“...thy word is truth” (from John 17:17)
This morning on his new radio program, Don Imus interviewed several Presidential candidates from both parties. (Incidentally, as you cross reference this with my last posting, you may think that I don’t tell the truth. I never said I wouldn’t ever listen to “Imus in the Morning” again. I just stated I liked the old show better and I’m somewhat disappointed in the new show.) Anyway, Governor Bill Richardson, who is one of the Democrats running for President, made THIS statement: “Of the past eight Presidents, seven of them has either been a Governor or an ex-Governor.”
That statement was taken as fact and not questioned. It’s not correct!
The present President, George W. Bush WAS a Governor, so that’s ONE.
Just before him in office was Bill Clinton who was Governor of Arkansas, so that’s TWO.
George Bush, Senior was not a Governor.
Ronald Reagan was Governor of California, so that’s THREE.
Jimmy Carter was Governor of Georgia, so that’s FOUR.
Gerald Ford was a long time Congressman but as far as I know he was never a Governor.
Richard Nixon did run for Governor of California in 1962, but he lost. He was never a Governor.
Lyndon Baines Johnson was a Congressman and a U.S. Senator. To the best of my knowledge he was never a Governor.
and, if we’re counting John F. Kennedy, who technically would make 9 Presidents (but one of 8 of the most recent former Presidents) he was a Congressman and a U.S. Senator but definitely never a Governor.
If anybody can prove to me that Goerge Bush, Sr. or LBJ or Nixon or Ford or JFK were ever Governors of states, I’ll stand corrected, but I don’t think you’ll be able to!
This morning on his new radio program, Don Imus interviewed several Presidential candidates from both parties. (Incidentally, as you cross reference this with my last posting, you may think that I don’t tell the truth. I never said I wouldn’t ever listen to “Imus in the Morning” again. I just stated I liked the old show better and I’m somewhat disappointed in the new show.) Anyway, Governor Bill Richardson, who is one of the Democrats running for President, made THIS statement: “Of the past eight Presidents, seven of them has either been a Governor or an ex-Governor.”
That statement was taken as fact and not questioned. It’s not correct!
The present President, George W. Bush WAS a Governor, so that’s ONE.
Just before him in office was Bill Clinton who was Governor of Arkansas, so that’s TWO.
George Bush, Senior was not a Governor.
Ronald Reagan was Governor of California, so that’s THREE.
Jimmy Carter was Governor of Georgia, so that’s FOUR.
Gerald Ford was a long time Congressman but as far as I know he was never a Governor.
Richard Nixon did run for Governor of California in 1962, but he lost. He was never a Governor.
Lyndon Baines Johnson was a Congressman and a U.S. Senator. To the best of my knowledge he was never a Governor.
and, if we’re counting John F. Kennedy, who technically would make 9 Presidents (but one of 8 of the most recent former Presidents) he was a Congressman and a U.S. Senator but definitely never a Governor.
If anybody can prove to me that Goerge Bush, Sr. or LBJ or Nixon or Ford or JFK were ever Governors of states, I’ll stand corrected, but I don’t think you’ll be able to!
1 comment:
the sign of a true history major. only you would get so ticked off by that kind of thing.
with you being so interrested in past presidents' lives, you'd think I would know something about politics... guess Jon got all that.
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