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Rob Ford: “I'm serving the people. I'm saving taxpayers money. And you know what? I made mistakes. I drank too much. I smoke some…”

On the recordNovember 17, 2013
I'm serving the people. I'm saving taxpayers money. And you know what? I made mistakes. I drank too much. I smoke some cracks sometimes. I -- what can I say? I made a mistake. I'm human.
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Rob Ford

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Rob Ford defends his actions by stating he is still serving the public and acknowledges his humanity.

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It was out of sheer stupidity. That's all it was. I'm not going to blame something or use an excuse or cop out. I take full responsibility for my mistakes.

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I did not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict of crack cocaine. Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine. But no -- do I? Am I an addict? No. Have I tried it? Probably in one of my drunken stupors.

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It is all self-inflicted. You know? It's my fault. It's -- I made mistakes and you own up to it. You move on.

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