Ben Johnson and Trailer Park Boys actor join the Rob Ford campaign

Throughout the course of any election campaign, it's important for a candidate to bring-in endorsers -- individuals who will lend some credibility to the campaign while, at the same time, showing a sense of momentum.

But even what's left of Ford-Nation has to admit that this is an odd choice.

On Tuesday evening, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford announced that he was adding two members to his campaign team: disgraced Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson and Trailer Park Boys actor Sam Tarasco.

Here's the announcement as shown by City News.

The press conference ended like a lot of other Rob Ford pressers of late — the Mayor walking away after getting annoyed at the media's questions.

But, in this case, reporters were right to ask how these two individuals could possibly help the Ford campaign.

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On Twitter, the announcement was accompanied by a collective WTF?

(Photo courtesy of the Canadian Press)

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