Pop Posted December 27, 2006 Posted December 27, 2006 (edited) LOS ANGELES - Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon's scandal-shattered White House as the 38th and only unelected president in America's history, has died, his wife, Betty, said Tuesday. He was 93. Ford had battled pneumonia in January 2006 and underwent two heart treatments Edited December 27, 2006 by Pop Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality!
Guard Dog Posted December 27, 2006 Posted December 27, 2006 He never wanted to be President. He was happy as House Minority Leader. As cutthroat as US politics has become it's nice to remember a man who did what he did because he had to, not because ambition drove him to. God Bless him and his family. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Plano Skywalker Posted December 27, 2006 Posted December 27, 2006 He never wanted to be President. He was happy as House Minority Leader. As cutthroat as US politics has become it's nice to remember a man who did what he did because he had to, not because ambition drove him to. God Bless him and his family. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yeah, and I read that he was actually one of the most athletic men to occupy the office but, for some reason, he was always tripping and stumbling (off airplanes and the like) and that may have, more than anything else, hurt his chances of remaining in office.
Meshugger Posted December 27, 2006 Posted December 27, 2006 Sadly, the best memory of Ford that i have, is when he manages to hit his head at the door on the presidential helicopter. "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
Darth Drabek Posted December 27, 2006 Posted December 27, 2006 He never wanted to be President. He was happy as House Minority Leader. As cutthroat as US politics has become it's nice to remember a man who did what he did because he had to, not because ambition drove him to. God Bless him and his family. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yeah, and I read that he was actually one of the most athletic men to occupy the office but, for some reason, he was always tripping and stumbling (off airplanes and the like) and that may have, more than anything else, hurt his chances of remaining in office. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah... he had a lot of blooper-reel moments, which earned him that reputation as a clumsy oaf. Still, he was a top-notch athlete in his day. He actually played on two undefeated football teams at the University of Michigan in the 1930s. baby, take off your beret everyone's a critic and most people are DJs
Sand Posted December 27, 2006 Posted December 27, 2006 Gerald Ford dying soon after James Brown?!?!? Coincidence? I think not. Murphy's Law of Computer Gaming: The listed minimum specifications written on the box by the publisher are not the minimum specifications of the game set by the developer. @\NightandtheShape/@ - "Because you're a bizzare strange deranged human?" Walsingham- "Sand - always rushing around, stirring up apathy." Joseph Bulock - "Another headache, courtesy of Sand"
Dark_Raven Posted December 27, 2006 Posted December 27, 2006 Our home town pres is dead. Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed.
Gorgon Posted December 27, 2006 Posted December 27, 2006 He was falling all over himself because he hit the bottle rather hard. Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all.
metadigital Posted December 28, 2006 Posted December 28, 2006 Gerald Ford dying soon after James Brown?!?!? Coincidence? I think not. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They both suffered from Pneumonia! OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Dark_Raven Posted December 28, 2006 Posted December 28, 2006 Pneumonia is a killer. Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed.
~Di Posted December 28, 2006 Posted December 28, 2006 He was falling all over himself because he hit the bottle rather hard. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh good grief, he did not.
Sand Posted December 28, 2006 Posted December 28, 2006 Gerald Ford got a bad rep for clumsiness with no help from Chevy Chase. Man, did he over do it. Murphy's Law of Computer Gaming: The listed minimum specifications written on the box by the publisher are not the minimum specifications of the game set by the developer. @\NightandtheShape/@ - "Because you're a bizzare strange deranged human?" Walsingham- "Sand - always rushing around, stirring up apathy." Joseph Bulock - "Another headache, courtesy of Sand"
Tale Posted December 28, 2006 Posted December 28, 2006 Okay, I just want it on record that I had no involvement in Ford's death. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
Sand Posted December 28, 2006 Posted December 28, 2006 Okay, I just want it on record that I had no involvement in Ford's death. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How about James Brown's? :angry: Well? ANSWER ME! Murphy's Law of Computer Gaming: The listed minimum specifications written on the box by the publisher are not the minimum specifications of the game set by the developer. @\NightandtheShape/@ - "Because you're a bizzare strange deranged human?" Walsingham- "Sand - always rushing around, stirring up apathy." Joseph Bulock - "Another headache, courtesy of Sand"
steelfiredragon Posted December 28, 2006 Posted December 28, 2006 and so passes one of this contry's many former presidents. RIP Strength through Mercy Head Torturor of the Cult of the Anti-gnome
Sand Posted December 28, 2006 Posted December 28, 2006 (edited) How many former presidents are still alive anyway? We have Bill Clinton, George Bush Sr., Jimmy Carter, and that is all I can think of. Edited December 28, 2006 by Sand Murphy's Law of Computer Gaming: The listed minimum specifications written on the box by the publisher are not the minimum specifications of the game set by the developer. @\NightandtheShape/@ - "Because you're a bizzare strange deranged human?" Walsingham- "Sand - always rushing around, stirring up apathy." Joseph Bulock - "Another headache, courtesy of Sand"
Guard Dog Posted December 28, 2006 Posted December 28, 2006 How many former presidents are still alive anyway? We have Bill Clinton, George Bush Sr., Jimmy Carter, and that is all I can think of. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's it. But Carter is getting up there in years now. Is anyone suprised how much he has bad mouthed his own country since leaving office? And not just recently but ever since 1982. Not that he is not free to do so but it is a little odd coming from an ex-president. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Sand Posted December 28, 2006 Posted December 28, 2006 (edited) Not really. Jimmy Carter is the type of person is that if he sees something wrong he will tell you and anyone in shouting distance. One of the reasons why I like him. Edited December 28, 2006 by Sand Murphy's Law of Computer Gaming: The listed minimum specifications written on the box by the publisher are not the minimum specifications of the game set by the developer. @\NightandtheShape/@ - "Because you're a bizzare strange deranged human?" Walsingham- "Sand - always rushing around, stirring up apathy." Joseph Bulock - "Another headache, courtesy of Sand"
metadigital Posted December 28, 2006 Posted December 28, 2006 Hasn't been too forthcoming about his brother ... " OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
CoM_Solaufein Posted December 28, 2006 Posted December 28, 2006 Another ex-president gone. War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is StrengthBaldur's Gate moddingTeamBGBaldur's Gate modder/community leaderBaldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition beta testerBaldur's Gate 2 - Enhanced Edition beta tester Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition beta tester
Enoch Posted December 29, 2006 Posted December 29, 2006 Sad to see him go. He probably didn't deserve the abuse he got in the press while he was president. On the plus side, though, the national day of mourning that Bush declared yesteray means I get a 4-day weekend! I tentatively plan to honor his memory by cleaning my apartment, playing MTW2, and cooking a nice dinner.
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