The Ford Legacy

[akirlu]

Recently we were down at the QFC in University Village, which has a pretty passable cheese section. Hal must have passed by it to and from a visit to the Gents'. On his return, he said, "I guess if you like cheese curds that means you're a fan of Squeaky Frommage."

I rolled my eyes. "That joke will date you."

But really, one is reminded that she had to be nuts. Of all the Presidents to take a potshot at, few make less sense than Jerry Ford. I mean, the guy was only in office for two years.

Comments

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

I dunno, the WashPost mentioned her a couple of times in their Ford coverage, so I suppose young people might know about it, too.

[fredcritter.livejournal.com]

True. But on the other hand, he did pardon Mr. I-am-not-a-crook, which had to have given him demerits in some book or other.

(Your mention of Hal’s visit to the Gents’ reminds me of a passage I dearly love from one of Walt Willis's books: “If Oifig an Phuist doesn't mean Gentlemen,” Charles Harris said on his first visit to Dublin, “I did a very silly thing in the post office this morning.”)

[don-fitch.livejournal.com]

I'd have been happier if Ford had said at the time what he said later -- something to the effect of : "The matter was taking up too much of my time as President -- Nixon wasn't worth it". Well, okay, "less disgusted" might better describe my feeling, because I think the things Nixon did (and the things Bush has done) really deserve a great deal of attention.

[kip-w.livejournal.com]

I'm too lazy to look it up now, but the man who took the gun away from her, thereby presumably saving Jerry's life, had the poor taste to be gay. A big deal was made of the fact. Jerry didn't bother to thank him for quite a while afterward. The exposure more or less ruined the man's life.

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

Wow. I don't remember hearing about that at the time. That's really, really crappy.