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Newly Released Video Shows Toronto Mayor on Murder Rant

HeadlineNov 08, 2013

The Toronto Star has released a new video of embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford engaging in a profanity-laced tirade about how he wants to murder an unidentified person.

Rob Ford : “He dies or I die, brother. (Inaudible). Brother, you better see me f—ing go to (inaudible). When he’s down, I’ll rip his f—ing throat out. I’ll poke his eyes out. I will —- f—-k, when he’s dead, I’ll make sure that motherf—er’s dead. I need f—-ing 10 minutes to make sure he’s dead. It’ll be over in five minutes, brother. Ten minutes (inaudible). Brother, it will be a bad (inaudible). I’m a sick motherf—er, dude.”

Ford, the mayor of Canada’s largest city, has faced months of controversy following reports of another video showing him smoking from a crack pipe and making bigoted remarks. Ford apologized for the latest video, saying he was “extremely inebriated.” He is facing increasing calls to resign.

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