Many americans are mourning the loss of Gerals Ford, and his legacy has been reuniting the country after the Watergate scandal. Many libs as well as dems respect him for this. COuld we use this as a way to bring the parties together? Or do you prefer to use it to further divide america? I ask this to those who post questions criticizing dems for respecting the man in death...
2006-12-29 01:41:43 · 17 answers · asked by hichefheidi 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
sorry...many REPS as well as DEMS respect him...
2006-12-29 01:42:11 · update #1
Hi, as a liberal Democrat I always admired Gerald Ford as a decent, honorable man with whom I disagreed on some issues. He was a good President, he gave his best for this country and we should all honor his memory. His most controversial act was pardoning Richard Nixon, there are arguments both ways on that, but I am sure he sincerely thought he was doing the right thing. Mr. Ford did express the opinion that attacking Iraq was a mistake, so he was no blind follower or party hack. America owes him a great debt of gratitude for reuniting the country after the unfortunate Nixon years.
2006-12-29 01:46:47 · answer #1 · answered by jxt299 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
While President Ford was widely respected, the divisions in the past 14 years, 8 with Clinton, 6 so far with Bush are too wide to bridge. The polarization of left and right and even those in the middle is immense. We will remain at each other's throats.
Ford said in an interview that while he and Tip O'Neill argued voraciously while debating legislation, after the House left for the night, they would go and have a couple of beers. I sure don't think that kind of friendship exists today. It's too bad.
2006-12-29 01:47:26 · answer #2 · answered by iwasnotanazipolka 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i'm reminded of the Simpson's episode, the place Bush senior strikes around the line from the Simpsons, and he and Homer have been consistently at odds, till the Bush's have been pushed away...and Ford moved in...with lots greater in common with Homer, like soccer and beer...as a Grand Rapids close by, i'm happy together with his service to the U. S.. He visited his library at U of M, and that i catered his lunch. the secret service made me leave, even nonetheless, before the president arrived...i replaced into bummed i did no longer get to fulfill him, or maybe see him. confident, he replaced right into a good president in the quick volume of time he had. And he sacrificed the presidency so as to heal our usa. he would be ignored
2016-10-06 04:06:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He will be remembered for a time, then left to slip away into history. Sadly, his words have been twisted by some and he is now the poster child of the very vocal and vicious opponents to President Bush and the war in Iraq. The same bunch who heaped terrible attacks on the man in life are now embracing him in death as their new tool to be used against the current administration.
2006-12-29 01:53:15 · answer #4 · answered by Rich B 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The death of any man will not provide necessary impetus to "unite America." If Gerald Ford could not unite us in life, then his passing will be duly noted with respect and eulogies by the dozen, and two weeks from now we will forget him. That is the way of humans. I don't say it is good, but it is realistic.
2006-12-29 01:44:21 · answer #5 · answered by jkc19452004 2 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Sounds great although it sounds awfully immature to me.Agreeing that this is a tragedy OK,but to let one tragic fact have major consequences for the political landscape sound immature to me despite that it might be positive.
I'm also afraid it might only last for a month or so
2006-12-29 01:46:28 · answer #6 · answered by justgoodfolk 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
A 93 yr old dead President who was made fun of more than any President in history, who was only in office for 2 years is really going to reunite the country.I believe the tool here is YOU.
:)
2006-12-29 01:47:04 · answer #7 · answered by Feel Fried Chicken :) 1 · 4⤊ 4⤋
It will take a lot more than that. Gerald Ford was the last of the "Establishment" Republicans. The Party was soon after his Presidency taken over by the Religious Right , to the detriment of America.
2006-12-29 01:45:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 8⤋
No. Despite having many liberal beliefs (pro immigration, socialism, no private land ownership) I will never unite with Demoncrats as long as they continue to kill babies.
John Kerry, Michael Moore, and Ed "the fossilized liver" Kenedy could all die (we should be so lucky) and I still would not come together.
Personal opinion...
2006-12-29 01:44:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 5⤋
I prefered him as "the forgotten" president that he was for the many years after his term was ended..
2006-12-29 01:45:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋