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President Gerald Ford is dead
Fox | 12/26/06

Posted on 12/26/2006 8:49:25 PM PST by Borges

Just Announced on Fox


TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: brotherford; ford; geraldford; masons; presidentford; rip
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To: Borges

RIP, President Ford and thank you for your service to our country.


141 posted on 12/26/2006 9:07:33 PM PST by good old days
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To: PhilDragoo


That's a really nice pic. Thanks for posting it.


142 posted on 12/26/2006 9:07:49 PM PST by onyx (Phillip Rivers, LT and the San Diego Chargers! WOO-HOO!)
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To: Borges


RIP Mr. President. Good and decent man.


143 posted on 12/26/2006 9:07:54 PM PST by BlueAngel
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To: StarCMC; Bethbg79; bentfeather; EsmeraldaA; MoJo2001; Kathy in Alaska; Brad's Gramma; ...

Call to Prayer for the Family and Friends of the Late President Ford.


144 posted on 12/26/2006 9:08:00 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: All
Everyone: Keep an eye out for an exclusive interview President Ford gave to CBS News on the condition it only be aired after his death. I have no idea if there's anything especially revealing in it, but it does exist.
145 posted on 12/26/2006 9:09:17 PM PST by Dont Mention the War (Giuliani '08: Why not p. o. BOTH sides?)
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To: Borges

Awww...prayers for his family.


146 posted on 12/26/2006 9:09:45 PM PST by ilovew ("Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." --J. R. R. Tolkien)
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To: onyx

My grandma will be first in line in heaven to greet him. Jerry was her man.


147 posted on 12/26/2006 9:09:49 PM PST by defconw (Soon to be Mrs. Cibco)
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To: al baby

So what? Even if Michael Moore (God forbid) was President and he died, there should be state funerals...


148 posted on 12/26/2006 9:09:50 PM PST by Heartofsong83
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To: Borges

A decent man. Rest In Peace Sir, you served your nation well and honorably, Mr. President...Thank you...


149 posted on 12/26/2006 9:09:51 PM PST by RadioCirca1970 (F.U. D.U!)
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To: Yossarian

Love that picture... haven't seen it before.

I live in his hometown, GR, MI. Many moons ago, in 7th grade govt class (Ford was running against Carter), we were asked to draw our own campaign posters.

Mine was a Ford Sedan running over a large peanut.

I got a D.

heh


150 posted on 12/26/2006 9:10:00 PM PST by Number57 ("Don't quote Dickens in my apartment!"~ Joe Young)
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To: Borges

The comments removed by the mods. Not meant for you.


151 posted on 12/26/2006 9:10:13 PM PST by RushCrush (Reverence: the spiritual attitude of a man to a god and a dog to a man)
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To: Borges
I had the privilege of shaking President Ford's hand when he came through my hometown in Central Illinois in 1976 on the whistlestop tour - literally came off the back end of the train. I was in the front row of my high school marching band.

Thank goodness for men like Gerald Ford who came through for this country in the clutch, when we needed him most. He literally stepped up to the challenge.

152 posted on 12/26/2006 9:10:25 PM PST by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: zarf

"The 1976 convention was a memorable one. The last one with suspense."

My first understandable introduction to politics! By 1976 I was old enough to follow what was going on and why.


153 posted on 12/26/2006 9:10:28 PM PST by swmobuffalo (The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.)
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To: Borges

And of course President Ford provided one of the better moments in The Simpsons:

Gerry: Hi! Pleased to meet you, I just moved in. My name is Gerry
Ford.
Homer: [gasps] Former President Gerald Ford? Put her there! I'm Homer
Simpson!
Gerry: Say, Homer, do you like football?
Homer: Do I ever!
Gerry: Do you like nachos?
Homer: Yes, Mr. Ford.
Gerry: Well, why don't you come over and watch the game, and we'll have
nachos? And then, some beer.
Homer: Ooh!
[they walk across the street]
Gerry, I think you and I are going to get along just --
[they both trip]
Both: D'oh!


154 posted on 12/26/2006 9:10:41 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Borges

Very honest and ethical man. Thrust into the presidency and didn't do to badly.

Wow! 93! Full life.


155 posted on 12/26/2006 9:10:51 PM PST by Jeff Fuller (http://iowansforromney.blogspot.com/)
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To: BCrago66

You are so right. It is slanted and full of opinions with few facts. Ford had had a life before he was President which they omitted. They would have been better served to just extract some verbage from Wikipedia.


156 posted on 12/26/2006 9:10:52 PM PST by plain talk
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To: monkapotamus

Love that picture. Rest in Peace President Ford. My deepest sympathies to the Ford family.


157 posted on 12/26/2006 9:10:53 PM PST by Ros42
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To: dfwgator
I think losing to Carter, made the GOP more open to accepting Reagan as their standard bearer.

The GOP was almost ready for RR in '76. He lost by fewer than 120 delegates out of more than 2000 at the convention.

158 posted on 12/26/2006 9:10:57 PM PST by Mike Bates (Irish Alzheimer's victim: I only remember the grudges.)
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To: defconw


How sweet!


159 posted on 12/26/2006 9:11:39 PM PST by onyx (Phillip Rivers, LT and the San Diego Chargers! WOO-HOO!)
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To: Yossarian

He sure looks like a tough SOB in that photo.


160 posted on 12/26/2006 9:11:39 PM PST by Spruce
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