... last night and he said Ford never did that. Well, I ... a great concern during the Ford administration. In response to rising inflation, Ford went before the American public in October 1974 and ...recession, and in March 1975, Ford and Congress signed into law ... Beame was unsuccessful in obtaining Ford's support for a federal...York Daily News' notorious headline: "Ford to City: Drop Dead."[48...

"Peter Reggio" <rightback@you.com> wrote in message news:AuednQcVPJbcOA7YnZ2dnUVZ_qisnZ2d@comcast.com... 1) Come on!!! Chevy Chase. 2) Holding up the sign "New York - Go To Hell"...probably what lost him the election. You sure the latter happened? I'm not sure either way, but I watched an interview with Ed Koch last night and he said Ford never did that.

... remember him as the man who pardoned Richard Nixon - once again demonstrating in the most public and blatant way, that there is no equal justice in America. Thanks Gerry! --Chico Two more memorable items to do with Gerry Ford: 1) Come on!!! Chevy Chase. 2) Holding up the sign "New York - Go To Hell"...probably what lost him the election. Regis

... been elected to office. He DID run for reelection in 1976, losing to Jimmy Carter Until this evening, I didn't realize that Ford wasn't even elected vice president. Nixon nominated him as vice president in '73, after Spiro Agnew resigned. So Ford benefited from two resignations. Pretty lucky. Melvin

"Santolina chamaecyparissus" <santolina@juno.com> wrote in message news:1167273436.057535.69410@48g2000cwx.googlegroups.com... So long, Gerry. Don't let the door to Hell hit you on the ass. Somebody died...maybe that's more important than politics?

"Joe Cipale" <joec@aracnet.com> wrote in message news:emv5kh01a7u@enews4.newsguy.com... Was Ford voted in? No... he is the ONLY President to not have been elected to office. He DID run for reelection in 1976, losing to Jimmy Carter That's right. I thought that's how it went down.

... M. Zaiem Beg wrote: :On Wed, 27 Dec 2006, Joe Cipale wrote: : ::> He was president when the Seahawks were born. R.I.P. :: ::One of the few times I have voted Republican. He was a better President ::than fate deemed ::him. : :Um...in which election did you vote for Ford? Nevermind. Forgot he was the nominee in 1976 when he lost to Carter. -- M. Zaiem Beg zbeg@iglou.com

On Wed, 27 Dec 2006, Joe Cipale wrote: :> He was president when the Seahawks were born. R.I.P. : :One of the few times I have voted Republican. He was a better President :than fate deemed :him. Um...in which election did you vote for Ford? -- M. Zaiem Beg zbeg@iglou.com

.... "Marty" <marty@NoSpAmya.com> wrote in message news:TNednSlNSJtZQw_YnZ2dnUVZ_vipnZ2d@comcast.com... Joe Cipale" <joec@aracnet.com> wrote in message news:emuird01q4d@enews3.newsguy.com... One of the few times I have voted Republican. He was a better President than fate deemed him. Was Ford voted in? Just because you voted for someone, doesn't mean they won.

...... Joe Cipale" <joec@aracnet.com> wrote in message news:emuird01q4d@enews3.newsguy.com... One of the few times I have voted Republican. He was a better President than fate deemed him. Was Ford voted in? Nope...in fact he's the only President to serve without ever having been elected. He finished out Nixon's term, then lost the election to Carter. Regis