Rob Ford, Toronto\u2019s embattled, nearly ousted Mayor, sent out an e-mail Christmas card to all of his supporters this year:<\/p>\n

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I know it\u2019s not politically correct to do this but I\u2019m going to do it anyway, Merry Christmas everybody! I could say something like \u201cHappy Holidays,\u201d or \u201cSeason\u2019s Greetings,\u201d like the nerds in the office want, but I\u2019ve got to be me! Rob Ford is Rob Ford, and if that means taking the difficult path of the warrior, then that\u2019s the car I gotta drive, and if you don\u2019t like it, well, you can just sit on it. So if you\u2019re gay or an Indian or Jewish and don\u2019t respect Jesus and commerce, well, just ignore this and continue with your Chinese food and movies. (By the way, if you\u2019re looking for a movie to see I\u2019d recommend The Hobbit. It is WAY cool! I\u2019ve seen it three times and consider it an early Oscar favourite.)<\/p>\n

Now that I\u2019ve gotten the \u201cpolitics\u201d out of the way, I just want to say, WOW!!!!<\/p>\n

What a freakin\u2019 year!<\/p>\n

Our very own Toronto Argonauts won the Grey Cup, there was a bunch of black on black killings in gangtown, and until the left-wing media drove me to quit, I went on a diet. Even more, we\u2019ve all had to battle through the NHL lockout and the subsequent hockey pool draught it\u2019s caused, we shared in the emotional roller coaster that was the Ikea Monkey, and finally we all survived the Mayan Apocalypse! (I tell you, I was never happier to have a vacation property in Florida (two swimming pools) than I was on December 21^{st<\/sup> when I thought it was all coming down! Anyway, I want you all to know that it was my honour to serve as your captain through all this joy and pain, all this sunshine and rain. Toronto, you can always count on me to be your quarterback.<\/p>\n}

I want to add that at city hall we\u2019re really proud that we\u2019ve been able to slow down the gravy train. It\u2019s third and long for the socialists and downtown elite and soon we\u2019ll have a casino the size of an airport right in the middle of Toronto, firmly establishing us as a world-class city. We have an awful lot to look forward to in 2013, so rock on, T.O!<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s hoping you all fight hard, but fight fair on Boxing Day, and that you get the stuff you want!<\/p>\n

Rob<\/p>\n

PS: And remember, if you get stopped during a holiday ride program, always say that you haven\u2019t had anything to drink so that the police officer doesn\u2019t have reasonable cause to give you a breathalyzer!<\/p>\n

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