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rfmcdonaldBy this point, almost everyone reading this blog will have been apprised of the news that Toronto mayor Rob Ford has been hospitalized for a large abdominal tumour. Given his father's death from colon cancer, and Ford's own history of hospitalizations, the news is not good.
How do you feel about this? Do you feel much sympathy for the man? He is a human being suffering what might well be a terminal illness (ignoring steadily-growing pain for three months is a bad idea), a husband and a father and a man loved by many in his community. He is also, as is abundantly documented, a frequently crude and multi-faceted bigot who has brought shame to Toronto with his numerous ill-judged behaviours.
What do you think of it all?
How do you feel about this? Do you feel much sympathy for the man? He is a human being suffering what might well be a terminal illness (ignoring steadily-growing pain for three months is a bad idea), a husband and a father and a man loved by many in his community. He is also, as is abundantly documented, a frequently crude and multi-faceted bigot who has brought shame to Toronto with his numerous ill-judged behaviours.
What do you think of it all?
