tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post3664757791936661660..comments2024-03-27T11:44:15.723-04:00Comments on The Retrogrouch: Presidents DayBrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-21255166383104817962018-02-25T15:36:58.192-05:002018-02-25T15:36:58.192-05:00Thanks - yes, I saw that one after I posted this -...Thanks - yes, I saw that one after I posted this - Justine at Midlife Cycling featured it in her post that same day.<br />Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-1353523307164341582018-02-25T13:01:30.115-05:002018-02-25T13:01:30.115-05:00Here’s shot of Ford on a bike when he was a child:...Here’s shot of Ford on a bike when he was a child: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202621876281318&l=666c906054Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563227016231337663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-12438501009325898652018-02-20T17:56:03.249-05:002018-02-20T17:56:03.249-05:00I think you misunderstood my statement on Ford. He...I think you misunderstood my statement on Ford. He became president without any votes. He was neither elected as president, nor vice president. Unlike other VPs who had to succeed their president (LBJ, Teddy Roosevelt, Andrew Johnson, and others) Ford was not elected as VP. He was appointed to be the VP when the elected VP, Spiro Agnew, had to resign in disgrace. Then he assumed the presidency when Nixon also had to resign in disgrace. The 48% of the vote you're referring to is when he ran for re-election in 1976 and lost to Jimmy Carter.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-86864335943327932642018-02-20T15:40:28.333-05:002018-02-20T15:40:28.333-05:00Correction on Gerald Ford never getting a vote whe...Correction on Gerald Ford never getting a vote when he ran for President. He got 39,148,634 popular votes (48.0%). Source Wikipedia. I didn't vote for him but I think he deserves the correct facts about his life.The Old Cycling Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18299720017133485446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-32710673101914769722018-02-20T09:23:49.977-05:002018-02-20T09:23:49.977-05:00I've seen the Nixon, Carter, Clinton, Obama, R...I've seen the Nixon, Carter, Clinton, Obama, Reagan and Bush I and II photos. But that image of Ford is a real find. Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />In one of my posts, I showed pictures of Reagan in a Schwinn catalogue from 1946, or some year just after the war. The photo you included looks as if it might have been taken around the same time.<br /><br />Trump indeed had his name on a race. I don't think he cared about the cycling part: I believe that he saw it simply as a good business or publicity opportunity.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-68237420181757173562018-02-19T21:12:44.627-05:002018-02-19T21:12:44.627-05:00The only Australian Prime Minister that has thrown...The only Australian Prime Minister that has thrown their leg over a bike is Tony Abbott, who was well known for donning the lycra for morning rides. He donated his Hillbrick to a museum and photos suggest he now rides a Baum. Unfortunately his right wing stance didn't sit well with...well, anyone really.P!N20https://www.blogger.com/profile/07399852194152431227noreply@blogger.com