad grammar) chose my friend's wedding to spout his political views, which made him the world's biggest assshole. And if open minded countries like Canada are really that bad, take a hike buddy.
Environment
I am a bit of an environmentalist myself, and I've noticed two trends recently. The first is disconcerting, the second is annoying.
With all of the focus currently on global warming, are we in danger of ignoring good old fashioned pollution? Whatever happened to all the worry about smog days, clean water, landfills, etc? I'm not knocking the attention that global warming is getting, but let's not forget that there are other environmental issues out there.
With global warming having become the cause du jour, the usual bandwagon jumpers have begun doing things that annoy people like me. You have the retail store customer who'll refuse to take a bag while saying "It'll save a tree." No, you well intentioned moron, it won't. Plastic bags are not made from trees, they're made from oil, natural gas, and coal. Plastic bags are not evil, they are reusable, and recyclable. It's our own city's fault for letting them end up in landfills instead of having found a way to recycle them like other Canadian cities already have.
City Council
Speaking of our city, our gutsy councilors recently decided to put off a vote to burden Torontonians with new taxes. Toronto faces a cash crunch, everyone knows that. Yet the councilors gave themselves and the mayor a raise a few months ago, refused to give up their perks, and are now looking at cutting back on services (wait for it...) that involve non-union jobs! Thus our fun cycle of using taxpayer dollars to give underperforming politicians raises and unionized workers inflated salaries while hitting the taxpayer up for more cash continues.
Religion
I was at a wedding this past weekend and a friend of the groom's family was asked to say a short prayer to bless the wedding. He did that, then went into a diatribe against gay marriage and how countries like the Netherlands and Canada are ruining the world, or something like that. I could easily demolish someone like him in a real debate, but this (not very well educated) man (with really bad grammar) chose my friend's wedding to spout his political views, which made him the world's biggest assshole. And if open minded countries like Canada are really that bad, take a hike buddy.
Environment
I am a bit of an environmentalist myself, and I've noticed two trends recently. The first is disconcerting, the second is annoying.
With all of the focus currently on global warming, are we in danger of ignoring good old fashioned pollution? Whatever happened to all the worry about smog days, clean water, landfills, etc? I'm not knocking the attention that global warming is getting, but let's not forget that there are other environmental issues out there.
With global warming having become the cause du jour, the usual bandwagon jumpers have begun doing things that annoy people like me. You have the retail store customer who'll refuse to take a bag while saying "It'll save a tree." No, you well intentioned moron, it won't. Plastic bags are not made from trees, they're made from oil, natural gas, and coal. Plastic bags are not evil, they are reusable, and recyclable. It's our own city's fault for letting them end up in landfills instead of having found a way to recycle them like other Canadian cities already have.
City Council
Speaking of our city, our gutsy councilors recently decided to put off a vote to burden Torontonians with new taxes. Toronto faces a cash crunch, everyone knows that. Yet the councilors gave themselves and the mayor a raise a few months ago, refused to give up their perks, and are now looking at cutting back on services (wait for it...) that involve non-union jobs! Thus our fun cycle of using taxpayer dollars to give underperforming politicians raises and unionized workers inflated salaries while hitting the taxpayer up for more cash continues.
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