A fine President, under-appreciated...
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President Gerald Rudolph Ford (GRF) is a fine man and was a fine President.
When President Richard M, Nixon was forced to resign as President, GRF lifted the spirits of a glum nation.
In 1976, he was running way behind Gov. Jimmy Carter and caught up. Carter won with 50.1 % 0f the popular vote (the last time a Democrat has cracked 50.0%.)
Ford was mocked by the comedian Chevy Chase, because he fell down periodically. He was supposed to be a bumbler.
Fact is he was an All-American football player in Michigan, and perhaps our most athletic President. He had a "trick knee."
He got us out of Vietnam under the best terms he believed he could manage.
He had a shrewd political sense, and believed deeply in America.
I didn't agree with everything he did, but I salute him.
Ben
President Gerald Rudolph Ford (GRF) is a fine man and was a fine President.
When President Richard M, Nixon was forced to resign as President, GRF lifted the spirits of a glum nation.
In 1976, he was running way behind Gov. Jimmy Carter and caught up. Carter won with 50.1 % 0f the popular vote (the last time a Democrat has cracked 50.0%.)
Ford was mocked by the comedian Chevy Chase, because he fell down periodically. He was supposed to be a bumbler.
Fact is he was an All-American football player in Michigan, and perhaps our most athletic President. He had a "trick knee."
He got us out of Vietnam under the best terms he believed he could manage.
He had a shrewd political sense, and believed deeply in America.
I didn't agree with everything he did, but I salute him.
Ben
posted by Ben Wattenberg at 6:54 PM
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