[QUOTE=S31-Syntax;52101259]Jeez wouldn't that be the biggest "fuck you" to a presidency. To just kinda... skip a name.[/QUOTE]
He'll most likely be dead by time we get to that point.
[QUOTE=matt000024;52100764]I still don't get why they named this class after one of the lamest presidents.[/QUOTE]
nah Ford was pretty chill.
Even had a good ol' golden retriever in the WH named Liberty and some great stories with her.
Like getting locked out of the White House:
[quote]Susan Ford surprised her father when she let the pup, whose name she changed from Streaker to Liberty, into the Oval Office for their first meeting. In his memoir, Ford recalled how he got down on all fours to play with the puppy.
The pair hit it off right away, and it was Ford himself who often took Liberty for her walks.
One notable incident occurred when Liberty awakened the president early one morning indicating that she needed to go out. Dressed in his bathrobe and slippers, Ford took the dog down on the elevator and outside.
For the return trip, however, the elevator would not work. Because the stairway doors were locked as a security precaution, Ford — accompanied by the golden retriever’s barking — had to pound on the walls until Secret Service agents came running to help.[/quote]
[quote]This puppy has really taken over the White House. In fact, you may have seen some of us laughing up here during dinner. As I reached in my pocket to get a match to light my pipe, look what I pulled out of the pocket — some dog biscuits! [Laughter][/quote]
And a old quote by him about her and the idea of Liberty itself:
[quote]Needless to say they got the dog and, in the appropriate spirit of the city of Philadelphia, we have named her "Liberty." One of those inquisitive reporters that we have in Washington asked Susan who is going to take care of Liberty; who is going to feed her and groom her and take her out each night or every morning? And Susan did not hesitate one minute. She said, "Of course, it will be Dad." So, I have this feeling — this is one Liberty that is going to cost me some of mine. [Laughter]
But in a very broader sense, that is the true nature of liberty. It comes with both privileges and obligations. Freedom, we all know, is seldom free.[/quote]
He was a goofy average joe who had to clean up after a crook.
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