Robert Stafford, who served Vermont as governor, U.S. representative, and U.S. senator, has died at the age of 93. The Federal Guaranteed Student Loan program was renamed in his honor in 1988.
Here’s a guy who won’t be singing “I Feel Good” anymore–‘Godfather of Soul’ Singer James Brown Dead at 73.
Just heard on Nightline that former president Gerald Ford is dead, aged 93. Searching for a link …
NBC News just reported Gerald Ford is dead at the age of 93.
and it’s Dottygumdrop by a nose at the line!
Well, that is 7 points I’m not so glad to get.
Overall a good guy, but pardoning Nixon will be always seen to me as the precedent that showed future administrations that they had a way to never have to face responsibility anymore.
My first, and likely my last points for this year, with the death of Ford.
Here, I thought I would be breaking the news about Ford.
You Dopers are just amazing or insomniacs.
A whopping big seven points for me. Also, I just lost my death pool cherry to an ex-president. That’s slightly less creepy than losing it to the Pope, I guess. 
Finally, I avoid being shut out!
Hell, I lost mine to Yassir Arafat. Creepy and EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW all in one shot…
Tell the truth. It was because he was a swarthy Arab wasn’t it? 
How could you tell, under the perpetual 3-day beard? 
Yay! My Death Pool Cherry has been popped. Now if only I had James Brown up top as opposed to an alternate … damn.
Maybe it’s that “scruffy” look you go for in your Arabs.
Come on now,you’ll never win with that attitude.
Now that Gerald Ford has died, I wish to replace him with Roger Ebert.
You might want to put that in the other thread, mobo85, just to make sure it gets counted.
Oops! I thought this was the 2007 thread. My bad.