Gerald Ford dies at 93. When I hear about people dying at this age i'm annoyed. That's no reflection on the former president, it's just my own personal feelings regarding my situation but that's another story. Kirsten Scott Thomas' character uses a line referring to a dog in the movie Gosford Park, Yes, the ones we hate last forever. In this case, I'm sure the former presidents family is very sad at his passing and are proud of his "contributions" to the country.

When I think about Ford I think of Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme. I remember the assassination attempt as a kid. I was 13 years old and Squeaky was all over the news. Aside from the crazy name, she looked off the wall. My mother was always mentioning Charlie Manson and read the book Helter Skelter. Squeaky was one of your more glamorous presidential assassins. Hinckley was just low key and weird, obsessed with a girl naturally. He wasn't the ranting lunatic Squeaky was. She had the name, the crazy vacant eyes and the frightening history that made her a real character.

I looked up Squeaky on Wikipedia and apparently in 1979 she attacked a fellow inmate with the claw end of a hammer. Ouch. Later, Squeaky busted out of the joint attempting to meet up with Manson, who she had heard had testicular cancer. Now that's not all bad is it? There is something sympathetic about that don't you think? Okay, admittedly all weapons should be kept away from her, but deep down she has feelings, right?

According to Wikipedia, Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman that was based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. It uses a revue-like style to examine men and women who have attempted to assassinate a U.S. President. Naturally, Squeaky is featured with a song called "Unworthy of Your Love" directed at Manson and the show even starred Neil Patrick Harris!

Squeaky is currently serving life in prison at The Federal Medical Center (FMC) Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas. FMC is notorious for allegations of medical malpractice as well as sexual abuse of inmates by staff. When parole hearings come due, she has waived her right to them.