Do You Remember Ross Perot?

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  1. Lon Tanner

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    I liked him and some of his opinions, but his speaking voice irritated me. RIP Ross
     
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    "That giant sucking sound..."

    Just to clarify the "RIP," Ross passed away in July of 2019.
     
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    I know, but he is still resting.
     
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    He's resting because those who were sucking our jobs across the border are now residing in our nation.
     
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    Knowing how Ross thought I would say he is turning in his grave rather than resting.Or thats what I remember anyway about him .
     
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    I fish all the time just behind his old house at lake Texoma, Texas side, very deep water there.
     
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    Perot might have had a small chance if he hadn’t chosen Vice Admiral Stockdale for a running mate. The guy was definitely having some mental issues.
    Back then, the good citizens of the United States didn’t vote for someone whose mental acuity was visibly diminished and getting worse.
     
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    in 1992 when I was gunhoe supporting Ross Perot and his run for president. I was so into
    his campaign, worked in his local office in our town, worked a big table on our mall and bought and sold Perot t shirts. I almost forgot this time in my life and I was 54, what fun I had, but he lost....
     
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    If I thought he had had the slightest chance of winning, I would have voted for him. I wish he had won.
     
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    "That giant sucking sound..."
     
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    Your comment goes over my head...:(
     
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    I'm sorry. I thought you might recognize it.

    Perot referred to the rush of our jobs going to Mexico via NAFTA as "That giant sucking sound you hear."

    I once interviewed with his consulting company (EDS, or Electronic Data Systems) in Northern Virginia, but I believe HQ was in Houston.
     
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