Balta1701 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 (edited) Former President Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States, has died at age 93. Edited December 27, 2006 by Balta1701 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 He's taken his last fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowerCaseRepublican Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Well, at least Dana Carvey was right -- he wasn't eaten by wolves. http://snltranscripts.jt.org/96/96dbrokaw.phtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 27, 2006 Author Share Posted December 27, 2006 QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Dec 26, 2006 -> 08:59 PM) Well, at least Dana Carvey was right -- he wasn't eaten by wolves. http://snltranscripts.jt.org/96/96dbrokaw.phtml Thank God I'm not the only one who had that sketch pop into my head. Man I felt bad there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 My dad saw Ford once, golfing in Iowa City. He saw Ford hit someone with a golf ball, which apparently wasn't all that rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandwhite Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 It's too bad, but many people these days aren't given twenty years no less 93. I wouldn't feel too bad, Balta. Rest In Peace, a great president at one point in time, and a real good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mplssoxfan Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Many, many years ago, Ford played in the Western Open Pro-Am. First Tee, he sliced it into the crowd and everyone laughed. Fifth green, he snaked in about a fifty-footer for a birdie and everyone cheered like he had actually won the tournament. His epitaph ought to read: A good man thrust into problems not of his own making, and well beyond his control, RIP, Jerry, you earned your peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 RIP Gerald Ford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 "I'm a Ford, not a Lincoln." RIP Mr. President. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 An interesting side note I just found on CNN.com According to AP, Ford was the last surviving member of the Warren Commission, which investigated the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963 and concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assassin. I wonder if this means we will see the release of more of the classified info soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 RIP, Gerald. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjm676 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 RIP. Only 3 living former Presidents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 he was delicious.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowerCaseRepublican Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Dec 27, 2006 -> 12:23 PM) he was delicious.... Exactly. He was a former President. Who's saying he wouldn't be delicious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 RIP, Mr. Ford. Now, not to be a jerk, but who's the third famous person to kick the bucket going to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Dec 27, 2006 -> 05:44 PM) RIP, Mr. Ford. Now, not to be a jerk, but who's the third famous person to kick the bucket going to be? We have had the 3 now... James Brown, Ford, and the dad off of "Raymond". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Dec 27, 2006 -> 10:12 AM) An interesting side note I just found on CNN.com I wonder if this means we will see the release of more of the classified info soon? I knew that. Which I don't say to be a know-it-all or anything but that's what I was referencing when I said, "He's taken his last fall" as Richard Nixon is on record as having called "The Warren Commission the greatest hoax perpetrated on mankind" and some believe that Ford's role on the commission was integral to the cover-up and his Vice Presidency was a reward. Wouldn't shock me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkey Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Not to interject politics into this, but why is Reid, Durbin and 3 others still going on a junket to South America when an ex-President has died? Isn't it incumbent upon those in power in our government to attend such things as a funeral of an ex-President? And it isn't like they were out of the country when it happened, according to Reid it would have been 'too difficult to cancel'. Bull. And if some South American President or Dictator got mad at a cancelled meeting due to a funeral, oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 QUOTE(EvilMonkey @ Dec 27, 2006 -> 10:28 PM) Not to interject politics into this, but why is Reid, Durbin and 3 others still going on a junket to South America when an ex-President has died? Isn't it incumbent upon those in power in our government to attend such things as a funeral of an ex-President? And it isn't like they were out of the country when it happened, according to Reid it would have been 'too difficult to cancel'. Bull. And if some South American President or Dictator got mad at a cancelled meeting due to a funeral, oh well. It'll be Bush's fault. Just wait and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Hopefully no one minds this, because I thought it was pretty interesting, but Gerald Ford was nearly Reagan's VP pick. As a matter of a fact he begged him to do so on multiple occasions, and could not convince him to do so. How different would the world be today if George HR Bush was NOT the VP during the 80's? The story is a pretty long read, but really interesting. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16371870/site/newsweek/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 QUOTE(EvilMonkey @ Dec 27, 2006 -> 10:28 PM) Not to interject politics into this, but why is Reid, Durbin and 3 others still going on a junket to South America when an ex-President has died? Isn't it incumbent upon those in power in our government to attend such things as a funeral of an ex-President? And it isn't like they were out of the country when it happened, according to Reid it would have been 'too difficult to cancel'. Bull. And if some South American President or Dictator got mad at a cancelled meeting due to a funeral, oh well. I honestly don't know what the normal expectations for something like that is. Did every Senator and House Rep attend Reagan's funeral? I really don't know. QUOTE(YASNY @ Dec 28, 2006 -> 03:04 AM) It'll be Bush's fault. Just wait and see. Ah, the victim mentality again. Did we really need to go here in a thread about Ford's death? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkey Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 28, 2006 -> 03:23 PM) I honestly don't know what the normal expectations for something like that is. Did every Senator and House Rep attend Reagan's funeral? I really don't know. I don't know if every Senator did, but whoever was in a leadership position sure did. It is just a simple matter of doing the right thing. Reid is in charge now, and needs to be at certain things, such as a state funeral for an ex-President. The group could have gone on without him, and that would probably have been ok, but as it is, it just doesn't seem right. And no, I am not saying it will be Bush's fault, this is all Reid. Maybe he isn't used to responsibility having been the minority for so long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 QUOTE(EvilMonkey @ Dec 28, 2006 -> 09:42 AM) I don't know if every Senator did, but whoever was in a leadership position sure did. It is just a simple matter of doing the right thing. Reid is in charge now, and needs to be at certain things, such as a state funeral for an ex-President. The group could have gone on without him, and that would probably have been ok, but as it is, it just doesn't seem right. And no, I am not saying it will be Bush's fault, this is all Reid. Maybe he isn't used to responsibility having been the minority for so long? I certainly am not a defender of Reid. I think he was the wrong choice for the role, myself. He is just way too much into the game in Washington. I do agree, the Senate majority leader would seem to be someone who needs to be there - its the right thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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