mackaycartoons

Graeme MacKay's Editorial Cartoon Archive

  • Archives
  • Kings & Queens
  • Prime Ministers
  • Sharing
  • Special Features
  • The Boutique
  • Who?
  • Young Doug Ford
  • Presidents

flies

Friday, May 24, 2013

May 24, 2013 by Graeme MacKay

Friday, May 24, 2013By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Friday, May 24, 2013

Mayor Rob Ford’s Silence is Deafening

Mayor Rob Ford needs to say: “I did not smoke crack and if there’s a video that I did, it’s a fabrication.”

He needs to say it if he’s going to continue to be mayor in anything more than name.

Such an unequivocal denial of allegations by Gawker.com and the Toronto Star that such a video exists, will prove to the public Ford doesn’t fear that video becoming public.

And that the reason he doesn’t fear it is, it’s a fraud.

But if Ford can’t say that, then he should step aside and ask Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday to serve in his place, while he seeks medical help and counseling, after which he can make a decision about his political future as mayor.

It is not enough for Ford to simply dismiss this allegation as “ridiculous,” or to send out third parties to deny it based on what he has told them.
Of course it’s “ridiculous” that the mayor is being accused of smoking crack cocaine and consorting with drug dealers.
The issue isn’t whether it’s ridiculous. The issue is whether it’s true.

Arguments that Ford is entitled to the presumption of innocence miss the point. That refers to the high level of evidence required to convict someone of a crime. But Ford isn’t charged with a crime – It matters how he addresses this attack on his credibility.

Logically, the first thing a mayor falsely accused of smoking crack and consorting with drug dealers would do, would be to proclaim his innocence in no uncertain terms and sue the media who said it.
Why hasn’t he? (Source: Toronto Sun)

[slideshow_deploy id=’1866′]

Posted in: Ontario Tagged: Crack, Doug Ford, Editorial Cartoon, flies, mayor, Rob Ford, Toronto

Click on dates to expand

Please note…

This website contains satirical commentaries of current events going back several decades. Some readers may not share this sense of humour nor the opinions expressed by the artist. To understand editorial cartoons it is important to understand their effectiveness as a counterweight to power. It is presumed readers approach satire with a broad minded foundation and healthy knowledge of objective facts of the subjects depicted.

Social Media Connections

Link to our Facebook Page
Link to our Flickr Page
Link to our Pinterest Page
Link to our Twitter Page
Link to our Website Page
  • HOME
  • Sharing
  • The Boutique
  • The Hamilton Spectator
  • Artizans Syndicate
  • Association of Canadian Cartoonists
  • Wes Tyrell
  • Martin Rowson
  • Guy Bado’s Blog
  • You Might be From Hamilton if…
  • MacKay’s Most Viral Cartoon
  • Intellectual Property Thief Donkeys
  • National Newswatch
  • Young Doug Ford

Your one-stop-MacKay-shop…

T-shirts, hoodies, clocks, duvet covers, mugs, stickers, notebooks, smart phone cases and scarfs

Brand New Designs!

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets
Follow Graeme's board My Own Cartoon Favourites on Pinterest.

MacKay’s Virtual Gallery

Archives

Copyright © 2016 mackaycartoons.net

Powered by Wordpess and Alpha.

 

Loading Comments...