A great leader is willing to think "Yes this decision will make people mad but it is the right thing to do."

The day Ford pardoned Nixon, most Americans were distracted watching Evel Knievel jump the Snake River Canyon.

@tealsquare

10 ай бұрын

Very American 😂😂😂

Ford absolutely did the right thing for the right reason. Ford was an excellent President taking us out of the mire of Watergate.

@therootofeverything3623

2 жыл бұрын

Ford was an amazing President, Nixon was one of the worst in US history for the violation of trust of the American people.

@stephenj.schneider5185

2 жыл бұрын

@@therootofeverything3623 I disagree on Nixon. Nixon was a foreign policy statesman and he did many good things -- keeping us safe from thermonuclear war with the Soviet Union, opening of markets to China (I mean where we the world economy be without China?), as well as ending the Vietnam War. True, he was a dark, demonized man inside, but he was not, in my opinion even close to the worst. Down on the bottom, I would put James Buchanan, and right above him would be Franklin Pearce, and then right above him would be Harding. At the very bottom.....way way under the bottom....Trump. Trump is and was the absolute worst US President, and in my opinion, Trump is a terrible human.

@therootofeverything3623

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephenj.schneider5185 I’d put Trump over Buchanan, but I don’t entirely disagree with your sentiment. I just think Nixon’s actions permanently hurt the country in a way that outweighs all the good. If Nixon had won in 1960 he would’ve been on of the best presidents.

@stephenj.schneider5185

2 жыл бұрын

@@therootofeverything3623 well if Nixon hurt the country, what about Trump? It's like what, Day # 400 and he hasn't conceded yet, and stirred an insurrection as well. But thank you for your fair comment.

@therootofeverything3623

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephenj.schneider5185 I think Nixon set the stage for Trump. But you are right that Trump’s actions will cause more damage down the line.

There is also that Ford went to the Capital and testified before Congress himself about the pardon.

@frankjrtagliareni6307

2 жыл бұрын

WHAT A TRAGEDY OF BULLSHIT THRUST UPON THE AMERICAN PUBLIC! TO SET AN EXAMPLE FOR NO ONE EVER WILL DO THIS AGAIN TO AMERICA! INSTEAD IT LEFT THE DOOR WIDE OPEN FOR BUSH/CHENEY, AND trump TO GET AWAY WITH THESES INJUSTICES!!! ALL SCUMBAG REPUBLICANS!

He had to pardon Mr Nixon because the accusation is not match the violation

One of the arguments against Nixon's further prosecution was the bad optic of a former US president sitting in jail. Most people at the time hated the pardon, but understood it--at least in my neighborhood.

@ethanweeter2732

10 ай бұрын

It is now the reason Trump may not go to prison.

Pardoning Nixon was the bravest thing Ford could have done......except for NOT pardoning Nixon.

@CoopyKat

2 жыл бұрын

@Doc The bravest thing he could have done? You're an idiot. Ford and Nixon were both criminals, just like you.

@mikealvord55

Жыл бұрын

Nope, wrong. It was the right thing to do! Only s moron can’t see that!

a president makes tough decisions some like it some don't I think it was the best thing to do

You shouldn't give up on justice because it may (essentially) be too difficult.

@unknownindividual1135

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think it’s an issue of it being too difficult. I think it’s an issue of realizing that pursuing it would do more harm than good to the country. I’m a liberal, and by no means do I support Nixon (or Ford for that matter) but that deserves commendation imo.

@iamhereblossom1588

Жыл бұрын

@@unknownindividual1135 how would it do more harm in your opinion?

@benmackay7934

Жыл бұрын

@@iamhereblossom1588 I also agree that it wasn’t worth pursuing it. 1.) It would be virtually impossible to find a jury that would be unbiased. He was the president of the United States. 2.) there were serious issues facing the US at the time including a serious economic downturn and the absolute necessity of getting out of Vietnam (including the serious tensions that came with the latter). To spend the 2-3 years necessary to prosecute Nixon during that time period would have enflamed all sides of the political spectrum, and taken the focus off of the threats the Americans were facing. 3.) While he clearly broke the law (in my view), it’s important to put it in the context of what damage his actions caused. Nobody died. Nobody got injured. (Unlike Jan. 6). And ultimately, Nixon’s political reputation and legacy was completely tarnished. Additionally, the argument can be made that imprisoning him (assuming he’d be convinced, which is a BIG assumption) would’ve made him a martyr for the right, which would’ve further enflamed tensions to the point that it’s completely feasible violence would break out. All to imprison one person. Who, even in the most extreme interpretation, wouldn’t have gotten any more than a few years in jail. So in this context - it was not worth the trouble. The better punishment was to expose Nixon and trash his legacy in the long term, which has basically been done via his presidential library now being controlled by the National Archives, and politicians and people of all political stripes wanting nothing to do with the man.

President Ford was a great president whose selfless pardon helped heal our land and redeem the situation

@Scarcro1

5 жыл бұрын

I agree wholeheartedly!

So what ford was saying is that there are people that are above the law.

Correction: Why Ford said he pardoned Nixon.

Gerald Ford was on the Warren Commission as a Committee member so he will carry the taint.

@markpiersall9815

Жыл бұрын

Congressional member of Defense Subcommittee so he would have been briefed on Bay of Pigs.

@ethanweeter2732

10 ай бұрын

He was Speaker at the time, right?

@markpiersall9815

10 ай бұрын

@@ethanweeter2732 He was minority leader. The Democrats held the House.

@dr3putt62

9 ай бұрын

@@ethanweeter2732minority leader

It might have been courageous, but it could still have been the wrong decision. Ford said Nixon's criminal trial and conviction would be a distraction for Congress and the country. There are many things that are far more distracting, like impeachment trials and major congressional investigations. It would be crazy to eliminate all distractions like that. The pardon makes it easier for future presidents to decide to commit crimes because they think they might get pardoned, too. It also damages the ideal that justice should be blind.

@kissmy_butt1302

10 ай бұрын

What Nixon did compared to Bush, Obama and Biden is like popping a zit compared to chopping someone's arms off. Bush's illegal war in Iraq, Obama using drones and killing multiple US civilians illegally and Biden taking money for favors from a foreign government These are ALL major crimes the founders warned of yet the outrage is nothing compared to political espionage. Example: We know Biden was caught red handed taking bribes. We are almost in the same conditions again. Would you blame the next President pardoning Biden for his crimes over the problems of the nation on top of a potential Spanish style Civil War?

Nixon - Nixon - Ford - Carter - Reagan - Raegan - Bush - Clinton - Clinton - Bush [jr] - Bush [jr] - Obama - Obama - Trump

@thebohemiancowboy2805

3 жыл бұрын

-Biden

@IanP1963

3 жыл бұрын

@@thebohemiancowboy2805 Spot on - top of the class for you !!!

@chauncybrukshut9279

Жыл бұрын

- Bruce DeWaiter

Nixon should have gone to jail period 🥰🥰😇😇😇

Well, if Caroline and Ted Kennedy and Bob Woodward approve of the pardon, it must be right.

@memyselfeyetallent7149

Жыл бұрын

Good one

Rich people look after each other. That’s why ford pardoned Nixon. Poor people fight amongst themselves.

Is bitch a dirty word lol

I get why people hated the pardon at first and some still do. Nixon 💯 committed a crime and it feels morally wrong to let someone - even a POTUS - get away with a crime without legal consequences. But it’s one of those decisions where at the time it looked bad but over history many people have realized it was the right thing to do.

He was a Ford not a Chevy

He had to.

the public handed him the rifle and he didn't pull the trigger because looking in his eyes he could see himself staring back.

The pardon was the most corrupt aspect of the entire Watergate scandal.

@williamwatson4625

5 ай бұрын

I think Ford issued the pardon independently of Watergate. The purpose of him being president at that moment was to heal and get the country to move past Watergate.

Why pardon someone who wasn't charged with a crime? Ah, the consumate Yes Man, Gerald Ford.

@darrenspohn8376

5 жыл бұрын

ELK The pardon however was still an admission of guilt.

@elk9414

5 жыл бұрын

I concur. No need to pardon someone if they weren't guilty and the only reason to pardon someone who wasn't charged with a crime.

@simonlilley

5 жыл бұрын

By accepting the pardon Nixon was admitting his guilt. Thats how the law works.

@williamwingo4740

2 жыл бұрын

The Nixon holdovers in his cabinet, especially Haig, talked him into pardoning Nixon. Then they talked him into running for president, hoping they could continue to manipulate him. But they all underestimated the public backlash to the pardon, just like Ted Kennedy and his entourage underestimated the long-term effects of Chappaquiddick.

what about twin towers I got the book George Bush

Smarmy bullshit. No one is above the law. If the trial is messy, so be it.

Chi thuy o my ve tham pue / an ninh nói ve lam chi / lan xe tong chi thùy

President Ford was a good man. He paid the price with the pardon and we ended up with Carter. Well, we all know how that went. Truth be told, I would rather have Carter back today in his 90s than this goofball we have now. And I'm a Republican!

@CoopyKat

2 жыл бұрын

Bill Dewrell I'm surprised you get an internet connection in your trailer park. I'll bet you have a picture of Trump in your trailer that you kiss every night.

@rickydunn3921

Жыл бұрын

I know today this is a joke if we told our youngerselves what's going on we would laugh and think it's a movie

@memyselfeyetallent7149

Жыл бұрын

Yes Biden is a joke

@pointsoflightradio9785

Жыл бұрын

#BringBackTrump

Ford = military industrial complex

Woodward's books should be displayed in the fiction aisle of a bookstore.

@royrowland5763

5 жыл бұрын

Путин гордится тобой.

@Robert_St-Preux

4 жыл бұрын

So should the Bible.

so it looks like Pence will get to pardon Trump

@kaymuldoon3575

5 жыл бұрын

Ramjitti Indaraprasirt not if Pence himself is indicted.

@nickjw88

3 жыл бұрын

No. Failure of the impeachment will eventually come back to haunt Trump. After he loses this election the U S Attorney for the southern district of New York will convict Trump of many crimes. Trump has to win this election to keep from going to prison.

@loydkline

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully president Joe Biden will do it after if he win or lose the 2024 elections

@henrylicious

24 күн бұрын

​@@nickjw88LOL. This post is aging poorly.

F Ford.

Bob... get a life.