Toronto’s crack-addict mayor Chris Farley Rob Ford is many things.
Among them; “more popular than Obama“:
According to a new Forum Research survey of 1,049 Toronto voters, Ford, who admitted to using crack in a “drunken stupor” on Nov. 5, has an approval rating of 42 percent. The Telegraph notes that though this is “a two point drop from two weeks ago, it is up from the 39 [percent] approval rating he had before he admitted smoking crack cocaine.”
In contrast, President Barack Obama’s approval rating has fallen to an all-time low this week. According to a CBS poll released Wednesday, only 37 percent of Americans approve of the job the president’s doing in the White House — a nine-point drop since October.
To be fair, Ford benefits by being mayor of a city full of Canadians.
On the other hand, I can easily see President Obama needing to triangulate his way out of this. Perhaps with the help of Senator Booker’s pal “T-Bone”.
Gee, Mitch, haven’t you heard? The President just guaranteed ‘peace in our time’ by placating the mullahs and putting Israel’s security on Israel (and the House of Saud!). That has to be worth something to the low information folks the corporatist media so easily manipulates.
As one might expect, WSJ’s James Taranto had a great take on this poll result: “The Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations”.
There are reasons why Ford is popular. Reasons which are not being reported while everyone salivates over the scandal. Yes, Ford is an idiot, but he did more to bring fiscal responsibilty to Toronto than anyone before him. Small government fiscal conservative – too bad he is also an idiot and won’t be able to finish what he started. Just goes to show a crackhead who does good is always going to be more poplular than a pothead bend on destroying the country.