The Stupidest Moment In Presidential Debate History. Quick! Guess! Which Party?

Gerald Ford:

Too much football without a helmut.

(The current generation of Republicans has no excuse.)

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First, one shoe in the mouth.

Then -- with meticulous precision -- the other. 

Check out this clip from Ford-Carter's 1976 Debate - and marvel.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8rg9c4pUrg 

Not surprisingly, the Republican sound machine attempts to spin away Ford's dimwittedness - just as it tries to spin away the stupidity of Bush-Cheney and the fiscal irresponsibility of Romney-Ryan.  

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/05/republican-rule-and-economic.html

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/10/romney-reveals-details-of-his-tax-plan.html

For the a cold dose of facts, listen to Dick Gordon's interview with Gerald Ford's appalled adviser, Stuart Spencer, who was present on that fateful day in 1976. http://thestory.org/archive/20121022_The_Story__Presidential_Campaign_Manager.mp3/view

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8rg9c4pUrg

Ford-Carter debate excerpt

 

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