tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33502924.post4420772750043370357..comments2023-11-03T08:11:27.120-04:00Comments on Sassy Sundry Thoughts: Parting Shot: Gerald Ford Was Against the WarSassy Sundryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04614149534818526010noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33502924.post-67936547412165256842006-12-29T18:02:00.000-05:002006-12-29T18:02:00.000-05:00A day late and a dollar short with this interview....A day late and a dollar short with this interview. I don't remember Ford much as in 1974 I was busy trying to make sense of the forced busing situation that effected me and the the entire city of boston at that time.Neponset River Bridge Dighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075298141941291648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33502924.post-46353860872011880492006-12-29T14:02:00.000-05:002006-12-29T14:02:00.000-05:00Oh, I'm not saying that it would have in and of it...Oh, I'm not saying that it would have in and of itself changed the outcome. What I am saying is that if more people had spoken out about it when they had the chance, things might have been different. After all, it wasn't that many votes in Ohio (and James may be right about the stolen part) that changed the outcome.Sassy Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614149534818526010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33502924.post-5222875571389376542006-12-29T13:44:00.000-05:002006-12-29T13:44:00.000-05:00Like before girl, i don't think the 2004 election ...Like before girl, i don't think the 2004 election would have been changed as I currently believe it was stolen. Well . . . maybe it would have been more difficult to get away with, but i think regardless of the sway of public opinion, it still would have been stolen.<br /><br />But at any rate, preach it sister!jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223648349703832539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33502924.post-46403754525853194562006-12-29T09:34:00.000-05:002006-12-29T09:34:00.000-05:00Call me a pessimist, but I don't think it would ha...Call me a pessimist, but I don't think it would have made any difference if these words had been public on 2004. Like you said, saying you were against the war was equivalent to treason. The public would have just said he was a doddering old man and moved on to whatever the hell Britney Spears was doing at the time. People already had their minds set about who they were going to vote for from as far back as 2003. Not enough of the right people voted, and too many nutjobs from the South got on the religion bandwagon to vote for this pasty old puppet.Before Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908037087025616325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33502924.post-36969094537744391142006-12-29T09:15:00.000-05:002006-12-29T09:15:00.000-05:00He was a bit of a clutz a few times on camera and ...He was a bit of a clutz a few times on camera and so became great material for Chevy Chase. But evidently he was quite an athlete. Because he was so soft spoken and not a camera hog we don't know as much about him as we probably should.<br /><br />My government prof in college liked to describe Ford as an absolute idiot--she was in congress when Agnew needed replacing--she said the party chose Ford because they thought he was harmless. I have always wondered how accurate her description was.Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06209638721810105979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33502924.post-40931662283023566002006-12-29T02:30:00.000-05:002006-12-29T02:30:00.000-05:00He was also a yellow stone ranger and shot boo boo...He was also a yellow stone ranger and shot boo boo for looting pickanik baskets. I came over here and thankgod you didn't post about Bonnie Prince Charlie or the underground world of fisting.Old Knudsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05939476225847425724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33502924.post-9266042835453051452006-12-28T12:52:00.000-05:002006-12-28T12:52:00.000-05:00Yes, he's a strange duck (and a bit of a klutz). H...Yes, he's a strange duck (and a bit of a klutz). He was one of the last moderates in the Republican party, and so even the American left has been somewhat kind to him.Sassy Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614149534818526010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33502924.post-23287157250698379762006-12-28T12:44:00.000-05:002006-12-28T12:44:00.000-05:00As you say, baaaad timing, but at least the though...As you say, baaaad timing, but at least the thought was there.<br /><br />Not much is known about old Gerald over here in Blighty.<br />Only that he couldn't walk and chew gum without falling over; that he presided over the US getting their butts kicked out of Vietnam without once admitting that they had "lost"; and that he pardoned the unpardonable …<br /><br />A sad and strange legacy.divehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938980502783421961noreply@blogger.com