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coming up our big picture rommel joining me tonight are joe madison ryan darling and vince collin ace will be just as the great judge that debate right after the break. that's fine it's twenty four seven live streaming news towns like to tell you about the ongoing financial hurricane unlimited free high quality videos for download. and stories you may never find on mainstream news. from the. political. post and more aren't just. for. fun. are you ready to rumble and so it's time for tonight's big picture of all right a bit the week's biggest stories in the panel of expert political commentators and i'm joined in the studio by vince colonies page editor of the daily caller joe madison host of the joe madison show on sirius x.m. satellite radio which airs weekdays six to ten am eastern time a gentleman twenty eight and brian darling columnist of human events and contributor to red state dot com big government dot com and director of government studies at the heritage foundation welcome to. the house passed john boehner has built two hundred eighteen to two hundred ten it's to buy but it
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you know who i am, i am vince with the labor organization. we represent 3000 men and women. we are a very diverse group, a good cross-section of san francisco. some of the lowest paid workers, but very active and engaged with our people. it is an honor to be here speaking for them. it seems like we have had this vote twice already over the past year and now we are into a third time. what bothers us most about this, why is this on the ballot? we have our suspicions because we are friends with john avalos and we think we have a lot of the same progressive values. one of those is the value of sunshine, and i used to serve on the sunshine ordinance, and it means a lot to me because of what we are up against. what concerns us is we do not even get a phone call. real leadership in this city, with the city needs right now is to bring people together who have the same common ground. our common ground in part is significant. i remember when ross mirkarimi were trying to do with, dennis, myself, we were all at the table. i think, supervisor avalos, -- i thank you, but more important t
you know who i am, i am vince with the labor organization. we represent 3000 men and women. we are a very diverse group, a good cross-section of san francisco. some of the lowest paid workers, but very active and engaged with our people. it is an honor to be here speaking for them. it seems like we have had this vote twice already over the past year and now we are into a third time. what bothers us most about this, why is this on the ballot? we have our suspicions because we are friends with...
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the two wrapping up their tour through several canadian pro-vinces.ted to touchdown at lax tomorrow. lapd is taking steps to limit the paparazzi's reach. while in california, their visit will include a charity polo match. >> we'll see you tomorrow. .
the two wrapping up their tour through several canadian pro-vinces.ted to touchdown at lax tomorrow. lapd is taking steps to limit the paparazzi's reach. while in california, their visit will include a charity polo match. >> we'll see you tomorrow. .
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this guy, vince gilligan who works at the show, must be a genius. worked on "the x-files."vorite shows. >> i played the role of sky commander winky on one ep -- yeah, sky commander winky. that was a nickname on the "x-files." my first meeting with vince, we actually didn't meet on "the x-files" but he brought up "x-files." i said i was on the lord of the flies. he said, you played sky commander winky. yes. he said, that was my nickname in college. he goes, i don't know, that's just what people called me. so that's what got me the job. >> jimmy: you played the guy named after his nickname. did he name the character after himself? >> no, no, tom, who actually is a writer on "breaking bad," he was also a writer on "x-files," he wrote that particular episode and put that in for vince. >> jimmy: there's got to be some penis related reason for sky commander winky. >> 100%, of course. >> jimmy: well, congratulations. congratulations on the emmy too. >> thank you. >> jimmy: unfortunately, you guys -- >> thank you. [ applause ] >> jimmy: were not on the air this year to get nominate
this guy, vince gilligan who works at the show, must be a genius. worked on "the x-files."vorite shows. >> i played the role of sky commander winky on one ep -- yeah, sky commander winky. that was a nickname on the "x-files." my first meeting with vince, we actually didn't meet on "the x-files" but he brought up "x-files." i said i was on the lord of the flies. he said, you played sky commander winky. yes. he said, that was my nickname in college....
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." >>> now, from traveling in trarls to owning 52 turbines across britain, green tycoon dale vince hasotricity is moving along with electric sports cars, the nemesis. we have more. >> reporter: naut 200 in 8.5 seconds with a top speed of 170 miles per hour. faster than most sports cars the nemesis is an electric sports car powered by wind energy, built as the first of its kind, the nemesis is the creation of dale vince, founder of ecotricity, the company that sells green electricity. >> this is one of your windmills. >> yeah, our very first windmill. >> ecotricity has 32 windmills or turbines across the uk which has enough electricity to power about 150,000 homes or businesses. in the last seven years that have invested more than $8 million in wind electricity. that's where the nemesis comes in. >> we call our car wind-powered car because we think it's important not to lose sight. we need to switch to electricity, but the lelectriciy has to come from somewhere. there are 32 million cars in the uk. we burn 25 million tons of oil in the process and if we all had electric cars we could do
." >>> now, from traveling in trarls to owning 52 turbines across britain, green tycoon dale vince hasotricity is moving along with electric sports cars, the nemesis. we have more. >> reporter: naut 200 in 8.5 seconds with a top speed of 170 miles per hour. faster than most sports cars the nemesis is an electric sports car powered by wind energy, built as the first of its kind, the nemesis is the creation of dale vince, founder of ecotricity, the company that sells green...
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commissioner courtney: i'm vince courtney. from the laborers. >> very good. thank you very much. [applause] commissioner moran: applause for everyone on the commission and i really want to say thank you to juliet. i know that she stomped this community. the focus group met with us as commissioners to formulate a report tonight. i think the summation of the next steps came from what she heard in the community had a they compile this and put it together. i want to say thank you very much for that. i think you have heard from the community. you have heard what the community wants. maybe we can send them other places to get what they need such as the young ladies there. especially if you're going to begin the shuttle service between this campus and i think this is been very fruitful. it has been long. you have to be patient and listen to people because we don't stop and listen. these advances go produce -- maybe you don't have a yard, but i don't know anything about this. maybe you are neighbors. >> supervisor kennedy, thank you for joining with us. we came here to listen and you hel
commissioner courtney: i'm vince courtney. from the laborers. >> very good. thank you very much. [applause] commissioner moran: applause for everyone on the commission and i really want to say thank you to juliet. i know that she stomped this community. the focus group met with us as commissioners to formulate a report tonight. i think the summation of the next steps came from what she heard in the community had a they compile this and put it together. i want to say thank you very much...
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at forr mchenry.how you cannhave an 3 33 3 --raager vince is live with & the details of thhs mornnng'shmetoon hotspot---ffe andd -& drum 3 music--cannoo firing--a musset sslute , 3 for 11 states--periodddanccng pnd games--public readinn of the deccaration of 3:00 p.m. 3 3"the glorious fourthh is at - fort mchenry today from 12pm to 4-30 pm.for ore information, log on to fox baltimore dot com slash morning. 3 3 idoo?idoo nats this s how it all started for last season's winner.. scotty mccreery.auditions for seasonn eleven are already uunerway... and we wwnt to get yoo to thee froot f the iie. idol."go tooour website.. foxbaltimorredot com to register.the firrt 2000 registered viewers get to ome out to al packer ford on july 8th and sing in front oo ur panel of judges. the winner of ourrsinging contest will get a guarantted auditiin in ront of ameeican idol producers in you by al packer ford, z-114-3 and fox45 morning news! 3 coming up... 3 aa lib dundalk parade route route 3 pthey're celebrrting independence day.. one pose at a timm.who these sexy photos are being taken for. 3&pand.. it
at forr mchenry.how you cannhave an 3 33 3 --raager vince is live with & the details of thhs mornnng'shmetoon hotspot---ffe andd -& drum 3 music--cannoo firing--a musset sslute , 3 for 11 states--periodddanccng pnd games--public readinn of the deccaration of 3:00 p.m. 3 3"the glorious fourthh is at - fort mchenry today from 12pm to 4-30 pm.for ore information, log on to fox baltimore dot com slash morning. 3 3 idoo?idoo nats this s how it all started for last season's winner.....
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this-- describe vince. >> well, vince s you know, he's a huge movie star, you know. he's been up, he's been down. i think it's been great that doug has done that. we have really seen this guy go from zero to he's been all over the board but most importantly, he's the easiest going guy on the show. and he-- he is positive. he is the most positive character on the show and all he does is look out for his friends. people around him. >> and brought them with him. >> and brought them with him. >> roll clip. >> i'm still the lead, right, bro. >> of course you are. >> nice. >> so? how does it look? >> grammar is horrible. >> who cares. >> doing the same classes nce we were six. just shocking you can't punctuate. >> he was all stream of consciousness. >> you can't really smell either. faithful is f-a-i-t-h-f-e-l-. >> no, it isn't. >> it is o-l-. >> no, it is want so says you. >> are you all il literate. >> who cares about my spelling or grammar, that is not what this is about. this is about a sta, a good start to a great story. >> we're going to find you a great writer to fl
this-- describe vince. >> well, vince s you know, he's a huge movie star, you know. he's been up, he's been down. i think it's been great that doug has done that. we have really seen this guy go from zero to he's been all over the board but most importantly, he's the easiest going guy on the show. and he-- he is positive. he is the most positive character on the show and all he does is look out for his friends. people around him. >> and brought them with him. >> and brought...
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phillips, the vince cable, the business government cable says that the biggest threat comes from the american congress. is he right? [ laughter ] >> you know, i haven't heard that one. i have to laugh when i hear a left-wing -- >> he is right, isn't he? >> lunatic in the british government say that. hey, i will put the american economy even as bad as it is now up against the british economy and the american way of life up against the british way of the life any day of the week. >> judson phillips, and just for your information, vince cable is actually a centrist and a member of the liberal democrats, but thank you very much for joining us. we will be right back. i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person about her care. we're more than 78,000 people loo
phillips, the vince cable, the business government cable says that the biggest threat comes from the american congress. is he right? [ laughter ] >> you know, i haven't heard that one. i have to laugh when i hear a left-wing -- >> he is right, isn't he? >> lunatic in the british government say that. hey, i will put the american economy even as bad as it is now up against the british economy and the american way of life up against the british way of the life any day of the...
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reporter vince gonzales reports on the crime and its consequences. >> kids first! reporter: students marched in memory of lawrence larry king, the 15-year-old student police say was gunned down by a classmate because he was openly gay. the murder shocked the southern california community spimt's inconceivable anybody could be that angry at a kid that was that nice. >> reporter: he's remembered as friendly and outgoing but he became the subject of taunts and bullying in school after speaking out about his sexual orientation and wearing makeup, lipstick and jewelry to school. >> that was a very small part of larry. just one facet of his life. >> reporter: the situation apparently escalated. on february 12, 14-year-old brandon mcinerney allegedly shot king in the head in the computer lab. >> it was larry? it was zm? oh, my god. >> reporter: mcinerney was arrested a few short blocks away. king was pronounced brain dead at a local hospital. his body was kept alive so his organs could be donated. at the school, some parents say it's time to teach more tolerance in califo
reporter vince gonzales reports on the crime and its consequences. >> kids first! reporter: students marched in memory of lawrence larry king, the 15-year-old student police say was gunned down by a classmate because he was openly gay. the murder shocked the southern california community spimt's inconceivable anybody could be that angry at a kid that was that nice. >> reporter: he's remembered as friendly and outgoing but he became the subject of taunts and bullying in school after...
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this is vince. he can do a better job explaining the project details. >> what is happening here, what are you doing? >> we are doing a major modernization. we are tearing out the old system, logic controls, and generator controls, and we will be going over to solid state. this is not your standard selector. it does not have a tape that runs it. because these are outside elevators -- these are unique to the city. >> and this is going away with the upgrade. >> that is right. none of these will be here. we have retrofitted three elevators so far and now we're doing the outside cars. >> so this is what will be replacing -- >> this will be replacing the generator controller and control system. we are down to about 15 or 20 relays, down from about 100, which means much less maintenance. this thing had been running for about six months now, but we still have eight cars here to do. >> great job. >> we have looked at past the elevators and present. now let's look at the future. we are taking a look at some o
this is vince. he can do a better job explaining the project details. >> what is happening here, what are you doing? >> we are doing a major modernization. we are tearing out the old system, logic controls, and generator controls, and we will be going over to solid state. this is not your standard selector. it does not have a tape that runs it. because these are outside elevators -- these are unique to the city. >> and this is going away with the upgrade. >> that is...
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something really has to be implemented. >> reporter: for cnn, vince gonzalez in los angeles. >> you knowt first it looked like a simple hate crime, but as stuntsz and teachers testified that trial last week, a much more complicated picture began to emerge. we talked about this case with jeff gardier with the "ventura county star." the biggest thing that came out so far the day before when things came to a head. larry would cast these sort of gazes and make of it qwhat you will. many students would say that larry would push his sexuality on people who were uncomfortable with it. he would give a little back to them. in the rumors flying around school the day before the shooting was that larry sat in a crowded classroom to brandon. i love you, baby. there was another rumor that he asked him to be his valentine and another rumor that he was blowing kisses to brandon, as well. >> it's very sad that we look at larry's behavior and say that he's the one being antagonistic. of course, i wasn't there, but i can only imagine that being gay described himself as gay, that he was probably harassed so
something really has to be implemented. >> reporter: for cnn, vince gonzalez in los angeles. >> you knowt first it looked like a simple hate crime, but as stuntsz and teachers testified that trial last week, a much more complicated picture began to emerge. we talked about this case with jeff gardier with the "ventura county star." the biggest thing that came out so far the day before when things came to a head. larry would cast these sort of gazes and make of it qwhat you...
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their father vince had a rare gene that brought it on at an early age. he was diagnosed in his 40s. each of his children has a 50/50 chance of carrying the gene and if they have it, there's a 50/50 chance that they pass it on to their children. >> it's something that we talk about openly. we don't want to keep it inside. >> reporter: the family has volunteered for countless medical tests and medical psychological evaluations. >> we started this back in the '70s and -- actually, late '60s. >> i'm proud of the fact that we're not just setting back and letting it control our lives. >> reporter: already there is a discovery out today with one study with huge implications for drug development. >> brain changes that ultimately result in alzheimer's dementia occur 15 to 20 years before there are any signs of symptoms of dedementia. >> reporter: the family constantly faces crucial decisions. >> each of you have made a decision that you don't want to know about your status, right? >> i don't want to stop living my life as far as worrying about the signs and everything else. i want to carry o
their father vince had a rare gene that brought it on at an early age. he was diagnosed in his 40s. each of his children has a 50/50 chance of carrying the gene and if they have it, there's a 50/50 chance that they pass it on to their children. >> it's something that we talk about openly. we don't want to keep it inside. >> reporter: the family has volunteered for countless medical tests and medical psychological evaluations. >> we started this back in the '70s and --...
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truck racing championships in germany sponsored by chetan overcoming it all to take states five steve vince reports. spaniard antonio alba setten has put an end to the winning streak of overall leader yohimbe hand of germany it won the previous three stages in france spain and italy prior to the raison was considered to be the undisputable leader among all the twenty seven drivers from twelve countries taking part in this stage but during the fourth and final race the german was involved in a crash despite a bad collision he continued to race he failed to reach the finish line this is truck was too badly damaged the exit ruined his hopes of claiming his fourth straight stage victory rushes dr alexander laval for seen here driving his yellow man drug and he managed eleventh place postponing any improve results at least until his home stage in russia muslims in your book include of course i'm disappointed with my results but it's always a great pleasure to take part in the german stage because there's always a unique and. growing it's not only about the race itself organizers make lots of dif
truck racing championships in germany sponsored by chetan overcoming it all to take states five steve vince reports. spaniard antonio alba setten has put an end to the winning streak of overall leader yohimbe hand of germany it won the previous three stages in france spain and italy prior to the raison was considered to be the undisputable leader among all the twenty seven drivers from twelve countries taking part in this stage but during the fourth and final race the german was involved in a...
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while he's throwing it to vince and kim, should monetary policy lean against the wind? >> you can't have lived through the last couple of years without concluding that the prior companies that you trust to market and trust that you can cleaned up the failures worked. that there's got to be some failures for the volatility in the market decisions i think that has changed. i think it's just a couple of other points. one is, is if you looked at the transcripts of fomc meetings that are published, you will find very little evidence that it was informed by a discussion of supervision. maybe that was a problem and, therefore, you're headed in the right direction. but the evidence is not strongly supportive. the second thing i just want to say they have to know the financial institutions it lends to. however, in every discussion of its lender of last resort function it invokes and say we always take good collateral. if it's collateral it contains risk it's not obvious why you need firsthand understanding of the institution if you've already gotten the signoff that it was a pri
while he's throwing it to vince and kim, should monetary policy lean against the wind? >> you can't have lived through the last couple of years without concluding that the prior companies that you trust to market and trust that you can cleaned up the failures worked. that there's got to be some failures for the volatility in the market decisions i think that has changed. i think it's just a couple of other points. one is, is if you looked at the transcripts of fomc meetings that are...
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parts of vince seem to be the hardest hit parts of the area from last night's severe weather. the one storm-related death we know about happened in maryland, a 56-year-old man killed as a tree fell on him as he was riding his bike. the storms knocked out power to tens of thousands of people in the region. crews have been working throughout the night to get the lights and ac back on. pepco reports 1150 outages. toe million has a little more than 10,000 bg & e reports 1160 outages. >>> time for a quick check of the weather. tucker barnes is here. rough way to start off the holiday but it is still a holiday. >> as bad as it was, it wasn't as bad as it would be with the weather moving through tonight. we would have 100,000 people down at the mall. this is falling apart here. that is good news. let's get to temperatures. 74 now at reagan national. humidity way up. the rain we had late yesterday afternoon, 79%. generally an improving forecast today. that being said, can't rule out the possibility that we tonight see a few pore thunderstorms pop up later today. sunny and hot later th
parts of vince seem to be the hardest hit parts of the area from last night's severe weather. the one storm-related death we know about happened in maryland, a 56-year-old man killed as a tree fell on him as he was riding his bike. the storms knocked out power to tens of thousands of people in the region. crews have been working throughout the night to get the lights and ac back on. pepco reports 1150 outages. toe million has a little more than 10,000 bg & e reports 1160 outages....
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the new kid coming through so i think that can guide to go one way or the other that could even call vince or it could actually provide too much pressure at the end of the day he has the great chance he's thriving all confidence because of the usa and when he is used to links golf he grew up on it is no reason why the ecology well looked good also among the frontrunners after securing his first victory since becoming world number one at the scottish open great year and every bit every holiday off his play over here you know he's played very very well i can explain well and playing great what a worker he is a member of our court my course at home and he absolutely is on the planning and chipping green and play and he's there all the time and he works harder everybody out there get results however the thirty three year old english man will have to rewrite history as no clint has ever won the scottish open and gone on to win the british open. oh achieved. should be a great couple of days and i would turn our attention to volleyball where the russian nationals who would have returns in moscow
the new kid coming through so i think that can guide to go one way or the other that could even call vince or it could actually provide too much pressure at the end of the day he has the great chance he's thriving all confidence because of the usa and when he is used to links golf he grew up on it is no reason why the ecology well looked good also among the frontrunners after securing his first victory since becoming world number one at the scottish open great year and every bit every holiday...
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georgian photographers convicted of spying for russia of the least of her colleagues vince there. more coerced by the why the local opposition believes the case had nothing to do with justice from the start. and there were skeptics who called it ridiculous but a russian military innovation may have bounced back to become an asset some are singing the praises and benefits of the so-called army find out all this and more at r.t. dot com. the . we're back with the result of our top stories in a few minutes stay with us here on archy. to. observe nature and discover its mystery. communicate with the wyoming under the. test yourself and become free. see what nature can give you an on see. if. russia would be so much brighter if you mean the moon about someone from funniest impressions. please for instance on t.v. dot com. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get the human voice face to face with the news makers. the world. bringing you the latest in science and technology from around russia. we've got the future covered in indonesia oh she's available in
georgian photographers convicted of spying for russia of the least of her colleagues vince there. more coerced by the why the local opposition believes the case had nothing to do with justice from the start. and there were skeptics who called it ridiculous but a russian military innovation may have bounced back to become an asset some are singing the praises and benefits of the so-called army find out all this and more at r.t. dot com. the . we're back with the result of our top stories in a...
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income vince that europe will emerge stronger from this crisis. there was no. solution to this and it will take successive difficult and different steps of the crisis european stock markets have rallied on the news that is the usual reaction to such packages they lost around the week before slipping back his pledge as you say to work to bring greece is the level to default is the strengthening calls here for a new european credit rating agency but the real problem of course is that it doesn't tackle the issue of the unsustainable some call it that. euro zone states so greece people protesting against the really very painful cuts that are being imposed on it just last week italy passed a very difficult package which has been met with fury by the italian people who are threatening all sorts of very difficult very initial reaction from them and called to go from is bad to quit when he. proposes which are rejected by that country's parliament and there are fears that spain will be next so a lot of concerns around europe but the experts here are stressing that the r
income vince that europe will emerge stronger from this crisis. there was no. solution to this and it will take successive difficult and different steps of the crisis european stock markets have rallied on the news that is the usual reaction to such packages they lost around the week before slipping back his pledge as you say to work to bring greece is the level to default is the strengthening calls here for a new european credit rating agency but the real problem of course is that it doesn't...
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and the plagiarized treatise will now be a bible to lone wolfs that will undoubtedly now carry out a vince because like the cia set up in seventy nine al qaeda that put out the radical muslim ideas which then were picked up by real muslims and carried out then the left has excuses to invade and take over the middle east so this is a psychological warfare program where the establishment is launching a grassroots crusade against the muslims in europe and then government will sit back in the western intelligence agencies and security agencies and play the part the referee and the arbiter between the muslims and christians killing each other and so this is basically a very sophisticated form of flag attack where whether he's a mind control patsy or whether he believes he's acting as part of this there's a luminati knights templar ny good. it is invoking a clash of civilizations but that's only one level i am going to need to sadly they're out of time regardless of anything and thirdly with a wake up call i think whether or not today you know authority that that we was a wake up call i think mo
and the plagiarized treatise will now be a bible to lone wolfs that will undoubtedly now carry out a vince because like the cia set up in seventy nine al qaeda that put out the radical muslim ideas which then were picked up by real muslims and carried out then the left has excuses to invade and take over the middle east so this is a psychological warfare program where the establishment is launching a grassroots crusade against the muslims in europe and then government will sit back in the...
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president found themselves on a plane bound for houston, and a dinner honoring the legendary coach, vince lombardi. it was exactly the sort of road show event that congressman, vice president, and president ford had graced thousands of times over 30 well traveled years. and yet it was different. for tonight, he was coming as citizen ford, an honorable title to be sure, one he would gladly have postponed in exchange for another four years in the oval office. as they neared their destination, gerald ford indulged in some uncharacteristic brooding. he accepted the invitation while still residing at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. he hoped the audience wouldn't feel let down, hearing from a mere ex-president. cue mrs. ford, exuding sympathy while offering reassurance. don't worry, honey, she told her husband, it's me they're coming to see anyway. [ laughter ] instantly, his doubts dissolved in laughter. how many times that scene must have repeated itself since the crisp fall day in 1948 when elizabeth bloomer walked down the aisle of grace episcopal church with grand rapids' most eligible bachelor.
president found themselves on a plane bound for houston, and a dinner honoring the legendary coach, vince lombardi. it was exactly the sort of road show event that congressman, vice president, and president ford had graced thousands of times over 30 well traveled years. and yet it was different. for tonight, he was coming as citizen ford, an honorable title to be sure, one he would gladly have postponed in exchange for another four years in the oval office. as they neared their destination,...