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| -Short Attention Span Theater- |
| Gerald Ford passes on |
| 2006-12-27 |
| (AHN) - Speaking from his ranch in Crawford, Tx., President George W. Bush eulogized former Pres. Gerald Ford in a live address to the American public on national television at 8 a.m. EST. In a brief statement. Bush said that Ford would always be remembered for his "rectitude." Bush said he had already spoken to the Ford family and offered his condolences to them. "Pres. Ford was a great man who devoted the best years of his life to serving the U.S.," Bush said, and continued. "He commanded the respect and earned the good will of all who knew him." Ford had taken over the reins of power after Pres. Richard Nixon was forced from office in 1973. Bush alluded to those circumstances by saying that the nation needed Ford then and called Ford "a man of complete integrity." Gerald Ford lived 93 years and "his life was a blessing to America," Bush concluded. Ford's body will lie in state in California, where he died, before being flown to Washington, D.C. to lie in state in the Capital Rotunda. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 Zhang, he didn't have much choice, given that the Democrats overrode his veto of their bill that cut support for the South Vietnamese. He tried, but he wasn't going to create a constitutional crisis for the sake of Vietnam. |
| Posted by: Jonathan 2006-12-27 22:01 |
| #10 Ford pardoned Nixon. That was the most important thing he did for the country. Other than that, he was a declinist who presided over the collapse of South Vietnam. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2006-12-27 21:33 |
| #9 OMIGAWD, maybe Trumps hair! |
| Posted by: Capsu 78 2006-12-27 15:37 |
| #8 I suspect some other cosmic "MOJO rising" involving dead Wolverines- First Bo, now Jerry... |
| Posted by: Capsu 78 2006-12-27 15:36 |
| #7 My money's on a "three-fer": Carter, Je$$e and Rev. Al! |
| Posted by: BA 2006-12-27 15:31 |
| #6 Carter and Belafonte! America would be doubly better off! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-12-27 12:44 |
| #5 Cater and OJ Simpson would be a more apt pairing. |
| Posted by: doc 2006-12-27 12:25 |
| #4 Gerald Ford was arguably the greatest athlete to serve as President. |
| Posted by: doc 2006-12-27 12:24 |
| #3 President Fords last fall can inspire Rantburg to new heights through the creation of an official Rantburg Dead Pool. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2006-12-27 12:07 |
| #2 Jesse Jackson? Oh, entertainer. Well he is fun to watch. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-12-27 11:29 |
| #1 Is it just me? I've noticed that everytime a US President dies, so does a major black Entertainer very close thereof...now President Ford and James Brown; President Reagan and Ray Charles?!! If this is happening in 'threes', who's next... Carter and B.B. King? |
| Posted by: smn 2006-12-27 11:27 |