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12-27-2006, 07:38 PM
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| RIP Gerald Ford 1913-2006 Of those here who are old enough to remember, what did you think of the Gerald Ford presidency. And how was he as an ex-president. I think pardoning Nixon - and it's attendant political suicide - took some political huevos grande that are sorely missing in today's "leaders."     |
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12-27-2006, 08:00 PM
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| As a Leader He was the bestest standin we could have ever found.... Great for Chevy Chase, too. I heard Chevy's saying the "good words" when they leave him on the patio.
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12-28-2006, 03:32 PM
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| I think for a man that never wanted to be President - he was a good president. I think between his pardoning (which he knew was the right thing to do to allow healing of the 70's) and the klutz that he was - the world won't know he was a good president with morals and ethics for a few years yet. Jimmy Carter was another very misunderstood president - look at him now! Ford just did the job and went home - that's a smart man.
__________________ Kicked back in Texas - still payin those Kansas taxes...... The old believe everything, the middle aged suspect everything, the young know everything......... Oscar Wilde |
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12-28-2006, 03:36 PM
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| Actually Ford wasn’t really a klutz. He had problems from an old football injury.
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12-28-2006, 03:49 PM
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| He was actually a hell of an athlete. He turned down the opportunity to play pro-football, by accepting an offer to attend Yale law school. |
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12-28-2006, 04:03 PM
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| Well I knew that actually - the media portrayed him as a klutz - he was a quiet type president - I liked him. Was mad as hell bout the pardon at the time but ya know what???.............. He knew lots more than me!
__________________ Kicked back in Texas - still payin those Kansas taxes...... The old believe everything, the middle aged suspect everything, the young know everything......... Oscar Wilde |
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12-28-2006, 05:12 PM
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| I'll go along with y'all. I thought President Ford, even though not elected to the position, did a very good job. He just seemed to have common sense and wasn't in it to pad his pockets. Wow. I can't think of anybody in office like that now.
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12-28-2006, 06:03 PM
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| I'm amazed with the number of flags still flying at full mast. Some are even gummit funded.
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12-28-2006, 06:51 PM
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| There was a blip on our newscast up here about it. Yep, local, state and federal offices - some of them - weren't lowered yet. Nobody has to announce it, for Pete's sake - it's expected at the death of a former President. The thing is, this type of thing is often left to the lowest caretaker on the payroll, and not all of them know.
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12-28-2006, 06:53 PM
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| Hell had to go lower mine - come to think of it - Thanks doG
__________________ Kicked back in Texas - still payin those Kansas taxes...... The old believe everything, the middle aged suspect everything, the young know everything......... Oscar Wilde |
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