Comments on: Gerald Ford dead at 93. http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:46:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Shamika http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-4/#comment-1346495 Shamika Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:09:58 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1346495 Rock on Shamika Rock on Shamika

]]> By: hellinabucket http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-4/#comment-1341918 hellinabucket Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:49:07 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1341918 181. I agree that there isn't anyone standing up to GW but the references above are different for they are recorded and can't be refuted. Ford will be remembered as the pardoner of Nixon and for his involvement. He may also be remembered as a Republican President that didn't agree with GW's actions. I wonder if the other living Republican President would have the balls enough to do so. 181. I agree that there isn’t anyone standing up to GW but the references above are different for they are recorded and can’t be refuted. Ford will be remembered as the pardoner of Nixon and for his involvement.

He may also be remembered as a Republican President that didn’t agree with GW’s actions. I wonder if the other living Republican President would have the balls enough to do so.

]]> By: CassandrasDuplex http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-4/#comment-1341911 CassandrasDuplex Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:45:32 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1341911 Well hellinabucket, that's what Orwell meant by the memory hole (it was Orwell wasn't it?) I really don't want this to die with Ford but unfortunately Yahoo News Message Boards have been PULLED OFFLINE by the new Yahoo News Director/General Manager Neil Budde (direct from the Wall Street Journal) so it's really hard to reach a large democratic audience with important "memory links". I will repost this one here and at as many other sites as I can. GERALD FORD ALTERED THE WARREN COMMISSION REPORT, MAKING THE ENTRY WOUND ON KENNEDY'S BACK APPEAR TO BE HIS NECK. THE AP COVERED THIS STORY IN 1997: http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/JFK/ford.html FOLKS, NEVER FORGET, GERALD FORD WAS A HATCHET MAN WHO CARRIED DIRTY WATER FOR OTHERS' MACHIAVELLIAN SCHEMES: HE HAD NONE OF HIS OWN. HE WAS A LOYAL PARTY OPERATIVE. HE DID WHAT HE WAS TOLD AND HE KEPT A SQUEAKY CLEAN IMAGE FOR THE MASS CONSUMPTION. And let's not even get started on his complicity in the mass murder by Suharto in East Timor back in 1974 was it? Kissinger was the Machiavellian schemer in that one, and Ford gave his Presidential Seal of Approval on it. Well hellinabucket, that’s what Orwell meant by the memory hole (it was Orwell wasn’t it?) I really don’t want this to die with Ford but unfortunately Yahoo News Message Boards have been PULLED OFFLINE by the new Yahoo News Director/General Manager Neil Budde (direct from the Wall Street Journal) so it’s really hard to reach a large democratic audience with important “memory links”. I will repost this one here and at as many other sites as I can. GERALD FORD ALTERED THE WARREN COMMISSION REPORT, MAKING THE ENTRY WOUND ON KENNEDY’S BACK APPEAR TO BE HIS NECK. THE AP COVERED THIS STORY IN 1997:

http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/JFK/ford.html

FOLKS, NEVER FORGET, GERALD FORD WAS A HATCHET MAN WHO CARRIED DIRTY WATER FOR OTHERS’ MACHIAVELLIAN SCHEMES: HE HAD NONE OF HIS OWN. HE WAS A LOYAL PARTY OPERATIVE. HE DID WHAT HE WAS TOLD AND HE KEPT A SQUEAKY CLEAN IMAGE FOR THE MASS CONSUMPTION. And let’s not even get started on his complicity in the mass murder by Suharto in East Timor back in 1974 was it? Kissinger was the Machiavellian schemer in that one, and Ford gave his Presidential Seal of Approval on it.

]]> By: DieNowForPeace http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-4/#comment-1341901 DieNowForPeace Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:39:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1341901 <blockquote>"(Defense Secretary Donald) Rumsfeld and (Vice President Dick) Cheney and the president made a big mistake in justifying going into the war in Iraq," Ford said. "They put the emphasis on weapons of mass destruction. And now, I've never publicly said I thought they made a mistake, but I felt very strongly it was an error in how they should justify what they were going to do." "I just don't think we should go hellfire damnation around the globe freeing people, unless it is directly related to our own national security," he said. </blockquote> That would all be fine and good, except for this: <em>Ford requested that Woodward not publish the interview until Woodward had written a planned book about Ford or until the former president died.</em> Why will NO ONE speak their mind to the Shrubs lying face? I mean, it might make a difference.

“(Defense Secretary Donald) Rumsfeld and (Vice President Dick) Cheney and the president made a big mistake in justifying going into the war in Iraq,” Ford said.

“They put the emphasis on weapons of mass destruction. And now, I’ve never publicly said I thought they made a mistake, but I felt very strongly it was an error in how they should justify what they were going to do.”

“I just don’t think we should go hellfire damnation around the globe freeing people, unless it is directly related to our own national security,” he said.

That would all be fine and good, except for this:

Ford requested that Woodward not publish the interview until Woodward had written a planned book about Ford or until the former president died.

Why will NO ONE speak their mind to the Shrubs lying face?

I mean, it might make a difference.

]]> By: hellinabucket http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-4/#comment-1341895 hellinabucket Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:29:14 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1341895 178. I had forgotten about his involvement. Thanks for the link. It is interesting the omission of this by the media. You know how that liberal media likes to slant things, right happy guy? Just because this information is regarding a democratic president who was assasinated that's no reason for the liberal media to make any point of reminding people. Their just too far left for that. 178. I had forgotten about his involvement. Thanks for the link. It is interesting the omission of this by the media. You know how that liberal media likes to slant things, right happy guy? Just because this information is regarding a democratic president who was assasinated that’s no reason for the liberal media to make any point of reminding people.

Their just too far left for that.

]]> By: CassandrasDuplex http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-4/#comment-1341875 CassandrasDuplex Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:17:19 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1341875 href="http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/JFK/ford.html"> href=”http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/JFK/ford.html”>

]]> By: CassandrasDuplex http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-4/#comment-1341869 CassandrasDuplex Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:14:00 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1341869 HASY ANYONE NOTICED THAT NONE OF THE MAJOR MEDIA STORIES COVERED THE FACT THAT FORD WAS THE SOLE SURVIVING MEMBER OF THE INFAMOUS WHITE-WASH WARREN COMMISSION? And has anybody else noticed that in 1997 the AP covered Ford admitting that he had altered the Warren Commission's final report regarding the entry wound on Kennedy's back (changing "back" to "neck")? That change made it possible for the "single bullet" "lone gunman" theory to work. Here's an illuminating link: http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/JFK/ford.html Whether or not you believe in the conspiracy to murder John Kennedy, you must admit that it is odd that the obits of Ford have failed to mention he was the last member of the Warren Commisssion to expire... HASY ANYONE NOTICED THAT NONE OF THE MAJOR MEDIA STORIES COVERED THE FACT THAT FORD WAS THE SOLE SURVIVING MEMBER OF THE INFAMOUS WHITE-WASH WARREN COMMISSION? And has anybody else noticed that in 1997 the AP covered Ford admitting that he had altered the Warren Commission’s final report regarding the entry wound on Kennedy’s back (changing “back” to “neck”)? That change made it possible for the “single bullet” “lone gunman” theory to work. Here’s an illuminating link:
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/JFK/ford.html

Whether or not you believe in the conspiracy to murder John Kennedy, you must admit that it is odd that the obits of Ford have failed to mention he was the last member of the Warren Commisssion to expire…

]]> By: Wayne A. Schneider http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-4/#comment-1341830 Wayne A. Schneider Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:02:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1341830 <i>Yes, you scumbag liberals are trolls on your own message board. No compassion for a dead man, scorn and hate for America. May you all and your families die painful deaths, and soon. Flame on - ROTFL Comment by Happy Guy </i> Now THAT'S what I'm talking about. Thank you for providing a current example of my post in #173 . And may the New Year you bring you (even more) Happiness and Prosperity, Happy Guy. Yes, you scumbag liberals are trolls on your own message board.

No compassion for a dead man, scorn and hate for America. May you all and your families die painful deaths, and soon.

Flame on – ROTFL

Comment by Happy Guy

Now THAT’S what I’m talking about. Thank you for providing a current example of my post in #173 .

And may the New Year you bring you (even more) Happiness and Prosperity, Happy Guy.

]]> By: WC http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-4/#comment-1341738 WC Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:28:32 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1341738 <em>Ford was a bumbler and no better a public speaker than the village idiot from Crawford but he was selfless and hopefully the words he spoke (and requested not to be used until his death) will ring in the ears of true americans that we have been on the wrong path. Comment by hellinabucket — December 27, 2006 @ 10:24 pm</em> CNN.com has a story about Ford's thoughts on the Iraq war. Maybe TP will post a thread later today. Ford was a bumbler and no better a public speaker than the village idiot from Crawford but he was selfless and hopefully the words he spoke (and requested not to be used until his death) will ring in the ears of true americans that we have been on the wrong path.

Comment by hellinabucket — December 27, 2006 @ 10:24 pm

CNN.com has a story about Ford’s thoughts on the Iraq war. Maybe TP will post a thread later today.

]]> By: WC http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-4/#comment-1341733 WC Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:27:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1341733 <em>When I want to see the worst of human nature, all I have to do is read comments like I’ve seen here. Comment by 20wordsorless</em> Nah. This board can't hold a candle to the likes of redstate.org. Go play there. When I want to see the worst of human nature, all I have to do is read comments like I’ve seen here.

Comment by 20wordsorless

Nah. This board can’t hold a candle to the likes of redstate.org. Go play there.

]]> By: Happy Guy http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-4/#comment-1341724 Happy Guy Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:21:58 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1341724 Yes, you scumbag liberals are trolls on your own message board. No compassion for a dead man, scorn and hate for America. May you all and your families die painful deaths, and soon. Flame on - ROTFL Yes, you scumbag liberals are trolls on your own message board.

No compassion for a dead man, scorn and hate for America. May you all and your families die painful deaths, and soon.

Flame on – ROTFL

]]> By: Wayne A. Schneider http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-4/#comment-1341547 Wayne A. Schneider Thu, 28 Dec 2006 12:30:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1341547 <i>When I want to see the worst of human nature, all I have to do is read comments like I’ve seen here. Comment by 20wordsorless </i> I agree. Those trolls say the most horrible things. When I want to see the worst of human nature, all I have to do is read comments like I’ve seen here.

Comment by 20wordsorless

I agree. Those trolls say the most horrible things.

]]> By: skippy http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-3/#comment-1340500 skippy Thu, 28 Dec 2006 06:13:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1340500 it's happening already. the <a href="http://xnerg.blogspot.com/2006/12/deification-of-ford.html" rel="nofollow">the deification of ford</a>. . . it’s happening already.

the the deification of ford.

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]]> By: 20wordsorless http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-3/#comment-1340111 20wordsorless Thu, 28 Dec 2006 03:28:20 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1340111 You're kind of turning me on... At least you have a sense of humor:) You’re kind of turning me on… At least you have a sense of humor:)

]]> By: hellinabucket http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-3/#comment-1340104 hellinabucket Thu, 28 Dec 2006 03:24:32 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1340104 I'll tell you 20w. Ford may have done this country several favors. One, giving Nixon a pardon so we wouldn't go thru several years of court battles. Ford gave up his political future for this country. Two, and much more recent, he is quoted in saying how wrong the current president is in pursuing the Iraq invasion. Ford was a bumbler and no better a public speaker than the village idiot from Crawford but he was selfless and hopefully the words he spoke (and requested not to be used until his death) will ring in the ears of true americans that we have been on the wrong path. I’ll tell you 20w. Ford may have done this country several favors. One, giving Nixon a pardon so we wouldn’t go thru several years of court battles. Ford gave up his political future for this country. Two, and much more recent, he is quoted in saying how wrong the current president is in pursuing the Iraq invasion.

Ford was a bumbler and no better a public speaker than the village idiot from Crawford but he was selfless and hopefully the words he spoke (and requested not to be used until his death) will ring in the ears of true americans that we have been on the wrong path.

]]> By: 20wordsorless http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-3/#comment-1339834 20wordsorless Thu, 28 Dec 2006 01:30:47 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1339834 #162 Such a burden you carry--the MSM never paints a full picture. #162

Such a burden you carry–the MSM never paints a full picture.

]]> By: proudleftists http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-3/#comment-1339796 proudleftists Thu, 28 Dec 2006 01:21:23 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1339796 # 160 - I am not bitter or have any hatred toward him, but the MSM is not painting a full picture. My comments are meant to balance the ledger. # 160 – I am not bitter or have any hatred toward him, but the MSM is not painting a full picture. My comments are meant to balance the ledger.

]]> By: Zooey http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-3/#comment-1339782 Zooey Thu, 28 Dec 2006 01:17:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1339782 <em>Comment by 20wordsorless</em> Yammer on, twit. Comment by 20wordsorless

Yammer on, twit.

]]> By: 20wordsorless http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-3/#comment-1339749 20wordsorless Thu, 28 Dec 2006 01:07:47 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1339749 Over a hundred comments regarding the death of an ex-president. A man who had vacated office almost 30 years ago--and still most of you cannot contain your bitterness and your hatred long enough to even say one kind word. Tell me again how it is that Republicans are evil and Democrats are good. When I want to see the worst of human nature, all I have to do is read comments like I've seen here. Over a hundred comments regarding the death of an ex-president. A man who had vacated office almost 30 years ago–and still most of you cannot contain your bitterness and your hatred long enough to even say one kind word. Tell me again how it is that Republicans are evil and Democrats are good. When I want to see the worst of human nature, all I have to do is read comments like I’ve seen here.

]]> By: Bluedog49 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/comment-page-3/#comment-1339671 Bluedog49 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:47:36 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/27/gerald-ford-dead-at-93/#comment-1339671 Here's three nice things about Ford: he argued that Clinton should not have been impeached, he was evidently a good husband and father, and his neighbors say he was a good neighbor. Here’s three nice things about Ford: he argued that Clinton should not have been impeached, he was evidently a good husband and father, and his neighbors say he was a good neighbor.

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