With Bagpipes and Bobbleheads, Rob Ford Kicks Off Re-Election Campaign

Canada is "Ford Nation," and we don't mean the car.

Rob Ford kicked off his re-election campaign for mayor at an event on Thursday in Toronto, complete with bagpipes blaring, signs reading "Ford Nation," and lots of swag on sale — bobblehead dolls, mugs and buttons. The first 1,000 in the door received a free Canadian flag and, naturally, a "Ford Nation" t-shirt

The mayor strolled into the Toronto Congress Centre with bagpipes blaring, then got up on stage and declared he would not "back down" from the fight ahead. He mentioned this several times, according to the Toronto Sun.