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OmahaBlueDog

(10,000 posts) Sun Sep 8, 2013, 11:38 AM Sep 2013

This day in 1974

Evel Knievel failed in his attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon on the SkyCycle.

Something else happened as well.....

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This day in 1974 (Original Post) OmahaBlueDog Sep 2013 OP

Yeah I remember that I and think it cost gopiscrap Sep 2013 #1

Even without the pardon ... surrealAmerican Sep 2013 #4

still believe that this sent a signal to future presidents rurallib Sep 2013 #2

That's been my theory for years. hobbit709 Sep 2013 #3

Yeah good point gopiscrap Sep 2013 #6

yes kpete Sep 2013 #5

I never understood the thinking behind a nation somehow being made less Solly Mack Sep 2013 #7

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)

1. Yeah I remember that I and think it cost

Reply to OmahaBlueDog (Original post)

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 11:58 AM

Sep 2013

Ford the election against Carter in 1976. I never liked Ford because of his whitewashing of the Kennedy assassination when he was the working chair of the Warren Commission

surrealAmerican

(11,362 posts)

4. Even without the pardon ...

Reply to gopiscrap (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 02:17 PM

Sep 2013

... Ford's chances of winning would have been slim. This was just "icing on the cake".

rurallib

(62,423 posts)

2. still believe that this sent a signal to future presidents

Reply to OmahaBlueDog (Original post)

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 01:59 PM

Sep 2013

that you can do whatever the fuck you want to and never go to jail. Since Rummy and Cheney were part of the Ford admin, I believe they heard that message and took it forth.

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

3. That's been my theory for years.

Reply to rurallib (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 02:01 PM

Sep 2013

It let the bastards know that they can get away with it without fear of punishment.

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)

6. Yeah good point

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 02:44 PM

Sep 2013

kpete

(71,996 posts)

5. yes

Reply to rurallib (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 02:19 PM

Sep 2013

never go to jail card

a reward for screwing the constitution
which is afterall
a goddamn piece of paper

peace rurrallib,
kp

Solly Mack

(90,773 posts)

7. I never understood the thinking behind a nation somehow being made less

Reply to OmahaBlueDog (Original post)

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 03:05 PM

Sep 2013

by a president going to jail.

How wrapped up in the flag do you have to be to think you're somehow diminished by punishing a corrupt government?

People build up a grandiose mythos around the "office" that I find just plain disturbing.

ETA: Mind - I never said I didn't know all the various rationalizations people have for doing so. It just never made sense to me to embrace such thinking.

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