'Ford felt Hillary was tougher than husband'
Ex-US President Gerald Ford describes Democratic Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton as tougher than her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
By PTI |
NEW YORK: Former US President Gerald Ford had once described Democratic Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton as "tougher and stronger" than her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
This was reported by CNN, which posted a story on its website based on a new book 'Write It When I'm Gone' and interview with its author Thomas DeFrank.
Ford, the author says, privately gave Hillary Clinton high marks, saying she was "tougher and stronger" than her husband for whom he said he had mixed feelings.
While Ford thought Bill Clinton was the best pure politician he had ever seen, he felt Clinton needed therapy for sex addiction. "He thought Bill Clinton had a serious addiction here and he needed help," DeFrank told CNN.
"And Jerry Ford didn't have a vengeful bone in his body. I think his comments about the addiction business were heartfelt on his part."
Ford had also suggested in 2004 that Vice President Dick Cheney should be dumped from the Republican ticket, according to the book.
Ford, the author says, preferred former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani because he feared Cheney had become a "liability" to President George W Bush.
A spokeswoman for Cheney had no immediate reaction to the new book, CNN reported.
"He (Ford) said at one point that if the Republicans wanted to win and stop Hillary Clinton, Giuliani would be their best bet," said DeFrank.
Ford also speculated about the possibility of Hillary Clinton becoming the nation's first female President and expressed admiration about her credentials, though he disagreed with her on many issues.
This was reported by CNN, which posted a story on its website based on a new book 'Write It When I'm Gone' and interview with its author Thomas DeFrank.
Ford, the author says, privately gave Hillary Clinton high marks, saying she was "tougher and stronger" than her husband for whom he said he had mixed feelings.
While Ford thought Bill Clinton was the best pure politician he had ever seen, he felt Clinton needed therapy for sex addiction. "He thought Bill Clinton had a serious addiction here and he needed help," DeFrank told CNN.
"And Jerry Ford didn't have a vengeful bone in his body. I think his comments about the addiction business were heartfelt on his part."
Ford had also suggested in 2004 that Vice President Dick Cheney should be dumped from the Republican ticket, according to the book.
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Ford, the author says, preferred former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani because he feared Cheney had become a "liability" to President George W Bush.
A spokeswoman for Cheney had no immediate reaction to the new book, CNN reported.
"He (Ford) said at one point that if the Republicans wanted to win and stop Hillary Clinton, Giuliani would be their best bet," said DeFrank.
Ford also speculated about the possibility of Hillary Clinton becoming the nation's first female President and expressed admiration about her credentials, though he disagreed with her on many issues.
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