Is Gerald Ford going to die?

[George W. Bush]

 He is 91 and he did not go the library opening. Whats up?

[A18]

Yes, most people tend to die.

[Grad Students are the Worst]

Damn you Philip, you stole my joke!

[ATFFL]

Yes, most people tend to die.

Past performance is no indicator of future trends.

[ilikeverin]

Yes, most people tend to die.

Past performance is no indicator of future trends.

Correct; I am not going to die.

[ATFFL]

Yes, most people tend to die.

Past performance is no indicator of future trends.

Correct; I am not going to die.

True, seeing as you are already dead.

[J-Mann]

He is 91 and he did not go the library opening. Whats up?

Give Ford a break.  He is 91 years old.  I'm probably not going to be out and about at 91 years old either.

[Dave from Michigan]

I hope he doesn't die he was a good president from the Great state of Michigan.  I think the only president from Michigan.

[ilikeverin]

Yes, most people tend to die.

Past performance is no indicator of future trends.

Correct; I am not going to die.

True, seeing as you are already dead.

Yes, I was a hippie who died of a drug overdose while having sex... that's why I'm so anti-marijuana and intend to be abstinant! =-O

Don't do drugs, kids, it'll cost you

[Erc]

You know, I figure, mebbe 95 % of people do this dying thing... But, ya know, us five percent... 

[Bugs]

September 4, 2008 is the day Gerald Ford will pass Herbert Hoover for living the longest after leaving the presidency, assuming, of coufse, that Ford is still living.  Hoover's retirement lasted 31 years.  He has already passed John Adams' 25 year retirement.  Carter is eleven years younger than Ford but only four years behind him. 

[Gabu]

I hope he doesn't die he was a good president from the Great state of Michigan.  I think the only president from Michigan.

At 91 years of age, I don't think it'll exactly be an untimely death if he does.

[IDS Judicial Overlord John Dibble]

Signs point to 'at some point in the future'.

But I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

[KEmperor]

No, Gerald Ford is not going to die.  They'll simply come out with a new model.

[patrick1]

No, Gerald Ford is not going to die.  They'll simply come out with a new model.

Leslie King 2.0

[lidaker]

"There is no Soviet dominance of Eastern Europe and there never will be during a Ford administration." -- Gerald Rudolph Ford

Best presidential quote ever.

[dazzleman]

"There is no Soviet dominance of Eastern Europe and there never will be during a Ford administration." -- Gerald Rudolph Ford

Best presidential quote ever.

That's a real doozy.  I was in HS at the time and assigned to watch the debate.  Even then I knew enough to be flabberghasted by the comment.

He couldn't have meant it the way he said it.  You have to remember that Gerald Ford was severely disadvantaged in the way he came to office without going through a poltical campaign, and when he did campaign, he just wasn't up to the level of exposure that he got in the national media.

I think Jerry Ford was a good president for the time.  He did what he needed to do, which was to get us back to normal after Vietnam and Watergate.

[lidaker]

"There is no Soviet dominance of Eastern Europe and there never will be during a Ford administration." -- Gerald Rudolph Ford

Best presidential quote ever.

That's a real doozy.  I was in HS at the time and assigned to watch the debate.  Even then I knew enough to be flabberghasted by the comment.

He couldn't have meant it the way he said it.  You have to remember that Gerald Ford was severely disadvantaged in the way he came to office without going through a poltical campaign, and when he did campaign, he just wasn't up to the level of exposure that he got in the national media.

I think Jerry Ford was a good president for the time.  He did what he needed to do, which was to get us back to normal after Vietnam and Watergate.

Yeah. But Carter didn't make a good impression in these debates either. Probably the worst ones so far, i.e. between two really incompetent-looking men. When the lights went off, for example, and they just stood there for 30 minutes or something, no one daring to move. Though one should perhaps remember that televised debates were something quite new at that time.

[Democratic Hawk]

I understand he couldn't attend because of ill-health. I suppose at 91, he's a bit of a creaking gate.

Dave

[dazzleman]

"There is no Soviet dominance of Eastern Europe and there never will be during a Ford administration." -- Gerald Rudolph Ford

Best presidential quote ever.

That's a real doozy.  I was in HS at the time and assigned to watch the debate.  Even then I knew enough to be flabberghasted by the comment.

He couldn't have meant it the way he said it.  You have to remember that Gerald Ford was severely disadvantaged in the way he came to office without going through a poltical campaign, and when he did campaign, he just wasn't up to the level of exposure that he got in the national media.

I think Jerry Ford was a good president for the time.  He did what he needed to do, which was to get us back to normal after Vietnam and Watergate.

Yeah. But Carter didn't make a good impression in these debates either. Probably the worst ones so far, i.e. between two really incompetent-looking men. When the lights went off, for example, and they just stood there for 30 minutes or something, no one daring to move. Though one should perhaps remember that televised debates were something quite new at that time.

With the benefit of hindsight, we can now know who was in actuality more competent as president.  I think there's no doubt that Ford was a far better president than Carter.  It took Ford some time to grow into the job and get a first-class, rather than a minor league, team.  Carter, on the other hand, never grew into the job, and has proven through his most recent statements that he learned nothing from his many failures as president.

[senorboogie woogie]

Jerry was at home watching football.

Concerning football, he was the first President ever offered an NFL contract, bu tback in his day, playing pro ball did not pay well, so he went to law school instead.

[12th Doctor]

Unfortunatly, Ford doesn't have many miles left in him.

Sorry, bad pun.

But seriously, it is sad.  He is a good man.  I hope he can get the recongnition he deserves after he passes.