Ford not as classy as media portrayal

[dancingme]

Lyndon Johnson once claimed that Gerald Ford was too dumb "to walk and fart at the same time." Perhaps. But Ford could definitely fart while standing still, which he apparently did with alarming frequency and abandon. According to his Secret Service detail, the president would loudly let one rip and then always attempt to put the blame on one of them with indignant remarks like, "Jesus, did you do that? Show a little class."
---From Secret Lives of the Presidents by Cormac O'Brien (Quirk Books)

[Deep13]

1. Well, he was a Ford not a Lincoln.

Said so himself.

[Balbus]

2. I think if you fart you shouldn' be allowed to be a president.

Or a congressman. Well, maybe a representative, but definitely not a senator.

[FARAFIELD]

3. CANCEL THE FUNERAL!!

Hmm if classy means you dont fart then i guess no one is classy, Reminds me of the childrens book "everybody poops"

[dancingme]

6. Most people don't blame it on someone protecting us

or blame it on someone willing to take a bullet for us.

[H2O Man]

7. Most of us

do not have bodyguards.

[rsmith6621]

4. Bring this CRAP up Tommorow.....

Let the former President have his day of honor......this post is totally tasteless....

[BlueManDude]

8. Still - the lionization of Ford has been way over the top

I have no wish to trash Ford - but he was not the figure that the media is potraying him to be.

This seems to be going on longer than all the Reagan hoopla.

[atommom]

5. The links between his administration and *'s just get more and more

obvious. First it was Cheney and Rumsfeld, now we find out it's also the farts. What other dark legacies has he passed on?

[lectrobyte]

9. Ford was noted for his love of golf. Now watch this drive!

[terrya]

10. Lyndon Johnson used to have meetings with his aides while on the toilet.

And, well...at the risk of incurring the wrath of the "Big Dawg" supporters here, getting blow jobs in the Oval Office isn't exactly the height of class and sophistication, either.

Everyone has human foibles. What's your point?