Members quartermainefan Posted July 9, 2011 Members Share Posted July 9, 2011 . She is going to go down as one of our greatest first ladies because of her honesty and all she did to shed light on addiction. Her clinic, despite becoming a cliche destination for celebrities, has done good work over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted July 9, 2011 Members Share Posted July 9, 2011 She was a very strong woman. I'm glad she was First Lady in an era like the 70's. Today she would have been torn to pieces for doing anything besides standing in the corner, blinking at the camera. We would hear all about how opening a clinic means she is somehow encouraging alcoholism, and how this is unAmerican and blah blah blah. I'm sorry for her family, since they lost Gerald a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnCCorinthos4ever Posted July 9, 2011 Members Share Posted July 9, 2011 RIP Betty Ford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted July 9, 2011 Members Share Posted July 9, 2011 Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted July 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted July 9, 2011 MTM is so great in that clip. I love the way she says "Hi Betty", And Ed Asner was great too going on and on with this list of people at his party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Max Posted July 9, 2011 Members Share Posted July 9, 2011 This is very sad news. Mrs. Ford was such an inspirational woman, and blzaed many trails. President Ford deserves great credit for allowing Betty to speak her mind, and for not using her as a political prop (in contrast to the way 98% of all other politicans have used their wives). While Betty (thankfully) has always gotten the recognition she deserves, I believe that Jerry remains one of our most underrated presidents. The efforts on his part to hold the nation together following the Watergate crisis were truly extraordinary. Over the last 15 or so years, however, President Ford's historical reputation has (finally) begun to improve. Furthermore, I've oftentimes heard today's liberals praise his moderate political positions, and openly wish that the modern GOP would pattern itself after Ford's beliefs. Unfortunately, Democrats were not so kind to President Ford back in the 70's: For one thing, they absolutely ripped him to shreads for pardoning Nixon (with all sorts of conspiracy theories existing at the time centering around the notion that some secret deal had been made between the two men). Additionally, they routinely lampooned his intellect, portraying him as a bumbling simpleton who couldn't even walk without tripping over himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted July 9, 2011 Members Share Posted July 9, 2011 I seem to remember conservatives also hating him. That's one of the reasons Reagan came so close to winning in 1976 and why they fought tooth and nail to make sure he wasn't VP in 1980. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Max Posted July 9, 2011 Members Share Posted July 9, 2011 This is 100% true (as it pertained to the far right-wing of the GOP back then). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted July 14, 2011 Members Share Posted July 14, 2011 http://articles.boston.com/2011-07-13/news/29769718_1_equal-rights-betty-ford-center-nancy-reagan http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59027.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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