[kjo]

Yes. JFK was a fake. The media, so in love with him, protrayed Kennedy as an intellectual because of the Pulitizer Prize his father bought. His book was ghost written by Ted Sorensen.

Ford was a gifted athlete and smart as a whip. Here in Grand Rapids I've talked to old-timers who knew Jerry. They all same the same thing: he did not give public speeches very well, that was his glaring weakness; but he seemed to know everything about politics and the business of the House.

Unlike Kennedy, this was one smart guy. Difference is, the media dismissed him.

[hinckley buzzard]

I'm content to believe Ford was as smart as his supporters say. But the fact remains he came off as a dunce in the debate with Carter, and making Carter look good by comparison had to take some doing. It doesn't matter how smart you are if you screw up your one big chance by sounding egregiously dumb.