Live Thread - President Ford's Body Leaving Capitol for Final Time

FNC ^ | January 02, 2007 | AP

[Mo1]

WASHINGTON — Gerald R. Ford leaves his beloved U.S. Capitol for the last time Tuesday as the period set aside for ordinary Americans to say goodbye gives way to an elaborate invitation-only funeral at the awe-inspiring Washington National Cathedral.

As the first order of business Tuesday, Ford's remains were being removed from the Rotunda to lie in repose briefly outside the Senate before leaving the Capitol where Ford served as a congressman for 25 years. As vice president, Ford also had the constitutional title of president of the Senate.

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[Dinah Lord]

Speaking of louts (brokaw)

[spectre]

OR did he lick his fingers to apply FAKE tears to his eyes?

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[leadpenny]

I hope all are watching C-SPAN. No talking heads.

[SE Mom]

awww geeesh. Brokaw. Yuck.

[La Enchiladita]

Hitlery actually had her hand over her heart at that point..?!

[linda_22003]

Gerald Ford.

[onyx]

Fingers crossed...Brokaw.

[Miss Marple]

Brokaw was a friend, going back to his correspondent day.

"We were all trapped in what passed for style in the 70's." LOL!

[ChessExpert]

Brokaw doesn't belong on the stage, IMHO.

[New Girl]

Speaking of louts (brokaw)

Brokaw is speaking because the Ford family wanted him to. Browkaw and Ford worked on bringing the WWII memorial to fruition.

[defconw]

My heart is with his widow and his children, that most obviously loved him very much and that tells me more then any reporter ever could.

[Clint N. Suhks]

Tom Brokaw...puhleeze, he is sounding pompous already.

And trying to be funny too. So inappropriate!

[JFC]

I will find it on you tube. I am sure FNC is only one who will have it!

[Lovergirl]

Please tell me Clinton and Carter WILL NOT SPEAK? I have done nothing but cry and if they speak I don't know what I will do. Tom Brokaw (ughhh!)

[Bahbah]

Well, Brokaw just admitted that the Press was the enemy of Nixon.

[Dinah Lord]

I know but I still think he's a lout -

[linda_22003]

Oh, so President Bush should not have made any humorous comments during his remarks, either?

[jackv]

ok then. Ford was indeed a decent man.

[Mo1]

Honorary pallbearers arrive for the transportation of former U.S. President Gerald Ford's casket to his State funeral in Washington January 2, 2007. They are (L-R) former Secretary of State James Baker, former national security adviser Brent Scowcroft, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Vice President Dick Cheney, and former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES)

[James Ewell Brown Stuart]

I may be in the minority. I think Brokaw is doing a fine job.