Gerald Ford hospitalized after dizzy spell

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RANCHO MIRAGE, California (CNN) -- Former President Ford was taken to a hospital here shortly before noon Friday when he became dizzy during a game of golf, an assistant said.

"He is feeling great; they're just monitoring him," said Penny Circle, Ford's chief of staff.

The 89-year-old former president was playing golf in 96-degree weather.

[My2Cents]

The 89-year-old former president was playing golf in 96-degree weather....?i>

...with Bob Hope.

[StockAyatollah]

Dizzy spell? That sounds like his entire presidency.

[COBOL2Java]

Prayers for President Ford. Best wishes for him, but I hope Betty gives him heck for playing in 96 degree weather!

[WellsFargo94]

What decade are we refering to here?

[COBOL2Java]

How come I'm picturing a Chevy Chase pratfall?

That reputation was a bit of a bum rap, IMHO. He had some falls, but then again so did Slick Willie.

[Timesink]

That's odd. Usually he trips first and gets dizzy later.

[Timesink]

I think it started when he had two very high-profile falls within a very short period of time, like two or three days.

He's also got the record for shortest time lapse between assassination attempts, I believe.

[xrp]

So he wasn't eaten by wolves?

[COBOL2Java]

He's also got the record for shortest time lapse between assassination attempts, I believe.

Squeaky Fromme was one assailant, wasn't she? I forget the other one.

[billorites]

"He's also got the record for shortest time lapse between assassination attempts, I believe."

You are correct.

Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy all are tied for second place.

[billorites]

Sara Jane Moore.

[redheadtoo]

Mad dogs and English men go out in the noon day sun, and so it appears that former presidents do also.

I live in southern California and know enough to stay out of the sun when the temperature soars. Even so, I've twice experienced heat exhaustion.

Older people, like President Ford, are more easily effected than younger people. I'll bet he went out to play in the heat and didn't even bother to carry a bottle of water with him.

[Sonny M]

Chevey Chase has commented on his Gerald Ford impersonation, surprise surprise, he wanted Ford to look stupid so that he would be voted out of office. He was a true blue, left liberal (I'm not sure if he still is, the interview he did, was saying everything in the past tense). He admitted that sometimes the impersonations SNL would use, would be politically motivated.

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I wonder if it's a true story that former President Ford once hit a man with a golf ball and a year later on the same day he hit the exact same guy on the same course and same hole again.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

My husband tells me that Ford was a fantastic football player, a good athlete, and I think he even turned down a professional career offer. The jokes about him being a klutz are just liberal spin.

Praying that Ford will soon be feeling better.

[COBOL2Java]

He admitted that sometimes the impersonations SNL would use, would be politically motivated.

Wow. Am I ever surprised....NOT!

[JennysCool]

I wonder if it's a true story that former President Ford once hit a man with a golf ball and a year later on the same day he hit the exact same guy on the same course and same hole again.

That's called consistency!

[Timesink]

Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy all are tied for second place.

I dunno. The 'Toon is probably a close second, depending on how widely you define "assassination attempt." Remember that freak that stole a Cessna and plowed it onto the White House lawn in September 1994? Another nut opened fire on the White House (from outside the fence, IIRC) just a month later.