of 2013. rob ford seemed to be a one-man mission to test the theory that elected officials are supposed to display some shred of responsibility and/or self-awareness. >> yes, i have smoked crack cocaine. have i tried it? probably in one of my drunken stupors approximately a year ago. [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> obviously i was extremely, extremely inebriated. >> i shouldn't have gotten hammered. st. patrick's day, another incident. it got a little out of control. >> to the city of toronto, good luck. and to rob ford, our american politicians thank you for doing the impossible and making them look really, really, really good.