When Gerald Ford died, he found himself in hell. Outraged, he went to the Devil for an explanation.
“I just don’t understand this. I was a devout Christian man, I lived a faithful life without scandal…what could I possibly have done to deserve being in hell?”
Just then there was a tap at his shoulder, and there stood Richard Nixon saying “pardon me, Gerald.”
Seeing this, he breathed a deep sigh and turned back to Satan and said “never mind, I understand, now.”
agreed, I have no idea what the joke means
Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon for Watergate, etc.
Gerald Ford was the only President to never win a general election for either President or Vice President.
He was appointed Vice President after Spiro Agnew was forced to resign in disgrace. Ford then ascended to the Presidency after Nixon was forced to resign in disgrace. He lost the 1976 election to Jimmy Carter.
I remember the good old days ,when politicians resigned in disgrace .
Left, right, and center, oh yea, but; they were gone.
There'd be none left if that happened today
...good
Everyone seems to agree with this sentiment, but We The People keep electing them. I don’t get it.
It's really hard for an honest person to beat a lying cheating conman in a popularity contest.
Only in a two horse race. We need to campaign to move ourselves from “Flawed Democracy” to “Democracy”. At the moment, we look at risk of going further towards authoritarianism…
Lots of people complain, but considerable fewer people actually vote :(
Maybe the actual truth is that voting changes little or nothing and we should stop pinning our hopes on it. No matter who wins elections, average people get more war, more inflation, lower wages, more corruption.
The general public seems to pretty much believe there's a problem but the problem isn't with their guy. It's all the other guys. So if everyone else would just vote in new people, their guy could get the job done.
They’re probably right. In the UK and Canada, the two other countries with these broken systems of voting, they do at least get someone the full permission to do something, when they vote for them. The elected President plus congress really makes it unclear who did what.
I don't. Not one person yet has given me any reason to believe they give a shit
What about Al Franken ?
Spiro Agnew is an anagram for 'grow a penis'
Now that's much funnier than OP's joke 🤣
To show how wide a scope of humor has, Futurama makes a joke about Ford being President but never elected as VP/Pres.
Until Biden set the new record this year, Ford had the lowest sustained approval rating of a postwar president. Just read this on Nate Silver's site five thirty eight.
Agree. I gave you an up vote.
What do you call a Ford that no one wanted? Gerald.
In addition to Edsel, but that’s probably before your time.
Pinto would like a word
Pinto was actually a sales boom for Ford when it first came out. It also underpinned the Mustang II and Mercury Capri.
It was a hugely critical car for them, and they let a three dollar part kill people.
In his own words he said, I'm a Ford, not a Lincoln.
And Nixon intentionally kept the Viet Nam conflict going to get elected.
Sounds familiar
Gerald Ford was Nixon's VP when Nixon resigned Ford became president and immediately pardoned Nixon for Watergate
agreed. even the people old enough to get it might, uh, not remember
I got it. I was pretty young back then and didn't understand the whole idea of a gate and water...
I think I understand the history, but this lacks much humor…it’s just not much of a joke unless I’m missing something, but again if your joke needs explanation…
Please explain it to a non American.
Nixon was president, committed some light crime, resigned as president.
Ford took over and gave Nixon a full pardon.
This is considered not great.
Light crime was the cover story. Much darker activities were taking place at the same time
Was a little tongue in cheek. Kinda like saying people committed some light treason.
darker activities
"Yeah, sir, you might want to send a maintenance man over to that office across the way. The lights are off, and they must be looking for a fuse box, 'cause them flashlights, they keep me awake."
Can you explain this one?
It’s from Forrest Gump
'See eye eh' was mostly involved in Watergate as a way to get rid of Nixon because he wasn't doing things tge way they wanted him to and it was too soon to have another JFK event, sooooo... They set Nixon up with Watergate.
So the joke is he's in Hell because he pardoned Nixon?
Bingo!
I hate political jokes.
Too many of them get elected.
Too soon!
I though the title was a reference to Stockdale, Ross Perot's VP who said that at a debate.
AGNUUUU!!!
A-Roooooooooooo!
Our planet has been through a lot this year, but we have not forgotten what is truly important... the great taste of Charleston Chew!
You should post this in r/FuckImOld . They'll probably appreciate it more.
Glad to hear that they are both in hell. Turn up the fire.
Nixon sure, but Ford was a good man
I come from a family of Nixon haters. A couple months ago I happened to see an old interview with Nixon, and he gave clear, well stated answers. Wow, the GOP has gone through the floor!
Nixon signed the creation of the EPA. Can you imagine a modern republican doing that?
If Ford was a good man and why does no one admit to voting for him for president?
Ford was not voted in. But he was a good man
The only people still alive who were qualified to vote in 1976 are those born in 1958 and earlier, and who (still in their teens and twenties) were likely Democrat voters.
??
Ford pardoned Nixon.
Normally I dislike political jokes, but I think enough time has passed for this one…that very few people will get it.