In the midst of a snippy Toronto mayoral debate, moderator Gord Martineau accidentally referred to candidate John Tory as "John Ford," mixing up his name with incumbent Rob Ford.
And so the Internet spawned a late entrant to the race, as it will:
It was a clear mistake by a moderator trying to keep matters organized between some huffy candidates, but he may have handed the race's left-wing contenders a new message on a silver platter:
And so the Internet spawned a late entrant to the race, as it will:
Ugh, moderator, what have you created?? #JohnFord #TOpoli #cityvote pic.twitter.com/TVzXssS9Sk
— Nathan Battams (@nathanbattams) March 26, 2014It was a clear mistake by a moderator trying to keep matters organized between some huffy candidates, but he may have handed the race's left-wing contenders a new message on a silver platter:
Should prob get #JohnFord trending @oliviachow peeps. #cityvote #TOpoli
— Michael Wheeler (@michaelcwheeler) March 26, 2014Ford and Tory are the same #johnford
— Michael Evans (@michaelWvans) March 26, 2014#johnford - so freudian. #TOpoli Go Olivia!!
— KEL-RED (@KELRED1) March 26, 2014@poll oh-oh....#FREUDIANslip oops! Gord #JOHNFord?? Platforms align - nothing else compares! #VOTEJOHN
— Helen (@pr_girl40) March 26, 2014Breaking: CityTV confirms what we all knew #JohnFord
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