All Entries Tagged With: "Kristen Lucas"
New Swag: “I Slept With Adam Giambrone” Button
Clearly only a matter of time. BlogTO reports on the latest in political memorabilia: the “I Slept With Adam Giambrone” button:
“Since it was revealed that Giambrone had relationships with multiple partners, wearing this button might level the playing field, as it were. The buttons are the brainchild of Sonya Popovich, a production coordinator for a [...]
Granatstein: Thank You Kristen Lucas!
Sun editor Rob Grantastein thinks the people of Toronto owe a big thank you to Kristen Lucas for taking out Adam Giambrone as quickly as she did:
“Giambrone’s brief bid to become Toronto’s mayor started with an amateur video, ended in amateur hour, and hurt a lot of people in the 10 lacklustre days in between. [...]
Sun: Another Gal For TTC Boss To Fear
While the focus in the Giambrone affair has been on university student Kristen Lucas, the Toronto Sun points out the next person we will likely hear from on the matter is Integrity Commissioner Janet Leiper:
“Some of the allegations Lucas made include that Giambrone whispered confidential commission information about a fare hike, before it was made [...]
How Adam Giambrone Got Beaten At His Own New-Media Game
The National Post has a lengthy piece on how each party in the Giambrone/Lucas affair approached social media and used it during the this week’s explosive events:
“He was a supposedly new-media-savvy 32-year-old man who wanted to be mayor. She was a 20-year-old woman scorned and evidently in need of vindication. They couldn’t both get what [...]
Keenan: Giambrone’s Fall
Eye Weekly magazine columnist Edward Keenan offers a fairly blunt assessment of Adam Giambrone, his campaign and how he handled the Kristen Lucas affair:
“[T] he story of Giambrone’s campaign amounts to one thing: he had not thought through the way he’s treated others would contrast directly with the campaign narrative he was trying to set [...]
Torontoist Scorns Toronto Sun For Use Of Gossip Blogger
Online magazine Torontoist takes the Toronto Sun to task for publishing articles related to the Giambrone affair that relied heavily on dubious pictures (see above) and information provided by gossip blogger Zack Taylor:
“Over the past week, as the Adam Giambrone scandal came to a head and then popped, gossip blogger Zack Taylor has published two [...]
Globe: Giambrone Unlikely To Run For Council Seat
The Globe and Mail is reporting that former mayoral candidate and Ward 18 councillor Adam Giambrone will not be seeking re-election for a third term:
“In an e-mail to at least one supporter hours after dropping out of the mayor’s race on Wednesday, Mr. Giambrone said he doesn’t plan to run again in Ward 18 Davenport, [...]
Moore: Giambrone Only Has Himself To Blame
Writing in the National Post, CFRB morning man John Moore responds to those who feel the public has no right to judge former mayoral candidate Adam Giambrone:
“The wider question is that in a world full of flawed individuals –or sinners as the church would say- who amongst us can throw the first stone? Well to [...]
Wente: Being Bad In Toronto The Good
Senior Globe columnist Margaret Wente wonders why Adam Giambrone did not learn anything from the Tiger Woods scandal:
“What amazes me about these people is why they think they won’t get caught – especially in a tell-all age when every contact leaves a digital trail.
“Did he learn nothing from Tiger Woods? The moral of that story [...]
Levy: Giambrone Not Ready For Prime Time
Pulling no punches, Sun pundit Sue-Ann Levy thinks the Lucas affair tells us all we need to know about Giambrone’s character:
“Not unlike his TTC union buddies, he also thought himself “entitled.” He felt he could use his City Hall office for sex, he could text his harem (likely during city meetings), he could pillow talk [...]
Giambrone Quits: The Aftermath
After the bombshell resignation of mayoral candidate Adam Giambrone yesterday, Toronto Election News brings you full coverage of what the media, pundits and City Hall insiders are saying this morning. We start where it all began – with the Toronto Star’s Linda Diebel and the account of how the decision to quit was made:
Political strategists [...]
Breaking: Giambrone Out Of Mayor’s Race
At a 11am news conference, TTC Chair Adam Giambrone ended his mayoral bid after launching his campaign just over a week ago.
“At a news conference Wednesday, he read a one-minute statement that apologized to his fellow councillors, to the young people of the city and in particular to his live-in girlfriend Sarah McQuarrie.
“I humbly apologize [...]
Valpy: Why Alpha Men Sometimes Leave Their Brains Behind
Senior Globe columnist Michael Valpy puts mayoral candidate Adam Giambrone on another kind of couch for some psychoanalytical analysis:
“[W]hat pushes alpha men is the idea of success, the idea of winning – whether it’s winning votes or winning women; it’s a psychosocial compulsion. To win, alpha men are inclined to take risks and they rarely [...]
Gee: Giambrone Should Drop Mayoral Bid
Marcus Gee writes in the Globe & Mail that mayoral candidate Adam Giambrone should drop out of the mayor’s race to rebuild personally and politically:
“Mr. Giambrone is one of the sharpest guys on city council. He works very hard and knows his stuff inside out. His political career is damaged but not crippled. In a [...]
Post: Who’s Up And Who’s Down
National Post columnist Peter Kuitenbrouwer gives his take on which mayoral candidates stand to benefit (or lose) in the wake of the Giambrone affair:
“ROCCO ROSSI: DOWN
Rocco Rossi has effectively cornered the right side of the political spectrum, with his plans to re-examine the Transit City light rail project, restrict bike lanes, take a pay cut [...]
Goldsbie: The Last Straw For This Giambrone Supporter
Toronto Public Space Committee campaigner and National Post contributor Jonathan Goldsbie writes that how Giambrone’s conduct in the Lucas affair has made it impossible to support him:
“It’s not about the sex, it’s about the cruelty and contempt. I’m sitting here…attempting to wrap my head around the fact that in his own mind, everything was going [...]
Sun Editorial: Giambrone’s Train Wreck
The Editorial Board of the Toronto Sun thinks the Kristen Lucas affair proves that mayoral candidate Adam Giambrone is not ready to lead Toronto:
“Adam Giambrone: Can’t run the TTC. Can’t run his personal life.
Not much of a campaign slogan, but apparently he still wants to be mayor.
Giambrone denies there was sex, but confessing only when [...]
