Word: pardons
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...Pardon me," said Betty, "but I think it's time to stop crying over spilled milk. The Peanut has won this thing fair and square. You were outvoted 16-14 in the critical election, and the rest of the precincts will probably fall into line behind the Peanut. He's just too strong in the Northeast...
...impeachment, Ford told a crowd in Louisiana, "I believe the President is innocent. I don't want any impression created that I've changed my mind about the President's innocence." Later, as President, Ford would reverse his strident stand against immunity for Richard Nixon and issue a blanket pardon. In addition, he supported an administration ruling giving all Nixon tapes and documents to the former President, reversing his position only after he received an outraged reaction from the Justice Department, courts and the press...
Ford's chief drawbacks: his lack of effectiveness, his weakness in leadership and his pardon of Nixon. Seven out of 10 panelists felt that Ford left the country's foreign affairs too much in Henry Kissinger's hands. A majority of his own supporters also thought his gaffe on Eastern Europe cost him needed votes. Commented Tony Gonzales, a student from El Paso: "Even my little brother knows Russia dominates these countries." Teacher's Aide Barbara Washington of Los Angeles, a Carter supporter, faulted the President for indecisiveness: "He should have taken quick action with Earl...
...last time, Ford had to struggle to maintain his composure while he watched from the end of the red carpet on the lawn. During the hearings before his confirmation as Vice President, Ford testified in effect that it would not be proper for him-if he became President-to pardon Nixon. When Ford did just that by granting the pardon, he ended his honeymoon with the American people. But he and Nixon had worked out no "deal." Ford granted the pardon in part to get the Watergate mess out of the way and also because, quite simply, he felt...
...says one exposes the wrongs of his past and basically clears up the record when he accepts pardon from God through faith. She says that baptism, an integral part of the Southern Baptist church, symbolizes the old life being cleansed and the new emerging...