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Rob Ford not that bad?

Every morning since I quit my summer job, I get up, make some breakfast and sit on the swing in the backyard and read the newspaper.  It’s been a really relaxing way to begin the day and I’ll hopefully manage to find the time to continue once school starts.  It’s a good practice because it’s actually important for a would-be journalist, to know what’s going on in the world/Toronto.

Rob Ford needs your help

I’ve been really trying to focus on local news.  It’s hard to take it all in at once when you’re not someone who has read the paper religiously for that long.  I’m following the Toronto mayoral election.  Not that closely but the more I read the more I question.

One thing is for sure.  No one likes Rob Ford.  It baffles me that he’s even running.  This is where I start to question.  He’s a “bad” guy.  He says controversial things, he’s got a drug charge in Florida, and he is a fat man.  That last one I just added because until recently I only knew who he was from all the fat jokes.

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