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2016 Postmortem

PCIntern

(25,544 posts) Tue Nov 22, 2016, 10:24 PM Nov 2016

Actually we had a President whose name was plastered

All over the place and was a commercial success:

Yep. President Ford.

Sorry. Couldn't resist.

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Actually we had a President whose name was plastered (Original Post) PCIntern Nov 2016 OP

i suppose trump's election was taylor-made for that joke. unblock Nov 2016 #1

President Lincoln was classier. rug Nov 2016 #2

Smooth ride! Nt PCIntern Nov 2016 #3

But he wasn't elected Retrograde Nov 2016 #4

unblock

(52,221 posts)

1. i suppose trump's election was taylor-made for that joke.

Reply to PCIntern (Original post)

Tue Nov 22, 2016, 10:28 PM

Nov 2016

rug

(82,333 posts)

2. President Lincoln was classier.

Reply to PCIntern (Original post)

Tue Nov 22, 2016, 10:42 PM

Nov 2016

PCIntern

(25,544 posts)

3. Smooth ride! Nt

Reply to rug (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 23, 2016, 07:34 AM

Nov 2016

Retrograde

(10,136 posts)

4. But he wasn't elected

Reply to PCIntern (Original post)

Wed Nov 23, 2016, 01:55 PM

Nov 2016

Ford was chosen as Nixon's vice-president after the one elected with him, Spiro Agnew, resigned (fraud and bribery charges, IIRC), then stepped up when Nixon himself resigned. Lost to Carter when he tried to run on his own.

Decent enough person, mostly a place-holder as president. As he said of himself, "I'm a Ford, not a Lincoln."

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