Latest breaking news: Giambrone quits. So I guess it is our business.
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Original Post
I find myself siding with National Post’s Chris Selley in the debate regarding whether or not Councillor Adam Giambrone’s indiscretions should be an issue in the Toronto mayoralty race.
Of course it does go to the question of good judgment and character to a certain degree, but as Selley quips:
Mr. Giambrone wasn’t running a morality campaign; indeed, I struggle to think how anyone could run a morality campaign in Toronto.
Exactly.
Plenty of other reasons to reject Giambrone as mayor without suddenly playing the role of self-righteous Puritan, Toronto.
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Photo: Just another family festival in Toronto.
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Related
Why alpha men sometimes leave their brains behind – Michael Valpy:
…To win, alpha men are inclined to take risks and they rarely if ever think they’re going to get caught.
“With the rush of adrenalin and testosterone, the cliché in this case is true, that they think with their d _ _ ks,” said psychotherapist Andre Stein, who specializes in treating men.
Psychiatrist Thomas Verny put it more delicately: “They leave their brains behind and they’re being led by their lower chakras. And they act stupidly.”
(Excellent read. I wonder if Tiger Woods would fit this pattern.)
Another thought-provoking analysis by Royson James —–> Adam Giambrone should drop out of race.
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Evening Update
Adam Giambrone – not ready for prime time: Levy – Sun
First, will that lady on his arm keep that blue dress as evidence.
Think of the upside of this guy being your mayor. He could be so busy on the couch he would forget to raise taxes and ban things.
So far as I have heard, sex in the office is still allowed.
The conservative in my says that this looks good on David Miller Lite. Coming as it does after his YouTube Rocky Balboa style announcement of his entry into the Mayor’s race tells me that someone may have been sitting on this until the appropriate moment.
Another side of me says that I don’t really care and as a single guy he’s just doing what guys do…playing the field. I think it’s too bad for his girlfriend that he was such a jerk but this goes on all the time in the dating game these days. Being a live-in doesn’t insure anything at all.
Should it affect his bid for Mayor? I don’t think he has a chance to be honest. With the truck load of conservatives working for Rossi’s campaign no one with lip prints on Miller’s ass will come close winning the Mayor’s seat.
I think his behaviour is creepy and disrespectful but do I think it should determine a mayoralty run or not? No.
The voters can determine that and should they deem him distrustful, a liar, irresponsible, self gratifying and gross, so be it.
Should they find him none of the above, I suspect the voters may reap what they sow.
But then they have a history of that already, don’t they?
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it isn’t so much the initial act here… as the cover-up…
“Mayoral candidate Adam Giambrone is now admitting he had multiple “intimate” relationships with women other than his long-time partner, and that he initially lied when he told a local newspaper his affair with an aspiring model was limited to illicit text messages and meetings in public places.”
what else is he gonna lie about?
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Snooty and judgemental 905ers who look down their noses at Toronto have absolutely NO business passing judgement on Toronto politics. When you start to contribute something to the conservation besides absurd generalizations, then you can make suggestions about how we run our beloved city.
Pride is an annual event. Believe it or not, most of the year we don’t see naked men walking the streets.
I was never lucky enough to have multiple relationships at any one time when I was single (except for that brief period in….well, never mind) so as far as the testosterone angle is concerned I say good for him.
However, the lying part is what gets me and for that reason alone I think he should be toast.
The only reason this is an issue is because of how he lied to girlfriend number two about his relationship with the girlfriend seen on his arm in so many photos.
The one he was living with.
All of these other relationships are now being admitted to because he’s been caught.
I happen to be the monogamous sort who believes that if you’ve committed to living with a partner of the opposite sex (or whatever, there’s nothing wrong with that) then that committment is the same as being married and your partner is the only one you should be true to.
Would the citizens of Toronto like it if young Adam is elected as their Mayor and then starts doing administrative work on the side in Mississauga?
Note to ‘Gary’ – Your comment is libelous and will be deleted.
Pride is an annual event. Believe it or not, most of the year we don’t see naked men walking the streets.
So why is it allowed just then?
I am not a snooty 905er and if any one of us walked down our streets with no clothes, we would be arrested. The Pride parade does not help the image of Toronto one little bit, and anyone naked should be arrested that day, the same as any other day. Like any movie, it should be rated so kids aren’t allowed.
it’s a no brainer for me
I agree with neo at 10 09 am
what else?
I never trust a liar
fh
It is nice to know that Torontoians only have pride in their city once a year. Most citizens of cities have pride all year round.
Mary T – Zing!!!
Headline at Bourque -ADAM has withdrawn from race.
Just have to wait for all those others to come forward and say, hey, I slept with Adam.
It never ceases to amaze me that girls/women can’t wait to get their 15 minutes of fame by admitting they sleep around.
Jenny – as a born and bred Torontonian I have to say that I’m ashamed of what’s become of the city I knew. Your entitled attitude is one of the reasons why I left long ago and have been back only a handful of times.
If so much of what happened in Toronto wasn’t reported on or ripple-effected to the rest of the province you’d be justified in telling us to mind our own business.
From your board of education to your municipal government – total dysfunction viewed by millions and yes, discussed. Don’t like it. Too bad.
Perhaps Jenny, or anyone else can explain to me why Canada’s largest city, the epitome of Canadian cool, the centre of the universe etc. can only ever manage to find dinks or losers to run for mayor.
Full disclosure: I am not a snotty 905-er, I am an even snottier West Coaster.
Yeah thanks Mary T! I just heard about it myself and added a breaking update.
off topic
anyone who has twenty minutes drop over to Springers blog and watch the video on education
Sir Ken Robinson Do schools kill creativity?
time well spent
fh
He saw the light and it wasn’t good.
http://news.sympatico.ctv.ca/abc/home/contentposting.aspx?isfa=1&feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V3&showbyline=True&date=true&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20100210%2fGiambrone_scandal_natpack_100210
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“jenny snootily pronounces… Believe it or not, most of the year we don’t see naked men walking the streets.”
well, jen… way to set the bar.
call me wacky, but out here in the sticks (hastings county)… that type of behaviour would get you in a wee spot of trouble with the constabulary & citizenry both.
good ol’ liberal-minded hogtown… special rules for “special people”, huh?
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Taking a rather broad brush here but has anyone ever noticed how ‘bending the rules’ always results in poverty, crime, violence unemployment etc? As infidelity, perversion, lying, cheating, stealing becomes accepted and normalized the other societal problems become more and more endemic.
Best line comes from Howard Moscoe: ‘‘I’m not sure there are many single males in this city who could have their hormones closely examined.’’
Yeah but not too many of them were running for mayor.
Now let’s see what the cocaine addict has been up to.
Dillon, what are you talking about before I approve your comment?
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“joanne says… Best line comes from Howard Moscoe: ‘I’m not sure
there are many single males in this city who could have their
hormones closely examined.’”
ah, the venerable “all the other guys are doing it” defense.
i bet that’s not what they say to their wives/girlfriends.
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Mrs Smitherman stated that he was a user when he was in Cabinet. He claims he has quit the habit. What’s the real story? Whatever his husband does is his business unless it involved minors.
I’m still having trouble seeing your point Dillon, but I’m exhausted from a painting project that’s not going very well so please excuse my lack of comprehension.
Where’s Mike Holmes when you need him?
Re: Giambrone
Character matters!
If you’ll betray your Significant Other, you’ll betray voters even worse.
Al says, Gzambroni is passe.
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With Marylanders battling the fiercest snowstorm in generations, Baltimore officials have called on local businesses to help deal with snowfall that is choking roadways and confining city residents to their homes.
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Joanne @ 6:31pm
I’m off to my boot camp right now but I’m pretty good at “paint projects” so if you want to e-mail me you dilemma, I may be able to offer some advice?.
I may have a solution, maybe not but I will try! Cheer up!
Wasn’t it just a couple of weeks ago we read about citizens being arrested for shoveling roadways and sidewalks in Britain.
Hey Bec, thanks. I may take you up on your offer.
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apparently mr giam-boner is dealing with more than fidelity issues…
“Sherman, 31, says the councillor and TTC chairman told him
he was bisexual, then asked him to dinner at Il Fornello on
Yonge St.”
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Well being a bi would have upped his profile as a Mayoralty candidate in Toronto. Too bad for him that he blew it with all the lies and deceit.