This is what bad optics looks like.
Tweeters were taken aback this afternoon when they thought they heard Toronto mayor Rob Ford issue a death threat under his breath:
http://twitter.com/#!/0cinneide/status/402532586041270273 http://twitter.com/#!/drsyxu/status/402532441157423104 http://twitter.com/#!/Belgraves/status/402532591099596800 http://twitter.com/#!/evilpye510/status/402532311704403968 http://twitter.com/#!/ScottDobsonic/status/402533483576193025 http://twitter.com/#!/wicary/status/402536924125995008Of course, it may very well just be an issue of context:
http://twitter.com/#!/DanDeMarbre/status/402532569696067584Let’s hope so. Shame Ford’s woes didn’t end there:
http://twitter.com/#!/michaelhayes/status/402529495145803776Oof.
http://twitter.com/#!/aterkel/status/402531511314165760For what it’s worth, Ford at least apologized for his run-in with the councilwoman:
http://twitter.com/#!/benpershing/status/402538316064493569Unfortunately for him, it may be too late to say “I’m sorry.”
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Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/11/18/did-troubled-toronto-mayor-rob-ford-really-make-a-death-threat/