Comments on: Gerald Ford: He Pardoned Nixon https://lastchancedemocracycafe.com/?p=744 Home of the Liberal Burger Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:57:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: flightpro https://lastchancedemocracycafe.com/?p=744#comment-6026 flightpro Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:49:17 +0000 https://lastchancedemocracycafe.com/?p=744#comment-6026 Chuck the media refers to the fact that he was not elected to the vice presidency but rather appointed. The media's point is that Ford is the only Presdient not elected nor elected to the position that resulted in his presidency. When Ford Pardoned Nixon he a) deprived us of our right to know the truth about Nixon, Watergate, etc. and (as larry the red pointed out) b) made it acceptable to be a dishonest politician. Ford did a great disservice to the country on both counts and they are just the most obvious examples of his ineptitude, the MSM will glorify him as they did RR at the time of his death and the corporate profiteer will have enshrined one more myth about the good done by evil persons. Chuck the media refers to the fact that he was not elected to the vice presidency but rather appointed. The media’s point is that Ford is the only Presdient not elected nor elected to the position that resulted in his presidency.

When Ford Pardoned Nixon he a) deprived us of our right to know the truth about Nixon, Watergate, etc. and (as larry the red pointed out) b) made it acceptable to be a dishonest politician. Ford did a great disservice to the country on both counts and they are just the most obvious examples of his ineptitude, the MSM will glorify him as they did RR at the time of his death and the corporate profiteer will have enshrined one more myth about the good done by evil persons.

]]> By: Chuck https://lastchancedemocracycafe.com/?p=744#comment-5994 Chuck Wed, 27 Dec 2006 23:46:47 +0000 https://lastchancedemocracycafe.com/?p=744#comment-5994 Why do all the news outlets say "...the only un-elected president."? There have been a bunch of them. He may have been the only one that was not subsequently elected to succeed himself, but that ain't the same thing. Why do all the news outlets say “…the only un-elected president.”? There have been a bunch of them. He may have been the only one that was not subsequently elected to succeed himself, but that ain’t the same thing.

]]> By: Larry the Red https://lastchancedemocracycafe.com/?p=744#comment-5992 Larry the Red Wed, 27 Dec 2006 23:20:29 +0000 https://lastchancedemocracycafe.com/?p=744#comment-5992 A lot of people at the time, myself included, thought that Nixon picked Ford to replace Agnew bewcause he thought it would inoculate him against impeachment, and that if that failed, Ford would pardon him as part of a secret deal between them. And all that pardon did was set the precedent for the pardons following the Iran-Contra convictions. And if he gets convicted, Scopoter Libby will get one, too. Hel, I's surprised Shrub hasn't already done it. A lot of people at the time, myself included, thought that Nixon picked Ford to replace Agnew bewcause he thought it would inoculate him against impeachment, and that if that failed, Ford would pardon him as part of a secret deal between them. And all that pardon did was set the precedent for the pardons following the Iran-Contra convictions. And if he gets convicted, Scopoter Libby will get one, too. Hel, I’s surprised Shrub hasn’t already done it.

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