Published: November 22, 2013 1:00 AM
You gotta love the comedy that comes from scandal. We humans really love to laugh at those who succumb to moral woes or plain, old stupidity, especially if their names are Anthony Weiner, (you can’t make that one up), Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin, and, yes, Rob Ford.
Before you start groaning of yet another opinion about Ford, this former Torontonian isn’t going to stoop to that low. Rather, I’d like to comment on all the hilariousness that has ensued, well except for that crack dealer who is sitting in jail, I don’t think he finds the situation all that funny. Nor do I think my former neighbours are too amused about their city being the laughing stock of the world. But, hey, get over it. There will soon be another scandal that will be spoofed on SNL.
Laughter is how we deal with the misfortune of others, except when those embarrassing moments are happening in your own backyard.
I have to admit I laughed my pants off at Anchorman Ron Burgundy singing Ford’s campaign song to the tune of Loverboy’s Working for the Weekend on the Conan show the other day, but what if it was my town, my mayor they were laughing at.
Oh, wait. I am having a deja vu moment, no crack involved.
Before the train wreck that was Ford Nation or the selfie-loving Weiner, or those secondary dwelling loving senators, we had our own scandal in beautiful Vernon, B.C.
I know many of you (me included) would like to forget, but all this Ford business has reminded me of what happened here in 2005.
For newcomers to this city, the scandal arose when a certain mayor decided to wine n’ dine some fellow movers and shakers, including then Premier Gordon Campbell, with the city credit card. Problem is those movers and shakers didn’t seem to recall getting a free meal.
(It’s all spelled out on Wikipedia for goodness sakes.) Read more
For a trip down memory lane watch also the video below.
Incidentally, if you wonder how we got to our ridiculous water situation, the above video reveals the reasons for the urgency to develop a new water system regardless of the cost to existing residents. Developments needed water, Vernon exhausted its available water licenses, thus, costs were no object to get more water.
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