Cranston> Give her a break -- somebody was ringing a bike bell rudely/loudly, and she said "What does that mean"....her response was totally appropriate, and she knew it wasn't a subway chime.

There's lots to criticize about Pitfield's campaign, but it's dismaying to me that so many people choose do so meanly.

L Hollis -- Spacing is not partisan to Miller, per se. Its about the ideas of what makes a city work, and the magazine has never hidden its point of view. If a candidate embraces similar ideals that is not the fault of the magazine. In fact, its a testament to Spacing (and the associated pubilc space advocacy taking hold in Toronto) that these are now issues that each and every mayoral cnaidate has to address.

I could easily twist it around on you that Miller's campaign ends up being nothing more than an extension of Spacing's marketing campaign.

And if you haven't noticed, the Globe, Post, and the Sun's blog have been very positive towards the work of Spacing Votes. Those papers are not exactly Miller boosters.

I stand behind my comments - even if you're not in Miller's pocket - and frankly I think you are.
The partisanship shown by this blog over the course of this campaign is proof enough.
It has never once Uoutside of JLs work)held Miller accountable for a disastrous term of office, lets him always off the hook easily, and as always extremely critical on picayune mis-steps by his opponent. This is documented in editorial archives.
And a positive fleeting positive comment in a big media outlet is hardly an endorsement of the editorial policy of this partisan site.
Why not write an editorial on Miller's absolute dominance of support by developers and lobbyists - these are documented.
Or are you so blind you do not wish to see?
Expect many, many more ugly condos under Miller's next term. Expect continued concessions in the interest of his filthy financial supporters.
I don't expect to see even a blurb on this here.
You can be an apologist or declare that his philosophy is correct, which in such case means you are as Miller is: pro-corporate, pro-lobbyist, pro-development, anti-resident. You might also be very naive or prefer a so-called leader who says one thing and does another. I suspect you're naive and want to chase hippy chicks at Miller parties and think you're a big shot.
This blog is irrelevant when it comes to fair commentary on this campaign.
At best a site for mutual masturbation by Miller supporters.

It's possible he would be unfamiliar with the quote, however Shawn Micallef's remonstration against "mean criticism" calls to mind Mr Watson of Mattie's Ramble Inn in A Confederacy of Dunces, who admonishes Burma Jones: "Be good. Be well behave with the lady."

I rather suspect Jane Pitfield plays the vulnerable, "bewildered" part when it suits her.

You might not have known it, but the bicycle bells were not intended as rude interruptions, but as celebrations of bicycle and "green" culture, to be rung when comments warranted. The initiative was that of supporters of the Take the Tooker bikelane project.

Significantly, a little later in the passage from ACOD, Mr Watson instructs Jones in the fine art of workplace sabotage: "You know, man. Like the maid ain bein paid enough to throw too much pepper in the soup by accident. Like the parkin lot attendant takin too much crap skid on some oil and crash a car into the fence."

It is to be hoped that MiCallef will similarly come around eventually and perhaps share some of his expertise, wherever it may lie. Or perhaps it's to L. Hollis we will be turning soon?

Probably the best meta-observation of the proceedings out there...