LIVE: Ramsay Talk with Robyn Doolittle and Kirstine Stewart
Twitter Canada's Kirstine Stewart talks to Robyn Doolittle of the Toronto Star about her book, Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story, which was released today.
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At #ramsaytalks Robyn Doolittle talk @hotdocs . Can't wait to read it! http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bflqc_DCYAAx6kC.jpg
by Nicole Brockbank via twitter 2/4/2014 12:05:34 AM -
Here at Robyn Doolittle's #crazytown Ramsay Talk with @nicolebrockbank . We'll be live tweeting the talk for @theryersonian this eveningby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:08:33 AM -
Here's an obligatory book pic. #crazytown #ramsaytalks http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BflrbhRCYAAi_yN.jpg
by Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:09:51 AM -
"Was it just a year ago that the mayor (trashing the) gays and cyclists was considered combative?" Ramsay talk host asks. Big laughsby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:13:18 AM
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Robyn Doolittle and Kirstine Stewart take the stage. (Excuse tonight's terrible photos, we're far away.) http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BflstgfCIAAmBTb.jpg
by Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:15:26 AM -
Two qs Doolittle asked when writing the book were (a) how did someone more suited to U.S. politics lead Toronto, and...by Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:17:21 AM
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...(b) who is Rob Ford?by Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:17:46 AM
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Doolittle says it was a "wake up call" that people could believe TorStar was lying about video.by Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:18:32 AM
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"That it could all be discounted was heartbreaking to me" says Doolittle of the public's lack of trust of the media.by Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:19:30 AM
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Says Ford's family is the key to his story. But had to ask how much info to include about people who never asked to be in the public eyeby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:20:28 AM
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"These little lies just kept coming up over and over and over again" Doolittle says, of Ford's life.by Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:21:11 AM
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Robyn Doolittle talks about her investigation into Rob Ford's family. Shocking info. #ramsaytalks http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BfluMlFCcAAT2vf.jpg
by Nicole Brockbank via twitter 2/4/2014 12:21:55 AM -
Says Doug Ford Sr used to hide money in the house, came home one day and saw money gone. Called a retired police det to administer...by Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:22:28 AM
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...lie detector tests to all four of his children. Was a dysfunctional familyby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:22:58 AM
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Rob Ford's father had a retired police officer hook him and siblings up to a lie detector after hidden money went missing. #ramsaytalksby Nicole Brockbank via twitter 2/4/2014 12:23:07 AM
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"I always wanted to write a book and I finally accomplished it." Doolittle says. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BflupIlCcAAcQji.jpg
by Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:23:53 AM -
#Crazytown is already #1 on the Amazon Bestseller list, Stewart saysby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:24:35 AM
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First draft handed in when Bill Blair said police had crack video. "So yeah second draft had (a lot) of revisions" Doolittle jokes.by Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:25:56 AM
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Robyn Doolittle's first interaction with Ford was covering the police beat, when he was accused of abusing his wife. #ramsaytalks #Crazytownby Nicole Brockbank via twitter 2/4/2014 12:26:55 AM
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Doolittle says 2012 was the year that she really focused on the mayor's potential substance abuse problems.by Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:26:57 AM
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"Every single quote and comment (in the book) can be verified and checked" Doolittle says. An effort to be transparent with the publicby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:28:41 AM
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Members of Ford's former staff spoke with Doolittle b/c there was a "real problem" that he was "hanging out with gun-smuggling gangsters."by Nicole Brockbank via twitter 2/4/2014 12:29:06 AM
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Doug Ford on Crazytown: "typical Toronto Star and Robyn Doolittle, everything's anonymous." Says he could write an anon book abt Doolittleby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:29:58 AM
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For the record that quote was tweeted by Stewartby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:30:19 AM
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For the record that Doug Ford tidbit was quoted by Stewartby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:30:58 AM
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Stewart asks if Doolittle was objective while writing the book. "I think I was incredibly fair to the mayor and his family" Doolittle saysby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:31:45 AM
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"On the other hand can you ignore that this guy is the mayor & he smokes crack cocaine and doesn't seem concerned about it?" Doolittle asksby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:32:45 AM
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"In attempts to be fair I told Doug Ford if he spoke to me for this book I would run an unedited transcript of his interview" Doolittle saysby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:33:52 AM
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"It's a big problem that we don't believe the chief magistrate of this city. When I'm at City Hall ..." - Robyn Doolittle #ramsaytalksby Nicole Brockbank via twitter 2/4/2014 12:34:24 AM
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"What do you do in the face of people who...are saying 'I don't believe what you say'?" Stewart asksby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:35:04 AM
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... I try and be fair above anything else." - Robyn Doolittle #CrazyTown #ramsaytalksby Nicole Brockbank via twitter 2/4/2014 12:35:14 AM
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Doolittle says what was interesting was when Donovan and Doolittle went out to defend themselves, there were no comments denigrating Donovanby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:36:43 AM
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Doolittle says people attack her for being "ambitious" and "social climbing"by Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:37:12 AM
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How do you draw the line between healthy criticism and too far, Stewart asks. Doolittle says comments about her gender and age bother herby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:39:00 AM
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There are some serious House of Cards spoilers going down in this room right now. Damn, I was gonna start watching that.by Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:39:46 AM
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Robyn Doolittle is not Zoe Barnes everyone. Not from House of Cards. #CrazyTown #ramsaytalksby Nicole Brockbank via twitter 2/4/2014 12:39:56 AM
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By love she means hate RT: @nicolebrockbank : @kelseypinkshoe is loving having to have to tweet on her phone here at Robyn Doolittle's talkby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:40:55 AM
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"I do get an incredible amount of hate mail" Doolittle saysby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:42:32 AM
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"I don't know if this story would have happened without social media" Doolittle says. People were seeing Ford buy vodka & tweeting abt itby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:44:09 AM
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Robyn Doolittle asks how we dealt with a world before twitter? Well this @theryersonian coverage would not exist. Sad http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BflzbxdCcAEagtW.jpg
by Nicole Brockbank via twitter 2/4/2014 12:44:48 AM -
Doolittle says she started canvassing the staff at the Bier Markt to look for the staff member who witnessed Ford smoking cocaineby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:46:35 AM
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Summarizing that story is near impossible but it's really funny so I'm sorry I can't get it across betterby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:47:32 AM
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Can't wait to read "the Bier Market" chapter of #CrazyTown , Doolittle describes hunting down the bus boy who said he saw Ford smoke crack.by Nicole Brockbank via twitter 2/4/2014 12:47:36 AM
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Doolittle says it was important to include the secretly taped Renata conversation because it happened just after he became mayorby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:49:41 AM
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It's a decision she says she "struggled" with the decisionby Kelsey Rolfe via twitter 2/4/2014 12:50:14 AM
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