RIP Gerald Ford

[Clutch]

<p>As per the heading on cnn.com :</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Former President Gerald Ford, who became president in 1974 after the resignation of Richard Nixon, died Tuesday at age 93, his wife, Betty Ford, told The Associated Press. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Doesn't death come in 3's ?? First the dad from Everybody Loves Raymond .... James Brown and now President Ford..... God Speed </p><p>&nbsp;</p> <span class="post_edited"></span>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Clutch on 12-27-06 @ 12:02 AM</span>

[SatCam]

rip

[Fallon]

I blame <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/viewmessages.cfm/Forum/80/Topic/55035/page/Death_of_a_President" target="_blank" title="Death_of_a_President">Doctor_Z and Freakshow</a>!

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Fallon on 12-27-06 @ 12:10 AM</span>

[TheGameHHH]

anybody ever seen that SNL sketch with Dana Carvey being a news anchor running lines about how Gerald Ford died?

[chili_chest]

He was a fine man and will be missed. Rest in Peace, good sir.

[Fallon]

<strong>TheGameHHH</strong> wrote:<br />anybody ever seen that SNL sketch with Dana Carvey being a news anchor running lines about how Gerald Ford died?<p><a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-89770458144460734&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">&nbsp;http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-89770458144460734&amp;hl=e</a>n</p>

[El Mudo]

<p>RIP Mr. President...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I hope you enjoyed the football and nachos with Homer&nbsp;</p>

[scorpion]

RIP

[epo]

<p>Gerald Ford was always a conflicting figure to me:</p><p>An athlete, but a clutz.&nbsp; A seemingly solid guy with awful friends.&nbsp; A President who was never elected to the Presidency.&nbsp; </p><p>RIP big man.&nbsp; Another member of the Warren Commission takes it to the grave.&nbsp; </p>

[PapaBear]

What is Chevy Chase going to do, now?

[Zorro]

<p>Ford's Greatest Gift</p><p><img src="http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n67/Chas4604/win_tab.jpg" border="0" width="115" height="163" /></p>

[watson]

I miss soundboard President Ford

[watson]

delete double post, my firefox went haywire

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by watson on 12-27-06 @ 1:06 AM</span>

[watson]

<p>:::see above:::<br /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Our national nightmare is over </p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by watson on 12-27-06 @ 1:06 AM</span>

[Kevin]

<strong>watson</strong> wrote:<br />I miss soundboard President Ford <p>A little respect. That's a former President. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>RIP Mr Ford</p>

[NewYorkDragons80]

The only decent man in the den of thieves

[DJEvelEd]

<p>Did Manson order another hit? </p><p>I hope to live as long...JEEZE!</p>

[chili_chest]

<p><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h226/chili_chest/FD1976.jpg" border="0" /><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h226/chili_chest/FordDole1976.jpg" border="0" /><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h226/chili_chest/FordPres1976.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>Good times... lotta shit goin' on...</p>

[sr71blackbird]

He was a good man, too bad.&nbsp; RIP Jerry

[Don Stugots]

<p>Rest is Peace Mr. President.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>i too hope to live as long. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

[reeshy]

Goodbye, Mr. President!!!

[Lumber]

R.I.P. Pops

[samnyc]

He aint late Fezzy, he's not coming.

[reillyluck]

Rest in peace Mr. President.&nbsp;

[ShelleBink]

<p>I hope to see his corpse flying around...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I loved when they did the parody of him on the Simpsons... fannntastic.</p>

[bobrobot]

<p><strong><font color="#000080">5 will get ya 10 he falls outta his own coffin!!!</font></strong></p><p><img src="http://www.geocities.com/sgb34/gerald-falling.jpg" border="0" width="400" height="245" /></p>

[angelinad128]

<strong>bobogolem</strong> wrote:<br /><p><strong><font color="#000080">5 will get ya 10 he falls outta his own coffin!!!</font></strong></p><p><img src="http://www.geocities.com/sgb34/gerald-falling.jpg" border="0" width="400" height="245" /></p><p><img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/laugh.gif" border="0" width="20" height="20" /></p>

[Furtherman]

<strong>Fallon</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>TheGameHHH</strong> wrote:<br />anybody ever seen that SNL sketch with Dana Carvey being a news anchor running lines about how Gerald Ford died? <p><a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-89770458144460734&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">&nbsp;http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-89770458144460734&amp;hl=e</a>n</p><p>Nice work Fallon!&nbsp; That's hysterical!</p>

[Don Stugots]

<strong>bobogolem</strong> wrote:<br /><p><strong><font color="#000080">5 will get ya 10 he falls outta his own coffin!!!</font></strong></p><p><img src="http://www.geocities.com/sgb34/gerald-falling.jpg" border="0" width="400" height="245" /></p><p>&nbsp;<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/clap.gif" border="0" /></p>

[walking joint]

i wonder if this will mean an extra day off.&nbsp; we got off for Reagan...it would be fair.&nbsp;

[bobrobot]

<strong>walking joint</strong> wrote:<br />i wonder if this will mean an extra day off.&nbsp; we got off for Reagan...it would be fair.&nbsp; <p><strong><font color="#000080">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;some DOWN&nbsp;TIME would be nice...</font></strong></p><p><img src="http://www.poopfilter.com/pics/ford_falling.jpg" border="0" width="570" height="384" /></p>

[pennington]

<p>By all accounts a decent man. He&nbsp;was respectful about all subsequent&nbsp;presidents when interviewed,&nbsp;unlike the media whores Carter and Clinton turned out to be.</p><p>R.I.P sir.</p>

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

One of my favorite stories about Ford was he was rushing to get to Air Force One and an aide said, &quot;Sir, you're the President. They're not going to leave without you.&quot;

[rckiller]

God Speed Mr. President. Say hi to Bo and although I'm a Spartan this is for you.

Go Blue!

[GonzoStyle]

and Squeaky Fromme weeps.

[bobrobot]

<p><strong><font color="#000080">Ford&nbsp;retired from&nbsp;the public eye&nbsp;after his time in office cuz he couldn't STAND UP to public scrutiny...</font></strong></p><p><strong><font color="#000080">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/bobogolem/FordfallingAnime.gif" border="0" width="128" height="245" /></font></strong></p><p><strong><font color="#000080">How ironic would it be if Chevy Chase was the next to fall???</font></strong></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/bobogolem/chevy.jpg" border="0" width="267" height="360" /></p><p><strong><font color="#000080"></font></strong></p>

[Don Stugots]

<strong>walking joint</strong> wrote:<br />i wonder if this will mean an extra day off. we got off for Reagan...it would be fair. <p>&nbsp;we did?&nbsp; </p>

[walking joint]

<strong>Don Stugots</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>walking joint</strong> wrote:<br />i wonder if this will mean an extra day off. we got off for Reagan...it would be fair. <p>&nbsp;we did?&nbsp; </p><p>well not sure if you did...but the stock market closed so i did.&nbsp; </p>

[yomudder21]

<p><font size="4">I better get a day off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</font></p><p><font size="4">LAME GOVERNMENT WORKER SINCE DAY 1!</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[A.J.]

<p>I barely remember him as President but the more I read about him, it seems that his legacy will move from &quot;an accidental President&quot; to &quot;the right man in the right place at the right time&quot;.</p><p>And now Jimmy Carter is the elder statesman.</p>

[Bulldogcakes]

<p>I hope they have this guy on ice or something. He's been out about a week now. </p><p>I wouldn't leave a pork chop out for a week, even in the wintertime. &nbsp;</p>

[PapaBear]

Ford is the only President I've ever seen in person. He was in the Fireman's Parade, here in Winchester, in 1975. He was the first President to ride in a parade since Kennedy.

[A.J.]

Say what you will about Cheney but his eulogy the other night was quite moving.

[phixion]

<p>why are we celebrating a man who was handed the office of president, yet never earned a single vote from anywhere outside his homestate? nixons first vp was indicted on money laundering and tax evasion, he resigns, right after nixon gets his econd term, they hand over the reigns to ford, nixon is well, nixon, so we are handed ford who never earned a single vote int he elctoral, note ever as vice president. im just sick of everyone sucking his dick today.</p>

[epo]

<strong>pennington</strong> wrote:<br /><p>By all accounts a decent man. He&nbsp;was respectful about all subsequent&nbsp;presidents when interviewed,&nbsp;unlike the media whores Carter and Clinton turned out to be.</p><p>R.I.P sir.</p><p>Come on man.&nbsp; Is that necessary?&nbsp; Why does the world demand we turn everything into a right/left argument?&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[ralphbxny]

<p>5000&nbsp;President Ford</p><p>5000 JB</p><p>5000 &nbsp;Saddam</p><p>It's a tough week to be famous old or a dictator!</p>

[PapaBear]

<strong>phixion</strong> wrote:<br /><p>why are we celebrating a man who was handed the office of president, </p><p>Because he was the President. 'Nuf said. I'd understand your point of view, if he was crooked, but he wasn't.</p>

[flavopop]

<p>RIP Jerry Ford, you were a good egg.&nbsp; </p><p>Thanks for the Postal Day off to Budday!&nbsp; Who's next, Bush Sr, or Carter?</p>

[phixion]

<p>&nbsp;if he was crooked</p><p>yes he was president but he never earned a vote as pres or vice pres. he was never on a&nbsp;national ballot. ever. and i personally regard his administration as a watered down form of fascism. and being president doenst mean much when the office is handed to u, just like a diploma doesnt mean much if the only reason u got into the school was because of the donoations your parents gave. </p><p>as crooked as nixon is he at least won an election and even more impressive he gave away an election that he shouldve won. i defend him for that. hes a scumbag and all but he was a legitimate president, he duped the american people, and we ate it all up. good for him. </p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by phixion on 1-2-07 @ 6:02 PM</span>

[bobrobot]

<p><strong><font color="#000080">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This just in... Gerald Ford, still dead...</font></strong></p><p><strong><font color="#000080">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://snltranscripts.jt.org/75/pics/75aupdate1.jpg" border="0" width="120" height="90" /></font></strong></p>

[FUNKMAN]

Ford was A1 in my book... also T1

[FUNKMAN]

<strong>bobogolem</strong> wrote:<br /><p><strong><font color="#000080">5 will get ya 10 he falls outta his own coffin!!!</font></strong></p><p><img src="http://www.geocities.com/sgb34/gerald-falling.jpg" border="0" width="400" height="245" /></p><p>when i was Best Man in the mid 90's and had to make a toast at the reception i wrote down my speech.&nbsp; i wrote it because i can get emotional and lose it so i wanted help keeping it together. some people think it's cheesy but anyway. I tried to explain in my speech why i was reading it from a piece of paper and i wrote/read</p><p>&quot; I wrote down my speech because i get emotional and i would trip over my words more than Gerald Ford tripped getting out of airplanes &quot;</p><p>most people would have killed themselves that very same&nbsp;night because i got absolutely no laughs, just alot of uncomfortable/confused looks&nbsp;and a few forced smiles...</p>

[BIGBOBOWSKI]

<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/images/topicicons/statement.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15" />does anyone but me think it's kind of ironic that we get to see the the coffin of this do-nothing president paraded around the country for a week, but the goverment refuses to let the media show us the caskets of our heros when they return from iraq?