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Ross Perot, self-made billionaire, patriot and philanthropist, dies at 89
Dallas News ^ | Today

Posted on 07/09/2019 5:24:02 PM PDT by cba123

Ross Perot, self-made billionaire, renowned patriot and two-time independent candidate for U.S. president, has died after a five-month battle with leukemia.

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KEYWORDS: 5; america; corporatewelfare; deadagain; goodguy; hrossperot; perot; rossperot; wow; yesweknow
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Wow. Sorry to see him go.

Trump, you are looking after, his legacy.

Good life.

1 posted on 07/09/2019 5:24:02 PM PDT by cba123
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https://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2019/07/09/ross-perot-self-made-billionaire-patriot-philanthropist-dies-89


2 posted on 07/09/2019 5:24:43 PM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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Bye Ross,thanks for the Clinton presidency BTW.You little weasel.


3 posted on 07/09/2019 5:26:47 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (you forgot the one in ze chamber)
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To: cba123

The little “hand grenade with a bad haircut” hated Bush so badly he gave us Clinton, twice.

Both his campaigns were lies.


4 posted on 07/09/2019 5:28:29 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Capitalism produces EVERYTHING Socialists/Communists/Democratic-Socialists wish to "redistribute.")
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To: cba123

Tucker Carlson just had a nice tribute to Perot, citing how he was proven right about several things he campaigned on.

Still can’t forgive him for giving us Bill Clinton for eight years, though.


5 posted on 07/09/2019 5:30:10 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: Farmer Dean

We disagree then.

I think if Perot won, America would not have sold out completely, to China.

Bye Sir. For real.


6 posted on 07/09/2019 5:30:45 PM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: Farmer Dean

People say that, but really, where is the evidence Perot pulled votes from Republican voters?

Any polls taken to see how many registered Dems voted for Perot?

How about those registered independent?

He got almost 20% of the popular vote, no? Clearly the public even then was frustrated with the political system, maybe even fed up.


7 posted on 07/09/2019 5:32:28 PM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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I'll always remember that old bird (bastard) this way ...

"Nah, Look ... "


8 posted on 07/09/2019 5:37:06 PM PDT by tinyowl (A is A)
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To: cba123

I supported Perot. “That giant sucking sound...” resonated with a lot of people. He was absolutely spot on.


9 posted on 07/09/2019 5:37:13 PM PDT by WWG1WWA (Brothers, what we do in life echoes in eternity." -Marcus Aurelius - (stop messing up my tag, FReak)
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To: cba123

I use to really not like the guy since it helped Clinton win. But now after seeing what I have seen (that being the HOP Establishment for what it is) I understand and have some respect for the guy.


10 posted on 07/09/2019 5:39:03 PM PDT by Democrats hate too much
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Yes, Ross, you can finish ...


11 posted on 07/09/2019 5:40:29 PM PDT by x
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Strange mix politically. Strongly patriotic, loyal to his employees. So you can’t classify him as a country club republican. Pro abortion but anti gay, so you can’t classify him as a libertarian, or a member of the religious right. Regular churchgoer and a generous man.


12 posted on 07/09/2019 5:46:42 PM PDT by PAR35
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Like I said.

I think Trump won, on pretty much what Perot ran on.

Trump however, was a much, much stronger candidate, so he won.

The two of them, share some very good qualities.


13 posted on 07/09/2019 5:50:42 PM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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It didn’t help Perot when he bailed out of the race for a few weeks and then jumped back in. But, unlike real politicians, he was just putting his family first.


14 posted on 07/09/2019 5:57:16 PM PDT by PAR35
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“I think if Perot won”

He never had a chance, ever. He ruined American politics for 8 years with Bill and then an endless onslaught by Hilary.

Ross Perot knew a lot about a few things, but did not understand or care about political results.

He was a patriot, OK in his own way.


15 posted on 07/09/2019 6:11:10 PM PDT by gandalftb
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To: MichaelCorleone

A lot of IT Democrats voted for him.


16 posted on 07/09/2019 6:17:57 PM PDT by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election))
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To: MichaelCorleone
> People say that, but really, where is the evidence Perot pulled votes from Republican voters?

Not specifically, but as per Codevilla, "while most of the voters who call themselves Democrats say that Democratic officials represent them well, only a fourth of the voters who identify themselves as Republicans tell pollsters that Republican officeholders represent them well".

17 posted on 07/09/2019 6:26:35 PM PDT by SecondAmendment (This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING!)
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Trump ran as Perot did, with one big difference. Perot ran as a self-identified independent. Trump is an independent who exploited the already existing Republican Party infrastructure and used it for himself.

Trump won on his own merits but Perot definitely broke ground for what was to come down the road.

18 posted on 07/09/2019 6:30:37 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain (Polls don't lie, but liars poll.)
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I’m kinda wondering if Perot was a dry run for the Trump plan. I believe that Trump planned his run long ago. He didn’t just suddenly decide to run in 2016.

If not a dry run, then I’m sure the Perot campaign was studied by Trump and his people.


19 posted on 07/09/2019 6:34:38 PM PDT by generally ( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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I knew it was bad news for Ross when Limbaugh started playing this on his program:

https://youtu.be/uHClJGBjsqk


20 posted on 07/09/2019 6:36:46 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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