Homer Simpson and Gerald Ford

So it seems that Gerald Ford, the “accidental president”, who you all know passed away this week, did NOT in fact agree with George Bush’s Iraq policy. The story was on the front page of the Washington Post website yesterday.  So when a former president dies this is the first thing we wonder about?  Poor Gerald.  Of course I’m too young to remember him as President, but I will never forget that Simpsons episode where he moved in next door and then asked Homer:

 

“Do you like beer?”   (Of course Homer says yes to all of these questions.)

“Do you like nachos?”

“Do you like to watch football?”

 

He might not have asked Homer about liking beer, but that’s how the episode goes in my brain.  So not knowing much then about President Ford except some of the obvious facts I began to form an impression that I really liked this former commander in chief.  After all, if Homer likes him, I can like him too.

 

But back to my main point.  Have we come to the point where the first thing we wonder about when celebrities die is what they think (I guess thought) about Bush’s Iraq policy?  If that’s the way we’re going I suggest asking some other people whose viewpoint is equally meaningless but would be much more entertaining to read.

 

James Brown – He just died, yet I have no idea what he thought of Bush’s Iraq policy.  Even if he did agree with it the story would be fun to read.

 

Miss Nevada – We know you like to get drunk and make out with girls in bars, but if Bush’s Iraq policy were a hot chick would you make out with her too?

 

Bush’s 2 daughters – They’re kept pretty well hidden from the media.  Probably because when they do open their mouths they sound an awful like their father.

 

Homer Simpson – Just go ahead and make him the new Secretary of Defense and watch the hilarity ensue and Bush’s approval ratinga go up….and then down….way down.

 

Well, you get the point.  Have a great weekend.