Doug Ford can talk about ‘buck naked men’ all he wants on new YouTube show

This is exactly what the Ford brothers need: More ways to say things unfiltered, un-fact checked and unfortunate.

It was announced last night that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and his brother, Coun. Doug Ford, would soon be launching their own show on YouTube, which will inevitably be filled with the same partisan and campaign rhetoric featured on their cancelled radio show and cancelled television show.

Because apparently they haven't been able to get their shiny, gem-like nuggets of thought out there fast enough through public speaking engagements and radio appearances.

This is actually an ideal time for the Ford brother to launch an online talk show. Not only because we are getting into election campaign season, but because this week has given us a great preview of what tones, topics and tangents will be featured on the show.

Earlier this week, Rob Ford told the audience at a mayoral candidate’s forum that he would never attend Toronto's Pride parade. “I’m not going to go to the Pride parade. I’ve never gone to a Pride parade. I’m not going to change the way I am,” he said.

It is not clear whether the mayor regrets the comment – he has fallen suddenly ill and hasn't been seen at city hall since making the statement.

His brother, however, has said enough for both of him. Doug defended Rob, telling reporters that the mayor has "friends that are gay." He went on to criticize Pride Parade for allowing "buck naked men" to run down the street. He repeated "buck naked" six times during the brief interview.

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Doug then went on to Newstalk 1010 and got into an argument with co-host Scott Reid about double standards inherent in the Ford family message. Ford has criticized radio host, and possible mayoral candidate, John Tory for suggesting some women in the business world don't negotiate as aggressively for raises as some men. Ford called the comment "chauvinistic," but defended a previous questionable comment by his brother as true in some cases.

That quote, from December: "Women love money. Give them a couple thousand bucks and they are happy."

Ford then accused Tory of being part of the "one per cent," despite the Ford brothers being wealthy (in large part due to an inheritance from their father) and part of the same elite clubs as Tory, according to Reid.

"We are against the establishment, my dad was against the establishment," Ford said. "What establishment?" asked co-host Scott Reid. He did not receive a response.

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Listen to the full interview, because so much said therein was thankfully challenged. The same comments will be featured as gospel on the Ford's YouTube show.

Tory, who has not yet joined the mayoral race, is the usual host of the Live Drive on Newstalk 1010. Yet another point of contention from the Ford brothers is the claim that Tory uses his radio program to promote his campaign.

Surely no such nonsense will happen on the Ford brothers' new YouTube show. No danger in that.

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