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In Which the Chief of Staff Who Got Fired by Rob Ford Tries to Zing Richard Florida and Gets Zinged Himself

I thought this Twitter conversation should be saved for posterity.

First came this open message to Toronto from Richard “Creative Class” Florida:

…and Blair Falconer rises to the occasion and delivers Mr. Towhey’s final indignity (this time, one he earned) of the week:

You left yourself open for that one, Mr. Towhey.

Let’s give some credit where credit is due: Towhey does have a comic sense, as shown in this recent tweet:

Joey deVilla

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