ESPN Article says Hammons was out for Academics???

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

yes i remember the timing, but that isn't really the issue. We know how the ending was even though the clock had a few ticks on it. The issue is how important that was back then and yet so trivial in comparison to things today. Truly there has been a shift in how we hold politicians accountable. As a result we got many skits of Gerald Ford falling... I had a brother-in-law that was very liberal at the time and I recall him telling me how close the country was to falling apart at that time....if only he could see it now.

President Ford was always pretty good-natured about being made fun of......including with his golf game. It sure didn't hurt Chevy Chase's career.

I will say this......one of the funniest moments I ever saw on a golf telecast was back during the old Crosby Pro-Am on CBS. I don't recall the year, but President Ford was being shown off one of the tees.....might have been 14 at Pebble Beach. Gallery lined both sides off the tee......President Ford takes his back swing, and then it seemed like he didn't even get half-way yet to the ball, and he is already yelling FORE LEFT!!, and a dead pull low-hook just has everyone on the left diving for cover. Several seconds of silence on the air......and then.....Oh Dear! Not one of his best.......or something like that. I fell a little guilty about writing this, but I was just dying hysterically when I saw that.

 

[tigerchump]

Yes, still the only U.S. president to resign the office. President Ford then pardoned former President Nixon and received plenty of criticism over his decision. Although in my view, U.S politics has always been an obstacle for compromise or diplomacy, all the way back to the Colonial Days and the Boston Tea Party, "Watergate" seems to be the origin of what is going on today.....which has just been exacerbated each decade it seems from scandals on both sides of the aisle. Republicans and Democrats, alike , have noone to blame but themselves. Sadly, I don't know if there is enough momentum to stop it.

As an aside, for you younger posters, if you are interested in history and politics and get the chance, I encourage you to watch "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," with Jimmy Stewart and Claude Rains. Yes, it's Hollywood, but the premise is not completely made up out of thin air.....I think you might enjoy the film.

Now......Get Off my Lawn!

Another is The Candidate with Robert Redford.I have always thought it was an accurate look at how a campaign really works.

 

[70boiler]

I remember as a child Eisenhower - Adlai Stevenson #2 in 1956, when Ike was on the campaign trail and came to Peoria, Il to speak at Bradley Univ. and spent the night in town.

 

[kevindub]

I wonder how many of us on this board can actually remember Barry Goldwater.

I sadly do.