Larry King and Ross Perot Jr. (Oct 7, 2006)
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@Leebm29 the GOP had to make him into a "spoiler," which he never was, to justify Bush's loss, tho more to delegitimize Bill Clinton as an excuse to railroad him. If they hadn't done that to Perot, Perot may have had a good shot against Al Gore.
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@pierceroe13 If approval is low when the election rolls around, why does it matter what it was at the beginning? Also, his numbers were high because of a military victory: people forget about it quickly, because its not like the economy where the affect is always there, and the economy is largely what brought Bush's popularity down, and made it a referendum on him and his party's economics record. They tried to deflect and do family values, way to the right of the American people
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@JohnMichaels20 ok but he also had extremely high approval ratings for 3/4 of his years in the white house. also, im not a teabagger, im not a pissed off liberal, im a conservative that can't identify with any party because there is no such thing as a conservative republican party anymore. so quit being a presumptuous asshole and quit wasting my time, im done talking to you.
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@pierceroe13 also remember Bush Sr.'s approvals were in the 30s and low 40's for most of that year, which is where Carter was, where Johnson was when his party lost the White House, where Truman was where his party lost the White House in 1952, and where Bush II was when his party lost the White House in 2008. If you're not a teabagger, you're then another pissed off liberal who couldn't stand a moderate like BC in the White House.
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@JohnMichaels20 so much hate. calm down bud, there is no reason to get so angry at me. and i have no idea what youre talking about with the tea party stuff. they're a bunch of morons and i would NEVER associate myself with them.
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@pierceroe13 that doesn't mean anything that Perot "used to be a Republican." The term "republican" is just a label, it doesn't mean much ideologically. his stances on the issues were closer to Clinton's than Bushs, like gays, abortion, guns, and wanted a gasoline tax, than to either Bush's or Dole's. Exit polls, which are more reliable than your tea party ass, show that Perot wasn't anything close to a Nader. Perot was not an ideologue, Nader was. You're a fucking idiot. Go teabag yourself.
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@JohnMichaels20 not true. perot used to be a republican, so it makes sense that he would take votes from the republicans. thats like saying nader didnt lose gore the election in 2000. perot lost bush and possibly dole the elections in 92 and 96 respectively.
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The Air Force has so far been able to keep rogue pilots from doing something stupid. Hopefully this perfect record will continue.
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Maybe... Our next persident 2012?
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I love how Larry talked Ross into running in 1992. (Had he not dropped out, the popularity from that eposode would of had him elected.)
If Ross Sr had run again when Bill Clinton retired, it would be a whole different world. No wars, Trillions in the black instead of red ! We could afford world class healthcare SS would be in good shape, it would be the best of situations instead of the worst. USA would be loved worldwide as it was when Bill was president! Leebm29 at yahoo dot com
Leebm29 4 years ago 7
I'm a big fan to the Perots! Thanks for the memorial!
dslmattman 5 years ago 7